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Tao Zhang
# O- A# |) k! ~& W' r10846-21 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6J 5S2. n* `+ j) ^$ _8 P! R, B# F
(780) 437- 57458 C# V6 T G/ s
Email: thomaskazhang@hotmail.com# _0 N$ y9 ~3 X F4 S0 s
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WORK OBJECTIVE Teacher Position
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HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS) v( J6 K/ e/ N0 e
Valid Alberta Teacher Certificate with Master’s Degree in Second Language Education from University of Alberta
' n+ n4 [1 A6 I' Z4 X$ N8 CExperience with K-12 students
$ c/ {2 {3 w; \$ K$ Q# qCompetency in teaching a variety of subjects1 q! E; {% `* x
A good team player and an avid learner7 ~4 {; M, r2 e( m1 _1 i4 W% O. H
Excellent classroom management skills and interpersonal skills0 U- X* p* ?$ t
Willing and able to participate in extra-curricular activities
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1 T; F3 e" \, O0 i5 {) xSubstitute Teacher, Edmonton Public Schools, September, 2010-Present% ~% H- L5 G+ t+ U- k% `
# ~5 p( b! Y0 {4 ~) rTeaching Chinese 10 and Chinese 20, and Math 10 C and Math 20 Pure, & Q8 E' X0 @' p6 H+ C% E
; u( T5 U# l, u" X' H. k" o Teacher, Edmonton Catholic Schools January, 2007-June, 2010, }' O! e, _# Z6 a) J( h
8 T. X" L% G9 u! L/ u3 Q/ QStarted 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# e% }: ?; g+ q1 ~9 u2 v9 I# v) q. d
Taught Math 10 Pure: R" c m9 |1 F4 ^. e0 m
9 [. ]! C0 H( z$ `Research Assistant, University of Alberta September, 2006-2008
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2 g" [" L; a D8 o& X: [Analyzed University of Alberta policies, programs and practices related to the recruitment, retention and integration of international university students and wrote reports2 {( q3 U8 x/ f$ T6 w+ o0 n+ h
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Chinese Teacher, Norwood Chinese School, Edmonton 2006-2007) u7 k) i7 O2 I* w
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Taught Chinese Language and Culture 20-3Y and 30-3Y
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Teacher Assistant, Edmonton Public Schools, Waverley Elementary Outreach, 2004-2005
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/ g6 s* }" g% V5 z( S! v0 zAssisted kindergarten teachers and worked with special needs students, such as learner delays and restricted mobility
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Curriculum Coordinator, Shuiguohu No.1 High School, China 2001-2003
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Trained teachers all over province with New National Curriculum Criteria( b3 w9 L9 |- Z
and gave demon classes and ran workshops, and designed tests for the , N- V* v5 `# j, F/ F+ ^
National Pilot Program; T. Z5 g3 k j: h) r+ b7 d
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Teacher and Teacher Group Leader, Shuiguohu High School, China 1988-2001
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, z H- u2 m+ C0 f8 \2 O% v" h1 {8 H! {Taught students and supervised teachers in areas of lesson planning and organized students’ activities
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: R: w, y- ^7 |- D4 WCoached students for national English Contests and achieved highly
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EDUCATION
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Master of Education, University of Alberta 2008
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Standard First Aid Certificate, Canadian Red Cross 2005
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Multi-media Aided Instruction, Hubei Educational College, China 2002. n, V& `( P( L
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English Teaching Training, English Language Institute, China 19977 {: v# r7 ^- F$ Y
7 x4 B: h! {0 y( V8 P* l9 nComputer Training, Hubei Economics and Management University 1993
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Japanese Certificate, Soka University, China 1990
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$ H8 E# [+ D$ c0 u) _( U5 JBachelor of Education, Hubei University, China 19880 ^7 w6 q) `, O, w& O
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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M' A. S, b, a0 L11 books and several articles published, China 1993-20044 U J6 Q5 T# K( n
( J9 N1 ^7 [/ n; c# ]2 U( e9 hExcellent Coach for the Second National “Network English” Contest, China 2003 4 W% q5 x+ m7 f
! |5 Q$ B7 |$ O* C }3 k XExcellent Teacher for Developing National New Curriculum Standards 2003; i& _$ E! c6 U) T6 K" }* w
Award, China % N% }! a8 w# m/ V0 r+ P
' e, p3 ~' i; B" G* xThird Place in 10k Race of the Provincial Educational System, China 1993; [( K" C+ ~- F, P( X* ~
; v8 }: s. ` K9 b. H$ z3 UExcellent Coach for the English Contest among the Major Cities, China 1990
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) ]: e6 |2 X- d: V3 \& H' g+ bExcellent Student Leader of the City, Wuhan, China 1984$ x1 f7 K! P- r2 y/ m& w6 `9 n
3 R% u n. k0 n* J9 R# FINTERESTS' `! Q7 _/ u1 N' F
) z& E8 ?; ?) aSports (running, badminton, volleyball and soccer) , gardening and travel/ S0 e+ [; u/ P4 j- E$ v8 a
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