Vivien Tabak
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Cleveland Heights, Ohio ***********@*****.***
Career Summary
Experienced as a teacher with good communication and presentation skills. A believer in lifelong education, who continues to attend professional development workshops. A go-to person for clarifying and abstracting written material, discreet, and can interact well with different individuals. Worked at Northern Telecom, Canada as a lab operator for eight years.
Education
Licensed in Integrated Science and Life Science, State of Ohio, K-12
Master of Education Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. GPA: 3.97
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
Employment History
Castle High School East 2021-2022
Teacher
Teaching Biology, Physical Science, and Earth Science
· providing hands-on experiences with very limited resources
Bedford High School Feb.-June 2021
Teacher, Long-term substitute
Teaching Biology and Earth Science
·progressing rapidly in utilizing new apps and the arts of remote teaching
Hope Northcoast Academy 2019-20
Teacher
Middle School Science
Cleveland Suburban School Districts and Metropolitan School District 2016-18
Teacher
Elementary through High School Substitute Teacher
· sought by teachers for return visits
Cleveland Central Catholic High School
Teacher 2015-16
10th grade Biology
11th grade Integrated Science
·Increased success of pupils retaking the Science OGT
Cleveland Metropolitan and Suburban School Districts 2014-15
Teacher
Elementary through High School Substitute Teacher
· held two long-term positions in which children anticipated my return
Villaview Community School 2012-13
Teacher
6th-9th grades Earth Science, Physical Science, Life Science
·Increased literacy with reading guides and vocabulary charts
·Directed debating sessions
·Excited children with opportunities for hands-on experiences in an setting with limited resources
Yavne High School of the Hebrew Academy, Beachwood, Ohio 1998-2010
Teacher
7th grade Life Science, 10th grade Biology, 11th grade Environmental Science
·Won a grant from National Gardening Association to establish school garden.
·Managed budget allocation for laboratory materials order and reduced expenditures.
·Introduced the use of PowerPoint and Excel graphing.
·Developed curriculum and was in charge of ordering materials for new Environmental Science course.
·Developed critical thinking skills: Used reading guides, encouraged summarizing and abstracting, provided materials for students to design own experiment.
·Innovated hands-on experiences.
·Organized field trips and arranged for speakers.