CARLY ROBYN SAZANT

Email: carlysazant@gmail.com
EDUCATION 2014 Master of Teaching in Elementary and Secondary Education, Primary/Junior Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto Research: How can the use of critical thinking methodology affect student engagement in elementary classrooms? Honors Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in Psychology and Sociology University of Western Ontario Entrance Scholarship to the University of Western Ontario OSSD, Ontario Scholar York Region District School Board, Langstaff Secondary School French Immersion Certificate Ontario Scholar Award (over 80% average)

2011

2007

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 Additional Qualifications Special Education, Part 1 (Pending Completion April 2013) Additional Qualifications French as a Second Language, Part 1 (Pending Completion June 2013) TRIBES Training Elementary/Intermediate, OISE, University of Toronto Participated in Lesson Study (co-planning, teaching/observing, debriefing a Grade 5 media literacy lesson with a social justice focus) at Voice Intermediate School, Toronto Environmental Education Conference, OISE Reading for the Love of It Conference, Toronto EQAO Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics workshop, OISE Power to Play Workshop Natural Curiosity Workshop

PRACTICE TEACHING EXPERIENCES 2014 Winter 2013 Fall Teacher Candidate, Grade 3 Redstone Public School, York Region District School Board (Pending Completion February 2014) Teacher Candidate, Full-day Kindergarten (JK/SK) Fossil Hill Public School, York Region District School Board Designed and implemented an inquiry-based unit on healthy living and eating Incorporated audiovisual technology and centre-based learning opportunities Planned and delivered literacy and mathematics lessons that facilitated cooperative learning Teacher Candidate, Grade 5 Red Maple Public School, York Region District School Board Developed and implemented mathematics, social studies, media literacy and art units Helped organize and create a class-wide anti-bullying PSA video that was submitted to the York Region Multimedia Festival Introduced a variety of technology into the culture of the classroom including launching a class Moodle Teacher Candidate, Grade 1 Fossil Hill Public School, York Region District School Board Planned, taught and assessed an integrated mathematics and science unit based on 2D and 3D shapes and structures Integrated lessons using visual aids, auditory directions and hands-on activities Responsive teaching using assessment as, of and for learning to inform further instruction

2013 Winter

2012 Fall

TEACHING-RELATED AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES 2013 Fall Teacher Candidate Liaison, Fossil Hill Public School, York Region District School Board Communicated with OISE faculty advisors, school staff, and Teacher Candidates to organize schedule for faculty observations Provided support to teacher candidates on different issues as they arose including technology difficulties, lesson ideas, and different assessment tools Senior Counselor, York Region District School Boards Summer Institute Program Crosby Heights Public School Designed and delivered daily lessons and activities with links to the Ontario Curriculum Collaborated with other staff members to plan a creative and effective literacy-based program Modified lessons to support students with a diverse set of needs and behaviours Communicated with parents on a daily basis about students progress in the program Volunteer work with a Speech-Language Pathologist Malvern Junior Public School, Toronto District School Board Assisted young children in learning English letter sounds and short words Helped students hear, recognize and manipulate different phonemes within words Facilitated reading and writing skills by providing students with various learning exercises Worked with small groups to provide each individual with the attention and assistance they required in order to improve Lifeguard, Richmond Hill Country Club Supervised the pool area and ensured members safety inside and around the water Provided adults and children with a safe swimming environment Assisted with any injuries that occurred around the pool area Teachers Assistant, Adath Israel Preschool Helped prepare and deliver daily lessons for young students of various abilities Demonstrated strong leadership skills in the classroom and created a positive learning environment for students Supervised students and assisted the teacher with writing final report cards Swim Instructor, Richmond Hill Country Club Day Camp Designed daily lesson plans and taught children various swim strokes and water safety skills Instructed levels 1-10 of the Red Cross program Modeled swim skills and broke down swim progressions so that all campers felt comfortable performing newly acquired techniques Evaluated children at the end of each session and wrote detailed report cards Provided oral feedback to campers and parents

2012-2013 Summers

2011 Fall

2011 Summer

2011 Spring

2008-2010 Summers

REFERENCES References available upon request.