JANET KONDO

Vaughan, ON, CANADA ❘Phone: (647) 871-8443❘ Email: jkondo4@gmail.com

Professional Summary
Teacher with strong conviction and experience working with students of various needs,
abilities and backgrounds. I am passionate about student well-being and success as well as the
integration of technology and authentic assessment into established curriculum.

Qualifications
 Interactive teaching / learning  Differentiated instruction
 15+ years of ESL teaching experience  Student success
 Teaching Specialty: Special Education, ESL,  Flexible and organized
Math, Science  Creative lesson planning

Experience
Community Class Autism Teacher 9/2022 – Present
York Region District School Board, Dr JM Denison SS York Region, CANADA
 Prepared lessons for and taught students with ASD
 Employed teaching strategies according to their individual abilities, interests and needs
 Supported planned activities alongside other Community Class teachers, EAs and staff
 Communicated with parents through phone calls, emails, and home logs

Middle School Teacher 9/2015 – 6/2021

Columbia International School Saitama, JAPAN
 Planned, developed and implemented unit plans and individual lesson plans
 Taught Science, Math, ESL and Computers to Grades 7 and 8 students
 Carried out duties as Homeroom Teacher to monitor the well-being and success of students
 Adapted lessons for online learning during COVID school shutdowns
 Differentiated instruction to meet needs of ESL students
 Coordinated, planned and facilitated Science Fair event for students from grades 4 through 10
 Implemented various forms of feedback including self and peer assessment
 Collaborated with co-workers on school improvement mandates and special activities
 Organized, planned and took students on field trips
 Facilitated the computer club and yearbook club activities, and field trips
 Communicated with stakeholders through Parent Teacher Conferences, Class Dojo etc.
 Wrote report card comments for academic and learning skills progress
 Procured resources and equipment to improve student learning

High School Teacher 2/2011 – 8/2012

J. Addison School Markham, Ontario
 Planned and taught credited courses including: Calculus, Geography, History, Computer Science
 Differentiated instruction to meet needs of ESL and special needs students
 Collaborated with co-workers to plan special events
 JANET KONDO
Vaughan, ON, CANADA ❘Phone: (647) 871-8443❘ Email: jkondo4@gmail.com

Education
BEd: Intermediate/Senior – Chemistry/Math 2010
Trent University Peterborough, Ontario

BASc: Chemical Engineering, Honours 1996

University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario

Professional Development
AQ/ABQ Teaching Students with Communication Needs ASD (EFTO) Apr 2023
Secondary Science De-streaming Part One (YRDSB On Demand) July 2022
Secondary Math De-streaming Part One (YRDSB On Demand) July 2022
Autism Spectral Disorder Professional Learning (YRDSB On Demand) June 2022
Sexual Abuse Prevention Program (OCT) Jan 2022
International Educator Certificate for IB MYP (Windsor University) Aug 2020
IB MYP Professional Learning Community (Windsor University) Aug 2020
IB MYP Professional Learning (Windsor University) Aug 2020
IB MYP Assessment and Evaluation (Windsor University) Mar 2020
IB MYP Curriculum and Instruction (Windsor University) August 2019
IB MYP Teaching and Learning (Windsor University) March 2019
TIOM Try It Out on Monday December 2018
AQ Science and Technology Grades 7 & 8, EFTO July 2018
AQ Teaching English Language Learners Part 2 (York University) July 2018
AQ Teaching English Language Learners Part I (York University) July 2017
WASC Curriculum & Instruction (Columbia Int’l School) ongoing
WASC Impact Cycle (Columbia Int’l School) November 2016
Visible Learning Conference Jim Hattie (JASCD) March 2016

Computer Technology
 MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)  IXL.com
 Office 365  Caribou Contest
 Google Classroom, Google Drive/Apps  Scratch Jr., Scratch 2.0
 Class Dojo, Teacher Blogs  Java, C, JavaScript

References
Available upon request