TetzMathPortfolio
“Games have grown up, and playing them is no longer reserved for children. In fact, the ability to play may be the single most important skill to develop for the 21st century.” (Thomas & Brown, 2011)
Resume
Education
Masters of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET)
Michigan State University
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Serious Games Certification
May 2016
Masters of Education (MEd)
University of Calgary
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Mathematics for Teachers (M4T)
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Graduate Division of Educational Research
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Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning
November 2013
Bachelors of Education (BEd)
University of Manitoba
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Majors- French and Mathematics
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Minor- General Science
May 1996
Teaching
Terry Fox School
Calgary Board of Education
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Mathematics Learning Leader
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Health Curriculum Co-ordinator
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Teachables:
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Math 7 and 8
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Science 7
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French 7
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Health 7
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Literacy and Development 7-9
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Extra-Curriculars: Girls' soccer coach, Stage Manager for the school play, Girls' club, Homework Help, Dance Club, Awards, Grade 6 orientation, Math competition
Aug 2007 ~ present
H.D. Cartwright
Calgary Board of Education
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Teachables:
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French 7-9
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Humanities 9
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Health 9
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Drama 7
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ESL Support
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Extra-Curriculars: On committee for school play, grade 6 orientation, French cultural trip, Drama trip
Jan -June 2007
International School of Excellence
Calgary Private School - Closed
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Teachables:
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Math 8, 9, 10, 14, 20, 24, 30, 31
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Science 6 and 7
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Extra-Curriculars: Soccer Coach, On committes for Graduation, Yearbook, and Science Fair
Sept 2005~June 2006
International
School of
Excellence
Calgary Islamic School
Calgary Private School
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Grade 2 Academic Teacher
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Extra Curriculars: Science Fair, Positive Reinforcement, Eid celebrations, Grade 2 team leader
Aug 2002~June 2005
Westmount Charter School (formerly ABC)
Calgary Charter School
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Teachables:
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Grade 8 Independent Study/Self-Directed Study
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Health 8
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Math 9
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Science 5
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Extra-Curriculars: Science Fair, Math Competition, went to Grade 8 Camp
Jan~June 2002
Substitute Teaching
Calgary
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Calgary Board of Education
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Foundations for the Future
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Calgary French School
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ABC Charter School (Westmount)
Winnipeg
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Assinniboine South School Division #3
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Fort Garry School Division #5
Other Teaching
Sylvan Learning Centre
Sept 1996~June 2000
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Reading K-12
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Math K-12, Algebra , Calculus
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Chemistry, Physics
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French
ADHD Social Skills Group
Sept 1996~ June 1998
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6-8 year olds
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Psychologist Retha M. Carriere
Tutoring
Math
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Grade 10 Pure
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Nov 2002-June 2003
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Grade 10/11
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1997-1999
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6 Students in Grade 3-6
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1997-2000
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Reading
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Grade 3- phonetic decoding
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2000
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Mentoring
St. Mary's University
Presented to the Basics of Curriculum class (EDCM 607) on using gaming and differentiation in the mathematics classroom.
Fall 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Calgary Teachers' Convention
Presented on using the Wii Olympic Games to teach decimal operations and central tendency.
Feb 2015
One-on-One
I had the opportunity to mentor two student teachers and one first year teacher. It was a learning experience for me to work on articulating the hows and whys of my teaching practice to be able to share it with someone just starting out.
Student Teacher- University of Calgary- Jason Son - 2009
Student Teacher- University of Lethbridge- Taylor Heidinger- 2014
New Teacher- Funded through the ATA- Jasdish Shahi- 2014-2015 school year
Student Teacher- University of Calgary- James Numes- 2018
Plickers Workshop
Introduced Plickers to 30 teachers, and helped them customize them to their setting
December 2016
Mathematical Mindset
Book Study
Organized and Facilitated a book study of Jo Boaler's book Mathematical Mindset .
2017
Awards
University of Manitoba
Emilie Sumi Denney Scholarship
Highest mark- Oral French 1
1993
BP Energy
A+ for Energy- $10 000
2008
Enmax Energy
Teacher Grant- $5 000
2008
Qualifications
Languages
English-native tongue
French- high proficiency
Memberships
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Alberta Teachers Association
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Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers' Association
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Safety
Technology
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Microsoft Office
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Google Apps for Education
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Wix
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Wordpress
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Google Sites
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Prezi
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Keynote
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IMovie
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Windows Live Movie Maker
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Audacity
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Adobe Photoshop
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Video Scribe
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Smartboard Notebook
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Dropbox
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ICloud
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Google Drive
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Remind
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Plickers
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Tarsia
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Comic Life
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Twitter