Primary Teacher position in an international Setting
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Start Date
2011-12-11
Type of Position
Full-time
Education History
* Advance Certificate in Education
2010
University of South Africa, South Africa. Awarded with Distinction
Specialized subject: Mathematics teaching Grade 4 – 9
* Post Graduate Certificate of Education
2009
University of South Africa, South Africa. Awarded with Distinction
Specialized subjects: Business Studies (High School), Life Orientation (Middle School)
Senior phase and Further Education and Training
* Bachelor of Commerce (Business Management Major in Marketing)
2002
University of South Africa, South Africa
Working History
* Grade 3 Primary Teacher
1 March 2011 – 28 Feb 2012
* Grade 2 Primary Teacher
1 March 2010 - 28 Feb 2011
Taegang Sahmyook Elementary School, Nowon-Gu, Seoul, South Korea, (http://www.taegang.es.kr/) is a Private English Immersion Christian Elementary School, (ESL Bi-Lingual School setting)
• Teaching all subjects in English: Mathematics, Language Arts, Science, Health and Art
• Duties included preparing PowerPoint and interactive media based lessons.
• Test preparation, marking and grading
• Weekly grading of students’ reading proficiencies.
• Working closely with both Korean and foreign co-teachers to ensure efficiency of administration
* English Instructor
1 March 2009 – 28 February 2010
Sinsa Middle School, Apgujeong, Seoul, South Korea (http://sinsa.ms.kr/)
Teaching English to Korean students grades 7 to 9
• Teaching English (Conversation, listening and writing)
• Grading students’ English proficiency levels
• Extra Curricular Activities: After-school club, teaching at both summer and winter camps
* English Camp Teacher
26 December 2008 – 28 February 2010
Teaching English to Elementary School Students, Yeoju, South Korea
Recruiter: EDUVISOR
* Economics Teacher (Temporary)
23 September 2008 – December 2008
Panorama Combined School, (ESL Bi-Lingual School Setting), Newcastle, South Africa
Panorama is a Large Public K-12 School. The school is culturally made up of African learners whose home language is Zulu. English is the language of instruction and learning and teachers had to adapt their teaching to suit students’ ESL learning needs. The previous teacher had been absent for 6 months. This subsequently led to a huge backlog in both the students’ learning and teacher’s admin work. This called for crisis management on my part
Responsibilities included:
• Teacher of Economics Grade 10 - 12
• Managing administration backlog: Being in sole charge of the class; cleaning and sorting through piles of paperwork, student assignments, projects and tests, books and other documents. Organizing these documents, marking and recording student scores.
• Preparing, administering and marking test, projects and assignments to evaluate student’s progress and records the results
• Discuss individual progress and problems with students and parents and seeks advice from student counselors or senior teachers.
• Maintaining discipline in classrooms
• Participating in staff meetings, educational conferences and workshops
• Maintaining class and scholastic records for external moderation purposes
• Achievement: During this short time of my employment as the Economics Teacher, I successfully cleared the huge administration and teaching backlog. At the end of my employment The Grade 12 final scores were moderated and approved by the Department of Education.
* Substitute teacher
19 August 08 - 22 September 08
Panorama Combined School, Newcastle, South Africa
Grade 5 Economic and Management Science, History & Social Science, Technology and Arts and Culture
Grade 7 Arts and Culture and Life Orientation
* Sales and Marketing and ICDL Lecturer
1 June 2008 – 29 September 2008
Damelin College, Newcastle, South Africa (http://lectures.damelin.co.za/site/default.asp)
Responsibilities included:
• Preparing and presenting of lectures
• ICDL Course based on Microsoft Word and Excel
• Designing of assessments and assessing student performance
• ACHIEVEMENT: Received good student feedback on my lecturing ability
* Life Orientation teacher (Student teaching)
14 July 2008 to 15 August 2008
Grade 5 to 9, Amajuba High School, Newcastle, South Africa
* ESL Instructor
April 2007 to March 2008
Woosuk University, Jeonju, South Korea
• Taebong Elementary School (Grade 1 to Grade 6),Daedok Elementary School (Grade 3 to Grade 6),Samwoo Middle School (Year 1 to Year 3)
* Elementary and Middle School Teacher
April 2004 – December 2004
Islamic College, Newcastle, South Africa – (Islamic K-12 School)
Teacher of Arts and Culture (Grade 6 & 8), English First Language (Grade 5 & 6), Life Orientation (Grade 7 & 8)
Responsibilities included:
• OBE material research and compilation in adherence to Departmental guidelines
• Daily, monthly and yearly lesson planning and preparation
• Designing and executing assessment strategies
• Grading and ranking using applicable scoring practices
• Recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils on a quarterly basis
• Advising and co-operating with the head teacher and other teachers on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teachings and assessment
Personal Introduction
# Other Educational Background
- International Computer Drivers Licence, December 2002 (verification of certificate at info@icdl.org.za)
- Sales and Marketing Certificate, Damelin Management School, Newcastle, December 1999
- Management Assistant Certificate, N4, Department of Education, Newcastle, December 1997
- Adobe InDesign & Photoshop (short course), December 05, Newceys, Stratford, London, UK