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Teaching is a form of infrastructure

A teaching award points to the people who make technical confidence possible.

Teaching is a form of infrastructure
Blake Madill receives 2026 Faculty of Mathematics Award for Distinction in Teaching · Photo: University of Waterloo

The context

Where the work begins

1-2 awards are granted each year to teachers who “consistently demonstrated outstanding pedagogical skills and a deep commitment to our students’ education.”

The takeaway

What follows

The official Waterloo report places this work in math / teaching. It is a source-linked brief for alumni readers; the source page remains the authority for names, dates and outcomes.

Source reporting

Teaching is a form of infrastructure

University of Waterloo / original source page · June 25, 2026

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