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My Educational Timeline
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Started School
First day of Kindergarten (ECS) at St. Elizabeth Seton School -
Playing school
I loved to play 'school' with my three younger siblings as a child. I loved being the teacher and had so much fun planning lessons and grading their work. -
Completed the Babysitter's course
In Novemeber, 2005, I completed the Red Cross Babysitter's course, and subsequently started looking after the children of family and friends. I really enjoyed looking after children, and would come up with activities to do and games to play to make the time fun for the kids. -
Nannying for the Summer
Shortly after taking the Babysitting course, I took on a position as a Nanny of two girls, aged 5 and 7, for 3 days a week during the summer. I worked 24 hour weeks, and proved that I was capable of caring for young children for extended periods of time. It was demanding work for me (as I was still in middle school myself!), but it further develped my passion for working with children. -
Early Childhood Development Class
In my grade 10 year of high school, I took an early childhood development class as an option, which I really enjoyed. I even received an award for achieving the highest academic grade in the class. -
Volunteering for a teacher
As part of my service hours for religion class in high school, a friend and I volunteered for a local Kindergarten teacher for a few hours. We helped her to put together memory scrapbooks for her students, and had fun working on them! I remember her also showing us her year plans at the time. They sure were detailed! -
Bachelor of Education: Elementary Transfer Program
I started my education degree at Red Deer College in Fall 2012. I was really excited about being a College student, and enjoyed taking my first educational psychology course with Dr. Robert Nellis. I also was exposed to my first introduction to lesson planning in my EDUC 250 class. I thoroughly enjoyed my first term. -
Assisstant teaching- Ballet with RDC's Conservatory of Dance
I had been participating in Ballet classes at Dance Magic Studio since 2007, and could not get enough! I took a ballet class in Red Deer College's Conservatory of Dance in 2012, and helped out with another class once a week until the recital in June of 2013. -
PLAS Practicum- Annie L. Gaetz School
As part of my KPED class, I led a PLAS (Physical Literacy After School) program with a small group of preservice teachers for six, hour long sessions. We planned a variety of activities that focused on both cooperation and competition. The students really enjoyed the programming, and I learned a lot about classroom management during the program. -
Vacation Bible School
In 2013, I was asked by a fellow Parishioner to help to lead a week long vacation Bible school at our parish. It was a half day camp that elementary aged children attended to experience prayer, music, crafts, and games. I enjoyed being a leader in the camp. -
Peer Tutoring
I accepted a position as a peer tutor at RDC, where I assisted students in courses I had already completed. This opportunity was a great teaching experience for me, and helped me to consolidate my own learning! -
Afterschool Care
On Monday's during early dismissal, I would supervise students whose parents were unable to pick them up from school right at the dismissal time. I fulfilled this position until the end of the school year in June. -
Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre: Community Service Learning
During my second year of studies at Red Deer College, I chose to participate in a service learning opportunity for a psychology class focusing on child development. For 3 hours per week for 8 weeks, I observed and assisted the staff in a preschool classroom with a diverse population of students with special needs. I learned many strategies and methods for helping students with special needs to grow in thier learning during this opportunity. I would recommend this experience to others for sure! -
Behavioural Aide
I took on a position working with a young girl who has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in 2013, and continued working with her until June 2015. I was trained in Applied Behavioural Analysis, which helped me to both identify the function of her behaviours, and then teach her more appropriate behavious. This was a very challenging position, however, the growth I saw in her was tremendous, and the work was so rewarding. I very much enjoyed my role as a behavioural aide. -
Acceptance into RDC's Collaborative Middle Years Program
After 2 years of hard work and competition to get into the acclaimed middle years program at RDC, I was ready to start collaborating and building up my skills and resources! -
IFX 5 week Practicum
I completed my fist practicum at St. Thomas Aquinas school with grade 8 students. I enjoyed learning more about teaching Language arts and Social studies. A few strategies that I tried included Kagan strategies for cooperative learning, guided reading, Daily 5 centers, school scavenger hunts, and tons of technology use (the classroom was in a computer lab). I had a fantastic experience, and really miss my students! -
Teachers Convention
I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to present my integrated unit plan at Teachers convention with some of my colleagues. I also really enjoyed participating in other sessions at the convention. -
Science Fair Judge
I am very passionate about science, and got the chance to assist in judging science fair projects from around Central Alberta at the regional competition. It was awesome to see such a love of science from the students! -
Safety City Child Safety Educator
During May, June, July, and August, I worked as a Child Safety educator with one other student teacher at Safety City in Red Deer. I taught a variety of programs, including Pedestrian safety, Fire and home safety, Acreage and farm safety, Bicycle safety, birthday parties, and summer camps. We even got to practice adapting the programs slightly for students with special needs! I had such an awesome summer of teaching and learning! -
Extended Practicum Placement
I chose to complete an extended practicum for my APT placement in order to get more out of my practicum experience. I have been observing and working with students in various classes for about 3 hours per week. I have already learned so much, this practicum is sure to be incredible! -
Running Club Assistant Coach
I helped out with coaching the running club at Holy Family School twice a week during lunchtime recess in fall 2015. I really enjoyed running with the students and cheering them on at the Dawe run in September! -
Assistant teaching: Aerial silks and acrobatics
I took on a position at Dance magic assisting students aged 6-14 in both silks and acrobaics classes. In addition to my weekly classes, I also assist with dance birthday parties. I have already learned lots about teaching cues in dance and how classroom management differs in a dance studio. Part of filling this position means participating in a student teacher education program, where I get to practice creating warm ups, across the floor exercises, teaching cues, and choreography to music. -
Dyeversity Relay
I had tons of fun helping to supervise activites during the Lindsay Thurber Dyeversity relay. What an amazing way to celebrate diversity within the school!
