Darren Kuropatwa Email & Phone Number

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Support teachers & administrators with the development and implementation of improved practice in their classrooms and schools based on school division and school-based continuous improvement plans.
• Assist with the development of professional learning opportunities for teachers and administrators related to implementing and supporting improved practice in classrooms and schools in the areas of numeracy and.
• Collect and develop resources & materials and assist with the process of collecting and analyzing student achievement data that enhance and support improved practice for all teachers.
• Engage in the effective use of co-teaching while working alongside classroom teachers.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Collaborated with a dynamic team of educators and support personnel on the implementation and delivery of remote teaching and assessment practices.
• Created and provided cross-curricular student assignments and independent work tasks that incorporate the learning outcomes in various curricular areas.
• Created material and learning resources to support lesson delivery.
• Worked as part of a team to provide instruction to students in online learning platforms through direct teaching,
• Differentiated instruction based on student’s prior learning, needs and interests,
• Assessed, monitored and reported on student progress based on learning outcomes.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Worked with a strong team of approximately 100 teachers to create a positive and engaging learning environment for 850 students in an independent school.
• Applied deep knowledge of and experience with integrating technology across the curriculum.
• Mentored teachers across the Middle and Senior Schools as a personal pedagogical coach to identify strengths and areas of growth.
• Developed training, coaching and professional development for teachers continuous professional learning and pedagogical practice.
• Researched, prepared and delivered workshops, across Junior, Middle, and Senior Schools to leverage emerging best practices before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively with colleagues and students.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Classroom teacher, grade 7 Mathematics, Science, ELA, Social Studies.
• Structured student learning around inquiry driven experiences such as creating self-sustaining and self-contained ecosystems in Science, and explored the study of human rights with students engaging with international.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Consultant to schools and organizations on effective instructional design and assessment leveraging the affordances of social media and web based tools. Presentations given to teachers, parents, and students..
• Individual and group pedagogical training (strictest confidence maintained)
• Keynotes
• Day Workshops
• Weekend Workshops
• Presentations

Steinbach, Manitoba

• Visionary leadership that collaboratively involved the school community in promoting the mission and vision of Hanover School Division across the community and celebrating the achievements of Hanover staff and students.
• Leadership and support for student learning in the areas of assessment & instruction for all students K-12.
• Lead learner of a learning community that nurtured and sustained a culture that values and supports all students being fully engaged socially, academically, intellectually, and emotionally in their learning experience.
• Supported and developed a culture that empowers, supports, values, and inspires all teachers and administrators in their professional growth.
• Guided the Deeper Learning Plan for Hanover School Division.
• Lead and supported the divisional team of Learning Coaches and support staff.

Canada

• Provided expertise and consulting on a variety of projects.
• Maintained an in-depth knowledge of the digital learning landscape across Canada.
• Reviewed educational and professional learning materials.
• Researched and wrote about the intersection of teaching, learning and leadership.
• Developed content, made recommendations, and reported on progress.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Provided leadership and support to administrators, K-12 teachers including French Immersion.
• Focused on Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking and Citizenship.
• Facilitated professional training and support for curriculum consultants in all disciplines on effective pedagogy to leverage the affordances of emerging technologies.
• Strong focus on pedagogical innovation and 21st Century assessment.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Provided leadership and support to K-12 français and French Immersion teachers in all disciplines and Basic French teachers across Manitoba.
• Implemented the Provincial Literacy with ICT Continuum and infusing technology in classrooms.
• Consulted with schools & school divisions implementing eLearning solutions.
• Collaborated on setting Distance Learning policy for Manitoba.
• Provided professional training and support to curriculum consultants in all disciplines on effective pedagogy to leverage the affordances of emerging technologies.
• Strong focus on pedagogical innovation and 21st Century assessment.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

• Provided leadership and support to senior years teachers in all disciplines across Manitoba implementing the ICT Framework of Outcomes, the Literacy with ICT Continuum and infusing technology in senior years classrooms.
• Project lead on development of Business & Marketing Education curriculum.
• Strong focus on pedagogical innovation and 21st Century assessment.

• Oversaw, mentored, and administered a group of over 100 educators from around the world in long term, sustained, immersive professional development experiences.

Fostered a team based approach to evolve student success in mathematics across the school and school division. Facilitated professional growth and best practices for all staff in a high school math department in a school of approximately 1200 students.

Managed several independent groups of staff and teenaged campers as they travelled across North America.

B. Education, Math And Moral Education

Activities and Societies: Delta Upsilon Fraternity

B. Arts, Philosophy

Activities and Societies: Member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity

Diploma In Social Studies, Math, Psychology, Philosophy, English

Activities and Societies: Took several courses in the Reflections programme.