Azima Pathan

• Dedicated to planning science units/lessons for grades 4-6, incorporating experiments and scientific analyses.
• Directed students in independent research, displayed and presented in the school’s Science Fair.
• Dedicated to planning math units/lessons for grades 4-6, implementing self-regulated, inquiry-based learning.
• Responsible for grade 4 report cards and communicating student achievements with parents as a homeroom teacher.
• Planned and delivered creative lessons in physical education for grades 4-8 focusing on team building activities.

• Application of alternative philosophy and pedagogy implementing an uncompetitive, child centered, “hands on” learning with high academic expectations and recognition of individual learning styles.
• Created unit plans for grades 7 and 8 using SMART board technology and Geometer’s Sketch Pad.
• Administered assessments and evaluations through the use of assignments and unit tests.
• Contributed to the Summit Alternative after school tutoring program.

• Used creativity in successfully executing the fractions unit in grade 7 math and the heat and temperature unit in science with cross-curricular links made to report writing in English.
• Effectively deployed Individual Education Plans for students in grades 7.
• Assisted in the York Street School art club and fundraising for the boys’ volleyball team.

• Responsible for teaching primary-junior grade levels in the absence of regular classroom or rotary teachers.
• Effectively administering lesson plans provided by the classroom teacher.
• Taught ESL with an additional focus on science and math.
• Maintained focus on conversational English, as well as, literacy skills.
• Worked collaboratively with staff to create lesson plans in preparation for exams and EQAO.

Skills & Abilities

• Differentiated teaching and learning
• Interactive learning
• Transdisciplinary themes in unit planning
• Learner assessment
• Teaching self-management skills
• Parent relations
• Classroom management
• Native English speaker
• Learning stations
• Special needs students