Montessori Centre Bonavista​- -Kindergarten Teacher

Calgary, 2019-2020

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• Created French and First Nations curriculum and Montessori activities for all 5 schools.

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• Aided in before, and after school care for students aged 5-10

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• Helped create a smooth transition as this was a mid-year coverage.

 

 

 

Westmount Charter School  - Substitute teacher                                 

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Calgary, 2019-2020, 2017, 2014-2015

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• Created meaningful connections with students in both the Elementary and High School Campus.

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• Simultaneously differentiated lesson plans to fit the diverse abilities of students while  understanding the unique social-emotional needs of individual children.

 

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Vancouver Talmud Torah  - Kindergarten teacher                                 

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Vancouver, 2018-2019

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• Merged inquiry based learning with monthly themes to create student led hands on projects that morphed into dramatic play centres to be used during free-play times.

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• Instructed students individually and in groups, adapting materials and teaching methods to meet students unique needs and interests.

 

 

 

The International School of Macau  - Grade 7-9 ICT/Design and Art Teacher                       Macau, 2016-2017

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• Merged computer science outcomes with IB learner profile attributes creating units concentrating on building international mindedness. 

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• Differentiated lessons for 186 students enabling all students to find success.

 

 

 

 

The International School of Macau  - Grade 2 Teacher                          

Macau, 2015-2016

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• My first year at this Alberta accredited international school I worked as an in-house substitute teacher until I transitioned into a grade 2 position. 

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• Created an inquiry based units based on student interest that helped a highly inclusive student body thrive.

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• Created ongoing teacher training for staff interested in better understanding and or creating inquiry based units.

 

 

 

 

Calgary Science School (Connect School)              

Calgary, Alberta​, 2013

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• During my first practicum I spent time at this unique charter school that houses grades four through nine. 

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• This school emphasizes the use of inquiry and experiential learning and allows students a self-directed method of education.  

 

 

 

 

​Calgary Science Center - Workshop Coordinator                              

Calgary, Alberta​, 2013-2014

 

• As a workshop facilitator I was responsible for teaching small groups of children various science projects. 

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• By engaging children through experimentation and utilizing technology we work with the students previous knowledge and creativity to teach fundamentals in science and math. 

 

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Hopewell High School - Arts Coordinator                                       

Nairobi, Kenya, 2010

 

• At this orphanage I worked with grades 1-12 in creative writing and English language skills. In helping children understand the art of story in text I cultivated their creative and critical thinking skills. 

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• ​We also worked on various art projects that reflected the stories they wrote but also captured their feelings and their unique perspective of the world around them. 

 

 

 

Escuela Guillaumin - Gr. 3 & 6 English Humanities Classes                                        

Veracruz, Mexico, 2003

 

• For the school year I worked with grades 3 and 6 teaching humanities including: Phonics, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Art. In this 50/50 bilingual model of education I created specific learner profiles for the students to enhance proficiency in the English. 

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• Working within this unique location, I added a class for the grade 6 students entitled Global Studies, to further analyze the world around them. This course highlighted major international figures and philosophers such as Gandhi, Martin Luther King and Pablo Friere.