MY RESUME

Baukje Groothof

Student Teacher – Graduating in 2017

Outgoing and motivated professional aspiring to offer an engaging, safe and positive learning environment to students from all around the world and enable them to become independent, confident and excited life long learners. The most important goal is to engage students and enable them to grow in independence, communication skills, collaboration and problem solving skills.

Strong communication skills • Passion for children and teaching • International experience • Speak 4 languages • Effective discipline skills • Good classroom management skills • Clear objectives for lessons • Excited about 21c learning • Experience within RVS and CBE

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Education, Elementary Generalist – Ambrose University

Calgary, AB, Canada                                                                                              2015 – 2017

Bachelor of Science, Animal Management – Van Hall Larenstein University

Leeuwarden, FR, The Netherlands                                                                           2005 – 2010

Christian High School – CSG Liudger Raai

Drachten, FR, The Netherlands                                                                               2000 – 2005

Christian Elementary School – CBS De Stile

Boelenslaan, FR, The Netherlands                                                                           1992 – 2000

SKILLS OVERVIEW

- Three seasons of experience as an interpreter for different educational programs

- Interpretive Program Coordinator – created meaningful hands-on programs

- Interpreter for grade K-4 on Pioneer Life Social and Levers and Gears Science

- Held leadership roles, people management

- Experience with program design

- Enthusiasm for 21c learning and engaging students but also the parents and family

- International work experience and schooling, providing me with a unique perspective and set of values enabling me to think in a creative yet diplomatic manner

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

STUDENT TEACHER
- Beddington Heights School, Calgary AB                                                                    Nov. 2015
- Langdon School, Langdon AB                                                                                       Oct. 2015          

- Ralph McCall School, Airdrie AB                                                                               Sept. 2015

Introductory practicum to the Life of Classrooms and Schools. Three practicums on observing and assisting in various classrooms from kindergarten to grade nine.

- Completed 126 hours of observations in grade kindergarten to grade nine while providing general assistance to the teachers

- Observed, interconnectedness of learners, teachers, curriculum, and society within schools and classrooms

- Marked assignments as finished

- Assisted with children with IPP’s

- Gained knowledge of the school curriculum and various teaching styles, including methods and concepts used in various subjects

- Observed, reported and presented on school culture

INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM COORDINATOR                                      Apr. – Oct. 2011 & 2012
Sunnybrook Farm Museum, Red Deer AB – April to October, seasonal position

Reporting to the Executive Director, I was responsible for managing the staff and volunteers as well as the day to day operations of the Interpretive Programs of he museum about the history of agriculture and pioneer life. This as a seasonal position, which I held in both 2011 and 2012.

- Wrote a yearly interpretive plan

- Created, planned, promoted and implemented public interpretation programs

- Managed, presented, reviewed and continually improved educational programs (K-4)

- Did background research and developed program outlines for staff

- Responsible for program registration and conducting market research

- Represented public interpretation on various committees

- Recruited, trained, supervised and evaluated 5 summer staff and over 50 volunteers

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNER AND INTERPRETER            Sept. 2008 – Mar. 2009
Butterfield Acres Farm, Calgary AB – Internship for my BSc. in Animal Management

Reporting to the Managing Director of the petting zoo, I was responsible for creating an educational program for children of grade K-5 as well as interpreting for their fall events, mobile petting zoo and birthday parties.

- Researched, coordinated and implemented innovation of a new interpretive program

- Created stations within a field with different learning objectives about a farmer’s pasture

- Program design, creating signage and materials

- Interpreter for their Harvest Pumpkin Hunt group events for schools, societies and groups

- Coordinated, planned and set up for events, mobile petting zoos and birthday parties

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SENIOR TALENT AQCUISITION LEAD                                                               Mar. – Sept. 2015
Kelly Services, Calgary AB – Global recruitment- and team lead for the TransCanada account

TALENT AQCUISITION COORDINATOR                                                     Jul. 2014 – Mar. 2015
Kelly Services, Calgary AB – National recruitment coordinator for the Shell account

COMMERCIAL STAFFING CONSULTANT                                                   Mar. 2013 – Jul. 2014
Kelly Services, Calgary AB – 360 recruitment for large variety of roles and clients

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2015 – Education Students’ Association: Member-at-large
Alberta Teachers’ Association student local for Ambrose University (Student Local No 12)

2015 – Margin Leader of the year: Kelly Services

2014 – Margin Leader of the month: Kelly Services

2012 – First aid course, focus on children: St. John Ambulance, Red Deer

2010 – International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Academic

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

- Microsoft Office Suite
- Google Classroom

That name… With my name being Dutch, it is quite unique in these parts. Let me quickly teach you how to pronounce it. Baukje: Bow – Keu (I bow to coffee) (Keu-rig) “Bowkeu”