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Tao Zhang
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Email: thomaskazhang@hotmail.com
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WORK OBJECTIVE Teacher Position
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4 D5 Y L! T. |3 ZHIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS! B' N# B, f; s# ~
Valid Alberta Teacher Certificate with Master’s Degree in Second Language Education from University of Alberta
n" b$ e+ S! L2 z$ GExperience with K-12 students/ I4 r/ K7 a2 ~# @
Competency in teaching a variety of subjects& U! _5 ^- k$ j) l% ]3 C
A good team player and an avid learner
/ `' T; g6 c# VExcellent classroom management skills and interpersonal skills
1 D% \% ^- ]% d! _! {/ nWilling and able to participate in extra-curricular activities. A# H6 {5 M; n; S, k
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: w2 G+ _5 S! K% E" D' u1 a
Substitute Teacher, Edmonton Public Schools, September, 2010-Present# k; W1 X! ~; H9 t/ K2 _
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Teaching Chinese 10 and Chinese 20, and Math 10 C and Math 20 Pure,
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! n) ^9 m+ e, d; v ?$ E3 E Teacher, Edmonton Catholic Schools January, 2007-June, 2010 f2 X! x6 T5 W" D
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Started the first Chinese Language and Culture program in Edmonton Catholic Schools for both elementary school and high school and developed resources for the development of the program
; h3 A' {; o) o) `' r8 \Taught Math 10 Pure
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4 h% O" L; P1 C1 |0 B* U: r7 hResearch Assistant, University of Alberta September, 2006-2008
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: G0 K. a# a6 g* R4 ]Analyzed University of Alberta policies, programs and practices related to the recruitment, retention and integration of international university students and wrote reports
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Chinese Teacher, Norwood Chinese School, Edmonton 2006-2007
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Taught Chinese Language and Culture 20-3Y and 30-3Y3 J4 G2 K( e/ C& x) d1 r2 G' C; ?
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Teacher Assistant, Edmonton Public Schools, Waverley Elementary Outreach, 2004-2005
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Assisted kindergarten teachers and worked with special needs students, such as learner delays and restricted mobility
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Curriculum Coordinator, Shuiguohu No.1 High School, China 2001-20035 k/ t* U( f/ C
1 `6 N" B6 ^! T8 t% p' w [Trained teachers all over province with New National Curriculum Criteria
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National Pilot Program) `' z/ F' L7 K8 w" u) m6 V# M
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Teacher and Teacher Group Leader, Shuiguohu High School, China 1988-2001 }/ p' \; K4 u/ w* q1 Q) \
. T8 l) M# |8 s1 A; m0 u1 O" \Taught students and supervised teachers in areas of lesson planning and organized students’ activities2 o! O" u; c" P' @2 e
' F0 \2 q E$ p$ u ACoached students for national English Contests and achieved highly
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EDUCATION$ O' ^3 e9 u L+ v6 w
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Master of Education, University of Alberta 2008
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Standard First Aid Certificate, Canadian Red Cross 2005
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' U" k- J0 d5 TMulti-media Aided Instruction, Hubei Educational College, China 2002
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# p+ i7 B @$ y6 z3 wEnglish Teaching Training, English Language Institute, China 1997$ K: T) e. s! F( y2 }' g( I3 b
c6 i8 _# i3 ] sComputer Training, Hubei Economics and Management University 1993, L7 o$ E% p( I( L; r
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Japanese Certificate, Soka University, China 1990
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& G5 ~' P2 x2 U2 A# k F- ABachelor of Education, Hubei University, China 19887 k) ?6 W) }$ C
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ACHIEVEMENTS7 n# T1 k: W7 a5 B- z% B
4 L3 n" B8 L/ C- |+ E/ _. Q4 t11 books and several articles published, China 1993-2004! {9 [& T" f1 a* C3 f9 a
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Excellent Coach for the Second National “Network English” Contest, China 2003
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3 x+ @( n4 R* ~/ `6 T1 w" a G2 |Excellent Teacher for Developing National New Curriculum Standards 2003
, b' u& q* L- d! fAward, China , x1 H% W. A$ e$ V& A
* ~' [9 I& N; H; z6 `4 n! U- M BThird Place in 10k Race of the Provincial Educational System, China 1993
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Excellent Coach for the English Contest among the Major Cities, China 1990
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Excellent Student Leader of the City, Wuhan, China 1984
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3 h9 j: \$ \1 W3 P/ lINTERESTS0 ]8 L+ L! y* U% ^
) t6 P2 ]" h; R3 G! X1 y! [Sports (running, badminton, volleyball and soccer) , gardening and travel
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/ S7 n! m" X- N% A4 bPORTFOLIO Available Upon Request |
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