Early Childhood Educator in Thornhill, Ontario

- Teacher candidate, placement with Gr 2/3 class - Teacher candidate, placement with Gr 6/7 class - Volunteer tutor with the UW-Frontier College Host Learning Circle for kindergarten to Gr 11 in various subject areas (math, science, language arts, etc) - Camp Counsellor with the Canadian International Student Services, interacted with students from Grade 1 to Grade 12 - Outdoor Education Intern with the Toronto District School Board, worked with students from Kindergarten to Grade 11 - Volunteer Classroom Assistant at the Early Childhood Education Centre in Waterloo, worked with preschool children - Volunteer Teacher Assistant at the Parent-Child Education Resource Centre, worked with Grade 1 to Grade 7 students - Currently taking a Special Education-Part 1 Additional Qualifications Course at OISE/UT - For my second teaching practicum in a Grade 6/7 class, I worked with fourteen students with different learning needs and/or learning disabilities - I provided the students with as much one-on-one support as possible in subjects such as math and language arts. Support was provided by adapting and differentiating instruction for them. For example, I would conduct interviews with them and give them manipulatives to use when solving math problems.