Alan Appleby
alangappleby@gmail.com
B505 Purva Venezia Bengaluru 560064, India Mobile: +91 702 661 2428
http://stonehillpyp6.blogspot.in/ https://twitter.com/alangappleby
Profile I am a British elementary teacher with a previous career in finance and ICT. I believe strongly in provoking and feeding the curiosity of students to help them become independent and confident learners. My professional practice involves close collaboration with colleagues, reflective and data-driven teaching, and an inquiry approach. My strengths include strong technology skills, organisation, a can-do attitude and a conscientious work ethic. Education University of Sunderland: PGCE, 2011-2012 Including 60 credits at masters level, for educational research. University of Phoenix: Six College Algebra (pre-calculus) credits, 2010 Cumulative GPA: 4.00 / 4.00. Staffs University: BA (Hons) Joint Award Philosophy & Film Studies, 1996 – 1999 Classification: 2.1; Dissertation: First Class. Professional Development and Conferences • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Inquiry in the PYP (PYP Cat 3 workshop), fall 2016 Presenter for IB PYP Online Symposium on technology integration, fall 2016 First Steps mathematics training, spring and summer 2016 Reading and Writing Through Inquiry (PYP Cat 3 workshop), spring 2016 Google Certified Educator, attained winter 2015 Participant at EdTechReview Educational Leadership Conference, fall 2015 MLATS mathematics training, fall 2015 GAFE conference and training, Mumbai, fall 2014 Inquiry (PYP Cat 3 workshop), fall 2013 Teaching & Learning in the PYP (PYP Cat 2 workshop), spring 2013 SIOP workshop, spring 2013 Making the PYP Happen (PYP Cat 1 workshop), fall 2012 Personalised learning workshop with Bill & Ochan Powell, fall 2012
Teaching Experience Stonehill International School: P6 (Grade 3) Teacher, 2014 – present, Bengaluru, India • • • • • •
Developed POI and individual units for mathematics & language arts, from newly adopted scope and sequence. PYP Mathematics coordinator and member of Primary Leadership Team. Section leader (Organisation) for PYP evaluation self-study. Committee member for curriculum planning, action in the PYP, and student reporting. Early adopter and pilot for GAFE, and leader of in-school PD. U11 soccer coach.
Anglo-American School of Moscow: Grade Three Teacher, 2012 - 2014, Moscow, Russia • • • • • •
Developed language arts units with the adoption of readers and writers workshop model and Common Core. Co-taught with literacy coordinator, SST, ESOL support, and other grade three teachers. ICT integration rep for grade level. Member of Elementary School math committee. School accreditation committee (NEASC). Coached soccer, volleyball, and ran after school badminton and chess clubs.
Related School Experience Anglo-American School of Moscow: Teaching Assistant, 2010 – 2011, Moscow, Russia • • •
Assisting with classroom management, supervision, and resources. Providing one-on-one and small group instruction for students, and substitute teaching. Grading work, and providing feedback to teachers on students’ learning.
Anglo-American School of Moscow: Library Assistant, 2009 – 2010, Moscow, Russia • •
Circulation of materials to library patrons, and support in using all aspects of library services. General management of library resources, including ordering materials, organising the collection, monitoring overdues.
Other Work Experience WS Atkins: Management Accountant, Finance Manager, 2007 - 2009, Tamworth, UK • • •
Preparation, analysis and reporting of management accounts, with approximate turnover £40m p.a. Management of finance staff. System administrator for Sage Line 500 accounting software.
SITA Group Services: Billing Analyst, 2005 - 2007, Paris, France • • •
Responsibility for invoice production with approximate value of $12m per month. Defining development requirements for an oracle (SQL) billing system. Standardisation and documentation of procedures.
Active 24: Customer Service & Finance roles, 2000 – 2004, London, UK & Hilversum, the Netherlands • • •
Daily bookkeeping and preparation of management accounts for several subsidiaries. Customer service for billing, sales, domain registry, and technical support. Staff training and documentation of procedures.
Other skills • • • • • • •
Microsoft Windows and Office applications MAC OS X Google Apps for Education ManageBac, Rubicon Atlas , Moodle, FirstClass, NetClassroom, iSAMS, Haiku Smart notebook SQL and HTML coding experience Various educational software and apps
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American Red Cross certified for first aid / CPR English mother tongue, intermediate French