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Julie Baker

Red Deer,Alberta

Summary

Dynamic, engaging, and instinctive English Language Arts Teacher with 17 years of experience at Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School, recognized for exceptional student results and consultative support to Alberta Education. Skilled in fostering emotionally safe, inclusive, and warm learning environments as well as creating innovative assessment strategies, I take special pride in promoting critical thinking and creativity among students.

Overview

39
39
years of professional experience

Work History

English Language Arts Teacher

Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School
08.2007 - 01.2026
  • Collaborated with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary units, promoting a more holistic understanding of language arts.
  • Promoted critical thinking skills through analytical writing assignments that encouraged students to synthesize information from multiple sources.
  • Enhanced student comprehension by utilizing innovative teaching techniques and multimedia resources.
  • Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in language arts education.
  • Mentored new teachers in effective lesson planning, classroom management, and assessment methods, contributing to their professional growth.
  • Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways.
  • Fostered a supportive learning environment that celebrated diversity and nurtured the unique talents of each individual learner.
  • Led parent-teacher conferences that provided constructive feedback on student progress while fostering collaboration between home and school environments.
  • Assessed student writing using rubrics aligned with state standards, ensuring consistent evaluation criteria across all assignments.
  • Helped students develop academic, social and emotional skills for long-term success.
  • Increased student motivation by incorporating creative projects that allowed students to demonstrate content mastery in various formats.
  • Established and maintained professional relationships with students, staff, parents and community members.
  • Created and maintained safe and orderly classroom environment conducive to learning.
  • Utilized data to inform instructional decisions and personalize learning.
  • Encouraged students to take active role in learning and academic success.
  • Assisted in development of extracurricular activities and special events.
  • Developed and implemented variety of instructional strategies to meet diverse needs of students.
  • Monitored student progress and provided feedback to both students and parents.
  • Promoted culture of inclusion, respect and collaboration in classroom.
  • Built variety of formative and summative assessments to measure student progress.

Network Administrator, Corporate Tech Trainer

Hill and Knowlton Canada
08.1986 - 12.1999

Network Administrator

IUSI
01.1992 - 06.1995

Education

Bachelor of Education (Middle School) - English Language Arts

University of Alberta
Alberta
06-2007

Certificate - 4-GL Systems Analysis

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Calgary, Alberta
06-1993

Skills

  • Skilled in accurate and reliable evaluation of student performance
  • Proven track record of student success in Mark of Excellence
  • Consultative support for Alberta Education
  • Organizational growth leadership
  • Effective parent-teacher communication
  • Organizational growth leadership
  • Freelance writer for Red Deer Advocate
  • Problem-solving skills

Languages

French
Professional Working

Timeline

English Language Arts Teacher

Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School
08.2007 - 01.2026

Network Administrator

IUSI
01.1992 - 06.1995

Network Administrator, Corporate Tech Trainer

Hill and Knowlton Canada
08.1986 - 12.1999

Bachelor of Education (Middle School) - English Language Arts

University of Alberta

Certificate - 4-GL Systems Analysis

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Julie Baker