Tyler E.

Straus
10 Voisin Cres, St. Clements Phone: 519-616-4909 E-mail: tylerstraus@gmail.com

Education
Lakehead Univeristy, Thunder Bay ON (Sept 2013 Present)

Bachelor of Education Program (I/S Teachables: Chemistry and Biology) Bachelor of Science Program - Honours Chemistry, Minor Biology Completed SSGD

Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo ON (Sept 2007 Oct 2012)

Elmira District Secondary School, Elmira ON (Sept 2003 June 2007)

Teaching Experience
Biology Teacher Pending (March 2014 April 2014, Placement 2) Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School (1206 Snyders Rd W, Baden Ontario)

Second scheduled placement will be teaching Biology. During this placement I plan to continue to create engaging lessons that challenge students and promote an inquiry based and student centered learning environment.
Chemistry Teacher (Nov 2013 Dec 2013, Placement 1) Eastwood Collegiate Institute (760 Weber Street East, Kitchener Ontario)

Taught two Grade 9 Applied Science classes for four weeks and a Grade 11 University Chemistry class. During this time I aided student learning through the use of interactive educational software and differentiated instruction. During this placement I created lesson plans aligning with the Ontario curriculum and utilized various instructional strategies to provide exciting and engaging learning opportunities. I also practiced delivery of lessons while experimenting with techniques for effective classroom management, assessment and evaluation.
Literacy Tutor (Sept 2013 Present) Eastwood Collegiate Institute (760 Weber Street East, Kitchener Ontario)

As part of my professional year at Lakehead University I have had the opportunity to tutor students from a local high school (Superior Collegiate & Vocational Institude, 333 High Street N., Thunder Bay). The one-on-one tutoring focused on increasing student ability in literacy in preparation for the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. For the tutoring we were supplied with student handbooks with pre-written questions. To increase student interest in reading and writing I provided material relevant to student life from outside of the handbook and engaged them with writing tasks related to each students interests.

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Teaching Related Experience

Volunteer Supervisor, InsomnEfest Charity Event (Eastwood Collegiate Institute, December 6 th, 7th 2013)

Directly supervised and helped run activities for students during an overnight Charity Event.
Volunteer Supervisor, Science Olympics (Wilfrid Laurier University, November 21st, 2013)

Supervised a group of science students from Eastwood Collegiate Institute as they attended a science competition at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Volunteer Demonstrator, Einstein Fest (Perimeter Institute, October 2005)

As part of a month long event at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, ON. I took part as a demonstrator/supervisor of children activities demonstrating scientific principles and concepts in fun engaging ways.

Work Experience
Membership Service Representative (Aug 2011 May 2012) Stork Family YMCA (500 Fischer Hallman Road North, Waterloo Ontario)

Developing relationships with members and potential members, and performing administrative tasks. Worked closely with other staff in all program areas of the facility and with customers and children visitors, if required I would help supervise and run childrens activities.
General Labour Shipping Warehouse, Delivery and Office Work (2004 Present) Isomatrixx Building Products Limited (1535 Snyders Road East, Petersburg Ontario)

Loading and unloading of materials to warehouse. If short staffed I handle administrative office work such as answering phones and responding to customers. Delivery work involves driving around South Western Ontario and unloading to job sites.

Skills
Prior Certification for Standard First Aid with CPR-C and AED Interactive White Board use (SMARTboard) Effective use of Technology (Compiling Data, Organizing, Word-Processing, Presentations)

Professional Development
Egale Canada Human Rights Trust Workshop Pre-Service Member of Science Teachers Association of Ontario Attended STAO 2013 Conference in Toronto, ON Ministry of Education Building Futures Workshop

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