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Information About Leena

Edmonton tutor
 

Personal Description:

A trained and Google Certified Educator with 10 years of private tutoring experience working with a range of students from all backgrounds and skill levels. Expertise in Google classroom, Zoom, Microsoft Team, Smart Boards, Edmodo, Mimio tools, and Technology aided teaching.
20 years of experience of teaching English, Math, Science ,Social Sciences, and all primary subjects, supported by Post Graduation in English Literature and Bachelors in Education.
20 years of experience with all International Boards and provincial boards.

Tutoring Experience:

Qualified and versatile Educationist with substantial exposure to organisational and administrative functions in Academic and non -academic Institutions.
• 20 years of experience of teaching English, Math, Science ,Social Sciences, and all primary subjects, supported by Post Graduation in English Literature and Bachelors in Education.
• 18 of experience with CBSE, Gujarat Board, Andhra Board, ICSE, IGCSE, Australian Curriculum, National Curriculum of UK, Kazakhstan National Curriculum as well as the IPC and the MLS I - III of Educomp. In addition, I have experience of PYP and MYP as a tuition teacher and of IB as a parent.
• 14 years of working with SEN students.
• Extensive expertise **E-mail Address Removed**classroom, Zoom, Microsoft Team, Smart Boards, Edmodo, Mimio tools, and Technology aided teaching.
• Proactive, result oriented individual delivering excellence through effective communication, coordination and interpersonal skills.
• Prepared, conducted, evaluated, assessed, reviewed and documented all Internal Exams, Formative and Summative assessments.
• Trained students in public speaking, theatre, music, choreography.
• Organiser of Intra and Interschool **Web Address Removed** with various agencies for resounding success.
• A multitasker with ability to think creatively and constructively.
• TeacherTraining at the Eye Level Seawoods Nerul Center,Navi Mumbai, India , Apple Tree International School Almaty ,Kazakhstan,Eton House International School, Aktau, Kazakhstan ,Millennium School Noida,India Exposure to workforce management, staffing and scheduling.

Professional Experience
Eye Level Seawoods Nerul Center Mar 2018 – May 2020
• Center Manager and Instructor
• Teacher /Instructor training for Eye Level Math and English Program online as well as offline.

Appletree International Preschool, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Aug 2017- Nov 2017
• Homeroom Teacher for Stars age group 5-6
• Facilitation of the IPC curriculum, Jolly Phonics, Lego Education and Mini Arco.

EtonHouse International School, Aktau, Kazakhstan, Nov 2016 – June 2017.
Science and Drama Teacher Preschool to Grade V.
Social Studies Grade II -V.
Art Preschool to Grade V.
English Grade II.

Apart from facilitation of curriculum I also/was
• Prepared, conducted, evaluated, assessed, reviewed and documented all school/class assessments.
• Coordinated and conducted the school Winter Concert within the first month of my joining school.
• Successfully Conducted the school Book week 17 -21 of April with specific activities for all classes.
• Coordinated and conducted the Women’s Day celebrations in three languages.
• Coordinated and Conducted the Nauryz celebrations and Victory day celebrations in three languages.
• Instrumental in conducting the school Art Exhibition, Sports Day and Yoga Day Celebrations.
• Responsible for the school events board and album.
• Facilitated school visits to the Fire Brigade and the Aktau museum.

The Millennium School, Noida, India, April 2010 – May 2013.
Math ,English, Science, and Social Sciences Teacher for Classes I to VIII.

Apart from facilitation of curriculum I also/was
• Prepared, conducted, evaluated, assessed, reviewed and documented all Internal Exams, Formative and Summative, for Students.
• Coordinated assessment, and testing activities for all incoming students.
• International projects co-ordinator and Talent development programme In-charge for the year 2012-13.
• Co-ordinated and accomplished a variety of Inter house and Inter school activities.
• Edited reports for the school newsletter and local dailies.
• In-Charge of school display boards.

