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Tao Zhang# Y8 w! H# F, m
10846-21 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6J 5S2
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Email: thomaskazhang@hotmail.com
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WORK OBJECTIVE Teacher Position! w) G l0 T0 S' P/ J/ m, }9 |
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Valid Alberta Teacher Certificate with Master’s Degree in Second Language Education from University of Alberta
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Competency in teaching a variety of subjects
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Excellent classroom management skills and interpersonal skills
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
' H) C! M" F% `2 P/ b/ CSubstitute Teacher, Edmonton Public Schools, September, 2010-Present, w1 c C! Y: y) s# g8 `" O
; `6 m; t- B2 F7 `Teaching Chinese 10 and Chinese 20, and Math 10 C and Math 20 Pure,
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! c' n, @6 Q; | Teacher, Edmonton Catholic Schools January, 2007-June, 2010
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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
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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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: s( g. z& }! o+ V/ h, yChinese Teacher, Norwood Chinese School, Edmonton 2006-2007: [: N6 b5 ]2 a4 K4 O& o# P9 X u* R- y' [
( |4 ?- e: q, l9 L% ]0 g$ `Taught Chinese Language and Culture 20-3Y and 30-3Y6 K8 B L5 `, T8 e& m
! h; V6 c" z4 H3 n7 O( f5 MTeacher Assistant, Edmonton Public Schools, Waverley Elementary Outreach, 2004-2005+ i3 n! I+ ~1 H/ l) N6 ?0 }/ `
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Assisted kindergarten teachers and worked with special needs students, such as learner delays and restricted mobility
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& \% ]$ }' U0 ~# H" Q+ t5 A" OCurriculum Coordinator, Shuiguohu No.1 High School, China 2001-2003. d1 T8 V6 F9 m7 H' B, O
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Trained teachers all over province with New National Curriculum Criteria# W9 p/ h6 Z' M( G+ M% N9 K
and gave demon classes and ran workshops, and designed tests for the # E0 f; t9 q x" z* y$ b! f' _" B3 Y) N6 S
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Teacher and Teacher Group Leader, Shuiguohu High School, China 1988-2001$ f* F! x2 g' h' s* d
5 o- {) [- f% K4 D$ I+ f4 OTaught students and supervised teachers in areas of lesson planning and organized students’ activities0 J3 A, r% x4 w
6 `. q7 ^! v7 `( q) G' TCoached students for national English Contests and achieved highly
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2 Q3 Z! D. i% vEDUCATION
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Master of Education, University of Alberta 2008
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9 V8 c# s# n8 `* x" ^5 |7 \/ n% cStandard First Aid Certificate, Canadian Red Cross 2005
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Multi-media Aided Instruction, Hubei Educational College, China 20026 o5 Y1 J2 j3 v, ?$ Y, g( L
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English Teaching Training, English Language Institute, China 19978 K$ f/ [/ n; W. h' R
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Computer Training, Hubei Economics and Management University 1993
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Japanese Certificate, Soka University, China 1990
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% d3 b: @2 G; p- QBachelor of Education, Hubei University, China 1988
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11 books and several articles published, China 1993-2004
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4 ]0 f: _ [4 jExcellent Coach for the Second National “Network English” Contest, China 2003
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8 i8 {& P- @8 T* |& d9 tExcellent Teacher for Developing National New Curriculum Standards 2003
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Third Place in 10k Race of the Provincial Educational System, China 1993; ? c1 M: i' _
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Excellent Coach for the English Contest among the Major Cities, China 19900 u$ B( \: j! f0 v
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Excellent Student Leader of the City, Wuhan, China 1984 \- @ g7 }" K% I4 S0 O
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INTERESTS
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Sports (running, badminton, volleyball and soccer) , gardening and travel
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