LTO Planning Time Teacher - Madoc Drive PS - Peel District School Board - Brampton, ON
(2025-09 - 2026-06)
- Taught Grade 1 students the five elements of dance
- Planned indoor and outdoor inquiry-based learning opportunities for two kindergarten classes
- Participated in staff meetings to further my learning (/3-part math workshop – Responding to Learners using Alex Lawson's Addition & Subtraction Continua)
- Assessed and evaluated students' learning
Long-Term Occasional Teacher - Castle Oaks PS – Peel District School Board - Brampton, ON
(2024-09 - 2025-06)
- Planned lessons in English for Math, Language, Science and Music for students in Grade 2 and Grade 2/3 French Immersion program
- Assessed and evaluated students' learning
- Co-planned curriculum-based day trips (Downey's Farm, Center for Black Excellence)
- Administered the Acadience screening to the Grade 2 students during the fall, term 1 and term 2
- Prepared the Grade 3 students for EQAO through practice lessons and assessments
- Taught lessons that built a sense of community, self-esteem and respect for all cultures, abilities and identities (#Erase the Hate)
- Participated in staff meetings to further my learning (math workshop – intro to the Thinking Classroom)
Designated Early Childhood Educator - Glen Shields PS – York Region District School Board - Thornhill, ON
(2012-09 - 2024-04)
- Met daily with the teacher and co-planned for and provided lessons to students in kindergarten
- Observed, monitored and assessed the development of kindergarten students
- Maintained a healthy physical, emotional and social learning environment
- Communicated daily with families
- Performed all duties assigned by the principal with respect to the kindergarten program (such as arrival/dismissal kindergarten pen duty)
- Provided supervision and supported students in their daily activities
- Guided and assisted students in the development of self-help skills such as eating, dressing and toileting
- Attended staff meetings when required
- Performed other duties as assigned (such as hall and lunch duties)
Designated Early Childhood Educator - Dr. Bette Stevenson Centre for Learning - Richmond Hill, ON
(2014-07 - 2017-08)
- Collaborated with my Teacher partner and Senior Counsellor to design, plan, implement, and evaluate an inquiry-based summer learning program which included an outdoor learning portion as part of the daily programming
- Provided supervision and support to the students in their daily activities with a focus on math and literacy
- Planned and implemented the afternoon outdoor learning portion of the day with the support of the senior counsellor
- Guided and supported students in the development of self-help skills such as eating, dressing and toileting
- Developed and maintained an equitable and inclusive learning environment, as well as a safe school environment
- Communicated with families on the progress of their child
- Assisted the teacher with assessments and collected samples of students' work
Teacher Candidate: Practicum - University of Ottawa - Ottawa, ON
(2010-10 - 2011-03)
- Built a positive rapport with the students on a daily basis
- Worked constructively one-on-one and with small groups of students based on their academic needs, and provided positive feedback through student conferencing in order to promote self-esteem
- Reinforced listening skills with the students before and during instruction, and non-verbal cues to redirect them during a lesson
- Conducted self in a professional and respectful manner when interacting with all stakeholders (principal, staff, students, etc.)
- Attended staff meetings and an in-school Case Management session
- Received and accepted constructive feedback and used it to improve self and enhance my learning, and reflected after every lesson and made changes to the delivery of my lessons as needed
- Used routines previously set in place during teaching to maintain effective control, keep students interested and deal with disruptive behaviours
- Incorporated a variety of teaching strategies during my five senses unit. Gave students opportunity to work independently, cooperatively during the hands-on activities, and included appropriate follow-up activities to assess for learning
- Set clear learning goals for students before, during and after lessons (assessment for, of and as learning)
