Tia Luker-Putra

Experience

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  Canada International School

  Aug 2010 - Feb 2012

  Teacher
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  Delta School District 37, British Columbia

  Mar 2013 - Jun 2014

  French Immersion teacher
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  Canadian International School Kunshan

  Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

  Division 3-6 lead, Grade 5 classroom teacher

  • Led Science Fair, The Daily 5, and Six Traits of Writing to support the development goals of a new school in English and science; developed classes in drama and soccer to support student personal development • Organized school-wide assemblies; wrote proposals for initiatives in iPad integration; offered training in English curriculum development • Researched and selected resources for grade 4-6 to integrate STEM

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  Soong Ching Ling School

  Aug 2015 - Apr 2019

  Department Head of Science, grade 5 classroom teacher

  • Led professional development in the Five E's and Science Fair to ensure continuity in the framework of teaching, learning, and assessment • Created curriculum boxes to support the NGSS standards and Scott Foresman Science within grades 1-5 • Collaborated with and advised elementary and middle school teachers on Solar Buddy participation and STEAM integration • Developed and supported English speech and writing through organizing a competition and hosting Toastmasters • Worked with the tier one class to raise achievement to grade level in all subject areas • Supported literacy goals by providing training in The Daily 5 and Six Traits of Writing Show less

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  Wellington College International Shanghai

  Mar 2019 - Aug 2020

  • Worked with the NGSS, IPC, and National Curriculum standards to design and implement a 3-5 science curriculum • Introduced Interactive Notebooks, Science Fair, girls' Robotics and Coding club, and Makerspace to widen the scope of critical thinking in science • Offered professional development in The Five E's, NGSS standards, engineering and vocabulary development using iPads • Conducted lesson observations, offered feedback for improvement; collaborated with teachers to monitor and enhance curricular planning to support the school development plan • Collaborated to update humanities and global citizenship standards by integrating the SDGs; facilitated service learning field trips; created a girls’ podcast to challenge high achieving students to develop their voice in current world issues Show less

  • Head of Prep STEM

    Sept 2018 - Aug 2020

  • Year 5 teacher, IPC coordinator, Science Curriculum Developer

    Sept 2017 - Aug 2020

  • Speaker

    Mar 2019 - Mar 2019
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  Shekou SDG Summit

  Sept 2019 - Sept 2019

  Speaker

  • Offered two sessions: “Integrating the SDGs through Engineering in the Classroom” & “Service Learning & Solar Buddy”, both hands on sessions, offering action learning to participants

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  Dulwich College International

  Aug 2020 - now

  Global Citizenship Coordinator and Year 6 teacher

  Global Citizenship Coordinator for the Junior School and Year 6 classroom teacherFounder of the Dulwich Unconferences, a professional development conference for teachersWriter of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policyDelivered teacher training sessions on understanding bias, engineering, and the Good Life Goals

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  Delta Gamma Fraternity

  Jun 2022 - now

  Advisory Board

  Member of the Freedom of Speech Committee, the Collegiate Elections Process Committee, and the Organizational Equity Assessment Committee to advise on Delta Gamma's development on issues relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion