Tammy L. Bishop
Dublin, California
94568
Skills, Aptitudes, and Special Training:
Advanced knowledge of French (written and oral) Corrective Reading: Waterloo Region District School Board
Communication and collaboration with colleagues
Working with special needs and at-risk students
Strong Start (Early Literacy Intervention): Waterloo Region District School Board
Classroom management SmartBoard, Chromebook, and Ipad Technology
EQAO (province-wide standardized testing)
preparation (grades 3 and 6)
Organized, flexible, and detail oriented
Professional Certification:
Ontario College of Teachers:
Certificates of Qualification – Primary and Junior Divisions Junior and Intermediate Divisions
Additional Qualification: French as a Second Language. University of the State of New York Education Department: Initial Public School Teacher Certificate – Childhood Education (Grades 1-6). Awarded January 2008.
Education:
Medaille College, Buffalo New York: Master of Science in Education. Studies included methods of teaching, diversity in the classroom, current strategies in literacy and mathematics, and differentiated instruction with particular emphasis on higher-order thinking (Bloom’s Taxonomy). University of Waterloo, Waterloo Ontario: Bachelor of Arts. Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, Kitchener Ontario: Grade 13 Honours Diploma Work Experience:
Waterloo Region District School Board: Previously employed as a tenured Grade 8 French and Math teacher at Sunnyside Senior Public School. Responsibilities included planning and delivering lessons in Math and French, managing the classroom, assessing progress, and working collaboratively with fellow grade team teachers. Waterloo Region District School Board: Previously employed as a tenured French Immersion teacher of Grade 4, 5, and 6 French Immersion at W.T. Townshend Public School. Responsibilities included planning and delivering lessons in math, social studies, language arts, and managing the classroom, assessing progress, working collaboratively with fellow grade team teachers, and conferencing with parents. Experience also includes helping to prepare grade 6 students for EQAO (Provincial) testing
Waterloo Region District School Board: Previously employed as a Grade 6 and Junior Core French teacher in consecutive Long Term Occasional positions at W.T. Townshend Public School. Responsibilities included planning and delivering lessons, managing the classroom, assessing progress, and working collaboratively with fellow grade team teachers and French colleagues.
Waterloo Region District School Board: Previously employed as a Substitute Elementary teacher. Teaching assignments have spanned all grades from Junior Kindergarten through Grade 8 (English and French). Waterloo Region District School Board: Previously employed as a Student Supervision Monitor at Huron Heights Secondary School and at Forest Heights Collegiate Institute. Responsibilities included supervision of in-school suspensions, detentions, and final exams. Responsibilities also included assisting students in the Special Education classroom with daily lessons, and providing extra support during exams. Tammy Bishop Page 2 of 2
City Parent: Freelance writer for local parenting magazine. Volunteer Experience:
Lincoln Heights Public School (Waterloo Region District School Board): volunteered assisting with all classroom duties and helping in all areas of grade 6 curriculum.
Reading Buddies (Kitchener Public Library): worked with students to help develop literacy skills. Strong Start Literacy Program (Waterloo Region District School Board): trained and participated in weekly program promoting literacy page for ages 5 – 10, helping students to improve and overcome obstacles with literacy. Mary Johnston Public School (Waterloo Region District School Board): Volunteered for three years in grades one, two, and four classrooms. Tasks included helping students develop math and literacy skills. Dr. Roberta Bondar Public School (Durham District School Board): Volunteered for two years in a junior/senior kindergarten classroom, assisting children with reading, spelling, counting and printing. Awards and Achievements:
Ontario Scholarship Award
University of Waterloo Arts Student Award
Published in City Parent Magazine
References:
Available on request