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Tao Zhang
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(780) 437- 5745
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- g, L3 p7 i5 yWORK OBJECTIVE Teacher Position
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- l2 A9 U! r4 C% L9 }# bHIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
2 p0 v' ^% t4 v: }Valid Alberta Teacher Certificate with Master’s Degree in Second Language Education from University of Alberta
\4 e' q2 Z6 C0 j' JExperience with K-12 students3 G% r$ B* v7 a; Z5 d4 }( P
Competency in teaching a variety of subjects7 t9 ]$ Z/ F5 A* v/ k- H& T
A good team player and an avid learner
y! g6 C" x4 E) M9 Z3 b! Y/ HExcellent classroom management skills and interpersonal skills
; ]6 N$ s) \ x W0 y: f2 @$ cWilling and able to participate in extra-curricular activities7 c: ^$ a. u, X* b- z
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE8 u# _8 _! ?* q5 P3 V, w
Substitute Teacher, Edmonton Public Schools, September, 2010-Present, a3 K6 b. `% O2 L4 T& }
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Teaching Chinese 10 and Chinese 20, and Math 10 C and Math 20 Pure,
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Teacher, Edmonton Catholic Schools January, 2007-June, 2010# V8 @/ a* k6 }0 G3 @0 t
4 G) B( s! j ~% x! G) d1 w; Z- GStarted 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
7 L8 s a4 _$ F9 j4 S0 c; LTaught Math 10 Pure
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9 H/ X" U) `' W9 U' u, v7 g, GResearch 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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Chinese Teacher, Norwood Chinese School, Edmonton 2006-20075 D( Q6 Q) v7 K) q- U: [* x6 Y* d
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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, 2004-2005
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6 ~- d+ M. b, |" W5 D- cAssisted kindergarten teachers and worked with special needs students, such as learner delays and restricted mobility . o' \* K7 a/ i; a G4 ~/ k2 g' e
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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
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National Pilot Program
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Tao Zhang Page 2
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Teacher and Teacher Group Leader, Shuiguohu High School, China 1988-20010 C; X! ]" x% m' ]; _
( o+ o1 b, N0 N" \Taught students and supervised teachers in areas of lesson planning and organized students’ activities
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2 `& [4 o6 ?0 d- y8 N8 SCoached students for national English Contests and achieved highly
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( @( v- d% J+ YMaster of Education, University of Alberta 2008+ c. _0 M2 F9 M; ~
3 G6 A9 C" Q9 @6 h. x( c8 EStandard First Aid Certificate, Canadian Red Cross 20055 P# @) ?* t" P
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Multi-media Aided Instruction, Hubei Educational College, China 2002
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- p2 x6 [+ k! F* HEnglish Teaching Training, English Language Institute, China 1997
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Computer Training, Hubei Economics and Management University 19936 z) B# B5 q ~- w( p% l
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Japanese Certificate, Soka University, China 1990! l+ S* i7 Y4 g* x
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Bachelor of Education, Hubei University, China 1988' ^. T, X' O3 e
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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11 books and several articles published, China 1993-2004, S. T( z0 \* M- T% T3 J" X
" }5 q; O) q" R yExcellent Coach for the Second National “Network English” Contest, China 2003 5 H9 a/ b- B% w. L7 h! Q6 b, X
; F" a B( S- w& ~Excellent Teacher for Developing National New Curriculum Standards 2003' ]( |7 }. k6 C% R6 Z
Award, China # r+ v g! o6 ? F! h; `
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Third Place in 10k Race of the Provincial Educational System, China 1993
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0 l! ]+ W, v: Z5 {0 ]) x, tExcellent Coach for the English Contest among the Major Cities, China 1990" r# i* X. ~8 S5 H* p5 W6 l) p
. ?+ l; q+ ]6 _* c4 ]2 qExcellent Student Leader of the City, Wuhan, China 1984: k5 _" ^4 C4 w. P. W
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Sports (running, badminton, volleyball and soccer) , gardening and travel
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