KAREN CHOI PUI LING

Career Statement

2/2 Ursuline Vista, Queens Park, 6107 WA Phone: 0411 617 861 Email: kplchoi@yahoo.co.uk E-Number: 4072589 WWC Check: 1045044

Passionate, enthusiastic Master of Teaching student with prior Mathematics teaching experience. Dedicated towards motivating and developing students to achieve excellence through the use of effective pedagogies and technologies.

Teaching Experience
Mathematics Teacher (Part Time) Year 8 Mathematics teacher a public co-educational secondary school Effective structuring and delivery of lessons in accordance to the schools programme Developing resources and assessments collaboratively with colleagues Differentiating in-class activities to cater for the various levels of student abilities within the class Engaging and motivating students through the use of multi-modal texts in presentations Establishing positive relationships with students, parents, and colleagues through: assisting in after-school math sessions, maintaining communications, and attending school functions Monitoring and reporting student achievement by providing regular verbal or written feedback and delivering appropriate consequences Participating in professional development sessions Internal relief teacher for other Year 8-12 classes or at the Gell (pastoral care) centre WACUTS Intern Jan 13 - Current July 13 - Current

An intern attached to School as part of the Western Australian Combined Universities Training Schools (WACUTS) collaborative project Successfully completed a six week professional practicum block where a full teaching load was undertaken and received highly complimentary supervisor and mentor feedback (Grade: HD) Engaged in a professional development session on collaborative learning Participated in a consensus moderation meeting held by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) for the Mathematics 1DE course Attended a four day rural teaching experience trip to Kalgoorlie Continually engaged in reflective practice through observation of and feedback from various members of the department Student Teacher Completed a split-block professional practice placement at a secondary school Earned a Distinction for the professional practice unit and was conducting lessons independently for six classes, including two WACE (Year 12 3AB) classes, by the middle of the practicum period Delivered structured mathematics lessons whilst maintaining firm boundaries for student behaviour Developed creative lessons to engage students, encourage inquiry, and enhance their understanding of mathematics including an investigation and a literacy focused group activity Created the Year 8 examination paper for both the regular and extension stream classes Actively participated in all aspects of school including: attending mass, volunteering in the canteen during lunch, assisting in after-school classes, and attending weekly staff meetings Received positive reports from staff members, particularly pertaining to the rapport built with students May 12 - Sept 12

Mathematics Lecturer, University College Sedaya International (Malaysia) Apr 11 - Dec 11 Lecturer of Mathematics and Further Mathematics for the A Levels Department of a private college utilising the Edexcel A Level syllabus Completed the Foundations of Tertiary Teaching (FTT) training Achieved high scores in a student survey of teaching effectiveness as well as a high rate (over 70%) of students receiving a grade of either A or B in the Decision Mathematics A Level exam Mentored several students in matters such as study plans or university and career options Actively assisted in various departmental efforts including: Awards & Alumi Day, department Marketing/Design team member, Sports Carnival participant and exam invigilator Mathematics Teacher, Cempaka International Schools (Malaysia) May 10 - Mar 10 Taught secondary mathematics in an international school utilising the Cambridge IGCSE syllabus Designed creative and engaging lessons through the use of games and other learning activities Motivated students to achieve various personal goals in my capacity as form teacher and mentor Supported the school vision of becoming a technological campus by utilising or creating digital teaching resources, assessments and reports where appropriate Worked collaboratively with a colleague to guide a group of Year 7 students participating in a week long Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) session Participated in various extra curricular activities including: attending musicals, Cempaka Maths Olympiad judge, craft session instructor for RAG day, Secretary for the Mathematics Department Junior Mentor, Cosmotots IQD (Malaysia) emphasises education through the mastery and readership of English literary works Conducted basic reading, basic writing, and advanced writing classes Actively motivated children to participate in class activities and discussions with the aims of nurturing independence, confidence, ideation, and abilities in both verbal and written expressions Planned lessons, wrote class and individual progress reports, and marked written work Participated in training sessions aimed at improving the effectiveness of mentors Project Leader for Homework Clubs, Warwick Volunteers (UK) Oversaw the running of a voluntary project that provided after-school support classes Negotiated and supported the expansion of the project to include to two new branches Actively recruited volunteers at university fairs, prepared literature, presented talks, and achieved the highest number of regular volunteers for the project Weekly volunteer at the Creative Homework Club in Bluecoat School and the Homework Club in Westwood School Fun with Numbers, Parkgate School & Warwick Volunteers (UK) Sep 08 - Jul 09 Pioneered a voluntary project designed to increase the mathematical awareness and interest of Year 5 students through lunchtime mathematics games sessions Worked co-operatively with staff and other volunteers to plan activities for each session Supervised and guided students throughout sessions Warwick Inspire volunteer, TeachFirst & Warwick Students Union (UK) Volunteered in a project aimed at raising the aspirations of young people from disadvantaged comprehensive schools in the West Midlands. Visited schools and participated in workshop activities targeted at giving school students an insight into university life, inspire them to aim for higher education, and explore their personal goals Engaged in discussions about personal experiences and challenges Sep 08 - Oct 08 Sep 08 - Jul 09 Jan 10 - Mar10

