Jennifer Westman
Halton Hills
Jennifer Westman
Halton Hills
Enthusiastic, innovative and adaptable school teacher having over 7.5 years experience in HDSB, establishing strong relationships with students, parents and staff. Creating meaningful lesson plans for the M.I. classroom, with a track record of student success.
TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS
Ontario College of Teachers, Certificate of Qualification #516825
French as a Second Language Part 1
Primary, Junior, Intermediate and Senior Divisions
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
French Immersion Teacher, Long Term Occasional Teacher, Sunningdale P.S.,March 2015- Present
- Confident control of the classroom
- Composes a positive, safe learning environment
- Division Leader of the French Department 2013
- Associate Teacher for Teacher Candidates and Teacher Internship Program 2013
- Selected to be on staff for launch of James W. Hill P.S. opening year 2010
- Initiated co-creation of success criteria, rubrics, self and peer assessment and behaviour models
- Tailored and applied the AIM (Accelerated Integrated Method) program for the immersion classroom in regards to grade specific expectations in all language strands
- "Her classroom demonstrates that she has created an environment that encourages pupils to be problem solvers, decision makers, life long learners and contributing members of a changing society." Vice Principal (Summative Report for Experienced Teachers 2013)
English and Core French Teacher, Martin Street P.S., September 2007 – June 2010 (2 years 10 months)
- Associate Teacher for Teacher Candidates 2010
- Mentor to NTIP Teachers (New Teacher Induction Program) 2010
- Information Technology Representative 2008-2010
- Participated in School-wide District Review 2010
- Executed Teacher Learning Critical Pathways in Literacy
Science, French Immersion and Core French Teacher, Iroquois Ridge High School, January 2007 – June 2007 (6 months)
- Designed lessons and experiments linked directly with curriculum, with a focus on developing relevance to students' lives
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Milton Champion’s Teacher