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Steve Julien, B.Ed.

“Teaching kids about a good lifenot just teaching them for the

workforce”

March 2010

My Philosophy of Teaching Education

Field Experience

Specialty areas

Personal Accomplishment

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About Me…

About Me…• Passion is what makes me, ME!And I have many passions• I am passionate about teaching

elementary. Reaching kids before they get to closed minded, so that I can instill in them a life long passion for learning!

• I am Passionate about Photography and capturing those moments that pass us by

• I am passionate about technology and utilizing that the improve my students and my own learning. ie. our classroom website.

• I am passionate about stories in any medium oral, books, films, games etc …

• I am also passionate about my family and my wife and not necessarily in that order.

My Philosophy of Teaching

My philosophy envisions teaching myself out of a job!

By the end of the year I want to see my students have the classroom routines and classroom

management standards memorized and a passion for learning that if for some unforeseen

circumstance I was away students would continue their routines and keep learning even without me.

Education• 1999 Woodlands Secondary School Graduate• Achievements: English 12 honours

• 2009 Vancouver Island University Graduate • Achievements: Major in Liberal Studies & Minor in

English

• My education is always continuing as I love learningI am currently in The education degree program at VIU where there is so much to learn about teaching.

I have a practicum at Rutherford Elementary where I have learned so much from the teachers and the students.

I take photography courses every summer in order to become a wedding photographer .

Field/Work Experience

2001- 2003 Volunteer at Nanaimo Therapeutic RidingResponsibilities: Helping physically and mentally

challenged youth ride horses

2005 – present Futureshop Nanaimo Responsibilities Teaching new staff and customers how

to use cameras, Selling digital cameras and equipment

2009-2010 Student Teacher at Rutherford Elementary in Nanaimo B.C.

Specialty Areas• Working at Futureshop for 5 years and completing one year of

computer science has given me a specialty in utilizing Technology for Education

• Examples:• Students use Photography in Elementary Schools

• Our Classroom WebsiteFrom this site students navigate the web to learn about

science with dramatic flash animations, videos, olympic events to inspire writing and math numbers from scores to perform questions with.

• Slideshare.net From this website students can upload their powerpoint

presentations to share with the world.

• Finding a great woman and convincing her to marry me

• Graduating with a Major in Liberal Studies and Minor in English

• Basically taking so many courses that they had to end up giving me a degree

• Certificate of photography excellence in the field of wedding photography from

Scott Robert Lim

• Helped dozens of youth with special needs ride horses and gain self confidence

Personal Accomplishments

Workshops & Pro-D

• 2009

• How to use the Nanaimo district resource center

• How teachers can benefit from the Nanaimo Museum

• Teaching a First Nations Perspective

• Olympic art and war toys art