North Vancouver School District #44Elementary School Teacher
Sep. 2019 - Apr. 2022North Vancouver, BC• Experience as a full time, continuing contract, grade 6/7 classroom teacher • Experience in teaching English Language Arts, Core French, Social Studies, Science, Math, Physical Education, Career Education, Arts Education • Have worked in coordination with specialized IEP’s as well as with ELL’s • Experience coaching volleyball • Experience in the use of Quality Assessment practices • Values the inclusion of inquiry-based learning • Experience in differentiating and providing inclusive opportunities that reflect the unique needs and interests of all students • Previously worked as a core French Teacher, providing lessons, instruction, assessment and reports across grades K-7 • Developed a school-wide, K-7, IB Scope and Sequence for French classes • Integrated intercultural understandings and the use of students “At-Home” languages • Incorporating the use of repetition, songs, videos, games, conversation, reading and writing to help students acquire the language • Gained understanding and experience in using International Baccalaureate specific language within lessons, assessments and reports • With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, I assisted my co-workers with the creation and managing of online teaching through MS Teams. As well, I quickly learned how to transfer my curriculum and assessments into an online format • Organized and led a Professional Development lesson on incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge, as well as Environmental Education and Stewardship into lessons • Teaching philosophy rooted within a socioecological perspective