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Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Education P/J                                          April 2015

Redeemer University College, Ancaster

  • Board of Governors Scholarship (2010-2015)

OTC Certified Classroom Teacher

Heritage Christian School, Jordan (NRCEA)                    Sept. 2015 – Present

  • Largely involved in the internal and external community of the school by being committed to committees and extracurricular activities

  • Created and implemented innovative and engaging lesson plans and activities for classes with 20+ Grade 4 students

  • Communicated with parents of my students to maximize student development and to create action plans to deal with ongoing issues

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Teacher Candidate

Westdale Public School, St. Catharines (NDSB)            March 2015 – April 2015

  • Taught a Grade 4 class beginning part time and increasing to full time

  • Successfully implemented active learning strategies with encouraging responses from students

  • Differentiated instruction for students with learning disabilities and for a gifted student

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Heritage Christian School, Jordan (NRCEA)            Oct. 2014 – Dec. 2014

  • Taught a Grade 3 class beginning part time and increasing to full time

  • Incorporated classroom community-building exercises into daily lesson plans and unit plans leading to positive classmate interactions

  • incorporated manipulative activities into daily math lessons

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Teacher’s Assistant (volunteer)            April – June 2013

PC Bassisschool: De Bongerd & De Brug, Zuidland, The Netherlands

  • Taught using nonverbal forms (gestures, facial expressions, and pictures)

  • Encouraged increased practice of the English language

  • Interacted with children and teachers of a different culture and language

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Senior Elementary Girls’ Volleyball Coach (volunteer)            Dec. 2015 – Dec. 2016

Heritage Christian School, Jordan

  • Organized and led drills for team practices and developed game strategies

  • Encouraged positive attitudes and promoted team cooperation

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SoccerTykes Coach (volunteer)            Jan. 2013 – April 2014

Ancaster Soccer Club, Ancaster

  • Generated new drill and game ideas while adhering to the SoccerTykes developmental program

  • Maintained a safe and fun environment, ensuring child participation for children ages 4-6

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Interests

Sports

Singing

Reading

God-centered Communities

Travel

  • Attended Professional Development teacher conferences (CRTA) with a personal focus on developing engaging math activities and incorporating technology in the classroom (2015, 2016, 2017)

  • Developed engaging, student-centered social studies units for Juniour students (2016, 2017)

  • Implemented a self-developed writing unit based on the 6+1 Traits of Writing by Ruth Culham (2017)

  • Created a new reading incentive program for Juniour students (2017)

RESUMÉ

Education

 

Teaching Experience

 

Ongoing Professional Learning
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