Eden Wiersma
Occasional Teacher at Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB)- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Customer Advocacy
LinkedInJan, 2023- Sep, 2024 -
Product Marketing Foundations
LinkedInJan, 2023- Sep, 2024 -
Certificate of Qualification and Registration
Ontario College of Teachers -
Microsoft Innovative Educator
Microsoft -
National Lifeguard
Lifesaving Society Ontario -
Principles of Healthy Child Development
HIGH FIVE Canada -
Responsible Service Training Program
Smart Serve Ontario -
Standard First Aid
Lifesaving Society Ontario
Experience
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Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB)
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Canada
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Occasional Teacher
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Jan 2020 - Present
The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board is committed to learning, equity, engagement and innovation. Additionally, it is the Board's mission to empower students to learn and grow to their full potential in a diverse world.As an Occasional Teacher, I have built positive working relationships with students, educators and principals to ensure superior student programming and eliminate class and school wide disruptions. Additionally, I have participated in staff meetings to learn about new initiatives from the Board, as well as Professional Development Sessions to gain further knowledge on Coding Curriculum and Emotion Coaching to better serve the needs of all students.
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Centre for Success Summer Camp Instructor
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Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
The Centre for Success Learning Camp was delivered virtually by an interdisciplinary team of educators. The Learning Camp focused on having students with Learning Disabilities use technology as an essential accommodation to access the Ontario Curriculum. As a Summer Instructor, I was responsible for examining pedagogical documentation, implementing skills based programming to support the use of Assistive Technology and liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure they were informed of any relevant information to support the Learning Camp.
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Long-Term Occasional Teacher
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Feb 2021 - Apr 2021
As a teacher in this role, I was responsible for teaching the Ontario Grade 8 Curriculum in a virtual environment. I utilized Brightspace by D2L and Microsoft Teams to offer a variety of synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities for students. Additionally, I reviewed and updated student IEPs to ensure students with learning disabilities had appropriate accommodations and modifications to be academically successful in the virtual class. I also collaborated with ESL teachers to ensure ELL learners had appropriate accommodations and support. Lastly, I collaborated with a Student Success Teacher to support secondary transitions and ensure students were enrolled in the appropriate courses in Xello.
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Long-Term Occasional Teacher
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Sep 2020 - Nov 2020
As a teacher in this role, I was responsible for teaching and delivering the Ontario Grade 8 Dance and Media Literacy Curriculum. In order to meet the needs of all students, I utilized Brightspace by D2L to integrate blended learning opportunities for students. Additionally, I utilized Universal Design for Learning by allowing students to demonstrate their learning in multiple formats depending on their strengths and learning styles.
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D2L
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Canada
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E-Learning Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Customer Advocacy Coordinator
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Aug 2022 - Nov 2022
D2L is a leading Learning Management System (LMS) provider with a mission to transform the way the world learns. D2L's products, services and partners support millions of people learning virtually and in blended learning environments. In this fast-paced and cross-functional role, I was supported a variety of marketing projects and initiatives for the K-12 and international markets. I coordinated with a variety of internal teams to improve customer relationships and engagement. I found high impact opportunities for enhancing customer visibility that aligned with marketing themes and goals. Specifically, I authored engaging content as per D2L’s style guide and coordinated the publishing of a variety of customer assets, such as case studies and blog posts. Additionally, I supported the promotion of D2L Excellence Awards to customer advocates. Furthermore, I coordinated programs to drive customer reviews and engagement on G2 Crowd. Lastly, I supported events by providing promotional materials on customer advocacy opportunities and facilitating customer speaking opportunities.
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Thames Valley District School Board
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Canada
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Occasional Teacher
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Sep 2019 - Jun 2022
The Thames Valley District School Board is one of the largest school boards in Ontario and aims to provide a creative, engaging, collaborative, inclusive and positive learning community. As a Board, Thames Valley inspires innovation, embraces diversity and celebrates achievement. Specifically, In this role, I have taught at a variety of schools and I am responsible for delivering classroom instruction, classroom management, and reviewing confidential documents, such as IEPs and Behaviour Support Plans. Additionally, I have participated in several professional development courses. For example, I completed a three-part special education training on inclusion and independence to better serve the needs of all students and a comprehensive literacy course that specifically examined best practices for reading instruction.
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YMCA of Hamilton|Burlington|Brantford
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Canada
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Lifeguard/Swim Instructor
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Sep 2012 - Aug 2021
The YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford is one of the largest charitable community service organizations in Canada and responds to critical social needs in the community. In this role, I was responsible for the delivery of customer service excellence through member satisfaction and safety during a variety of aquatic programs. Specifically, to meet member satisfaction and meet safety requirements, I developed lesson plans and administered progressive evaluation to students in aquatic programs and maintained required national certifications.
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City Of Hamilton
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Canada
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Lead Counsellor
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
The City of Hamilton's vision is to be the best place to raise a child and age successfully. Additionally, the City of Hamilton aims to provide high quality cost conscious public services that contribute to a healthy, safe and prosperous community, in a sustainable manner. Furthermore, the City values a culture of Collective Ownership, Steadfast Integrity, Courageous Change, Sensational Service and Engaged Empowered Employees. In this role, I was responsible for providing administrative and programming support to ensure that camper safety and satisfaction was maintained to a high degree. Specifically, I ensured that attendance procedures were followed and camper documents were completed and filed accurately. As well, I supported in a coaching capacity to Camp Counsellors in the Junior Camp to ensure superior daily activities were delivered.
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Education
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2023 - 2023
York University
Certificate in Content Marketing -
2019 - 2021
University of Toronto
Master of Education - MEd, Educational Leadership and Policy -
2014 - 2019
Nipissing University
Bachelor of Education - BEd, Junior/Intermediate -
2014 - 2019
Wilfrid Laurier University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Society, Culture and Environment
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