Hiking, reading, singing, baking, cooking, creating, spending time with family
Charlene Singh
Educator
Johannesburg
Summary
Compassionate, creative and effective teacher with 11 years of valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments (CAPS and IEB).Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator as Subject Head of English and a member of the Senior Management team. Presently looking for an English teaching position with a progressive school within the Senior or FET phase.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
Subject Head of English/ Head of Culture
Curro Midrand Sagewood
Johannesburg
04.2020 - Current
- Member of Senior Management Team, Head of Culture, Marketing and Outreach, Grade Head of Grade 8
- Duties: Overseeing planning, delivery and execution of lessons for English Home language for all Grades in Senior and FET Phase
- Teaching English Language & Literature from Grades 8- 12
- Tailoring English teaching methods to suit needs of individual students through planning, preparing and delivering lessons to ranges of English classes
- Communicated frequently with parents, learners and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet IEB standards.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centred learning.
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning and activity organization.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Supported student physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Delivered instruction in language arts encompassing reading, grammar, composition and literature, working with teachers in other subjects to integrate skills across curriculum.
- Communicated with parents in person, by email and phone to apprise of learner progress, challenges and behaviour issues.
- Established positive classroom management boundaries to create safe, known environment for behaviour among learners.
- Planned and implemented lessons to positively increase vocabulary and sentence structure skills.
- Designed exams to test fluency in reading, writing, speaking and comprehension of English language.
- Developed age-appropriate lesson content for literature pieces to meet diverse learning styles.
- Extra Mural Activities: Head of Junior and Senior Public Speaking
- Spelling Bee
- Curro Create (CAS)
- SageFest (Arts and Culture Festival)
- Matric Farewell
- Valediction
- Academic and Culture Prize Giving
English Teacher
Curro Serengeti High School
07.2018 - 12.2019
- Home room teacher
- Prepared and taught comprehensive lessons (English HL IEB curriculum) content to Grades 8-11 learners
- Grade Controller- Grades 8/9
- Planning of lessons and assessments
- Marking and moderation Processes
- Grade Tutor
- Prepared comprehensive English curriculum for multiple classes
- Planned dynamic lessons to increase student comprehension of books and literary concepts
- Utilized multimedia strategies and technology to convey information in fresh and interesting ways
- Coordinated activities to encourage interest in reading
- Created and implemented activities to foster critical thinking skills of students
- Designed and implemented assessments to measure student progress in English language learning
- Kept classroom organized, clean and safe for students and visitors
- Worked with other teachers to support struggling students and provide thorough help to rectify comprehension issues
- Supported student skill development in alignment with personal and academic goals
- Participated in professional development opportunities to stay up-to-date on teaching best practices and enhance educator skills
English Teacher
Sunnydale Secondary School
01.2012 - 06.2017
- Overseeing planning, delivery and execution of lessons for Grades 8-12
- Teaching English Language & Literature from Grades 8- 12.
- Tailoring English teaching methods to suit needs of individual students for CAPS curriculum
Education
Bachelors Degree - Phase, English
University of Kwazulu Natal
Durban, South Africa 01.2008 - 01.2011
Greenbury Secondary School
Durban, KZN 01.2003 - 01.2007
Skills
Academic Tutor Grade 8-12undefined
Interests
Timeline
Subject Head of English/ Head of Culture
Curro Midrand Sagewood
04.2020 - Current
English Teacher
Curro Serengeti High School
07.2018 - 12.2019
English Teacher
Sunnydale Secondary School
01.2012 - 06.2017
Bachelors Degree - Phase, English
University of Kwazulu Natal
01.2008 - 01.2011
Greenbury Secondary School
01.2003 - 01.2007
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