Shari Olsen
Sherwood Park,AB
Summary
Dedicated, resourceful, compassionate, and goal-driven professional educator with a solid commitment to ensuring that every students' varying learning styles and abilities are met. Highly enthusiastic teaching professional who is accommodating and versatile with a proven track record for developing children to be successful leaders.
Seeking a full-time position in the education field where I can leverage my experience, education, and pure love of children to make a meaningful impact with the students, faculty, parents, and families and communities we serve both in-and-out of the classroom.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Grade Two
SouthPointe School
02.2024 - Current
- Differentiation of instruction and following lessons to meet all students needs
- Maintained effective classroom management strategies and applied advanced teaching capabilities in all subject areas
- Built rapport and encouraged student participation and provided individualized instruction.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
Kindergarten
Fort Saskatchewan Elementary
08.2021 - 06.2022
- Administered EYE-TA Assessment
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Enhanced classroom management by establishing clear expectations, rules, and routines.
- Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons.
- Improved student reading skills by implementing phonics-based instruction and guided reading activities.
- Developed ISP's for numerous students
- Determine students' growth performance using formal and informal testing and observation.
Grade One
Heritage Hills Elementary
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Effectively executed elementary curriculum content, standards, and teaching methodologies.
- Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
- Supported students in developing social skills through structured activities and positive reinforcement techniques.
- Implemented behavior modification strategies, resulting in improved self-regulation and classroom participation among students.
- Enhanced learning experiences by incorporating specialized tools and resources tailored to the needs of special education students.
- Incorporated hands-on learning activities into daily lessons, motivating students to actively participate in their own education.
- Fostered a love of reading among students by creating an inviting classroom library filled with high-interest texts spanning various genres and reading levels.
- Designed and presented lesson plans in one or more academic subjects using variety of teaching techniques to appeal to various learning styles within assigned grade level.
Grade One/Three Teacher
Win Ferguson Elementary
09.2018 - 06.2020
- Developed ISP's for numerous students (ODD, various learning needs, ADHD, visual and hearing impaired)
- Utilized classroom management techniques to foster a sense of community, motivating students to achieve at high levels.
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
- Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
Kindergarten Teacher
Pine Street Elementary
04.2018 - 06.2020
- Developed ISP's for numerous students (autism, ADHD, various learning needs)
- Ability to work with children of different aptitudes and skills
- Determine students' growth performance using formal and informal testing and observation
- Effectively executed elementary curriculum content, standards, and teaching methodologies.
- Enhanced classroom management by establishing clear expectations, rules, and routines.
- Built positive relationships with students and families for safe, trusted learning support.
- Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
- Collaborated with colleagues to share resources, brainstorm ideas, and problem-solve challenges faced in the classroom environment.
- Implemented differentiated instruction strategies to meet the diverse learning needs of all students.
- Promoted learning through play with engaging activities, games and lessons.
Substitute Teacher
Elk Island Public School
09.2016 - 04.2018
- Manage classes of all sizes with various students' needs
- Differentiation of instruction and following lessons to meet all students needs
- Maintained effective classroom management strategies and applied advanced teaching capabilities in all subject areas
- Built rapport and encouraged student participation and provided individualized instruction.
Education
Bachelor of Education - Elementary Education -
Kings University College
Edmonton, Alberta01.1997
Bachelor of Arts | History Major & Phys. Ed Minor -
Concordia University College
Edmonton, Alberta01.1995
High School Diploma -
Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute (L.C.B.I.)
Outlook, Saskatchewan01.1990
Skills
- Sensitive to different perspectives, encouraging student feedback regarding teaching methods and applying it to enhance their learning experience
- Forward Thinking educational leader with the proven capacity for developing a vision and delivering on organizational missions and objectives throughout her teaching career
- Dependable Mentor with collaborative leadership skills to build solid relationships with students, parents, and faculty
- Instill Confidence & Self-Esteem by providing open lines of communication and a welcoming attitude when approached by students
- Dedicated to helping each-and-every student reach his or her full potential, regardless of academic capabilities or challenges
- Talent for using technology along with individual and group projects to facilitate multiple intelligences and keep students interested, engaged, and focused
- Compassionate educator who takes the time to get to know the students as individuals and who takes a genuine interest in the goals and aspirations
- Trustworthy individual with strong communication and interpersonal skills to build meaningful, long-lasting relationships with students, teachers, parents, and all other members of the school community
- Proven leader in the classroom with the capability to assess students' individual goals, needs, interests, and learning styles and to ensure they realize their full potential
Websites
Professional Development
- Three Powerful Strategies to Rock Guided Reading
- Many Faces of Autism
- Creating the Perfect Math Centers
- Guided Reading Instruction
- Teaching Reading Remotely
- Readers' Workshop
- Writers' Workshop
- How To Differentiate Instruction
- Building on the Strengths of Students with Special Needs
- How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students
References
- Laurie Caines, Assistant Principal, SouthPointe School, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, 780.998.2747
- Bill Korec, Principal, Win Ferguson Elementary, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, 780.998.1441
- Pam Erickson, Former Assistant Principal, Fort Sask. Elementary, Fort Saskatchewan, AB, 780.998-7771
- Lana Lastiwka, Principal, F.R. Haythorne Jr. High, Sherwood Park, AB, 780.467.3800
Volunteer Experience
- Grand Slam of Curling (Sept '16 - Apr '17) - Volunteer Coordinator
- Lakeland Ridge School (Sept '05 - Sept '15) - Parent Volunteer
- Lakeland Ridge School (Sept '06 - Jun '08) - Parent Council Member
- Sherwood Park Ringette Association (Apr '07 - Mar' '14) - Executive Committee
- Sherwood Park Minor Hockey Association (Apr '07 - Mar '11) - Executive Committee
- Bethel Lutheran Church (Sept '05 - May '06) - Sunday School Teacher
- Duchess High School (Sept - Nov '90) - Senior Girls Volleyball Coach
Timeline
Grade Two
SouthPointe School
02.2024 - Current
Kindergarten
Fort Saskatchewan Elementary
08.2021 - 06.2022
Grade One
Heritage Hills Elementary
09.2020 - 06.2021
Grade One/Three Teacher
Win Ferguson Elementary
09.2018 - 06.2020
Kindergarten Teacher
Pine Street Elementary
04.2018 - 06.2020
Substitute Teacher
Elk Island Public School
09.2016 - 04.2018
Bachelor of Education - Elementary Education -
Kings University College
Bachelor of Arts | History Major & Phys. Ed Minor -
Concordia University College
High School Diploma -
Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute (L.C.B.I.)
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