Lotus Valley International School, Noida, India, July 2009 – Mar 2010.
English Math and EVS Teacher for Class III and IV.

Apart from facilitation of curriculum I was /also
• Prepared, conducted, evaluated, assessed, reviewed and documented all Internal Exams, Formative and Summative, for Students.
• Prepared students for inter school competitions.
• Instrumental in conduct of extra-curricular activities like Spellathon, Elocution, Recitation and Annual day function.
• Proficient in use of Smart boards and educational software.
• In-charge of the junior Dramatics Society.
• Prepared students for YLE administered by the British Council.

Lourdes Convent High School, Surat, India June 2008 – May 2009.
English First Language Teacher for Class XII (Science stream).
English First Language Teacher for Class XI (Science and Commerce stream)… English Second Language Teacher for Class XI (Commerce stream).

Apart from facilitation of curriculum I also/was

• Class Teacher of XI (Science stream).
• Prepared, conducted evaluated, assessed, reviewed and documented all Internal Exams as well as Pre-board Exams for Students.
• House Animator for the “Bluebells” house of the school.
• Instrumental in conduct of extra-curricular activities like Quizzes, Elocution, and Achievers day function.
• Prepared and administered an aptitude test for three sections of class XI.
• Conducted three parent teacher meets as well as one PTA and Science faculty meet for the XII Science stream.
• Helped conduct a press conference for the NASA student tour returnees.
• Prepared the Bournvita Quiz contestants for the Intra as well as inter school rounds.
• Proficient in use of RMS (Result Management Software).

Lancers Army School, Dumas Road, Surat, India, April 2007 – May 2008.
English Teacher for Class VI – VIII.
Science Teacher for Class IV.
Social Studies Teacher for Class V.

Apart from facilitation of curriculum I also/was
• Prepared, conducted, evaluated, assessed, reviewed and documented all Internal Exams, Formative and Summative, for Students.
• Coordinated assessment, and testing activities for all incoming students.
• House Mistress for one of the four houses of the school.
• Instrumental in conduct of extra-curricular activities like Quizzes, Elocution, Recitation and Annual day and function.
• Prepared the school team for Republic Day parade competition at Police Parade grounds.

Wipro Business Process Outsourcing, New Delhi, India, Nov 2003 –Nov 2006.
Manager on Duty for CompuServe, WallMart and Netscape Technical Support Processes.

• Work Force Management (Staffing & Scheduling).
• Handled Performance Monitoring system used in BPO processes.
• Prepared MIS reports.
• Mentored Teams as well as Individuals to Enhance Productivity.
• In charge of inventory and logistics of the process.
• Responsible for escalating various technological issues occurring in the process through correct escalation matrix.
• Generating various reports for the process owner by using different tools and having sound knowledge of IEX WFM tool, AVAYA CMS (Call Monitoring System) and NICE (Call Recording Software).

Siva Sivani Public School, Visakhapatnam, India June 2001 – April 2003.
Social Studies and English Teacher for classes IV -IX.
Apart from facilitation of curriculum I also/was

• Prepared, conducted, evaluated, assessed, reviewed and documented all Internal Exams, Formative and Summative, for Students.
• Devised lessons, which captured the children’s imaginations for e.g.: Prepared scenes from well-known works or scenes from historical events and had the children act them out.
• Tutored children having difficulties in making their grades during the zero hour.
• Provided a regular report to the school board and the PTA on the progress of the class at the end of each Term.
• Coordinated presentations and demonstrations as part of the teaching curriculum.
• Coordinated assessment, and testing activities for all incoming students.
• Conducted Quiz Programs and co-curricular activities.
• Taught a Russian dance to IV Standard for Annual Day celebrations.
• Took VIII and IX standard students for specially designed tours.

Community Center, Sevrodovinsk, Russia, July 1996 – July 1999.
Social Worker/ Instructor
• Responsible for familiarizing Russian Citizens with Indian Culture and Social setup.
• Responsible for scheduling and teaching English.
• Organizer for cultural Events and Competitions.

