Sam Sawtschuk

samsawtschuk@gmail.com

Teacher Candidate specializing in Elementary education, passionate about reaching diverse learners
with a mindful and self-reflexive practice. Committed to Universal Design Learning, an inclusive and
differentiated approach to teaching, facilitating a meaningful, holistic, and practical education.

Professional Experience
Park Street School​, ​Anglophone West School District
Second Teaching Practicum | March - Present
● Planned, facilitated, monitored, and assessed a Grade 2 class as per New Brunswick curriculum
● Planned, facilitated, monitored, and assessed English instruction to Grade 5 French Immersion
● Differentiated learning outcomes according to individual learners

Royal Road Elementary School​, ​Anglophone West School District

First Teaching Practicum | Nov. - Dec. 2017
● Planned, facilitated, monitored, and assessed a Grade 3 class as per New Brunswick curriculum
● Differentiated learning outcomes according to individual learners

Anglophone East School District

Educational Assistant | Feb. - June 2017
● Collaborated within various school communities, supporting exceptional students academically
and behaviorally, according to their personal learning plans

Camp Kennebec
Counsellor & Academic Tutor | Summer 2016, Summer 2017
● Collaboratively supported campers of various ages and exceptionalities in a residential setting;
physically, socially, emotionally, behaviourally, and academically within a 2:1 ratio
● Inclusively designed and facilitated widely accessible, specialized, and daily activities in
athletics, arts, nature skills, and academic tutoring

Education
St. Thomas University
Fredericton, New Brunswick
2018 Bachelor of Education candidate
Specialization in Elementary Education
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
2014 Honours Bachelor of Arts
Major in Women & Gender Studies, Minors in Aboriginal Studies and Sexual Diversity Studies

Professional Development
● PLAY the Forest School Way, Tír na nÓg Forest School, Quispamsis, NB, April 2018
● Professional Learning Community Workshop, Guiding Coalition, St. Thomas University,
Fredericton, NB, March 2018
● Becoming Creators Camp, Facilitator of Learning, Fredericton Public Library & St. Thomas
University, Fredericton, NB, February 2018
● Project WET workshop, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB, January 2018
● Policy 701 Certification, October 2017
● ISTE Standards Certificate, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB, October 2017
● Ducks Unlimited: Wetlands Conservation workshop, Fredericton, NB, September 2017
● Pride in Education: Promoting LGBTQ+ Inclusion in New Brunswick schools, St. Thomas
University, Fredericton, NB, November 2017
● CPI: Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training, Arden, ON, June 2017

References
Available upon request.