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Tao Zhang
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: N5 u9 L( h' T6 D: g; OWORK OBJECTIVE Teacher Position
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$ [& g5 c2 ?1 G# gHIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
6 G+ R& k3 s( K$ r& K* }Valid Alberta Teacher Certificate with Master’s Degree in Second Language Education from University of Alberta
1 @. q b, e6 t9 B; cExperience with K-12 students
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) C. `. e$ v* H& y! `2 KA good team player and an avid learner9 R1 }0 X0 D2 c* Q
Excellent classroom management skills and interpersonal skills( N* l6 e( g7 v$ N: a
Willing and able to participate in extra-curricular activities. F! m @% E% B2 h* S9 ?" ?2 v: J
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
I" u/ R# U7 L' [2 rSubstitute Teacher, Edmonton Public Schools, September, 2010-Present
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Teaching Chinese 10 and Chinese 20, and Math 10 C and Math 20 Pure,
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" m; c. |. \3 y2 Y& N( h7 J Teacher, Edmonton Catholic Schools January, 2007-June, 2010
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4 _6 ^0 K$ K5 E2 DStarted 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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) ]% X2 ^/ Z4 z- v5 A: uAnalyzed University of Alberta policies, programs and practices related to the recruitment, retention and integration of international university students and wrote reports5 z" d W2 {" x1 O- A
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Chinese Teacher, Norwood Chinese School, Edmonton 2006-2007
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Taught Chinese Language and Culture 20-3Y and 30-3Y
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8 V X4 u, T2 b) K4 l ?4 \4 y, jTeacher Assistant, Edmonton Public Schools, Waverley Elementary Outreach, 2004-2005) C. l1 a8 ~4 C7 K! Z* c1 q
& p5 a' i4 u5 W& B. IAssisted 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 2001-2003
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Trained teachers all over province with New National Curriculum Criteria& y, P- U% A, @( g5 V9 {
and gave demon classes and ran workshops, and designed tests for the
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# [% z; w: U3 v/ |( E1 CTao Zhang Page 2/ f2 c }. V- r
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Teacher and Teacher Group Leader, Shuiguohu High School, China 1988-2001
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Taught students and supervised teachers in areas of lesson planning and organized students’ activities. G( ]5 C" j3 u' g1 l
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Coached students for national English Contests and achieved highly
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EDUCATION
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Master of Education, University of Alberta 20081 v2 z6 f3 Q' T9 ^. X) v: I; l. A
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Standard First Aid Certificate, Canadian Red Cross 2005; t- t0 N4 \+ L0 \) o9 u
: B5 u7 n3 s/ f/ ~Multi-media Aided Instruction, Hubei Educational College, China 20028 w l% x) i% V ~0 R
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English Teaching Training, English Language Institute, China 1997
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Computer Training, Hubei Economics and Management University 1993
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Japanese Certificate, Soka University, China 1990- i6 M" j+ f# k5 J! d- H
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Bachelor of Education, Hubei University, China 1988
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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11 books and several articles published, China 1993-20049 u5 q. \4 b" d3 N& F6 |
4 W7 _' }0 b- L# DExcellent Coach for the Second National “Network English” Contest, China 2003
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- l0 Y' f& o& R) ]5 d. ?5 n' YExcellent Teacher for Developing National New Curriculum Standards 2003& z) k- ~" ~9 U: k
Award, China
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. ]! g& i; h9 v( x. i: b4 {Third Place in 10k Race of the Provincial Educational System, China 1993: N" x1 B* d G# e
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Excellent Coach for the English Contest among the Major Cities, China 1990
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% u2 ?0 ]# S/ h2 D, B9 X6 ^Excellent Student Leader of the City, Wuhan, China 1984' P2 A" b. c$ `6 ?% X
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INTERESTS
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9 b' G; q! k! t/ M) M0 [Sports (running, badminton, volleyball and soccer) , gardening and travel
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