Anna Ma Toronto, Ontario Canada

Looking to teach primary in a new province/ territory

OBJECTIVE
Soon to be new graduate from the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education looking for full time primary teaching opportunities around Canada to share with students my passion for languages, culture and traveling. Teaching position: Primary/ Junoir (kindergarten - gr 6) Willing to substitute: No Languages (Written): English, French Languages (Spoken): English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin Available starting: August, 2014 Student teacher Toronto District School Board 01/2014 present Toronto

DESIRED POSITION

WORK EXPERIENCE

-Practicum in a split junior / senior kindergarten class at Maurice Cody PS with 27 students. -Establish and maintain routine on how to participate and behave in school for effective class management. -Guide and scaffold students' learning and inquiry on how things work and why things are. -Provide students with strategies to support early stages literacy development. Student teacher Toronto District School Board 10/2013 11/2013 Toronto

-Practicum in a grade 5 classroom at Kew Beach PS with 28 students. -Worked in collaboration with classroom teacher, prepared lessons, and delivered unit in science on matter -Prepared science experiments for each lesson, encouraging students to critically think and apply their learning. French Tutor Epsilon Learning Centre 09/2013 04/2014 Toronto

-Provide remedial help to students in FSL, and language enrichment for students in French Immersion French Teaching Assistant Nova Central School Board 09/2012 05/2013 Central Newfoundland

-Provided French resources to French Second Language classrooms from grades 1 to 11. -Promoted French oral communications and appreciation for French culture through games and activities

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Education Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Master of Science Universit de Montral Bachelor of Science University of Toronto

09/2013 06/2014 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 09/2009 03/2012 Montreal, Quebec, Canada 09/2005 06/2009 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

ADDITIONAL TRAINING

Reading for the Love of It 2014: Annual language arts conference

20/02/2014 Toronto

-Writing: What every teacher should know Mary Bigler -Teaching Boys Edmond Dixon -Des Livres pour developer la conscience sociale des lves du primaire Danielle Courchesne, Marie-Andre Poulin -Soutenir les lves en difficult de lecture en immersion Rene Bourgoin Professional Preparation Conference OISE, University of Toronto 11/12/2013 13/12/2013 Toronto

-Three Teaching Traps that Make Novice Teachers Stressed Joanna Krop -Alternative, Innovative, and Inspiring Career Paths for Teachers - Panel Educating for Peace and Justice: Action for safe and equitable 28/09/2013 classrooms, schools, and communities conference Toronto OISE, University of Toronto -Teaching with Award-Winning Multi-culture Books in k-8 Classrooms Shelley Stagg Peterson -From Rhymes to Re-Education: Hip top as Critical Pedagogy in Classrooms and Communities Hip Hop as Critical Writers Collective - Stories to Change the World: Story telling for Social Justice Kim Fry

INTERESTS

Sports: volleyball, badminton, triathlon Arts: arts and crafts, drama Others: Environmental sustainability, indoor gardening, chess and checkers

REFERENCES

Upon request