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Tristan Thompson - Secondary Social Studies - CV
Tristan Thompson - Secondary Social Studies - CV
Tristan Thompson - Secondary Social Studies - CV
Thompson
Teacher
Secondary Social Studies Specialist
TESTIMONIAL
EDUCATION
Tristan'slessonsshowadeepcommitmenttostudentcentred
learning.Hedemonstratesanatural,mature,andintuitionalabilitytoweld
teacherexplanation,studentactivity,andclassinteractionconsistentlyinall
ofhislessons.
2014B.Ed.SFU
Sec.SocialStudies,Sec.English
2012M.A.UBC
Studentswereconsistentlychallengedintothelevelsofanalysisand
synthesis.CriticalthoughtisalwaysatthecentreofTristan'steaching.
AncientHistory
2008B.A.(Hons.)UVic
DonPhillips
SocialStudiesDepartmentHead,MageeSecondarySchool
GreekandRomanStudies
COCURRICULAR
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
HumanitiesTeacher
KennethGordonMaplewoodSchool
ReachfortheTop
NorthVancouver,B.C.2014Present
Peertutoring
20152016SchoolYear:
Mentorship
designedandledacrosscurricularHumanitiescoursethatintegrated
learningoutcomesforSocialStudiesandEnglishwhileemphasizing
critical,empathetic,andevidencebasedthinkingandcreating
Cycling
SKILLS
collaborativelyplannedandcotaughtthefullGrade9curriculumwitha
coteacherandspecialistresourceteachers
managedcasefilesdrafted,implemented,andrevisedIEPsassessed
andassistedstudentsintransitioningtootherschools
workedincloseconcertwithinschoolparaprofessionals(psychologists,
counsellors,speechlanguagepathologists,occupationaltherapists)to
implementandassessinterventionsforstudentsuccess
Adaptationandmodification
Casemanagement
Collaborativeteachingand
planning
Historicalmethodology
Teacher,peer,and
selfassessments
Technologicallyenriched
teachingandlearning
20142015SchoolYear:
developedandimplementedmodifiedandindividualizedSocialStudies
programsforhighestneedsstudents
asinterimseniorschoolEnglishteacher,designedindividualized
yearendprojectsandsuccessfullyledstudentsthroughprovincial
examinations
collaborativelydesignedprofessionaldevelopmentactivitiesasa
memberoftheschoolsProfessionalLeadershipandCurriculum
Committee
intervenedpositivelyandconstructivelyinclassroomsexperiencing
behaviouralchallenges
SocialStudiesTeacher(Practicum)
MageeSecondarySchool
Vancouver,B.C.20132014
planned,taught,andassessedSocialStudies8,SocialStudies9,and
ComparativeCivilizations12
ClassroomVolunteer
KitsilanoSecondarySchool,
KillarneySecondarySchool
Vancouver,B.C.20112013
supervisedandcoachedpeertutorsinanafterschoollearning
assistanceprogram
TeachingAssistant
UniversityofBritishColumbia
Vancouver,B.C.20112012
designedanddeliveredaseriesofinterdisciplinarylecturesonpointsof
intersectionbetweenclassicalandreligiousstudies
2010JosephArmand
BombardierCanadaGraduate
Scholarship
2006EdwardB.PaulMemorial
ScholarshipforGreekandRoman
Studies
2003CanadianWarMuseum
HistoryAward
REFERENCES
Dr.JimChristopher
HeadofSchool
KennethGordonMaplewoodSchool
604.985.5224
jchristopher@kgms.ca
DonPhillips
SocialStudiesDepartmentHead
MageeSecondarySchool
604.742.0147
dphillips@vsb.bc.ca
providedonetoonetutoringinhumanitiessubjectsfromGrades812
ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
assessedandprovidedfeedbackonseniorundergraduatecoursework
andexaminations
DashaGritsaenko
CoTeacher
KennethGordonMaplewoodSchool
604.760.2341
dgritsaenko@kgms.ca
BigBrother
BigBrothersofGreaterVancouver
Vancouver,B.C.2008Present
mentoredatriskyouthsocially,emotionally,andacademically