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Tao Zhang
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(780) 437- 5745
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WORK OBJECTIVE Teacher Position' e$ S$ ~5 W- o& p" G
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6 @: e( c& a: ~5 A, q9 @Valid Alberta Teacher Certificate with Master’s Degree in Second Language Education from University of Alberta
$ W9 j, g, A$ VExperience with K-12 students5 }( B! D+ d1 b8 j
Competency in teaching a variety of subjects' q3 R/ H' w4 k
A good team player and an avid learner$ V% H9 G8 V- ^- {# c- D: K2 ?
Excellent classroom management skills and interpersonal skills; G* L0 K1 H# z
Willing and able to participate in extra-curricular activities
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& B7 |: U% t- dPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
# S; q+ Q5 p7 P4 l0 ?& O2 [Substitute Teacher, Edmonton Public Schools, September, 2010-Present8 B( t3 w5 ~* F1 l- z" a
0 @: {3 W; o3 d% JTeaching Chinese 10 and Chinese 20, and Math 10 C and Math 20 Pure, ! H5 }0 K- e! q
! a3 ]2 i& b! Y$ t2 @. y$ t; X$ d Teacher, Edmonton Catholic Schools January, 2007-June, 2010
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Started 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
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Research Assistant, University of Alberta September, 2006-2008
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# K) A% Q) F- u$ yAnalyzed University of Alberta policies, programs and practices related to the recruitment, retention and integration of international university students and wrote reports) o: ~/ L4 y. l, A8 H
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Chinese Teacher, Norwood Chinese School, Edmonton 2006-2007- x9 x/ Y8 C0 J% W
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Taught Chinese Language and Culture 20-3Y and 30-3Y
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! _' J/ b4 s- C5 U6 o! G6 DTeacher Assistant, Edmonton Public Schools, Waverley Elementary Outreach, 2004-2005
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Assisted kindergarten teachers and worked with special needs students, such as learner delays and restricted mobility
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6 F2 Q0 q t: a8 n9 C' |* uCurriculum Coordinator, Shuiguohu No.1 High School, China 2001-2003
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2 f) q* _4 L5 N, l- f m9 m- zTrained teachers all over province with New National Curriculum Criteria) q. g5 B3 }( G. k+ N/ {8 @2 H0 U3 M
and gave demon classes and ran workshops, and designed tests for the / P: a0 h; s' t* I. Z% E
National Pilot Program) N" P. n/ s$ X1 p: g9 g
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Tao Zhang Page 26 Q) Q/ t5 r K3 p) D' K6 K4 H
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Teacher and Teacher Group Leader, Shuiguohu High School, China 1988-2001
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Taught students and supervised teachers in areas of lesson planning and organized students’ activities
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, k% N! ?" @+ N7 B- B$ LCoached students for national English Contests and achieved highly
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/ r u" R& J& W( W) N2 oEDUCATION
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$ w: v& B! L& t# WMaster of Education, University of Alberta 2008" I5 ]9 p4 O3 S/ V, o- w+ p- ^
3 `8 e5 `/ @" W5 J/ c1 k5 a5 vStandard First Aid Certificate, Canadian Red Cross 2005
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: Z' J7 b$ a, S5 J/ LMulti-media Aided Instruction, Hubei Educational College, China 2002
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' L1 W* o4 z/ S- x4 _' PEnglish Teaching Training, English Language Institute, China 1997; F" _; l% P" g
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Computer Training, Hubei Economics and Management University 1993) U6 `6 {! C8 Q4 {1 T
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Japanese Certificate, Soka University, China 19909 m/ G8 t: S# \/ V) B+ ]* C, a
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Bachelor of Education, Hubei University, China 1988
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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, s( _, u( H$ c% ?* y0 H11 books and several articles published, China 1993-2004, P( ~7 Z0 g9 ~1 C
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Excellent Coach for the Second National “Network English” Contest, China 2003
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2 {3 Y5 M- `) f6 A& BExcellent Teacher for Developing National New Curriculum Standards 20036 r9 t4 @2 e$ r5 ]' h% u
Award, China 8 H" G( }) s- m, s
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Third Place in 10k Race of the Provincial Educational System, China 19938 N8 `" S$ B& o; O N
0 A; g, k7 f0 O$ b& eExcellent Coach for the English Contest among the Major Cities, China 19905 D) `; y$ d) ?9 v
$ N% f, ^6 X; a. _3 y' d" B( a2 hExcellent Student Leader of the City, Wuhan, China 1984
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INTERESTS
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Sports (running, badminton, volleyball and soccer) , gardening and travel
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