Kelsi Pilon

Career Objective
To obtain a Substitute or Contract position as a Secondary Teacher in Saskatchewan.

Education
Bachelor of Education (pending) Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program (SUNTEP) University of Saskatchewan Major: Native Studies Minor: English Grade Twelve Diploma 2004 - 2007 St. Joseph High School Saskatoon, SK Secretary of 2006-2007 SRC, Drama productions 2004-2007, Choir member 2004-2007, Vocal Jazz member 2006-2007, Badminton 2007, and Jr. Girls Basketball 2004. 2008 - 2012

Teaching Experience
Internship August 2011 December 2011 Mount Royal Collegiate, Saskatoon Co-operating Teacher: May Cummings Principal: Bruce Bradshaw Duties: Developed and taught units for Psychology 30, World Regions 30, History 10, Drama 10, and Native Studies 10. Coached Golf, co-coached Sr. Boys Soccer and Sr. Girls Basketball. Collaborated with CRU (Connections and Resources for U) in running and supervising the Culture Project at noon hour. Student Teaching Mount Royal Collegiate Saskatoon May 2011 Co-operating Teacher: May Cummings Principal: Dean Newton Duties: Developed and taught a cross-curricular mini-unit on Imperialism in Canada for History 10. Developed and co-taught lessons on Canadian Literature for ELA B30. Marion Graham Collegiate May 2010 Co-operating Teacher: Dan Buday Principal: Cole Kirby Duties: Developed and co-taught lessons for ELA B30 and ELA 10. Observed and assisted in EAL and Resource classrooms.

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Work Experience
Girl Guides Saskatoon Aboriginal Outreach Program Coordinator August 2010- May 2011 Duties: Developed and maintained Girl Guide programs in inner city and community schools in Saskatoon for girls who could not afford Girl Guide programs because of financial difficulties. Another objective of my position was to find ways to get more Aboriginal girls involved in Girl Guides and develop the Girl Guide program to include and incorporate more Aboriginal culture and content. Foot Locker Part-Time Sales Associate July 2007-Present Duties: Closing and opening the store and making a deposit; executing exceptional customer service; merchandising clothing and shoes; receiving and organizing stock in the back room. Agrium Potash Mine Warehouse Summer Student May 2011-August 2011 Duties: Shipping and receiving stock; organizing stock in and out of the warehouse; cleaned and counted inventory; helped millwrights and contractors find stock throughout the warehouse. Gabriel Dumont Institute Student Librarian September 2009-June 2010

Duties: Librarian of the SUNTEP Saskatoon Library. Maintained cleanliness of library; organized and shelved books; handled overdue library books; assisted students in finding books or research material; helped find and purchase new, relevant resources for the library.

Volunteer Experience
Mount Royal Collegiate Coach Sr. Girls Basketball Assistant Coach November 2011-Present Duties: Assisted head coach with tryouts and team member selection; continue to help run daily practices and workouts; attend all games and assist players with one-on-one coaching during games and practices; develop game plays and practice plans; organize and execute fundraisers. Boys Soccer Co-Coach September 2011-October 2011 Duties: Ran tryouts and selected team members; ran daily practices and workouts; attended all games and assisted players with one-on-one coaching during games and practices; developed game plays and practice plans; organized and executed fundraisers; managed team fees. SUNTEP Student Council Fourth Year Representative August 2011-Present Duties: Responsible for planning events and fundraisers for SUNTEP students and for informing fourth year students about upcoming events and fundraisers. Secretary August 2010-April 2011 Duties: Responsible for taking detailed minutes at weekly meetings; distributing minutes to council members; planning events and fundraisers.

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S.T.A.R.S. (Student Teacher Anti-Racism Society) Committee Member August 2011-Present Duties: Meet twice a month to plan events for students and teachers to attend where guest speakers share their insights on anti-racist and anti-oppressive education. Plan an annual conference on anti-racist and anti-oppressive education. I was one of the Masters of Ceremonies for our 2011 EraceISM Conference.

Professional Development
S.A.F.E. (Social Justice & Anti-racism Anti-oppressive Forum on Education) Conference 2011 Two day conference dedicated to centralizing Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive pedagogy in Saskatchewan schools. S.T.A.R.S. EraceISM Conference 2011 Full day conference with concurrent sessions on various anti-racist and anti-oppressive topics aimed at eliminating all of the isms in our schools and society. S.A.F.E. Conference 2010 Two day conference dedicated to centralizing Anti-Racist and Anti-Oppressive pedagogy in Saskatchewan schools. S.T.A.R.S Conference 2010 Full day conference with concurrent sessions on various anti-racist and anti-oppressive topics to bring into classrooms. Project WILD 2008 Full day interactive session on environmental and conservation education for educators of kindergarten through high school age young people.

Interests

Actively participate in fastball, basketball, and golf. Avid football fan. Enjoy drama and theatre. Enjoy singing, playing the piano and reading.

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References
May Cummings Social Sciences Teacher Mount Royal Collegiate Everett Berg Social Sciences Teacher Mount Royal Collegiate Murray Hamilton Program Coordinator SUNTEP (Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program) Saskatoon