English Teacher (native)

Описание


David John Mac Donald
Teacher Registration Number: SACE; 1090695
Address:
50 Fairmile, 207 Main Road, Three Anchor Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
Contact Email:
macdonalddavid9123@gmail.com
Contact Tel: (South Africa)

+277 62910516

At the moment I am at CIS Moscow Russia my number is +79154844722

Relationship status/No of children, age(s), gender
Single/Bachelor/ no children

Date Available:
2023-07-20
Date of Birth:
25-02-1957

Personal Profile
Experience listed below:
English and Social Studies teacher (20 years of teaching).
UK National Curriculum- Edexcel and Cambridge IGCSE; Edexcel and Cambridge A Levels
teaching USA Common Core; experience as Academic Coordinator.
working with SEN (mathematics, grade 8) and EAL Students (including ESL, EFL students).
working with Oriental and Arabic Students as well as first language expatriates.
Upper KS2 Homeroom Teaching, English (MS, HS) Teaching, and History (MS, HS) Teaching

Education and Qualifications

University of Cape Town, South Africa
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Intermediate and Senior Phase) Graduated 9 /12 /2003
SACE included - teacher registration number: 1090695
University of South Africa, South Africa
Bachelor of Arts in (English; History; Geography-minor) Graduated 01/11/1993


Teaching Experience

Current teaching position: from 02 August 2022 to present (end of contract in July, 2023)

Cambridge International School (Moscow, Skolkovo) (Cambridge Curriculum) - Moscow, Russia - Full Time
Secondary English Teacher and y13 Form Tutor
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Teaching years 7-9 English Language and Literature (Cambridge)
Teaching years 10 (IGCSE) and year 13 (A2 Level) Language and Literature
Attend meetings
Prepare exam papers, and mark them.
Monitor Cambridge exams
Collaborative planning of lessons with other departments


Admire International Academy (American Curriculum) - Saudi Arabia - Full Time 2017/ 09 /28 to end of July 2022
Academic Co-ordinator; and at the same time, Acting Principal one year (until Saudi Principal arrived during second year).
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Management of staff at primary, middle, and High school.
Curriculum design of grades 4 to 12.
Selecting text books and sorting it for grades 4 to 12.
Teacher training, mentoring, observation and grading for primary, middle, and High school
Leader of School Accreditation process; AdvancEd accreditation- achieved on April 2020
Examinations Administrator; also presented SAT exam as control monitor at Inspire Intl' Academy.
Created excel program for test and exam records to use with mail merge for report cards
Created and monitored student behaviour system for first year until hall monitors were employed during second year.
Monitored and verified quality of quarterly teacher lesson plans and examination papers.
Created and managed changes to Classroom Schedules.
Counter-signed completed examination papers.
Attended meetings with sister schools to advise Principals on Curriculum Design and book choices; Arranged book lists for the purchase orders for publishers.
Daily walk-about of Primary, Middle and High School to help maintain discipline in classrooms and hallways.
Trained new hallway monitors; rules of child protection and management.
Meeting parents and arranging student registration at school.
Advised parents on student behaviour and support programmes (ELS, ALS-Arabic Language Support, Special needs Students and their Shadow teachers)
Created and monitored ELS system (Eng lang support) of Dual Lessons.
Holistic approach to school management introduced to support staff and students with personal problems.
Initiated a Student Advisor programme, and introduced an educational holiday trip with a private Swiss Company.
Initiated Teacher Training Courses.
Training School Councillors on how to approach parents and students during student discipline sessions.

