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Professional Info.

Professional

Info.

I am qualified to teach preschool to grade 6, in both Canada and Finland, and I am Montessori Certified (Casa). I am currently pursuing my Early Childhood qualification as well as a Masters in Educational Leadership. I have been very fortunate to have had experience working with a range of age groups in a variety of settings. My desire is to contribute to both my local and global community through encouraging a love of learning and fostering children’s innate curiosity and autonomous learning.

Skills

CPR-C and First Aid Certified
Creative problem solving, flexibility, and adaptability
Strong organizational skills
Leadership skills
Accepting of diversity and committed to social justice
Insightful, empathetic and compassionate, seeks opportunities for connection

Lauttasaari English Play School

2021-2022

The adventure began on the Little Side (3-4 year olds) and ended on the Big Side (5-6 year olds) at LEP.

Kanata Montessori

2018 - 2021

I having been on the supply list for KMS since 2018, I have had the pleasure of joining the grade 7 and 8s on a trip to the local skating rink, playing with the Casa students in aftercare, and everything in between. I also joined the casa students during March Break for some exciting camp adventures and headed up the Elementary summer camp experience.

As a full-time teacher I taught the junior elementary (grades 1-3) virtually through the pandemic, creating and implementing an e-curriculum ad hoc.

Forest Hill Montessori School

(now Clover school)

2017 - 2018

My time at Forest Hill Montessori School began with summer camp. During the summer months, I acted as a camp counsellor, planning and executing theme-based activities. When September rolled around I became an Assistant Teacher in a Casa (2.5-6yr) classroom. I collaborated with the teacher to support and reinforce individual learning; provided lessons appropriate to the child's progress through the Montessori curriculum and; maintained the environment and classroom materials to ensure the optimal conditions for learning.

Canadian Montessori Teacher

Education Institute

2017 - 2018

Upon completion of my final exam in the Montessori Teacher Training course, I was pleasantly surprised with an offer to work as a Master Teacher in Training - training to teach the Montessori Teacher Training course. Starting in September 2017 I have been attending classes at the institute's Markham location and assisting the trainers in their instruction. I observed the Master Trainers as they provided training in order to discover the methods and strategies currently being used in the classroom. I was also encouraged to provide advice and strategies based on my own experience in order to guide the students through the coursework. Moreover I was able to demonstrate lessons in order to teach the students proper Montessori methodology. Additionally my duties included recording attendance, marks, completion of various course elements, etc., in the electronic database to keep both the students and staff informed of the students' progress.

Goals

Mindfulness for children
Yoga in the classroom
Self-regulation
Equity
Inclusivity

Work Experience

Work

Experience

Tampere University of Applied Sciences

2022 - ongoing

The eternal student, I am currently pursuing a Masters in Educational Leadership, as well as, my Early Childhood Education and Care qualifications.

University of Ottawa

2018 - 2020

I am very excited to report that I have successfully completed my B.Ed. at the University of Ottawa!

Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute

2016 - 2017

I have always been fascinated with the amount of growth and development that occurs between the ages of 0 and 6. During these years, children are in a period of creation, in which they are effortfully building their selves and establishing the foundation for all of their future learning. In pursuing a Montessori Teacher Diploma I was able to learn from one of the leaders in the field - Dr. Daniel Jutras - to deepen my understanding of this process, and gain insight into how it can best be supported. Furthermore, I gained the tools necessary for facilitating children’s ability to listen to, and learn from, their respective inner teacher.

Carleton University

2011 - 2015

During my time pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) - Psychology at Carleton University, my interest in child development and education was continually validated. Through my coursework I gained an awareness of the biopsychosocial development of children and acquired knowledge and understanding of the various needs of children with and without exceptionalities. I developed a particular fascination with infant and toddler language acquisition.

University Medal: awarded annually, when merited, to the graduating student(s) standing highest in the Faculty of Arts

Carleton Innovation Forum Psycholinguistics Training Grant

Education

Professional Dev.

PD

Math Part 1 AQ (June-July 2020)

Limitless Mind: Ideas for Teaching (November 16, 2019)

Who is a Mathematician (November 16, 2019)

Chasing Rabbits: Building a Lifetime of Curiosity in Mathematics with Arithmetic (November 16, 2019)

Build Your Own PLN with the Math Twitter Blog-a-sphere (November 16, 2019)

Formative Assessment and Feedback: Guiding and Informing Mathematics Teaching and Student Learning (November 16, 2019)

Teaching For Deep Understanding (November 16, 2019)

How to Think Brilliantly and Creatively in Mathematics: A Few Modest Thoughts (November 16, 2019)

Teachers' Night Out (October 17, 2019)

Tell Me Your Mathematical Story (October 16, 2019)

Understanding and Thinking: The Fundamentals (October 17, 2019)

Teaching Spaces: Creating Mathematical Possibility by Constraining Mathematical Possibility (October 17, 2019)

Engaging Activities Inspired by Elders (October 17, 2019)

Teaching on the Edge of Understanding at the Speed of Learning (October 18, 2019)

Be More Unicorn: Using your inner sparkle for teaching math (October 18, 2019)

#SlowMath: Reflecting, Connecting, Communicating (October 18, 2019)

How Will We Know What They're Thinking? (October 18, 2019)

Teaching With Intention: Focusing on What's Important (October 18, 2019)

What if we've been teaching math all wrong? (October 19, 2019)

Making Connections Across Math Education's Changing Landscape (October 19, 2019)

Building you Students' Mathematical Intuitions (October 19, 2019)

Exploring Ontario's Virtual Learning Environment (October 16, 2019)

School Gardening With Ease (August 23-26)

Connecting the Geo-Inquiry Process to Your Teaching Practice (July 10 -August 28)

Integrating Service with Learning Goals (July 10 - August 14)

Course Packs for the Thinking Classroom (May 18, 2019)

DESMOS for Elementary Teachers (May 18, 2019)

I won an AQ course at Queens!

Brining the Escape Room Experience to Your Classroom (May, 17, 2019)

Picture Books are the New Math Textbook (May 17, 2019)

Explorations in math and winter (May 17, 2019)

Choral Counting and Counting Collections as Powerful Routines

(May 17, 2019)

Explore the Math Curriculum with BODY, BRAIN and BEING! (May 16, 2019)

Oh the Math that They'll Know (May 16, 2019)

Playing with Math (May 16, 2019)

Developing a Mathematically Literate Environment: Classroom Strategies that Make a Difference (May 16, 2019)

A Classroom with Room for All - ensuring equity and inclusion for LGBTQ2S students in Ontario Schools (Feb., 20, 2019)

Introduction to LGBTQI2S+ Safer and Accepting Schools (Feb., 20, 2019)

Teaching about Sexuality and Healthy Relationships (Feb., 20, 2019)

What’s ART got to do with it? The power of drawing to commit new language and concepts to memory (Jan., 31, 2019)

Why all elementary teachers should try the “The Daily 5” to promote literacy development and allow students to become independent learners. (Jan., 31, 2019)