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Tao Zhang
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WORK OBJECTIVE Teacher Position
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HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS }+ c, v; E) _1 L3 a
Valid Alberta Teacher Certificate with Master’s Degree in Second Language Education from University of Alberta* U: z1 U2 n# x. G9 C/ D% t
Experience with K-12 students8 d0 E; G; Y; e/ U
Competency in teaching a variety of subjects1 _4 Y8 z% l) t
A good team player and an avid learner
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Willing and able to participate in extra-curricular activities
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Substitute Teacher, Edmonton Public Schools, September, 2010-Present
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Q! J7 Q, j; n XTeaching Chinese 10 and Chinese 20, and Math 10 C and Math 20 Pure, 7 v/ J: U& [/ G& X# ]( J# o! ^/ ?
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Teacher, Edmonton Catholic Schools January, 2007-June, 20104 z6 d( Y+ F! ~( p6 U {- S
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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
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Research Assistant, University of Alberta September, 2006-2008, [2 y0 [) U q$ K6 Q
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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 reports2 h: @0 E% @, o6 |6 j; N0 U, f
& X2 \7 @ U2 c7 B: ]" DChinese Teacher, Norwood Chinese School, Edmonton 2006-2007
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" \0 g/ R; K4 J2 m2 vTaught Chinese Language and Culture 20-3Y and 30-3Y
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J, R: F2 E1 ^8 [4 }/ TTeacher Assistant, Edmonton Public Schools, Waverley Elementary Outreach, 2004-2005
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2 c" @2 B5 e/ O! m" M7 ]Assisted kindergarten teachers and worked with special needs students, such as learner delays and restricted mobility , u1 m1 \ `( ~; o6 ?8 M9 n
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Curriculum Coordinator, Shuiguohu No.1 High School, China 2001-2003
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Trained teachers all over province with New National Curriculum Criteria' C5 T" c" y+ e3 |% _
and gave demon classes and ran workshops, and designed tests for the ) s6 @+ l" f4 g4 i5 P; i
National Pilot Program
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Tao Zhang Page 2 P7 x: x" o7 m( `" a* `0 i Q; ]$ [
) z% P& z, v0 ]: N5 g+ g5 |2 G! t6 xTeacher and Teacher Group Leader, Shuiguohu High School, China 1988-2001
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z2 t9 u8 H8 RTaught students and supervised teachers in areas of lesson planning and organized students’ activities
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Coached students for national English Contests and achieved highly
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! @# ^/ s5 V- \5 y) yEDUCATION
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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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9 Q" t/ h/ U) s2 r9 fMulti-media Aided Instruction, Hubei Educational College, China 2002- @6 p) B8 o+ G- }! }
# K2 h, e0 F- e# A6 W5 c' C" oEnglish Teaching Training, English Language Institute, China 1997
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6 B4 H5 I3 q: j, QComputer Training, Hubei Economics and Management University 1993' ]- i! p% P) k) A1 L: U
" I2 @3 e, D4 a) n- sJapanese Certificate, Soka University, China 1990
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Bachelor of Education, Hubei University, China 1988
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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* j0 k$ D. s% T9 a. _11 books and several articles published, China 1993-2004
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Excellent Coach for the Second National “Network English” Contest, China 2003 / Q4 \& h5 {+ f1 n& K; H
* Q) ?* h/ \* L# w' tExcellent Teacher for Developing National New Curriculum Standards 2003
: B+ W- X: c! R0 r) yAward, China : G" J. \. T' _- Z2 u9 W
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Third 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' q# l* ` |5 A
8 f6 p& |4 M0 A& S* JExcellent Student Leader of the City, Wuhan, China 1984
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( Z6 v! o9 k2 u2 zINTERESTS
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Sports (running, badminton, volleyball and soccer) , gardening and travel' G7 ?. @& U) o# C' V* @" O2 W
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