Tiny Tots School, Naval Park, Visakhapatnam, India, Jan 1996 - June 1996.
Pre –Nursery Teacher
• Helped create a child-centred learning environment for pre-school children aged 2 to 5. Created a nurturing atmosphere using age-appropriate teaching strategies.
• Managed a classroom that consisted of 20, 2 to 5-year-old children. Provided children with learning experiences that promoted their cognitive, social and emotional development. Delivered individualized instruction in all areas of the curriculum. Participated in parent-teacher meets handled record-keeping, and kept a tidy classroom.

Sri Vivekananda Public School, Visakhapatnam, India, July1994- Dec1995.
Social studies and English Teacher for class IV -IX.
• Prepared English and Social Studies assignments.
• Prepared, conducted, evaluated, assessed, reviewed and documented all Internal Exams, Formative and Summative, for Students.
• Devised lessons, which captured the children’s imaginations for e.g.: Prepared scenes from well-known works or scenes from historical events and had the children act them out.
• Provided a regular report to the school board and the PTA on the progress of the class at the end of each Term.
• Organized cultural Events and Competitions.

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ferozepur Cantt, India, Sept 1993 – Jan 1994.
Against Ad-hoc Vacancy
• Taught Geography to XI and XII Standard students.
• Prepared, conducted, evaluated, assessed, reviewed and documented all Internal Exams, Formative and Summative, for Students.
• Prepared students for Board Exams.
• Conducted Pre-board Exams for Students.
• Organized Cultural Events and Competitions.
• Models and Charts were selected for KV Regionals.

Education
• Schooling in Loreto Convent, Shillong and KV, Meerut Cantt, India.
• Bachelor of Arts (English, Pol Sc & Geography) Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
• Diploma in Russian Language, School of Languages, Andhra University, India.
• Diploma in Nursery\Primary Teachers Training.
• MA(English), Andhra University, India.
• Bachelor of Education, IGNOU, New Delhi, India.
• Completed Teaching English SEN Certificate from the British Council with an assessed portfolio in February 2016.
• Completed Communicative Assessment Certificate from the British Council with an assessed portfolio in August 2016.

Volunteer /Shadow Teacher Work
• Shadow Teacher to kids with special needs kids from Oct 2013 – May 2016.
• Volunteering time in NIST for activities as and when requested.
• NIST Bangkok, Year 12 and 13 parent representative for academic year 2014-15 and 2015-16 respectively.

Achievements /Certifications
• Obtained Autism 101 Online Certification from Autism Society of America.
• Obtained an NELTS Certificate in 2001.
• Have been involved with International School Award (ISA) activities and the documentation of the ISA project for British Council for the year 2011-12.
• Have completed 5 international projects and 4 online British council projects in 2012-13.
• Have an IELTS score of 8.5.
• First Aid Certificate, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Aug 2017.
• Certified QPR Gatekeeper 2020
• **Contact Detail Removed** Certified Educator Pre-Training (pursuing)