Qurum Private School (Cambridge Curriculum) - Oman - Full Time 09/2016 -06/2017
Secondary English Teacher
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Taught years 8-9 English Language and Literature (Cambridge)
Attended meetings
Prepared exam papers, and marked them.
Collaborative planning of lessons with other departments

Doha Academy (Cambridge Curriculum) - Qatar - Full Time 09/2015 -06/2016
Secondary English Teacher
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Taught the Cambridge English curriculum to IGCSE year 9 students
Prepared exam papers, and marked them.
Attended meetings
Collaborative planning of lessons with other departments

Saudi British Centre (SBC) - Saudi Arabia - Full Time 10/2013 -06/2014
English Teacher/instructor
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Taught British Aerospace employees to prepare them for the IELTS examination
They were preparing to become the new English teachers of BAE employees in Saudi Arabia
They achieved above Band 6.5 in IELTS and then moved to London for further teacher training.
Preparing all lessons and examinations
Provided detailed weekly reports on all students
Advised SBC on textbook choices

Newton International School (Cambridge Curriculum) - Qatar - Full Time 08/2012 -06/2013
Social Studies Teacher; SEN maths Grade 8 teacher
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Taught year 6 (for the first three months-as general class teacher after the initial school teacher absconded)
Year 7, 9 History -Cambridge
Year 7, 8, 9, Geography-Cambridge
Year 8 SEN Maths- Cambridge
Year 7,8 Qatar History
Prepared exam papers and marked them
Attended all meetings

Al Hekma International School (American Curriculum) - Bahrain - Full Time 10/2011 -07/2012
Secondary English Teacher
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Taught English First Language to year 6 to 11 (American curriculum)
Prepared exam papers, and marked them
Attended all meetings

Victoria English School (Edexcel Curriculum) - Sharjah, UAE - Full Time 09/2010 - 08/2011
Secondary English Teacher
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Taught English First Language to year 7 to 11 (Edexcel curriculum)
Prepared exam papers, and marked them
Attended all meetings

Oude Molen High School (South African Curriculum) - South Africa - Full Time 07/2006 - 06/2008
Secondary English Teacher
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Taught English First Language to year 8 to 12 (South African curriculum)
Prepared exam papers, and marked them
Attended all meetings
Grade head for grade 10 English (6 classes of 25 students)

Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (S Korean Eng Curr) - S Korean - Full Time 08/2008 - 08/2010
Secondary English ESL / EFL Teacher
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Taught English Second Language to year 8 to 11 (South Korean curriculum)
Prepared exam papers, and marked them
Attended all meetings

Al Hussan International School (Cambridge Curriculum) - Saudi Arabia - Full Time 08/2004 - 06/2006
Head of English and Social Studies Department
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Managed the English and Social studies Departments
Prepared exam papers, and marked them
Attended all meetings
Teacher training-mentoring
Taught grades 10, 11, 12

Choueifat International School (Lebanese English Curriculum) - Lebanon - Full Time 11/2003 - 07/2004
English First Language and Second Language Teacher
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Managed the English and Social studies Departments
Prepared exam papers, and marked them
Attended all meetings
Teacher training-mentoring
Taught grades 10, 11, 12

Professional Development
AdvancED meetings
Can provide Professional Elocution lessons to students - attended a three-month private Elocution course
SMART Boards use
Microsoft Office
Languages
English (Home Language)
Afrikaans (Second Language)

Interests and Hobbies
Ice-Skating
Soccer
Writing
Art, videography
Cycling

Referees: please note that there is a list of the latest referees from CIS at end of this document
Mr. Bahjat Abdel-hadi
Principal Walid
Dr. Salah Hassan
Christopher Starling
Inspire International Academy
Admire International Academy
Al Hammad Company
Cambridge International School, Skolkovo, Moscow
Job Title: Vice Principal
/Head of Humanities / Whole School Student Councillor
Job Title:
Principal Admire International Academy
Job Title:
Director of Admire International Academy, and Al Hammad School Group
CEO of CIS -Cambridge International School
Contact Email: bahjat@actworld.com

Contact Email: waleedrr@yahoo.com
Contact Email:

Contact Email:
christopher.starling@cisedu.com
Contact Tel:
+0966569785085
Contact Tel:
+966 (031) 8304400
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School Contact Tel:
+7 495255 2249
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