Colleen Sevcik
Strathmore,AB
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills. Diligent and adaptable in meeting individual student needs with warm, safe educational environments.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher, Kindergarten, Other Grades and Subjects
Rocky View Schools
08.2014 - Current
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering supportive learning environments.
- Enhanced classroom engagement through using exciting and engaging activities, lessons and teaching methods to achieve student participation and hands-on learning implementing pedagogy from Reggio Emilia Approach and Outdoor Learning.
- Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had equal opportunity for success. Enhanced learning experiences by incorporating specialized tools such as augmentative and alternative communication (either in form of visuals or device) and resources tailored to needs of complex students.
- Assessed student performance regularly using both formative and summative assessments and updated standards based reporting using PowerSchool's PowerTeacher to reflect real time reporting (RTR) and to inform future lesson planning.
- Communicated Learning using myBlueprint online portfolio that students can showcase their best learning and reflect on their learning using print, voice, or video for their families to see.
- Collaborated with other teachers using Collaborative Response Model, planned school wide events, strategized school education plans using school data, and served on school committees, such as Co-Chair of the Positive Behaviour Intervention Strategies (PBIS) committee and School Lead for myBlueprint.
- Managed classroom behaviour effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences using Positive Behaviour Intervention Strategies (PBIS).
- Collaborated with teachers, therapists, and divisional learning specialists to develop class reviews, student success plans, and ensuring optimal progress.
- Continuously pursued professional development opportunities such as workshops or conferences to stay current in educational trends.
Teacher, Kindergarten
Kathyrn ECS Society
08.1999 - 08.2014
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons.
- Collaborated with a yearly changing board to create .cohesive learning environment for students
- Maintained stimulating learning environments through original, interactive classroom layouts and displays.
- Organized engaging field trips, connecting classroom content with real-world experiences for students.
- Collaborated with families and therapists to develop individualized educational plans for each student and encouraging collaboration in supporting student growth ensuring optimal progress.
- Created safe and nurturing classroom environments that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
Education
B. Ed. - Education
University of Alberta
Edmonton, ABBachelor of Arts - Major Sociology, Minor Psychology
Augustana University College
Camrose, ABSkills
- Relationship Building
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Social-Emotional Learning
- Student Engagement
- Play-based Learning and Outdoor Learning
- Differentiated Instruction
Professional Learning
- Early Childhood Education Council Conference (ATA Specialist Council)- Participant, annually since 1999
- Spark Shift Lab - Presenter, 2017 - Cross Grade & Design Challenge Collaboration
After being a participant in the Telus Spark Shift Lab, 2 colleagues and I were presenters of Cross Grade & Design Challenge Collaboration at the Shift Lab Conference. This session was about our experience with cross-grade collaboration. We shared our successes, challenges, and failures of integrating various grades within a school, as well as, the same grades across different schools. We had examples of how we aligned curriculum across grades and designed challenges that we tested with our classes. We hope to inspire creativity in your own practice, transform your learners into engineers and encourage empathy in the classroom.
- Telus Spark Shift Lab - Participant, 2016
SHIFT Lab is a stream of learning designed by TELUS Spark for education professionals exploring design thinking, making/tinkering, and innovation through hands-on learning. It was a one-year experience with a summer intensive, and workshops throughout the year and support for individual learning projects.
References
Kelly Huck, Principal, Kathyrn School (403)935-4291
Angela Rott, Assistant Principal, Kathyrn School (403)935-4291
Wendy Ruzicka, Assistant Director of Learning Supports, Rocky View Schools (403)945-4000
Timeline
Teacher, Kindergarten, Other Grades and Subjects
Rocky View Schools
08.2014 - Current
Teacher, Kindergarten
Kathyrn ECS Society
08.1999 - 08.2014
B. Ed. - Education
University of Alberta
Bachelor of Arts - Major Sociology, Minor Psychology
Augustana University College
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