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Kanata, ON
Member Since 2023
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Vaiva Ozolina

About the Candidate

·     Master’s degree in Education and English teacher’s qualification obtained at the University of Latvia, which led into an ESL teaching career for more than 16 years, acquiring extensive experience in teaching, assessment, progress evaluation, case management and providing support and encouragement to students

·     Strong management skills acquired from facilitating groups with various language needs, establishing priorities for language courses and individual students, coordinating workshops during COVID-19, meeting the deadlines of students’ readiness for testing and providing progress reports to administration

·     Superior communication skills enhanced while working in teams with partner-instructors to deliver effective training services to the military of the National Armed Forces of Latvia, growing in maturity, respect and diplomacy; multicultural collaboration and communication skills developed during a number of professional development courses in USA, Poland, and Germany

·     Well-ingrained service and care skills developed from working in the military institution where strong work ethics and confidentiality are essential, as well as studying re-evaluation counselling in psychology at “Alter Ego” for two years

·     Flexible and responsible personality with a great potential of learning and willingness to contribute to the organization by being responsive to students’ needs and enthusiastic about serving people

Education

2003-2005
University of Latvia Master of Science in Education

Acknowledged by IQAS

1998-2003
University of Latvia Teacher of the English Language at Secondary School
2008-2010
Latvia University of Agriculture (incomplete)

Master’s Program in Economics

Experience

2016-2020
Language School of National Armed Forces of Latvia, Riga, Latvia ESL Instructor

• Conducted assessment of students’ language level and language needs in order to individualize their learning process and provide effective study materials, which resulted in higher student satisfaction and academic achievements
• Facilitated and conducted language learning process by introducing an online learning system solving the issues of absent students’ language acquisition and lack of access to materials, and by maintaining records of students’ progress and analyzing areas of improvement
• Collaborated with partner-instructors in program development and workshop planning and coordination which led to improved quality of outdated programs and more targeted course outcomes
• Provided support and individualized action plans for students with specific future career paths, consulting with colleagues and providing the necessary information, and coordinating testing of students’ language skills

2004-2016
Riga State Gymnasium No2 ESL Teacher

• Promoted the importance of foreign language learning by actively assisting the methodical leader in organizing learning events, language tests and competitions
• Delivered lessons and evaluated test results, maintained electronic records of students’ progress and organized follow-up meetings with students and parents to provide advice and support with the aim of improving the efficiency of the language acquisition process

Skills
Analytical SkillsCommunication skillsComputer skills: MS Office (Wordcreating blogs/webpages for teachingexcelICT language learning tools and platformsILIAS systeminternetmanagement skillsOutlook)powerpointvideo conferencing platforms (MS TeamsZoom)
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