Jessica

Garbutt
Skype ID: j.garb
jess.d.garbutt@gmail.com

Education:

Aug 2016 present Bachelor of Education - Aboriginal Teacher Education Program
Queen's-Trent Concurrent Education Program, Queen's University,
Kingston, Ontario

Sept 2012 June 2016 Bachelor of Arts Joint Major History and English, Queens-Trent
Concurrent Education Program, Trent University, Peterborough,
Ontario

Sept 2012 June 2013 Deans Honour Roll, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario

Sept 2014 June 2015 Study Abroad Exchange Program History and English
Plymouth University, Plymouth United Kingdom

Teaching and Related Experience:

March 2017 April 2017 Teacher Candidate Beyond Classrooms, Kingston Association of
Museums, Kingston, Ontario
Alternative Practicum Queen's University Bachelor of Education
Assisted the coordinator of Beyond Classrooms in creating more Indigenous content for
museum visits
Aided with facilitating classroom museum visits
Led a brief discussion with students about Indigenous environmental philosophies as
well as Indigenous medicines

Feb 2017 March 2017 Teacher Candidate Katarokwi Aboriginal School, Kingston, Ontario
Winter Practicum Queen's University Bachelor of Education

Assisted students one on one with their work, including scribing for students who
require accommodations
Adapted Canadian history lesson plans for students of varying ability
Tutored one student in developing his literacy skills through reviewing phonics, dolch
words and decoding strategies

Oct 2016 Nov 2016 Teacher Candidate Loyalist College and Vocational Institute,
Kingston, Ontario
Fall Practicum Queen's University Bachelor of Education

 Modified and delivered a unit on Shakespeares Macbeth
Instructed Grade 9 Literacy Skills class for several weeks on the genre of short stories
including a small summative assessment

April 2016 May 2016 Teacher Candidate Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School, Aurora,
Ontario
Third Year Practicum Queens-Trent Concurrent Education

Created and taught a media studies unit for a College level grade 11 English class
including a summative assessment in the form of a mind map on the Heros Journey
Assisted the teacher with the Shakespeare unit on Hamlet for senior level students

Sept 2015 present Occasional Volunteer Librarian Vellore Woods Public School,
Vaughan, Ontario
Assisted Librarian with cataloguing and sorting library books
Assisted librarian with the Scholastic book fair on several occasions

Sept 2013 Nov 2013 Teacher Candidate St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School,
Peterborough, Ontario
Second Year Practicum Placement Queens-Trent Concurrent
Education

Created and delivered a lesson plan for a grade 8 French as a Second Language Class
Assisted the teacher with conflict resolution both in the classroom and on school
grounds during recess monitoring

Oct 2012 Feb 2013 Teacher Candidate R.L. Graham Public School, Keswick, Ontario
First Year Practicum Placement Queens- Trent Concurrent
Education
Assisted teacher with grade 7 and 8 students who had both behavioural and learning
Individual Education Plans
Assisted teacher and Educational Assistants with evaluating each students daily
progress, both in regards to behaviour and learning

June 2011 June 2013 Occasional Volunteer Librarian R.L. Graham Public School, Keswick,
Ontario
Assisted librarian with removing books from shelves and cataloguing and storing them
for summer renovations
Assisted librarian with re-shelving and reorganizing books and videos following
renovations

Interests: Travel, reading, hiking, gardening, yoga, apiary

References:

Dr. Lindsay Morcom
Aboriginal Teacher Education Program Coordinator and Professor at Queens University
morcoml@queensu.ca

Kimberly Thorne
English Teacher at Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute
thornek@limestone.on.ca

Timothy Fawcett
English Teacher at Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute
fawcettt@limestone.on.ca

Karla Tynksi
Program Coordinator at Beyond Classrooms Kingston
ktynski@beyondclassrooms.ca