Mrs. Jill Quirk

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Upper Grandville

Nova Scotia B0S 1A0

Qualifications:

University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2008-2009

Additional Online Graduate Education Courses

EDER D2L Web Design II

EDER Postmodern Spirituality

EDER Language and Power

EDER Lifelong Learning (Promoting Adult Education)

Deakin University Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 2004

Postgraduate Diploma of Education - Secondary

1 year program - graduated in Nov. 04'

Credited by the Victorian Institute of Teaching to teach years 7 – 12 Humanities and Environmental Science

University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada 1999 - 2003

Honors BA Geography Degree

4 year program - graduated in April 03'

Teaching History:

RVS Online instructor Airdrie Alberta (2020-2021)

Teach grade 5 generalist/online digital platform (Moodle, Google Suite)

Heloise Lorimer School Airdrie Alberta (2016-2020)

Grade 5 Generalist/School STEAM integration coach ** Specializing in Science/tech (grades 2-5)

Meadowbrook School Airdrie Alberta (September 2014-2016)

Grade 5 Generalist (2015-2016)

English Language Arts, Grade 8 Social Studies, Grade 8 Health (2014-2015)

Crossing Park School Calgary Alberta (August 2013 – June 2013) Leader in Me School

Grade 7 Team Leader - Grade 7: ELA, Social Studies/Science, and Options- Leadership/Mental Health

F.E. Osborne Junior High Calgary Alberta (September 2007 – June 2013)

Grade 8 Humanities, Grade 8&9 Digital Design and Grade 8 Leadership (Continuous)

Rocky View Online Learning Division Airdrie Alberta (Feb-August 2009, April – August 2010)

Social Studies 10-1, 20-1, 30-1, 30-2, and ELA 20-1, 30-1, 30-2 and 33

Ernest Manning – D2L Online Learning Environment Calgary Alberta (Summer 2007, Summer 2008)

Psych 20P, 20G and Psych 30, CALM

Montgomery Jr. High Calgary Alberta (January 2007 – end of June 2007)

Grade 7, 8 & 9 Social Studies

David Thompson Middle School Calgary Alberta (September – December 2006)

Grade 8 Humanities and Leadership

England:

Lymm High School Lymm, Cheshire, UK (September 2005 – end of May 2006)

Grade 7 through to Grade 10 (Key Stages 3 & 4) High School Geography and Religious Studies

Cheadle Hulme College Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK (April – July 2005)

Grade7 through to Grade 9 (key stage 3) High School Geography

Strengths:

Engage youth: a strong passion to provide unique opportunities of learning. Created school Maker Lab Ex. incorporating Minecraft into lessons, creating COSpaces (online 3D virtual worlds).

PL training: a commitment to lifelong learning. Demonstrated in a variety of learning opportunities: TELUS Shift Lab, STEAM Education/Design Thinking (Edtech), Social Thinking Training (San Francisco), Leader in Me (Dr. Stephen Covey - 7 Habits), Cognitive Coaching (help facilitate positive behavioural changes in students).

Digital literacy: use technology as a tool to improve learning experiences.

Examples: Coding lessons, Robots, Google Classrooms/Sites/Forms, Moodle, Blogs, Podcasts, Minecraft.

Hard work ethics: learn different teaching content quickly (Alberta/Canadian, UK and Australian curriculum). Dedicated to helping student leadership and growth – STEAM Team/AMA Patrols/ We Crew. Help school wide learning through Teacher Learning Walks.

Good communication skills: with many examples of successful team teaching and ample positive teamwork examples. Create with cohorts, multi-disciplinary inquiry based curriculum units. Organize staff and students to work together on problem based learning strategies.

Quest for knowledge: revealed through a love for traveling, the desire to explore different geographical histories and expand my global perspective. Learn from experts in local communities re: City of Airdrie.

Philanthropy experience: using the classroom as a means for community involvement (promoting sustainable development strategies for students in local, national and global communities). I write for a community magazine that looks at ways to connect community and education called Community Now. This magazine promotes community connections.

Outdoor education: a love for incorporating nature into schools. Connecting to the earth through indigenous ways of knowing (adopting lessons/ideas from Indigneous elders). Organized students to go to Waterton National Park for a grade 5 wetlands investigator camp (twice) learning from Parks Canada and Blackfoot elders. Promoting environmental ed. Students won ECO Grants/ ECO AWARDs under my mentorship.

Professional Interests

●Technology integration. Ex. Part of a STEAM Maker teacher cohort to teach/influence teachers to use new technologies in schools. (2017-2020)

●Strong interest in sharing knowledge/presenting:

-Girls in Tech- presented at a Trustees meeting (January 2017)

-Presented about integrating Design Thinking into schools at Telus Spark Shift conference

(November 2017),

-Presented about the success of a STEAM Team at an EdTech conference (September 2018).

-Presented at a Microsoft Future Ready conference (2019),

-Presented about STEAM education at EdFest Hawaii (March 2019).

●Promoting Sustainability clubs - WE ECO CREW – promoting Sustainable/Environmental Education (gained city and provincial recognition). Students won ECO grants three times.

●Mentoring student teachers. I have experience with mentoring three student teachers.

●Committed to helping promote safer communities with the Meadowbrook/Heloise Lorimer AMA Safety Patrols.

●Committed to global citizenship - Developed a Grade 7 Leadership Program Crossing Park (Calgary).

●Part of Free The Children initiatives - attending We Day celebrations 2013/2014/2018.

●Participated with students in the CBE My World Conference 2014.

●Developed The Green Team at F.E. Osborne Jr High in 2011-2012; a club to promote Sustainable Livelihoods. Exhibited Grade 8 Sustainable ideas at The Calgary Mayor’s Environmental Expo.

●Love coaching youth. I have coached SOCCER for years (HLS, Meadowbrook Grade 6 Soccer, Airdrie Soccer Association for 8+ years, Crossing Park Senior Boys 2013, FE Osborne Senior Boys 6 years, Senior Girls soccer in Manchester England 2005). Also: Volleyball, Track and Field, Badminton.

●First Aid/CPR certificate up to date (November 2022).

●A love for Music and Dance, (use African Dancing as a tool to engage students in Humanities – helped to develop Meadowbrook Dance Team.

●A keen interest in Drama (took senior level drama classes) have assisted with school productions.

●Plan/organized school productions - “Celebration of Learning SHOW” FE Osborne Junior High.

Global Experience:

●Love hiking/mountain biking. Ex Explored United Kingdom while teaching in Greater Manchester (2006)

●Adventures throughout South-East Asia after completing my postgraduate diploma (2005).

●Discovered dynamic landscapes of Australia and New Zealand while completing my Postgraduate Education Degree in Melbourne Victoria Australia (2004).

●Leader for a CISV Educational camp (bringing kids together from around the world) Vancouver BC (2003).

●Experienced a university field camp for my Honours Geography degree in Death Valley National Park in California with the University of Western Ontario (2003).

●A team member of the University of Western Ontario Anthropology Department, and spent a summer in Greece excavating Greek ruins in the Peloponnese (2001).

●A part of the Off-Campus Don Program UWO to help with first year university students.

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