Karen Georgacacos
Thessaloniki
Summary
Compassionate, creative and effective Teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. Equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments. Student-centric instructor, academic facilitator and motivational coach. Competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. Well-versed in classroom and online technologies.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Pinewood International School
08.2020 - Current
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Promoted physical, mental and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses based on standardized testing results.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Reviewed curriculum and devised alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding.
- MYP trained and experienced in planning, implementing and assessing the program
Teacher
Prairie Spirit School Division
08.2001 - 06.2019
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
Education
M. Ed - Education
Queen's Unniversity
Kingston, Ontario01.2021
Skills
- Public Speaking
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Curriculum Development
- Community Engagement
- Learning Assessments
- Classroom Management
- Program Implementation
- Faculty Collaboration
- Lesson Planning
- Team Collaboration
Timeline
Teacher
Pinewood International School
08.2020 - Current
Teacher
Prairie Spirit School Division
08.2001 - 06.2019
M. Ed - Education
Queen's Unniversity
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