Nicolas Hubert-Smith

Experience

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  YBM Leadership International Academy

  Feb 2011 - Mar 2012

  ESL Teacher

  - Taught a kindergarten class of ESL learners, aged six to seven, over the course of one academic year, in a full English immersion classroom setting.- Planned the curriculum and lesson plans using teaching materials provided by the school, introducing phonetics, basic grammar, story reading and basic writing.- Taught elementary school aged children (8-12 years old) in the after-school program. Subjects taught included reading comprehension, journal writing, grammar, vocabulary and listening. Show less

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  Chukyun Elementary School

  Mar 2012 - Mar 2013

  ESL Teacher

  - Taught grade five and six classes with a Korean co-teacher, with a focus on oral communication through team work and games. Designed lesson plans and classroom materials.- Helped plan and prepare the English midyear and final exam.- Responsible for teaching the after-school English program.

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  College Notre-Dame

  Nov 2013 - Mar 2014

  ESL Teacher

  - Taught English literature to advanced ESL students at the grade ten and eleven level. A syllabus was created around a novel, with related activities (group discussions, essay writing and weekly evaluations), as well as leading class discussions and debates on current social issues connected to the novel’s themes. - Taught English as a second language to intermediate/advanced students at the eighth grade level, covering advanced grammar, journal writing and young adult literature.- Planned a semester-length curriculum at each level, creating a lesson plan for each class based on the materials provided by the teacher being replaced.- Designed assessment tools (quizzes, exams, assessment rubrics) to evaluate the students’ progress, entered grades and reported students’ progress to parents. Show less

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  École Multiethnique de Langues et de Cultures

  Apr 2014 - Jan 2016

  School Administrator and Teacher Supervisor

  - Managed a team of administrators for a French as a second language school for recent immigrants (école de francisation), ensuring that administrators followed government and school policies in school communication, teacher supervision, preparing classrooms, registering students and record keeping.- Coordinated with the School's board of directors, the facility staff and government representatives in the management of school functions, such as organizing classroom schedules based on the current demand, ensuring classroom maintenance and budgeting for school and office supplies.- Observed teachers’ classroom performance and ensured that they met the school’s standards, based on teaching criteria provided by the Ministry. - Coordinated with the Ministry of Immigration in arranging the school’s funding and budget, securing financial assistance for students and handling the transfer of students between classrooms and schools. Show less

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  Concordia University

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2016

  - Worked as teaching assistant to an introductory English grammar course offered at the undergraduate level in the Education department. This class was designed as an introductory course to English grammar, and covered parts of speech, morphology, grammar and syntax.- Conducted tutorial classes and one-on-one reviews with students, going over the material and preparing them for their tests.- Assisted in the correction of quizzes, assignments and the final class project.- Consulted and assisted the professor in designing classroom and assessment material. Show less

  • Research Assistant

    Jan 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
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  Ministry of Education

  Sept 2016 - Apr 2018

  Curriculum Developer

  Curriculum Developer for the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Education.- Coauthored a series of English books for the minister of education designed to introduce students to science and academic English vocabulary and discourse, while also providing material that targets their overall English development.- Supervised a team of Education Technology specialists for a nation-wide learning event that required coordination in the preparation, distribution and retrieval of thousands of digital devices in schools across the country.- Conducted a needs analysis on the current state of the Advanced Science Program in terms of the students' ability to meet the language demands. Authored a report outlining improvements that can be made to the program for the next academic year.- Screened candidates applying for English teaching positions in the UAE, using selection criteria outlined by the Ministry. Show less

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  Canada School of Public Service | École de la fonction publique du Canada

  May 2018 - now

  Manager for the Learning Product Management team in the Government of Canada Public Service Skills Business branch, overseeing instructional and graphic designers responsible for developing and updating self-paced courses, virtual and in-class courses, videos, and job aids.• Support team members in their projects, ensuring adherence to design processes for creating accessible and compliant learning products. Track and report on project milestones and allocate additional resources as needed.• Deliver project briefings to the business line directorate, the outreach and engagement team, and community partners.• Collaborate with other managers and director to shape the team's strategic vision, identifying successes, constraints, and areas for improvement in the design process. Established resource allocations and project timelines for new projects and product updates.• Managed HR functions including, recruitment, leaves, training, and performance agreements. Show less Senior instructional designer providing support to the Learning Product Management team within the Government of Canada Public Service Skills Business branch.In addition to my responsibilities as instructional designer, I: - Provided support, advice and resources for instructional designers on their design projects.- Identified potential training opportunities and resources for the design team.- Defined the design process for a product from beginning to end and creating a workflow schedule with clear milestones, and consulting with the team to identify potential pain points and challenges in the process.- Coordinated the three-month post launch of evaluation of user feedback for every new learning product, creating a report outlining recommended changes that will improve the learning product. Show less Learning and Development Specialist for the Outreach and Engagement Team, Public Sector Skills. Portfolios: Policy, Regulations, Supervisor Development Program, Manager Development Program, Aspiring Director Program.- Worked with public service policy, regulation and management community offices to identify learning needs and priorities for each community, and how the school can create courses, job aids and events to help meet those needs.- Managed products development on new learning products: forming design teams, writing project proposals, setting timelines, coordinating with various stakeholders, tracking progress and identifying areas of improvement based on learner evaluations.- Maintained and updated learning products based on feedback, coordinating with subject matter experts, faculty, instructional designers and multimedia specialists.- Planned and delivered live learning events, setting the agenda and coordinating with moderators, panelists, event organizers and the communication team. Show less Learning designer for online, in-class and mixed training courses for the Canada School of Public Service.-Project management; coordinated with programmers, subject matter experts and graphic designers in planning and designed courses using an iterative, user-centered approach-Organized learner engagement session and design sprints for new courses-Created storyboards and prototypes for new courses to test with users-Evaluated user experience for online products-Adapted classroom curriculum for a virtual delivery via videoconferencing-Edited raw content into online texts, graphics and videos-Assisted in needs analysis and data gathering for new courses and programs Show less

  • Senior Instructional Designer

    Nov 2024 - now

  • Acting Manager

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Senior Instructional Designer

    May 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Learning Advisor

    Apr 2021 - May 2022

  • Instructional Designer

    May 2018 - Apr 2021