Curriculum Vitae
Professional Development 🌱
May '23 - Presenter - Strength-based Reporting & Assessment Language - SD73 - Logan Lake Elementary & Secondary Feb. '22 - Ongoing - BC MoE&CC Assessment Developer - Victoria Aug. '19 - '20 - Presenter - Minecraft Education Edition Session - Science World #STEAMDays19 & Beaver Creek Elem. '20 Minecraft Pro-D Resources Aug. '19 - Pro-D Presenter - Scratch Jr. & Scratch + Dash Robots (Coding K-7) in the Elementary Classroom (Newton Elementary) Pro-D Resources Feb. '19 - Presenter - Surrey Board of Education Community Event - "Exploring the World of Digital Resources that Support Student Learning" Jan. '19 - Presenter - "Ideas Cross Pollination" - VEX IQ Robotics - A School-wide & Classroom Launch (For: Antonio Vendramin) Sept. '18 - Co-Facilitator - Summer Pro-D Crescent Park Elementary - Focus: MakerSpace & Office 365 Oct. '14 - June '18 - Mentee - Surrey Schools’ & STA Teacher Mentorship Program. Mentors: Julie Roberts ('14/'15), Kathy Gyori ('15/'16), Clare Gould & Tracy Majhen ('16/'17/'18) Aug. '17 - Pro-D Presenter - Scratch Jr. & Scratch (Coding K-7) in the Elementary Classroom (Morgan, Chimney Hill, Ray Shepherd Elementary) Pro-D Resources May '16 - Presenter - STA Day - MakerSpace in the Learning Commons & Classroom May '14 & May '16 - Co-presenter - IOP UBC Education Conference - Digital Citizenship in the Classroom + MakerSpace, UBC Education Building, Vancouver, BC Feb. '15 & '16 - Presenter - MakerSpace Workshop - UBC Teacher Education (Class of '15+'16 - For: Yvonne Dawydiak) Jan. '16 - Beta Tester - Tinkerine.com 3D Printer Software Oct. '15 - Learning Facilitator - 2015 BCTLA Annual Conference - “Coding!? Just what is this “coding” stuff anyway? <learn> <code> </resistance> & Supercharge your Learning Commons with S.I.D.E.” Fraser Heights Secondary School, Surrey, BC Oct. '15 - May '16 - Participant - Beginning Teacher Cohort - #sd36learn #BeginningTeacherCohort March '15 - Presenter - Surrey Schools’ Ignite Night - “Engaging the Digital Learner: Learning by Design” - Surrey, BC Educational Leadership 🎬
Feb. '15 - Ongoing - FSA Math Adjudicator SD36 & SD73 ('15, '16', '17, '19, '21, '23) & Ministry of Education (Summer '21) Sept. '19 - June '21 - SD36 Mentorship Program (Mentor '19-'21) & (Mentee '16-'18) Oct. '14 - May '21 - Participant - Surrey Schools’ Teacher Leadership Series ('21 BTS Coaching Series) May '15 - June '22 - Co-Collaborator, Presenter & Inquiry Teacher on multiple SD36 Projects: ❖ Inquiry Teacher Researcher (With: David A'Bear) SD36 "Tools & Technologies with Google Classroom" ('17-'18), "Office 365 in SD36 Classrooms" ('18-'19) ❖ Active Participant & Leader on SD36 Microsoft Teams: Elementary ADST, Surrey Schools Robotics, Office 365 in Surrey Schools ❖ 3D Printer Workshop Presenter - ('15 - current) ❖ District Coding Team Member ('17) ❖ "ADST Tools for Schools" Procurement Sessions ('16) ❖ SD36 Website Feedback Project ('16) ❖ "MakerSpace Kit Designer" (With: Margaret Westaway for Elisa Carlson - Fmr. Director of Instruction - '15) Capital Achievements 💸
Dec. '14, '15, '16, '17 - $1,500 MyClassNeeds.ca - STEAM Grant Winner Dec. '15 - $30,000 Microsoft Teacher Appreciation Grant Feb. '15 - $25,000 Phase 4 SD36 Learning Commons Grant Feb. '15 - $1,400 Future Shop/Best Buy Tech Lab Grant As Seen on TV...or YouTube 🎥
Design Challenges w/ Tinkerine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iogi8aWYg2Q - Dec 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDigtihy60c - October 2017 SD36 Ignite Presenter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ikixLjPbr8 - March 2015 UBC BEd - Community Field Experience Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43OdLbcG3QI - June 2014 |
