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Christine Lim

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TEACHING PHILOSOPHY Dedicated to creating stimulating and enriching learning environments for students. To inspire them to be effective communicators and become global citizens in their international community.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND RELATED EXPERIENCE  [|Dalat International School], Penang, Malaysia, //Elementary Teacher, Grade 1//, August 2012 to present International Academy of Beijing, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, //Primary Classroom Teacher, Grades 1 and 3,// August 2007 to February 2012
 * Taught all core subjects in a Standards-based curriculum including Language Arts, Singapore Math, Bible, Science and Social Studies
 * Designed differentiated lesson plans with students with special needs and abilities including English Language Learners (ELL)
 * Collaborated in a team teaching environment within a culturally diverse classroom
 * Experience using SMART Board, and various online learning tools in the classroom
 * Co-sponsored Girl Scout Brownie Troop every Wednesdays
 * Involved in curriculum review for ACSI accreditation
 * Taught all core subjects including Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies, and Character Studies
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Designed differentiated lesson plans for children with special needs and English Language Learners (ELL)
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Collaborated in a team teaching environment within a culturally diverse classroom
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Experience in using Promethean board, computers and iPads in the classroom as learning tools
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Co-ordinated various after-school activities focusing on promoting literacy
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Committee member to maintain WASC and ACSI accreditation

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Sir Samuel B. Steele P.S, Scarborough, Canada, //Teaching Intern, Grade 1// January to May 2007
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Designed and implemented successful unit plans for all core subjects
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Proactively made accommodations for students with special needs

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Owen P.S, North York, Canada, //Teaching Intern, Grade 6// September to December 2007
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Designed and implemented successful unit plans for Language and Mathematics

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">M.I.L. Language Institute, Chiba, Japan Nova Group, Fukuoka, Japan, //English Teacher// March 2005 to March 2006
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Taught English as a Second Language to Japanese students ranging from age 2-70
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Prepared thoughtful weekly lesson plans for private students and group classes following an in-house curriculum
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Involved in identifying needs and writing assessment reports for each student

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">EDUCATION <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">York University, North York, Canada //Additional Qualification, ESL Part 1// June 2007 <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">York University, North York, Canada //Bachelors of Education// September 2006 to May 2007 <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Centennial College, Toronto Canada //Post-diploma Certificate in Book and Magazine Publishing// September 1998 to May 1999 <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">York University, North York, Canada //Bachelors of Arts, Majored in Cultural Studies in Fine Art// September 1994 to June 1998

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">VOLUNTEER & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">//After School Activities//ESL Café, Reading Clubs, Choir, Newspaper <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Sunday School Teacher: NeXt, Beijing International Christian Fellowship <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Scarborough Community Alliance Church <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Boys and Girls Club: L’amoreaux Community Centre

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Conferences attended:
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">ACSI and EARCOS Technology Conference “Learning 2.011: Connect, Communicate, Collaborate” //Shanghai, PRC: September 2011//
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">ACSI International School Conference “First Things First” //Suwon, South Korea: November 2010//
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">ACSI International School Conference “Strive for Excellence” //Hong Kong, PRC: November 2008//

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Workshops attended:
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">[|KAGAN] Cooperative Learning with Mrs.Jaya Das //Singapore, 2013//
 * <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 1.5;">FESA’s Annual Large Conference “Teaching for a Better Tomorrow” with <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 1.5;">Craig Keilburger //<span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; line-height: 1.5;">Toronto, Canada 2007 //
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Reading for the Love of It, //Toronto, Canada: 2007//

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Additional qualifications
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">First Aid
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">ESL Part 1

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">SKILLS & INTERESTS <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Technology
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Experience with [|SMART Board] and Promethean Interactive Smart Board
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">One-to-one iPad Pilot program for classroom use
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Experienced user of Wikispaces, classroom websites, and other IT tools in the classroom
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Proficient on Mac and Windows environment
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Desktop Publishing experience

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Interests
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Traveling, Food and Music
 * <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Served as Pianist and Choir Accompanist between 1990 to present

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">REFERENCES <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Heather Fischer, //Elementary Principal// [|Dalat International School] <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Shawna Wood, //Elementary Principal// International Academy of Beijing

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">, //Parent of former student//

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Diana Wong, //Grade 1 Mentor Teacher (presently retired)// Sir Samuel B. Steele Public School <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Email: __dianthom@hotmail.com__

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Daiana Moreau, //Grade 6 Mentor Teacher// Owen Public School <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Email:filippelli17@hotmail.com

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Dana Buck, //Teaching Co-ordinator// M.I.L. The Language Center <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Email:mil@air.ne.jp

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Mike Smith, Formerly of Harlequin Enterprises Limited P//resently General Manager of Easypress Technologies//, developer of EasyEPUB <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">E-mail: __Michael.Smith@easypress.com__

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">@Brian R. Bennett, //Principal// Heather Heights Junior Public School

<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Dr. Rev. Timothy Quek, //Pastor// <span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Scarborough Community Alliance Church