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IntroductionMy name is Laura Mann. I am a teacher, mother, life-long

learner, community-member, and global-minded citizen. I value collaboration among colleagues and seek opportunities to learn from others. I am dedicated to evolving as a teacher, learner, and individual.

My practica experience, education course-work, and being a mother to an energetic, creative, and curious 4-year-old make me aware of the diverse, complex, and unique needs of children. I have learned and continue to learn an enormous amount from raising my boy to be a thoughtful, kind, inquisitive, and confident citizen of our world.

It is my belief that education, in all its forms and at all its levels, serves the entire person for his/her entire life. As a teacher, I strive to create an environment where education is valued, open, and fun. The purpose of education is to provide students with meaningful opportunities to explore; discover; make connection; and generate deep, curious questions about themselves, each other, and the wonders of our world. It also aims to provide students with an ability to be critical about the “not-so-wonderful” and feel capable of making creative and critical change where change is due.

Education is learning how to effectively, compassionately, and responsibly be in, and with, our world.

Thank you for taking the time to review my professional profile.

Philosophy

I value…

-Differentiated learning and UDL-An inclusive classroom community-Cooperative learning-Student-centered teaching and learning-Use of technology in the classroom by teacher and students -Cross-cultural curriculum, resources, and instruction-Assessment for/of/as learning-Classroom management which promotes respect and dignity for self and others-Clear, compassionate, and open communication -Collaborative teaching and learning opportunities-Life-long learning-Cultivation of creativity -A reflective professional practice

“Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique; good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher.”-Parker J. Palmer, The Courage to Teach

“My role as a “progressive” teacher is not only that of teaching mathematics or biology but also of helping the students to recognize themselves as the architects of their own cognition process.”-Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of Freedom

“Culture is activity of thought, and receptiveness to beauty and humane feeling. Scraps of information have nothing to do with it. A merely well-informed man is the most useless bore on God’s earth.”-Alfred North Whitehead, The Aims of Education

Education

Bachelor of Education Vancouver Island University 2009

Bachelor of ArtsAnthropology and English University of Victoria2004

Diplôme Secondaire en Immersion FrançaiseNanaimo District Secondary School1995

Practicum

École Hammond Bay School, SD #682e année, Immersion FrançaiseOct. 2009 - Dec. 2009

Ballenas Secondary School, SD#69Grades 9, 10, & 11Sept. 2008 - May 2009

Parksville Elementary School, SD#69Kindergarten/Grade 1Sept. 2007 - May 2008

Departure Bay Elementary School, SD#68Grade 7Sept. 2006 - May 2007

Professional Developmen

tHighlights

BCTF Day, Oct. 2009Anti-Discrimination Workshop Gordon Neufeld Workshop, Aug. 2009The Power to Teach

NVC, Nanaimo BC, May 2009Non-Violent Communication Workshop

Barrie Bennett, Duncan BC, Mar. 2009Instructional Intelligence & Concept Attainment

WestCAST, Victoria BC, Feb. 2009Sustainable Education and Aboriginal Ways of Knowing

Boy Smarts, Vancouver BC, Oct. 2008Barry MacDonald

TRIBES Training, Squamish BC, Aug. 200824 hour Basic Training Certificate

BCSLC, Richmond BC, Feb. 2008Student Leadership Conference

WorkEducation-related

Researcher & Project Lead, VIU History Project

Department of Communications and Public RelationsJuly 2008 - Present

ESL InstructorVIU, Department of International EducationSummer 2007 & Summer 2008

Olympic Project VolunteerPacificSportJanuary - April 2008

Lecture DirigéeÉcole Quarterway SchoolFall 2006 & Fall 2007

Volunteer Grade 1 Teacher and LibrarianDevelopment Aid from People to People, DenmarkFeb 1996 - Dec 1996

ePortfolio

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Jennifer Coomes K/1 Practicum Sponsor teacher, 2007/[email protected]

Lynn HaleyField Experience Supervisor, [email protected]

Dr. Harry JanzenDean, Faculty of Education, [email protected]

Kirsten MossTeacher & Personal Reference250-713-6530

Toni O’KeeffeDirector of Communications and Public Relations, [email protected]

Mary O’NeillFaculty of [email protected]

References

Contact

35 - 6245 Blueback Rd.Nanaimo, BCV9V 1N7

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