Supervisor and homeroom teacher
Twinkle Star Nursery
Total years of experience :24 years, 11 Months
Nursery teacher nad supervisor. Responsible for the wellbeing of children, social development, and micro and macro motor skills development as well as language development. Parent-teacher contact management, school events organisation, montly newsletter and online support.
Year 1 teacher - Teaching English literacy, phonics, Mathematics, Geography, History, and Drama. Based on objectives preparation of materials, material design, visual presentation design. Responsible for the National Day Concert preparations. Curriculum based on British National Curriculum and Cambridge Curriculum
Curriculum coordinator for a developing branch of the preschool. 9 teachers and 20 teacher assistants to coordinate. Working on Storytown and Splash American curriculums for all levels (from Toddlers 1 to KG1). Coordinating teachers' and teacher assistants' work. Providing training for the teachers and assisstants. Coordinating weekly work, themes, events, trips as well as the standards of cleaninless in the school. Provided separate drama curriculum for whole school
Teacher for KG1 as well as cover teacher for all other levels if necessary. Preparing weekly, monthly lesson plans as well as newsletter for the parents. Prepared own materials and learning aids. Specialising in games for education and gamification for the classroom.
Translations of acedemic texts from the fields of geography, philosophy, education and Polish Studies. Co-authorship with Mirosława Buczyńska of templates for abstracts, summaries, and articles.
Teaching kids English as a foreign language or developing native English according to the English National Curriculum to deliver the best of Early Years language and life skills using developed books and curriculum resources that match students' abilities and help them progress solidly teaching phonics, letter formation and word recognition as well as developing them emotionally and physically using art, music and movement.
Teacher trainer for the staff, created curriculum for the academic year 2014/15 focusing on leadership skills, emotional intelligence, communication with the language of benefits using teambuilding games, board games, Lego blocks and art materials. Created materials for lessons in Leadership 101, Leadership in Communication courses as well as summer camps. Created two 3 day projects for the YPO Poland Family Events including Leadership development and outdoor games for parents and adults.
One-to-one classes with teenagers or children, preparation for state exams in English (GCSE equivalent), to FCE, CAE exams (A or B marks). Group tutoring for KS 1 children (groups up to 4 children) - English through games and TPR, primary school (KS 2) children (groups 2 to 4 children) - TBL and TPR. High points in oral and written state exams. Some of my students attended my classes for 15 years. I also teach my own children (6 and 9), who are fully communicative in English, which I believe is the greatest success.
TEFL courses (preparations to university B2+ level exams and FCE/CAE or IELTS type exams) and ESP/EAP courses (English for Archeology, Arts, Conservation and Renovation, Chemistry, Geography, Education, Mathematics and IT) from A1 to C1 CEFR, students and adult learners at post-graduate studies, culture and literature of the UK and the USA. Modules of 60 h/year/group, 1000+ h/year teaching.
Achievements: Organisation of the 14th IATEFL Poland Conference at the university in 2005, responsible fot the office and accounting. Organisation of the 60th Anniversary of the Foreign Languages Centre in 2013, the Leader of EFL courses organised in blended learning environments - Moodle and classroom instruction. Leader of teacher training in coordination with IATEFL Region Torun group. Organising webinars for colleagues (along with Macmillan rep). Designinig curriculum and syllabuses, courses, material development.
Pre-SeT and In-SeT Students of different experiences. Main focus on theory (1st year) and practice (2nd year) of EFL teaching in primary and secondary schools with elements of drama (60 h/year/group, 120+ h/year teaching).
Achievements: Micro-teaching and drama shows - ‘Wawel dragon’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in varied drama techniques
Teaching academic skills - Communication in English - with elements of drama for Pre-SeT students (60 h/year/group, 180+ h/year teaching). Verifying and levelling of A2 to C1 multilevel groups. 20% higher results from oral and written (vocabulary) tests.
Committee Member, Website Coordinator, Rep for Toruń Region. The organiser of the 14th International Conference of IATEFL Poland. Leader of database, office, finances and exhibitors groups. As a rep for the region organised many teacher training workshops and internet forum groups. Facebook group administrator.
Different level and age groups (from 13 yrs olds to adults). General English and preparation for Trinity Exams. (60 h/year/group, 180+ h/year teaching)
Key Stage 7 and 8 classes of EFL (120 h/year/group, 1000+ hours a year teaching), Vocational and
technical school. A1/2 level groups mainly. 40 students in a class. Slow learners, lack of motivation. Great help from colleagues. Learning true meaning of teaching. Organisation of European Days, GIS Days.
FCE and CEA exam preparation, phonetics and communication in light business (mainly one-to-one tutoring). (60 h/year/group, 240+ h/year teaching)
Universal Environments of Teaching and Universal Design in Education, MOOC, (60h)
Future of storytelling - about various contexts of storytelling, different platforms - oral, books, films, series, web, mixed (around 65h)
TELC English C1, English Dual Level B2-C1, B1-B2, A1-A2, A1 Junior qualified and licence to act as oral examiner for TELC - the European Language Certificates
Study Visit "Academic Writing Skills, Necessity for Education and Work" (32h)
Study Visit “Log on to Education: Improving Methodology and Teaching Techniques through ICT”
Multimedia and Moodle platform for higher education purposes
Responsible for producing accounting and tax information for public in Poland
"Border Crossing" Summer School in Przesieka (British and Irish culture, Drama in ELT) (80h)
Border Crossing" The Arts and Governance, Ethnological Tour of Languages and Cultures (30h)
Finance and Accounting in Polish Law, Polish Tax Laws, Marketing, Macroeconomy (300+ h). Essay on “The index Analysis of the ABC company”
Master’s thesis on 'The Nature of Fantasy in Harry Potter's Cycle by J.K. Rowling'. Scholarship for the best students in the Department. A year on Erasmus Program in Université Catholique de l’Ouest, 1 Place R. Leroy, 49000 Angers, France (Main subjects: British Literature 60h, American Literature 60h, British Culture 60h, American Culture 60h, American Poetry 60h, Irish Theatre 60h, Shakespeare 60h, Practical English Skills: Writing, Speaking, Grammar 60h, French 120h,) . Subjects during 5 year studies: British Literature (500+h), American Literature (240+ h), British Culture (360+h), American Culture (120+), Practical English Skills: Writing, Speaking, Grammar, Reading, Phonetics (300+h), Linguistics (240+h), Phonology (120+h), Descriptive Grammar (360+h), French (450+h)
Subjects: Methodology of TEFL (300+h), Pedagogy (120h), Psychology (120h). Observations of classes (90h), contact classes (30h), Staff meetings, discussions (40h)
Teacher trainer development. Sessions development, training of pre-SeT and in-SeT students (40 h)
