Amanda (Buchenauer)
Primary/ Junior Teacher
40 Hawthorne Crescent Aylmer,Ontario
Summary
Accomplished primary school educator for 2 years in classroom settings. Dedicated to student safety and well-being to enable focused learning. Known to challenge students in creative ways to reach untapped potential.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Primary Teacher
St Anne's
St. Thomas, ON
09.2021 - Current
- I have taught Grade 1/2 - French Immersion as well as grade 4.
- I have taught grade 3/4 - English stream.
- Attentive and adaptable, Primary Teacher skilled in using empathy and other emotional intelligence skills to effectively manage classroom behavior
- Leverages student feedback to create dynamic lesson plans that address students’ strengths and weaknesses
- Incorporates interdisciplinary knowledge and skills into classroom to engage students of all learning orientations., Explored teaching a variety of big ideas in math through spiralling (including math talks)
- By learning how to spiral my lessons I was able to meet the needs of the students in my class and aide them in their learning goals
- Practiced administrating a formative assessment ( Early Literacy Assessment) to informe my teaching to find out what students knew and what they needed to know ( such as rhyming)
- Used a combination of phonetic and whole language to teach students beginning reading.
Summer Camp Assistant
L'Escale, Carrefour Communautaire Francophone de London
London, Ont
06.2016 - 08.2019
- I furthered my skills in time management by maintaining a schedule and ensuring that all curriculum and legislative expectations where met and maintained
- (Day Nursery’s Act)
- I utilized my conflict resolution skills in interacting with coworker, parents and in supporting students in they own problem solving development
- In the future I will utilise my time management skills when fallowing my day book, in organizing parent interactions, extra curricular commitments as well as furthering staff priorities (ex: staff meeting and training)
- I will continue to utilise my conflict resolution skills and the resources available to me to ensure the success of my students and any secondary relationships that I need to maintain writhing the school community.
Test Proctor Assistant
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, Ont
04.2019 - 04.2019
- I honed my organization skills by preparing the classrooms in advance of the tests
- I also developed my French communication skills by delegating the students taking the test and answering any questions within the appropriate parameters
- In the future I will utilize my organisation skills to create ideal seating plans based on Kagan
- I will utilise my French communication skills in the classroom when teaching French and when tutoring students.
Math Camp Assistant
CSC Providence
London, Ont
01.2007 - 06.2014
- I Recognized the importance of differentiating instruction when teaching students at different levels and with different needs
- By differentiating my lessons I was able to meet my students needs
- I strengthened my collaboration skills by co- creating lessons and activities with other staff and the acting teacher
- In the future I will continue to differentiate my lessons and I will continue to collaborate with other staff to create the best learning experience possible for my students.
Education
Bachelor's - Criminology, Sociology
University of Ottawa
09.2015 - 05.2019
Bachelor's - Education
University of Windsor
Windsor 09.2019 - 04.2020
Skills
Effective Classroomundefined
Additional Information
- CERTIFICATES , International Baccalaureate (09/2020 - Present) FSL AQ course (09/2019 - 12/2019) Safe Talk Suicide Alertness for Everyone (11/2019) Vulnerability, Marginalization In Education (01/2020)
Timeline
Primary Teacher
St Anne's
09.2021 - Current
Bachelor's - Education
University of Windsor
09.2019 - 04.2020
Test Proctor Assistant
University of Ottawa
04.2019 - 04.2019
Summer Camp Assistant
L'Escale, Carrefour Communautaire Francophone de London
06.2016 - 08.2019
Bachelor's - Criminology, Sociology
University of Ottawa
09.2015 - 05.2019
Math Camp Assistant
CSC Providence
01.2007 - 06.2014
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