* Global TESOL, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Advance TESOL Certificate (120 hours), Graduation Date: August 28th 2011
* University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) Primary, Graduation Date: July 5th 2011
* York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Bachelors of Arts in Sociology, Law & Society, Graduation Date: June 16th 2008
Working History
* Student Teacher Primary 6 (Grade 5)
April 25th 2011 to May 31st 2011
Wardie Primary School – Edinburgh, Scotland
• Effectively gave the children enterprising opportunities in a cross-cutting context.
• Managed and used evaluations and assessments to inform the next steps in learning and teaching.
• Fully involved in the school life and enjoyed joining extra-curricular groups in the evenings.
• Successfully used positive strategies for managing behaviour.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to inspire and motivate pupils and colleagues.
• Planned coherent and progressive lessons according to curriculum guidelines.
* Student Teacher Primary 4 (Grade 3)
January 24th 2011 to February 25th 2011
Craigroyston Primary School – Edinburgh, Scotland
• Planned, evaluated lessons & sequences of lessons in curricular areas such as mathematics, language, science & music.
• Implemented Information & Communication Technology (ICT) to teach lessons. For example, used an interactive smart board to teach on the stages of the water cycle.
• Worked with lower ability groups in building on & learning new skills in literacy & numeracy.
• Encouraged social skills integrated in appropriate lesson plans.
• Effectively used positive behaviour strategies for managing classroom & individual behaviour difficulties.
• Worked on formative assessment & summative assessment to show progress of individual students.
• Lead lessons & managed classrooms while considering the social context students in the community.
* Student Teacher Primary 2 (Grade 1)
October 25th 2010 to November 26th 2010
Leith Walk Primary School – Edinburgh, Scotland
• Worked with mixed ability groups to encourage learning.
• Developed an understanding of students’ individual personalities & made students feel comfortable.
• Developed & worked with other members of staff to support learning e.g. Support For Learning & English as a Second Language.
• Focused on assessment as a part of the learning process & used assessment to gauge next step.
• Implemented interdisciplinary planning to teach an art lesson in a religious & moral education class.
• Developed administrative skills in forward planning & recording assessment of students’ learning.
* Student Teacher Nursery (Senior Kindergarten)
September 27th 2010 to October 8th 2010
Walker Street Nursery – Edinburgh Scotland
• Observed & evaluated students' performance, behaviour, social, emotional & physical development.
• Taught basic skills such as color, shape, number & letter recognition, personal hygiene, & social skills.
• Read stories in an animated tone to entire class or to small groups. Asked & answered questions.
• Participated in outdoor journeys like parks to help scaffold basic knowledge & everyday skills.
* Part-Time Administrative Assistant
March 2005 to August 2010
Quality Assurance Management Solutions – Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
• Reviewed contracts, set up and provide index containing contract document exchanges with customer, consultant, partners and vendors along with user guideline.
• Book keeping & created financial statements such as income statements.
• Composed & managed all official company correspondence such letters, emails & faxes.
• Created and completed PowerPoint presentations.
* Part-Time Administrative Assistant
May 2000 to February 2005
KB Manufacturing & Productions (now closed) – Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
• Managed & coordinated the shipment of receipt of outgoing or incoming materials & products.
• Organized & recorded organization’s business transactions & retained all accounting records.
• Operated with minimal supervision & exercised independent judgment in completing orders & responsibilities.
• Worked in teams, managed & guided members in dealing effectively with production difficulties.
* Part-Time Webmaster & Administrative Assistant
September 2007 to April 2008
Sociology Undergraduate Student Association, York University – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Recorded and handled minutes for meetings and created and updated the association website