Katrina Lo

4660 Burke St., Burnaby, B.C., V5H 1C3 (778) 388-8154 lo.katrina13@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Education, Secondary Program, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, B.C., expected August 2013 Master of Arts, English literature (Thesis with Distinction), UBC, Vancouver, B.C., November 2012 Bachelor of Arts, English literature, minor: Psychology, UBC, Vancouver, B.C., May 2010

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teacher Candidate (Enhanced Practicum Placement)
April May 2013 Successfully completed a 3-week enhanced practicum at Sexsmith Elementary School through the UBC Think&Eat Green project, which promotes healthy and sustainable living Created artwork with each of the 14 primary and intermediate classes for an eco-art calendar Supervised groups of students as they prepared lunch for the Healthy Bites cooking program Led students from the Green Team in making brownies and cookies after school for a bake sale January April 2013 Successfully completed a 10-week teaching practicum as part of the UBC Education program Taught 2 classes each of English 9, English 11, and English 12 Tutored students weekly at the after-school Homework Club Mentored a student-led drama group in preparation for the Spring Plays, attending and providing advice and suggestions during rehearsals Contributed to the Killarney school community by supervising events such as Desi Days, the Spring Dance, Grad Lounge, and 30-Hour Famine September 2010 April 2012 Led a weekly one-hour discussion group of 26-30 students, complementing 100-level English lectures Advised students during office hours, and marked all assignments and exams May June 2011 Designed and taught a 5-week ESL course using a student-based and content-based approach Prepared weekly lesson plans and wrote a final report for the Ministry of Education and the CMEC Assigned and evaluated weekly student homework, quizzes, tests, and projects September 2004 - present Tutor English and/or mathematics for students from 1 grade to 1 -year university level Create weekly, personalized one-hour lesson plans for each of my students
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Teacher Candidate (Killarney Secondary School)

Teaching Assistant (Department of English, UBC)

English Instructor (Explore Program, UBC)

Personal Tutor (Self-employed)

ESL Instructor (International House, UBC)

September December 2010 Planned, prepared, and taught weekly 90-minute English lessons for adult ESL students Provided feedback on student progress and suggested improvements for writing and speaking

PERSONAL ABILITIES
Professional Development Teaching Assistant Certificate, 2011 (UBC Department of English) Instructional Skills Workshop, 2011 (UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology) Hobbies and Skills: Ballroom dancing (Latin and standard; silver and gold levels) Skilled with MS Publisher, Adobe Indesign and Adobe Photoshop Other Languages: Cantonese (fluent), Mandarin (conversational), French (conversational)
References available upon request