Saturday, July 22, 2006

Rachel's Resume

Rachel Harnett
e-mail: rachelharnett@gmail.com

Education
June 2002, Bachelor of Education
Primary/Junior
University of Windsor, Windsor ON

June 1999, Bachelor of Journalism and Law (Combined Honours)
Carleton University, Ottawa ON

Teaching Experience
Sept. 2003 to present
Teacher, JK/SK
Bala Avenue C.S., Toronto ON

  • Created motivational math and language games, such as Snowman Hat Match
  • Read aloud daily to students, followed up by retelling
  • Modeled reading and writing of songs and poems regularly
  • Modeled a variety of cues to solve words e.g., sounding out, rhyming words, substitution
  • Accommodated for students strengths and weaknesses
  • Designed various bulletin board displays - “I Have A Dream” for Black History Month
  • Arranged creative curriculum focused activity centres, such as dramatic play, sand/water tables, cut and paste, math/science, writing
  • Observed students on a regular basis, using running records, checklists
  • Coached cross-country running team, Track and Field

July 2004
Teacher (Summer School), Grade 5
Portage Trail C.J.S., Toronto ON

  • Provided creative, interesting lessons to assist students requiring review of math and language skills
  • Reinforced positive student attitude through Future Aces

Sept. 2002 to June 2003
Teacher, Grade 4
Bala Avenue C.S., Toronto ON

  • Actively involved students in daily lessons through constructivist approaches
  • Integrated art and math through creative art, drama, music and science lessons
  • Students participated actively in independent reading/writing, shared reading/writing, guided reading and literature circles in an on-going basis
  • Print-rich environment

Other Relevant Employment Experience

May 2002 to July 2002
Teacher, Education Afloat
Harbourfront Centre, Toronto ON

  • Delivered/taught/prepared workshops for children about the geography of Toronto
  • Liased with visiting teachers on scheduling and requirements for workshops

Sept. 1998 to 1999
Residence Fellow
Carleton University, Ottawa ON

  • Helped students with the transition from home to university life
  • Responsible for 55 university students ranging in age from 17 to 24
  • Co-ordinated activities with residents such as social, educational and sporting events
  • Advised students on various issues such as roommate conflicts

Profile of Skills and Interests

  • Solid athletic ability and self-motivated
  • Marathon runner, Ultimate Frisbee player
  • Cross-country running, track and field coach, interest to coach volleyball
  • Great classroom management skills, proactive
  • Patient, firm and fair approach, consistent
  • Implemented new and progressive programs, such as Second Step, classroom signals, silent entry
  • Superb problem solving, conflict resolution and mediation skills
  • Ongoing, professional learning
  • AQ’s: Childhood Education (Sept. ‘03), Computers In The Classroom, Part 1 (Sept. ‘03), Part 2 (Feb. ‘06), Part 3 (July '06)
  • Actively participate in workshops, in-services relevant to my teaching practice: Tribes TLC ® ,Oct. ‘04
  • Roots of Empathy participant, Sept. ’05 – June ’06
  • Created helpful/resourceful web sites: www.geocities.com/rachelharnett (a student guide to find Internet resources) and http://home.oise.utoronto.ca/~rharnett (a classroom web site)
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and editing skills
  • Reporter for local paper
  • Strong language skills (English and French)
  • Seeking further involvement in extracurricular activities
  • Assisting in school choir, beginning a classroom/school newspaper and class web site
  • Leading leisure/games club: enjoy backgammon, euchre, chess, variety of boardgames
  • Advanced computer skills
    Ø Integrated computer use into daily lessons
    Ø Administrative assistant for 3 years using vast array of programs
    Ø Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, WordPerfect, HyperStudio, KidPix, Adobe, Internet, Mac graphics


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