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Tao Zhang 
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HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS9 K; {% F) ?7 N% J" G+ ^0 R 
Valid Alberta Teacher Certificate with Master’s Degree in Second Language Education from University of Alberta5 t* g& h' H: L) T4 E: O0 o! ~ 
Experience with K-12 students 
. K% P, g- Q4 S0 L! j+ U6 Q+ u4 rCompetency in teaching a variety of subjects 
1 w) ]2 A3 t9 j% G' j3 P9 zA good team player and an avid learner% R9 F% t8 o0 x* [4 M( h 
Excellent classroom management skills and interpersonal skills% Z/ V( ]2 |: R3 o2 t 
Willing and able to participate in extra-curricular activities! m# U0 K# E0 b  M3 y 
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE! W2 R- l* ]5 i9 e2 s 
Substitute Teacher, Edmonton Public Schools, September, 2010-Present 
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, R* R+ P/ J0 S) F# ]+ T# ^  P$ VTeaching Chinese 10 and Chinese 20, and Math 10 C and Math 20 Pure, 3 [/ O) y# [; o* E1 G/ g# _3 v 
 
" a5 K( ?9 U9 s; R; k! g8 @ Teacher, Edmonton Catholic Schools                                January, 2007-June, 2010 
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5 \2 K0 f) W5 Z4 ~; T* g0 w' WStarted the first Chinese Language and Culture program in Edmonton Catholic Schools for both elementary school and high school and developed resources for the development of the program 
3 ?6 `9 l/ R& bTaught Math 10 Pure, M+ V# }0 _+ W# _5 W  j 
 
& E  @  w, k$ M. a. |8 OResearch Assistant, University of Alberta                                        September, 2006-2008) l0 b- I6 J9 H- s5 ] 
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Analyzed University of Alberta policies, programs and practices related to the recruitment, retention and integration of international university students and wrote reports2 t6 j7 j4 e. V/ C 
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Chinese Teacher, Norwood Chinese School, Edmonton         2006-2007 
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Taught Chinese Language and Culture 20-3Y and 30-3Y) {2 |* ^9 X- y- ]  [+ s4 \& | 
 
) k# A: s- l& p0 NTeacher Assistant, Edmonton Public Schools, Waverley Elementary Outreach,        2004-2005 
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! j2 b9 G& o/ W/ L' ?( kAssisted kindergarten teachers and worked with special needs students, such as learner delays and restricted mobility  
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; h+ H  Y5 ^8 o0 `3 J6 w# wCurriculum Coordinator, Shuiguohu No.1 High School, China        2001-2003) Z& W6 u; J0 p 
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Trained teachers all over province with New National Curriculum Criteria) g- \0 Q- y& Z$ ?! \; _ 
and gave demon classes and ran workshops, and designed tests for the   q# H3 U6 o( ^( | 
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* F% |8 Q# u, F" A4 h+ M& Z3 K1 GTao Zhang        Page 2 
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Teacher and Teacher Group Leader, Shuiguohu High School, China        1988-2001 
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1 W) a0 c% p; U- Y- Z( @' P" y# BTaught students and supervised teachers in areas of lesson planning and organized students’ activities 
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Coached students for national English Contests and achieved highly 
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Master of Education, University of Alberta        2008 
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/ T3 W9 U/ S* x" CStandard First Aid Certificate, Canadian Red Cross        20056 y; j% o9 q8 u3 x: y. ] 
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Multi-media Aided Instruction, Hubei Educational College, China         2002 
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English Teaching Training, English Language Institute, China        1997 
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( i  m2 h* A0 f; I3 x, iComputer Training, Hubei Economics and Management University        19932 `% H4 h& K% U/ |7 S+ K4 A- n 
 
5 U+ e1 d" D2 x- U  d& jJapanese Certificate, Soka University, China        1990 
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Bachelor of Education, Hubei University, China        1988/ n) P- P0 Q  y/ t- d+ Q$ L, _9 I' K2 T8 z 
 
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11 books and several articles published, China        1993-2004 
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Excellent Coach for the Second National “Network English” Contest, China        2003 ! ?9 |( p4 |% U1 ? 
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Excellent Teacher for Developing National New Curriculum Standards        20039 R" J' F) Z& P2 m 
Award, China # D* H& L1 d5 s( q( P/ {, \ 
 
! _% G( }6 _& W' n' o) MThird Place in 10k Race of the Provincial Educational System, China        1993; A/ Z, n" T6 w' s 
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Excellent Coach for the English Contest among the Major Cities, China        1990 
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& `, x* e4 X5 w8 y! SExcellent Student Leader of the City, Wuhan, China        1984% [6 U* c: g+ p! [' _# `9 e6 r 
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INTERESTS 
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Sports (running, badminton, volleyball and soccer) , gardening and travel0 C1 J# a3 \  D2 b 
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