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Tao Zhang
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(780) 437- 5745
4 w3 ]' g8 a+ kEmail: thomaskazhang@hotmail.com0 z( D! E T! c& I
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WORK OBJECTIVE Teacher Position% |! p, q. Z: c. ]
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HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS% N0 r3 E, w: O+ m7 P
Valid Alberta Teacher Certificate with Master’s Degree in Second Language Education from University of Alberta
2 W% T/ G4 r/ V; }4 Q0 tExperience with K-12 students2 d1 T: p+ r" a" J2 q; {8 r
Competency in teaching a variety of subjects
8 r3 H" W1 c% f* ? A ^& X6 lA good team player and an avid learner
# L' v4 ]$ P) {+ b+ D. Z+ cExcellent classroom management skills and interpersonal skills* a7 [ Q6 C/ t6 C F% E
Willing and able to participate in extra-curricular activities
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- I4 [! ?6 g0 S# M2 }Substitute Teacher, Edmonton Public Schools, September, 2010-Present4 ]% u" e& `8 s+ ]/ \
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Teaching Chinese 10 and Chinese 20, and Math 10 C and Math 20 Pure,
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( J# s5 W9 Y# [, v% z Teacher, Edmonton Catholic Schools January, 2007-June, 2010 F9 G7 q& C" o7 o( s2 p* F! ?
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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 program4 j/ q5 I7 i1 a' S2 U% P& ^3 m# ], |0 L
Taught Math 10 Pure
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* Z0 Q# {1 ]9 \& V2 |Research Assistant, University of Alberta September, 2006-2008- h: v% s% H$ o
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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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! r$ T( a) V" f( k8 ?. i% P, bChinese Teacher, Norwood Chinese School, Edmonton 2006-2007; ?3 r1 |; b; f/ n/ U9 E; K B. h
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Taught Chinese Language and Culture 20-3Y and 30-3Y
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Teacher Assistant, Edmonton Public Schools, Waverley Elementary Outreach, 2004-20052 I1 a8 ?1 j. x. V; }; W
4 s1 n% X+ I) t) g& r( A3 jAssisted kindergarten teachers and worked with special needs students, such as learner delays and restricted mobility ( q) o! [# F/ J+ \6 a5 {
' J' q* V- U' s; l: Q; V; U1 }Curriculum Coordinator, Shuiguohu No.1 High School, China 2001-2003
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/ |) D! I, V5 U& ^5 }Trained teachers all over province with New National Curriculum Criteria
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/ [* H3 {% Q2 b0 f1 y2 ]Teacher and Teacher Group Leader, Shuiguohu High School, China 1988-2001# P4 D a/ L& ~8 k7 I& m' w
, A9 M+ _0 s! H4 H4 ETaught students and supervised teachers in areas of lesson planning and organized students’ activities" U- b; V! c0 A4 i1 [, o* D
: F2 D6 Z \5 ~$ f$ VCoached students for national English Contests and achieved highly Y* [ I' G9 V( s1 X
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EDUCATION
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& |/ |# Y. [; _" P \Master of Education, University of Alberta 2008
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Standard First Aid Certificate, Canadian Red Cross 2005' f& R+ C0 ]" r' h
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Multi-media Aided Instruction, Hubei Educational College, China 2002
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English Teaching Training, English Language Institute, China 1997+ }$ K; j- k' d$ X+ W" m O
1 H7 V* g+ _2 UComputer Training, Hubei Economics and Management University 1993
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Japanese Certificate, Soka University, China 1990, O: R( p+ v, P+ {
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Bachelor of Education, Hubei University, China 1988
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ACHIEVEMENTS: T7 A3 |, r `& D
2 n4 ?) [5 F9 o( x, Q5 K11 books and several articles published, China 1993-2004* |- F. s, a/ E& c8 \% L: i/ k& l
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Excellent Coach for the Second National “Network English” Contest, China 2003
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# E9 ^0 C6 f9 u& mExcellent Teacher for Developing National New Curriculum Standards 2003
/ P4 d) Y8 l1 X( {4 w8 o5 J' jAward, China
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Third Place in 10k Race of the Provincial Educational System, China 1993# ^7 S# a& h$ ^+ x! c; ^
! W/ i, d' b2 |3 n* d% i& g5 ZExcellent Coach for the English Contest among the Major Cities, China 1990* X( Q3 Q0 G7 X% ~
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Excellent Student Leader of the City, Wuhan, China 1984
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+ n& R3 P9 x# I/ A/ ?Sports (running, badminton, volleyball and soccer) , gardening and travel% K* l& j/ ?$ F0 |; O1 I
0 Y8 p& o* I \4 E! gPORTFOLIO Available Upon Request |
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