Teaching & Leading Experience 🏫
School District #73 (Kamloops, BC) Current - Sept. '23 - Bert Edwards Science & Technology School - Vice-Principal / ADST Teacher / LART Oct. '22 - June '23– Acting Vice-Principal - Logan Lake Elementary Sept. '22 - June '23– Sun Peaks School - Prep & Teacher Librarian School District #36 (Surrey, BC) Sept. '20 – June '22 – Beaver Creek Elementary – Grade 4/5 & 6 Teacher (+ Blended Learning) ℹ️**BL Support Site**ℹ️ Sept. '19 – June '20 – Sunnyside Elementary – Grade 5 Teacher Sept. '17 – June '19 – Crescent Park Elementary – Grade 6/7 Teacher Sept. '16 – June '17 – Morgan Elementary – Grade 4 Teacher July '16 – Crescent Park Elementary - Summer School Teacher Dec. '14 – April '15 – Strawberry Hill Elementary - Grade 2 Sept. '14 – June '16 – Strawberry Hill Elementary - Teacher Librarian Sept. '13 - August '14 - UBC Teacher Candidate - Chantrell Creek Elementary, Surrey, BC - Teacher Advisor: Janet Whiteside International Education Feb. '12 - March '13 - English Instructor - Sasang-Gu Global Academy, Busan, South Korea School-Based Leadership 🎒
🏅Minecraft Build Tournament🏆 Teacher Organizer @ Beaver Creek + 2022 District Minecraft Challenge Co-Designer w/ Gareth Poon in SD36. Blended Learning Parent/Teacher/Student Support Site Build @ ℹ️Sunnysideℹ️ '19-'20 & ℹ️Beaver Creekℹ️ '20-'21 Coding/Robotics Club Leader @ Strawberry Hill, Morgan Elementary, Crescent Park Staff Committee Member @ Strawberry Hill, Morgan Elementary, Crescent Park, Sunnyside Elementary First Aid Certification - 'Oct '16 - Current Pro-D Chairperson @ Crescent Park Elementary, Sunnyside Elementary MakerSpace Developer @ Morgan & Crescent Park Elementary New Gym A/V System Developer @ Crescent Park Elementary Tech-Lead @ Strawberry Hill, Morgan Elementary, Crescent Park Track & Field Shot Put Coach @ Strawberry Hill, Morgan Elementary, Crescent Park Ultimate Frisbee Coach @ Crescent Park Lunchtime Digital Café - Facilitator @ Strawberry Hill, Morgan Elementary & Beaver Creek - '14-'17-'21 Google Cardboard Classroom Expeditions - Facilitator - March 2016 Leadership Teacher - “Sticks & Stars” After School Program - Strawberry Hill Elementary - Oct. '15 - Mar. '16 Education 🎓
2020 – UBC – MEd: Administration & Leadership – Leadership Through an Inquiry Lens: Building Inclusive Communities (Surrey Cohort Program) MEd Capstone: Beyond the fancy table : how does classroom learning space design affect student social and emotional well-being? | https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0392692 2014 – UBC – BEd – Personalized Learning & Technology Cohort UBC Faculty Advisor: Yvonne Dawydiak Education Awards: Dean of Education Scholarship & Outstanding Practicum Award 2011 - Oxford Seminars - Vancouver - TESOL/TESL/TEFL 100-Hour Certificate 2008 – SFU – BA – Double Major: History & Political Science The Spoken Word 🗣️
Oct. '18 - Interviewed - Teachers on Fire Podcast: Episode 53 - see YouTube video below Oct. '17 - CBC - The National - Interview: "Should public schools use crowdfunding?" - see YouTube video below Sept. '15 - Master of Ceremonies - UBC 100 - Faculty of Education - Year of Alumni Gala - Vancouver, BC Sept. '15 - Speaker - UBC alumNIGHTS Network Event - The Power of Twitter - Vancouver, BC Feb. '15 - Speaker - UBC Education Alumni High Tea - Surrey, BC Sept. '14 - Speaker - UBC Hycroft Manor - Alumni Engagement - Community Field Experience - Indigenous Learning at Ft. Langley Presentations, Resources & PDF Files 📂
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