Jie Zhan

• Supported early language development through storytelling, reading books, and engaging children in interactive conversations.
• Managed daily routines efficiently, ensuring smooth transitions between different activities throughout the day without any loss of instructional time.
• Created a nurturing and safe environment for children to grow emotionally, socially, and academically.
• Enhanced children''s learning experiences by incorporating engaging play activities and age-appropriate educational materials.
• Established strong relationships with families through open communication channels and participation in school events.

The last Field placement as a new learning model visual training with the YMCA Mississauga location educator, and during the three month's training and communication with the children and educator, it makes me feel confident to plan activities for the children and based on their interests and develop the effective connection skills with my colleagues and my mentor through the phone, Zoom Meeting, and via emails.

• Conducted special assessments and tutoring sessions to support individual student needs.
• Arranged and led academic and study activities for students.
• Introduced new learning techniques to improve student comprehension.

The second training opportunity was with the organization Kids Come First, and this time I was working with the older children as an after-school program. Based on the learning knowledge in the Seneca college, I tried my best to plan to support social interaction for the group of children, provides materials to encourage their self-selection and self-direction, and I also did the role model for the students to build positive relationships with their peers, educators and other adults in the learning center.

• Assisted teachers with lesson preparation and curriculum implementation.
• Contributed to positive, educational setting by delivering gentle discipline and promoting student success.
• Wiped down desks and gave students hand sanitizer to avoid germ spread.
• Prepared bulletin boards, classroom materials and individual student portfolios to support teacher plans.

The first field placement in the YMCA child care center and my duty is to support my mentor's daily practices with the group of children of 4 to 7 years old. The main competencies for the whole field placement are working with the educators in the center as a group, conducting self-professional, building collaborative partnerships with families, and having a deep understanding of the children's emotional changes, and implementing the age-appropriate learning opportunities to develop their solve problem skills, and critical thinking skills.

• Kept students safe inside and outside classrooms by proactively monitoring behaviors and tracking student movements, safety hazards and visitors.
• Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.
• Supervised children and participated with children in activities.
• Promoted student learning by providing individualized and small group support to reinforce classroom topics.

• Promoted cross-cultural understanding by introducing elements of Chinese culture into lessons and classroom activities.
• Assessed student progress through regular quizzes, tests, and oral presentations, providing constructive feedback for improvement.
• Boosted overall class performance by implementing creative teaching strategies focused on active learning.
• Increased student participation with the use of multimedia resources, such as videos, songs, and games.