Taught at a child development centre which caters to children between the ages of four to fourteen and

Student tutor, St. Augustines Catholic School (UK) Volunteered as a student tutor at a local Catholic primary school lessons and working on separate tasks Assisted the teacher with various tasks during classes including acting as a reader or test

Jan 08 - Jul 08

Conducted interventions for small groups of higher or lower performing students by presenting

administrator Contributed to school reporting by engaging in performance review meetings with the teacher Student mentor, Woodway Park School (UK) Volunteered as a mentor to a fifth form student at a local comprehensive school. Jan 08 - Jul 08

Acted as a role model and discussed various topics including school, personal problems or interest, everyday life, possible careers, university choices, and entry routes Collaborated with other mentors to plan motivational pair and group activities Attended child protection and working with children training sessions

Education
2012 - current University of Western Australia Master of Teaching (Secondary) Teaching areas: Mathematics (major) and Special Education (minor) Achieved grade of Distinction or Higher Distinction in all completed units Current research: Literacy, text, and literacy strategies in secondary mathematics: Conceptions of pre-service teachers 2006 - 2009 University of Warwick, UK B.Sc. (Hons) Mathematics: Class Third

Awards and Achievements

Classroom Management Strategies, Department of Education (2012) Cybersmart Outreach - Pre-Service Teacher, Australian Communications and Media Authority (2012) Mandatory Reporting, Department of Education & University of Western Australia (2012) TEFL Certificate, i-to-i (2009) Volunteering Gold Award 2009, Volunteering England (2009) Warwick Advantage Gold Award 2009, The University of Warwick & IBM (2009) Presentation: Volunteering in Education President (08/09), Treasurer (07/08), Activities Coordinator (06/07), Craft Society, University of Warwick Initiated a new executive member role to encourage community project and successfully held eight community driven craft session in the academic year Oversaw and led a team of seven executive members to run the society Responsibilities including chairing meetings, budget planning, and activity planning

Professional Learning / Memberships

Seminars & Workshops Faculty planning Australian Curriculum, Internship School Coorparative learning strategies, classroom environment and clasroom management, Becky Saunders, WACUTS (2013) Classpad and GeoGebra workshops, Kelmscott SHS (2013) Digital Narratives in the Classroom, Ben Beaton, Apple (2012) Effective communication, Practicum School Webinars Great Apps in the Classroom, LaunchPad Toys (2013) A Positive Mathematics Journey, Dr Chris Matthews, AAMT (2013) Culturally Responsive Pedagogies, AAMT (2013) Teacher Registration Board (TRB) - Limited Registration held since July 2013 Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) - Member since January 2013 Matematical Association of Western Australia (MAWA) - Member since January 2013

Skills
Communication skills English, Cantonese, Bahasa Malaysia, basic Japanese and conversational Mandarin Technological skills iWorks, MS Office, some MatLab, LaTeX, Flash MX, PowerPoint; touch typist Other pursuits Dance: ballet, street, jazz Music: piano and gu zheng (Chinese piano) Sport: bowling, rock climbing, cycling Volunteering: charity run assistant, painting and decorating

Other Employment Experience

KPMG, Selangor, Malaysia Jul 08 - Sept 08 Intern in the Special Issues Group division dealing with corporate tax compliance and tax advisories for various issues Assisted in the research and preparations of tax advisories Prepared tax computations and other documents for submission to the Inland Revenue Board Attended the Taxation Summit 2009, an internal Tax Conference, and Budget Night University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Open Day Helper for the Mathematics Department Registered, greeted and assisted guests Conducted university tours and communicated information about the university and campus life Participated in Q&A sessions, answering various queries as well as highlighting many aspects of university life to prospective students and their parents Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific, Selangor, Malaysia Aug 07 - Sep 07 Call centre agent at the national call centre for a company providing documents solutions hardware, software and services Attended to telephone complaints, enquiries, and orders Planned and assigned three teams of Customer Engineers to attend service requests while adhering to the set company response time policy Communicated resolutions to customers via telephone when service calls were avoidable Also undertook a separate assignment of voicing video recordings that were later used in presentations about the companys products and services Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific, Selangor, Malaysia Jun 06 - Aug 06 Assistant Events Coordinator working with a team to organize the DMec (Document/Content Management Expo) event Corresponded with companies and guests to invite and confirm their attendance Liaised with partner companies in efforts to organize forums and talks Responsible for working with printing company in efforts to design and print publicity material Jan 08 - Jul 09

Other referees (and contact details) available upon request: Mabel Tan (Director, Centre for Pre-U Studies - University College Sedaya International)