Years Experience Teacher

Biljana Jordanova

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Home Phone: 416-***-****

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HIGHLIGHTS

• Teaching ESL to a multicultural class at Eurocentres School, Toronto

• 10 years experience as a homeroom teacher and resource teacher, teaching grades 1-6 in a split classroom

• Fluent in English, Macedonian, Serbian and Bosnian

• Creative classroom management skills

• Working knowledge of MS Office and Internet research

• Strong evaluation and counselling abilities to students of various ethnic groups, language, gender and socio economic backgrounds

• Inventive lesson presentation abilities

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Teaching

• Helped non-English speaking students with spelling and L.A.,

• Encouraged role-playing activities and used different language

games in order to improve and make the lessons more interesting and fun

• Introduced manipulative methods of teaching for longer retention and easier

understanding

• Prepared subject material for presentation according to an approved curriculum

• Assigned and corrected homework and prepared, administered and corrected tests

• Evaluated the progress of students and discussed results with students, parents and school officials

• Co-worked with other teachers in the same classroom

• Organized and prepared school plays

Counselling

• Performed one-on-one and group counselling addressing collective and individual issues about classroom management

• Conducted parent-teacher meetings and interviews, instructed and suggested possible means of improving student’s progress

Administration

• Prepared term reports based on student’s performance, classroom activity updates and progress reports

• Reported student misconduct and ineffectiveness during class to parents and authorities for quick action

• Composed tests and created quizzes as forms of assessment

Talents

• Strong organization and communication skills

• Ability to remain organised and professional in a very busy environment

• Capacity to work independently and with great attention to details

• Responsible and reliable in all circumstances

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Cornerstone Montessori Prep School, February 2006-at present

Toronto, Ontario, Special Education/Resource teacher and homeroom teacher

Eurocentres Toronto, July, August, 2007

ESL teacher

Timothy Academy International Elementary School, 1998-2004

Skopje, Macedonia

EDUCATION HISTORY

Special Education Additional Qualifications, part one and two, December 2011, June 2012,

York University, Toronto

Montessori Lower Elementary (6-9) Diploma, March 2011

North American Montessori Center

Bachelor of Education 1998

Major in English Language and Literature, Intermediate and Senior division

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia

AFFILIATIONS

Ontario College of Teachers licensed teacher, May 2010

Registration No.497086

TESL Ontario, May 2007

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