Workshops Attended
• IPC workshop conducted by Yuliya Avdeyenko, Curriculum Coordinator, Appletree International Preschool Almaty, Kazakhstan, Aug’2017.
• Jolly Phonics Refresher Workshop conducted by Ms Yuliya Avdeyenko, Curriculum Coordinator, Appletree International Preschool Almaty, Kazakhstan, Aug’2017.
• Lego Education Workshop by Ms Yuliya Avdeyenko, Curriculum Coordinator, Appletree International Preschool Almaty, Kazakhstan, Aug’2017.
• Mini Arco Workshop by, Ms Marina Coordinator, Appletree International Preschool Almaty, Kazakhstan, Aug’2017.
• Kinder Musik Workshop conducted by Ms Alima, Appletree International Preschool Almaty, Kazakhstan, Aug ’2017.
• Attended and participated in 10 PD workshops on curriculum facilitation and strategies conducted by Ms Joanna Vidler, Principal, EtonHouse International school, Aktau, Kazakhstan.2016-2017.
• Attended and participated in a number of workshops and sessions conducted by LEAP Bangkok especially Executive Functioning Session and Sensory Processing Difficulty by OT Donna Murphy.2014- 2016.
• Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation(CCE) workshop for High School Teachers held in Greater Valley School, Greater Noida (Sep ’12).
• A 4-hour session on CMPC usage conducted by R&D Educomp Solutions Ltd, Gurgaon, HR (Dec’11).
• Twin-sessions on CCE by Ms. Meera Balachandran and Ms. Chandeep Kaur.
• A session on Time Management conducted by R&D Educomp Solutions Ltd, Gurgaon, HR (Oct’11).
• A session on Effective Communication by Ms. Swapna Das; ex-Principal, Apeejay School near Faridabad.
• Twin sessions (Theoretical & Hands-on) on Smart Class Conducted by Ms. Mona, Smart Class head, Educomp Solutions Ltd, Gurgaon, HR (Aug’11).
• A five-day workshop – Evolve: Train the Trainer Programme conducted by R&D Educomp Solutions Ltd, Gurgaon, HR (Jan’11).
• A 32-hour session on EVOLVE: Connect with the Learner conducted by R&D Educomp Solutions Ltd, Gurgaon, HR (Oct’10).
• Twin sessions on Education for Sustainable Development conducted by R&D Educomp Solutions Ltd, Gurgaon, HR (July’10).
• A five-day workshop on QUEST: Know your Learner conducted by R&D Educomp Solutions Ltd, Gurgaon, HR (May ’10).
• Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation workshop conducted by Ms Madhu Chandra, Master Trainer Central Board of Secondary Education.
• 12 Professional workshops held by DAEKYO, Eye Level ,attended .


Workshops Conducted
• Career Counselling sessions for students of classes IX to XII of Lourdes Convent School 2008.
• Sessions on Learning Strategies for co- teachers and new teachers ’11, ’12, and ’13.
• In house training of new teachers on the Millennium Learning System designed by Educomp Solutions.
• CMPC (Compact mini personal computer – teaching aid) Mythware training for co teachers.
• Conducted workshop on Mimio tools for co teachers and new teachers ’11, ’12, and ’13.
• Sessions on Learning Strategies for co- teachers in English as well as in Russian at EtonHouse International school, Aktau, Kazakhstan,2016-2017.
• Workshop on Technology integration in Education at EtonHouse International school, Aktau, Kazakhstan, 2016-2017.
• Communication in English workshop training for local language teachers at EtonHouse International school, Aktau, Kazakhstan, 2016-2017.
• 1 to 1 Sessions on dealing with SEN with parents and teachers at EtonHouse International school, Aktau, Kazakhstan, 2017.
• 2 Sessions on Tech techniques for inclusive education at EtonHouse International school, Aktau, Kazakhstan, 2017.
• 1 Session on Tech techniques for inclusive education at Appletree International Preschool, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Oct 2017.
• Multitude of workshops conducted/facilitated for Teachers, parents as well as students as Head of Eye Level Seawoods Nerul Center, Navi Mumbai .

Tutoring Approach:

My teaching methodology revolves around the principles of recognition, repetition and application . I work on the foundational skills of the student helping them achieve confidence in doing their work at their own pace.
I also offer a number of new and unique studying techniques and tools in my lessons. These tools can dramatically speed up the learning process and allow students to apply their knowledge in the most efficient way.

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Native Language: English
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
References Available: No (✘ Not On File)

Qualifications:

  • IGNOU, New Delhi (2010) - Bachelors in Education (Professional) (✘ Not On File)
  • Andhra University (2008) - English (Masters) (✘ Not On File)
  • Osmania University (1993) - Social Sciences (Bachelors) (✘ Not On File)

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