SHAYLENE VICKERSON
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Pre-service Teacher
ABOUT ME
Welcome to my e-portfolio! This portfolio serves to reflect my abilities and skills that I have learned throughout my schooling and teaching experiences.
My name is Shaylene Vickerson and I am currently enrolled in the B.Ed program at the University of Prince Edward Island, specializing in Primary/Elementary Education.
Many things have inspired me throughout my lifetime to join this amazing profession and I am honoured to be able to join this profession and all the amazing professionals that I will be able to gain knowledge and experience from.
TEACHING PHILOSPHY
Every classroom is filled with students who are all unique in many different ways. Children just like everyone else are different in their own special ways, and it will be my job as a teacher to embrace these differences and try to make their learning as unique as they are. I hope as a teacher I will be able to make every child feel welcomed when they are in school, I want to make my classroom these children’s safe place where they will feel free to speak their mind and take charge of their own learning. As a teacher, I believe learning should be engaging. I would make my teaching engaging by giving my students new learning opportunities, and have different approaches to different teaching sessions. I hope this makes learning enjoyable so the children will continue to feel love and excitement towards their own education.
WORK EXPERIENCE
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR-CAMPUS KIDS
March 2016 - May 2019
Plan, organize, and implement activities for between the ages of infancy- 5 years old. These activities are provided to teach and stimulate children’s growth and learning.
SUPERVISOR- THE HANGOUT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
Sept 2017 - Feb 2019
Plan, organize and implement activities for between the ages of 5-11 years old. Assist in homework, and cleaning responsibilities.
TUTOR-SYLVAN LEARNING CENTRE
October 2019-Present
Prepare lesson plans or learning modules for tutoring sessions according to students' needs and goals. Maintain records of students' assessment results, progress, feedback, or school performance, ensuring confidentiality of all records.
EDUCATION
What I’ve Learned
September 2015-June 2017
HOLLAND COLLEGE
The Early Childhood Care and Education program is grounded in a theoretical understanding of early childhood development. I was able to learn how to design and implement curriculum that inspires young minds; helps children develop socially, emotionally, and physically; and promotes inclusiveness.
Sept 2017-May 2019
UPEI/ CHILD & FAMILY STUDIES
Child and family studies is an area of psychological study and research that examines how individuals change and grow and how those changes interact within the family matrix.
May 2019-Present
UPEI/ BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
Course work based on working with children, that has prepared me to work in the school system as a teacher.
"If you want something you've never had, you must be willing to do something you've never done"
Thomas Jefferson
