I break down learning and proceed step by step for my students to understand and engage. I teach using graphic organizers that makes my students achieve good results with effective writing. I balance my teaching between all the four skills.
I am a double graduate (English & Education),a post graduate with an international English teaching qualification from the UK and teaching experience from the US.
Professionally, I have worked in different capacities as a teacher, IELTS and Cambridge exams instructor and coordinator for different education boards of UK, US, India and the International Baccalaureate.
EXPERIENCE:
PROFILE DURATION NAME OF INSTITUTION SUBJECTS TAUGHT GRADES
English Instructor August 2019 onwards iTTTi Vancouver, British Columbia English as a second language Adults
(19 yrs & above)
ESL Teacher June 2019-August 2019
ILSC, Vancouver, British Columbia
Summer job @ University of British Columbia
English as a second language Higher Intermediate
(13-17 years olds)
English classroom and pullout TEACHER August 2017 till date Self Development Academy, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
85014
Attended a workshop on
Student Engagement and learning
(October 2017) English Language Arts
Writing
Grammar
6-8
(11-14 year olds)
IGCSE & IB ENGLISHTEACHER March 2016 ā
August 2017 Cambridge International Foundation School, Jalandhar City
*IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Examination)
Attended two weeks of training in the implementation of the Alberta Education Curriculum through Golden Hills Powerful Learning
(May 2017) English A: Literature
English Language
(9093)
First Language English (0500)
English
Recognized trainer for Cambridge English Main Suite Exams:
KET (Key English Test)
PET (Preliminary English Test)
FCE (Cambridge English: First)
CAE (Cambridge English : Advanced) 11&12
IB(DP)
(16-18 year olds)
11
AS Level
(12-15 year olds)
9 &10
IGCSE*
7,8
6-12
(13-17 year olds)
TEACHER August 2015- March 2016 Delhi Public School, Jalandhar English Communicative 7,8,9,10
(12-16 year olds)
TEACHER &
COORDINATOR March 2013-August 2015 CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, AMRITSAR
English
English Communicative 6,7,8
9,10
(12-16 year olds)
Office held:
Head of Department-Cambridge International Examination
CIE Direct Administrator
Teacher Support Coordinator
Examination Officer
First Language English for
IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Examination)
Recognized trainer for Cambridge English Main Suite Exams:
KET (Key English Test)
PET (Preliminary English Test)
FCE (Cambridge English: First)
CAE (Cambridge English : Advanced)
9&10
(14-17 year olds)
6-12
September 12,2012 till March 12,2013 SHRI RAM ASHRAM PUBLIC SCHOOL,AMRITSAR
Member of School Accreditation Council for CBSE English 6-8
(11-15 year olds)
Lecturer
July 2010 ā February 2011
July 2011 ā February 2012
HANS RAJ MAHILA MAHA VIDYALAYA, JALANDHAR CITY
Presented a research paper on the topic āSocial networking in the workplaceā published in the journal āWEBTROVERT 2011ā of Prem Chand Markanda S.D. college for women, Jalandhar.
Computer Science and Information Technology Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA)
Bachelor of Information Technology (B Sc.( I.T.))
(18-22 year olds)
During my experience, I have been associated with various societies and clubs at my workplaces:
ļ§ TIME-TABLE COMMITTEE
ļ§ STUDENT COUNCIL
ļ§ DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE
ļ§ DEBATE and DECLAMATION in various YOUTH FESTIVALS
(Profile: Faculty in Spoken English and Personality Development for the adults)
April 2010 - June 2011 (PART-TIME)
ļ Worked part time in AATAM INSTITUTE OF ART AND DESIGN as faculty for:
⢠Office Automation
⢠Personality Development and grooming
⢠Spoken English
ļ Trained the employees aged 35 and above in a 40 days personality development
workshop at a manufacturing company in Jalandhar
.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION:
QUALIFICATION INSTITUTION BOARD/UNIV. SESSION
B Ed. (English & Mathematics) Khalsa College of Education, Amritsar Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi. 2013-15
MSc. (Information Technology) (I.T.) Hansraj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya Jalandhar Guru Nanak Dev University 2008-10
BSc. (Elective English, Economics, Quantitative Techniques, Computers) Hansraj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya Jalandhar Guru Nanak Dev University 2005-08
12th PSEB Punjab School Education Board 2004-05
Schooling from St. Josephs Convent School, Jalandhar Cantt. and St. George Convent School, Jalandhar
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION:
QUALIFICATION DETAIL
CELTA level 5
(PASS) Cambridge English level 5Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (United Kingdom)
CTET PAPER I,II
(MATHS & SCIENCE) CENTRAL TEACHERS ELIGIBILITY TEST (QUALIFIED)
CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (FEBā14,SEPā14)
PSTET PAPER I,II
(MATHS & SCIENCE) PUNJAB STATE TEACHERS ELIGIBILITY TEST (QUALIFIED)
STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING, PUNJAB
(JUNE 2012,September 2014)
Standard Foreign Teacher Certificate(English)(Secondary) Arizona Department of Education
Arizona, United States of America
Teacher certification courses Completed a course on Arizona Constitution (POS 221)
U.S. Constitution (POS 222)
IELTS
IELTS Qualified IELTS (academic) with overall 8 bands. (February 2016)
L=7.5; R=8.0; W=7.5; S=8.0
Qualified IELTS (General Training) with overall 8.5 bands. (January 2017)
L=8.0 R=8.5 W=8.0 S=8.5
ACHIEVEMENTS:
⢠Certified for SUPPORTING THE INTEGRATION OF INTERNATIONAL LEARNING IN THE CURRICULUM by BRITISH COUNCIL
-International School Award 2014-17 while working at Cambridge International School, Amritsar.
⢠Invited as Resource person for extension lecture on Academic Planning at S.B.B.S. Sen. Sec. School, Rasulpur, Tarn Taran (distt. Amritsar)
⢠Awarded G.D. DUA gold medal for being āOutstanding Studentā at college level.
⢠Stood first in State-Level SCIENCE-FEST (2010) for designing an eco friendly model depicting system development life cycle.
⢠Selected for Indira Gandhi International Airport ā by LIVEWEL GROUP through campus placement(2010)
⢠Selected for IBM (GURGAON) through campus placement(2010)
⢠Selected for WIPRO through campus placement (2010)
[2009-10] -- Assistant Head girl
-- Secretary- Placement Cell
[2008-09]
-- Class Representative (MSc.I)
-- Joint Secretary (computer club)
-- Volunteer ā Placement Cell
[2007-08]
-- Joint Head Girl
-- Student editor-English section (DEEPSHIKHA- college magazine)
-- Secretary (Women empowerment cell)
-- Secretary (Planning forum)
-- Joint secretary (discipline committee)
[2006-07]
-- Assistant Head Girl
-- Class Representative (BSc. II)
-- Assistant Secretary (Planning Forum)
-- Assistant Secretary (Discipline Committee)
-- Sub-editor wall magazine (SARVAANGDA)
[2005-06]
-- Assistant Secretary (Discipline Committee)
-- Assistant Secretary (Red Cross Society)
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