| Education |
| Work Experience |
| Volunteer Work/Extra Curricular Activities |
| Work Related Skills |
| Hobbies and Interests |
| Professional Development |
| Course Curriculum Taught |
| 2005-2007 | I achieved Honours status in earning a Master of Education (Information Technology) Degree offered jointly through MUN and UCB. |
| 2000-2001 | I
graduated on the Dean’s List from Memorial University’s Bachelor of
Education Degree Program (Intermediate/Secondary). |
| 1994-2000 | I completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in English, a second major in Philosophy, and a minor in Folklore. |
| 2001 Internship | I taught English Language Arts to grade eight and nine students at St. Peter’s Jr. High in Mt. Pearl, NF under the guidance and supervision of Mr. David Thistle, ELA Department Head. |
| 1990-1994 | I successfully graduated from Clarenville Integrated High School, Clarenville, NF. |
| 2005-Present |
Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary, Lourdes I taught Grade 8 Language and Social Studies as well as Grade 5 Mathematics and some Religion and Health at the Grade 8 Level in 2005-2006. I taught Grade 6 Language, Math, Social Studies, Science, Religion and Health in the 2006-2007 School Year. Currently, I am employed at this school as the Grade 7 Teacher and as the Jr. High Technology Teacher (see list for current subjects).
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| 2001-2005 |
St. Joseph’s All Grade, Croque I was employed at this school as a Jr. and Sr. High teacher. I taught Social Studies, English Language Arts, and Technology courses. In addition, I was the System Administrator for the school’s computer network and Webmaster for the school’s website. |
Volunteer Work/ Extra-Curricular Activities Top
| 2001-Present |
Since joining the staff at Lourdes Elementary, I have participated in the following:
During my time at St. Joseph’s All Grade I participated in many extra curricular activities including:
* I worked to initiate these activities for the first time at these schools.
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| 2005-2007 | I delivered technology based inservices during three separate close-out days to the staffs of Lourdes Elementary and Our Lady of the Cape. The topics were: Slide-Shows (Corel Presentations), Spreadsheeting (Open Office Calc.), Write Traits / English Language Arts Rubrics / CRT Preparation, and FirstClass | ||||
| 2005-Present | I am a member of the Technology in Education Special Interests Council (TESIC) | ||||
| 2005-2006 | I am the chairperson of the Technology in Education Committee at Lourdes Elementary | ||||
| 2005-2006 | I am a member of the Lourdes Elementary Literacy Committee | ||||
| 2004 | I served as Chief Organizer for the 2004 Regional Drama Festival: Acting Out in 2004! | ||||
| 2004 | I served as Secretary for the St. Joseph's All Grade School Council. | ||||
| 2002-2003 | I served as the Chairperson for the St. Joseph's All Grade School Council. | ||||
| 2002-2005 | I opened the Computer Lab and Library at St. Joseph's All Grade for general community use from 8:00pm - 9:00 pm every Tuesday. | ||||
| 2002-2003 | I served as an advisory member of FINALY -- a youth driven and oriented organization for the province. | ||||
| 2000-2005 | I sat as the Executive Vice President and Chairperson for Grassroots Development for the Newfoundland and Labrador Shooting Association until 2004. |
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· I am well versed in the use of Literature Circles and maintain a virtual discussion forum on the Internet. · I am proficient at website design and management. I have designed, in addition to this site, the St. Joseph's All Grade site, the Lourdes Elementary site, various academic sites and websites for businesses (ex: Something Special -- view the mirror site). ·
I
have a strong background in Theatre Arts – I represented the province as
lead actor in Killed, July 16th, 1917 a play that was
presented at the 1990 National High School Drama Festival; I attended the
Adult Provincial Drama Festival in 1993; I have acted in, directed, and
written various award winning plays. ·
I
am very friendly and easy to work/get along with. ·
I
am a writer— I have had my work published in two student anthologies at
MUN: Twig (1998) and With an Image of Grace (1999). ·
I
am experienced in web-design and I am very proficient at using the
internet both as a tool for communication and for research. ·
I
am experienced in different forms of multi-media. I co-directed a 40-minute documentary entitled: Cruisin’
With the Boys: A Study of “Bay Cars” and Their Owners in Outport
Newfoundland (2000). · I can relate to other people, I have no trouble speaking in public and I am experienced in giving formal presentations to large groups of people. |
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Please note: This list includes courses that I am teaching in 2005-2006 (highlighted in yellow) Top
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References: Available on Request