8 years of teaching experience ranging from grades 1-12.Mostly teaching secondary English Language Arts, and Art, with some Social Studies, History, Geography, Politics, Economics, Career and Life Management, Drama, Media Communications, Fashion Studies, Health, and other Option courses.Great at forming good relationships with parents and students, and building good rapport.I would humbly consider myself a master teacher with English Langauge Arts from grades 9-12 with most of my time spent teaching at these levels.Excellent at working with students to improve their writing skills for different formats and styles of writing with comprehensive, detailed, and constructive feedback and mentoring.Knack for developing truly engaging course or unit plans for different grade levels to capture the attention and interest of students.Very keen on consistent professional development and higher learning whenever I can fit it in. I've completed several online courses related to Indigenous Education and Worldviews, as well as being currently employed by Learning Bird Inc. to develop educational resources for Indigenous communities across Canada. I am always learning more about Indigenous culture and ways of thinking from Elders, experienced advocates and education professionals. Experience with arranging and running several extracurricular clubs and groups for different needs, from book clubs, to Geek Clubs for the less athletically inclined students in a school to have a place to feel welcomed and form friendships, to graduation ceremonies, Remembrance Day ceremonies, Halloween celebrations and Haunted House fundraising. Active in community fundraising, donation and volunteering groups with a number of local organizations.