Caitlin Evans caitlinevans.com EDUCATION Bachelor of Education – Secondary Education University of Alberta Major: Social Studies Minor: Spanish Master of Arts – Public Administration Carleton University Concentration: International Development Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Queen’s University Major: History April 2014 Edmonton, Alberta August 2009 Ottawa, Ontario April 2006 Kingston, Ontario TEACHING Full Year Temporary Teacher August 2014 – present EXPERIENCE Calgary Board of Education Calgary, Alberta • Substitute for Social Studies, English and Spanish classes in secondary schools across the city. • Team teach in Spanish bilingual classes at Eugene Coste School. Junior High Teacher 2011-2012 Eton School (bilingual international school) Mexico City • 2011/2012 school year: taught grade 7 and 9 Social Studies and grade 8 English as part of the IB Middle Years Programme. • January to July 2011: worked as on-site substitute teacher, taught a grade 9 ESL support class, and assisted with IB administration. • Ran Model United Nations club for high school. English as a Foreign Language Teacher June – December 2010 S-PEAK Mexico City • Taught beginner to advanced English to individuals and groups. STUDENT Junior High Social Studies February – April 2014 TEACHING Vernon Barford Junior High School Edmonton, Alberta • Taught grade 7 and 8 Social Studies, including Academic Challenge classes and inclusive classes with English Language Learners. • Assisted with BLAST, the student leadership group. Junior High Humanities November – December 2012 Grandview Heights School Edmonton, Alberta • Taught grade 9 Social Studies and grade 8 English. • Integrated technology in the classroom; created a successful class blog to encourage active discussion in Social Studies. VOLUNTEER Classroom Volunteer September 2013 – January 2014 EXPERIENCE Harry Ainlay High School Edmonton, Alberta • Volunteered in ESL 1-2-3 and English 10-2 (ESL) classes, working with small groups and individuals on guided reading, writing, pronunciation and vocabulary development. Volunteer and Business Co-ordinator September 2009 – January 2010 Trama Textiles Quetzaltenango, Guatemala • Recruited and supervised all volunteers, oversaw exports and supervised fundraising. Volunteer Intern Summer 2006 Queen’s Project on International Development Sapone, Burkina Faso • Volunteered for three months in the village of Sapone for local educational and development organization FDC Burkina Faso. • Conducted research and developed a database of the organization’s students; created a website. OTHER WORK IELTS Invigilator April 2013 – August 2014 EXPERIENCE University of Alberta Faculty of Extension Edmonton, Alberta • Administer and supervise English exams for adult English Language Learners from around the world. ADDITIONAL Increasing Resiliency in FNMI Students TRAINING University of Alberta Education Students’ Association January 2014 Edmonton, Alberta Creating Safe Spaces: Community and Classroom University of Alberta Education Students’ Association January 2014 Edmonton, Alberta Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults International House February 2010 Mexico City Intensive Spanish Immersion Celas Maya Spanish School July - August 2008, June - July 2009 Quetzaltenango, Guatemala AWARDS University of Alberta Louise McKinney Scholarship Edmonton, Alberta 2013 Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario Beverlee Bell Scholarship in Human Rights 2009 C. Mervyn Beckstead Scholarship in Public Administration 2009 SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship 2008