About Navi Dhillon:
I try to be a Sign of Hope in the life of newcomers as the teacher role meets in me, while I teach English speaking and listening skills to diverse drop-in students - newcomers, fathers, mothers, grandparents refugees, students, citizens, and people who just smile and have to be lovingly drawn into a conversation. My work includes active listening, speaking, reading, writing, and addressing the language needs of newcomers in Calgary.
Having worked for more than 9 years in the language training field as an ESL Instructor, Teacher Trainer, Employment Instructor, and Board-Director for various institutions in Saskatchewan Intercultural Association, University of Saskatchewan, and TESL Saskatchewan, I have extensive experience that fulfills the qualifications you are seeking to find in an ESL Instructor.
I use my public speaking and classroom management skills to give a chance to each student to carry on short conversations in English with their classmates. This helps them share, discuss, empathize, seek strength, and bond.
I must have helped more than 900 newcomers in finally feel special as they mastered introducing themselves in English, un-self-consciously.
Experience
LINC/ESL Instructor (Hybrid class)
The Immigrant Education Society, Calgary Nov 2022 – Present
- A trained professional with the Avenue platform for students-based tasks and assessments and e-portfolios.
- Work in a hybrid class with students in-person and online at the same time.
- Prepare Portfolio Based Language Assessment Tasks (PBLA) every week for multi-level CLB students.
- Prepare lesson plans, activities, and assessments for students.
- Develop and administer level-appropriate, real-world assessments and tasks in order to evaluate Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing skills
- Design and implement a functional English curriculum based on Canadian Language Benchmarks, at a level appropriate to the learners.
- Assess learners’ progress and communicate feedback to learners in an appropriate and sensitive manner.
Practicum Supervisor/Teacher Trainer
CERTESL Program, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon July 2018 – August 2022
- Made ensure that people teaching English language learners are skilled in their profession
- Coached new teachers for professional growth from the start to the end of this admittedly during practicum
- Wrote narrative reports on the student-teachers strengths, progress, areas needing improvement, and areas in which the student-teacher has improved
- Worked with the student teacher to narrow down three or four specific teaching behaviors on which you should focus as you observe
- Tried to strike a balance, providing positive points of feedback as well as commentary on areas needing improvement.
LINC/ESL Instructor
Saskatchewan Intercultural Association, Saskatoon July 2014 – June 2022
- Prepared Portfolio Based Language Assessment Tasks (PBLA) every week for multi-level CLB students.
- Prepared lesson plans, activities, and assessments for students.
- Designed and implemented a functional English curriculum based on Canadian Language Benchmarks, at a level appropriate to the learners.
- Taught language skills to learners, using authentic as well as moderate instructional materials and communicative techniques.
- Developed teaching materials, or adapted existing materials.
- Assessed learners’ progress and communicated feedback to learners in an appropriate and sensitive manner.
ESL/E4E Instructor (English for Employment Program)
Saskatchewan Intercultural Association, Saskatoon Sept 2017 – Dec 2021
- Developed framework using OLAs from language.ca employment curriculum guidelines for a wide range of CLB students with individual needs.
- Prepared lesson plans, activities, and assessments for students based on the PBLA system.
- Designed and implemented a functional English curriculum based on Canadian Language Benchmarks, at a level appropriate to the learners.
- Taught language skills to learners, using authentic as well as moderate instructional materials and communicative techniques.
- Developed teaching materials or adapt existing materials.
- Assessed learners’ progress and communicated feedback to learners in an appropriate and sensitive manner.
Communication Chair, Board Director
TESL Saskatchewan June 2019 – May 2021
- Organized various PD sessions, workshops, and teachers’ training for ESL instructors throughout the province over the past year.
- Responsible for designing newsletters and sending them to TESLSask members.
- Participated in conference planning, organizing, and facilitating presenters and breakout sessions.
- Published social media posts and website updates within the province.
- Conducted online feedback surveys, planned workshops, and followed up with external presenters.
Volunteer ESL Instructor
Global Gathering Place, Saskatoon April 2014 – June 2014
- Prepared lesson plans, activities, and assessments for students.
- Designed and implemented a functional English curriculum based on Canadian Language Benchmarks, at a level appropriate to the learners.
- Taught language skills to learners, using authentic as well as moderate instructional materials and communicative techniques.
- Developed teaching materials, or adapted existing materials.
- Assessed learners’ progress and communicated feedback to learners in an appropriate and sensitive manner.
- Advised senior instructor about learners’ status; recommended any necessary changes in learners’ class level.
Education
Professional Teachers Training for IELTS 2019
British Council, Canada
Accreditation Level 2 Senior 2019
TESLSask (TESL Canada Equivalent) Saskatchewan
CERTESL 2014
University of Saskatchewan
Bachelor of Technology 2006
Punjab Technical University, India
{All international Credentials are accessed by CES, University of Toronto & considered equivalent}
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