PAUL KELVIN ONG (王珍長)

PROFESSIONAL RESUME 

 

EDUCATION

 

Sept 2015: UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

Will be starting Cohort M.Ed. in Education for Sustainability and Well-Being.

 

Sept 2014- March 2015: UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

Currently taking courses under Inclusion and Special Education to earn my Special Education Teacher Certificate,

and second PBDE. Completed by March 2015. Have already taken 5 out of the 10 courses for Guidance and

Counseling Certificate.

 

May 2011- June 2012: UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA

Took 30 credit hours of a major teachable area (Mathematics and Statistics) in order to get a permanent professional

certificate to teach kinder- grade 12. 

Cumulative GPA: 4.35 out of 4.50

 

2006- 2010: DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA

Bachelor of Science degree in Educational Psychology, February 2010.

Consistent Dean’s Lister, Magna Cum Laude, Weighted Average: 3.642 out of 4.000

Awarded for Most Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis.

Passed the Licensure Exam for Teachers in the Philippines with a score of 86.40 out of 100.

Have 3 research papers published in Education and Psychology Journals in Asia.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

January 2015- present: University of Manitoba

Research assistant for a studies about Aboriginal post-secondary students, post secondary education for women, etc.  Conducts data gathering, transcriptions, paper wirting and research work.

 

August 2014- Present: Wapaskwa Virtual Collegiate                                                              

Contracted as a consultant for distance education courses. Responsibilities include planning, implementing and delivering online classes (Biology, Introduction to Pre-Cal and Career Development) daily to students located in First Nations communities across Manitoba.

 

September 2014- Present: Winnipeg School Division 1- Faraday School

Works as a volunteer/ co teacher in grades one, two and three to gain experience in the field, and be prepared for the teaching profession in Canada. Work includes handling groups (3-8) of children to do spelling, reading comprehension, math, computer activities, gym, and arts and crafts.

 

August 2012- August 2014: Red Sucker Lake First Nation School

Worked as a high school teacher for Grades 9-12. Planned, developed, implemented, the course that included lectures, quizzes, worksheets,

projects and exams for high school courses. 

 

November 2011- July 2012: University of Manitoba

Works casual part time as an invigilator for exams, making sure that exams are in process and in control making sure students follow rules and regulations related to taking academic examinations.

 

August 2010-August 2012: S.P.L.A.S.H. Child Care Incorporated

Nursery School Assistant Teacher (2-4yrs)/ ECE Assistant (school age). Implements the nursery program of the centre, designs programs for the

school children, and implements the program to school age.

 

January 2010- June 2010: Little President’s Learning Palace

Day Care Program Developer

Developed the day care program of the school for a school year incorporating activities which foster respect, religiousness, interpersonal skills and communication amongst 4-7 years old children.

 

May 2006- December 2009: Sandra Confectionary Bakeshop and Restaurant

In charge of day to day operations, marketing and purchasing, collecting receivables, balancing sales and going to the banks, auditing inventories with sales, managing personnel, doing cashier work and sales work, meeting with clients, and suppliers.

 

 

CERTIFICATES

 

-Manitoba Permanent Professional Teaching License (Class 6)

-Manitoba Special Education Teacher Certificate (in progress, completed by March 2015)

- Manitoba Guidance Counselor Certificate (in progress, 5 out of 10 course requirements already taken)

-First Aid and CPR Certificate

-Food Handlers Certificate

-Child Care Assistant Certificate

-WEVAS (Working Effectively with Violent and Aggressive Students)

 

 

WORKS PUBLISHED 

 

December 2009:Moderating Language and Number of Mathematical Operations In the Relationship between Problem Solving Scores and Learning Strategies

An original paper studying the relationship of problem solving and learning strategies that students use in solving mathematics problems as the language (English or Filipino) used to state these problems the type of problem (single or multiple operations) are changed. Published in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Journal, Volume I, December 2009.

 

February 2009: EFFECTS OF SPEAKER ACCENT TO STUDENTS’ RETENTION, COMPREHENSION AND SPEAKER RATING.

Replication paper of the study done by Sobko, Mautone and Mayer (2007); testing the effect of speaker accent on speaker rating and students’ learning; written along with Vernice Liao and Rosee Alimon. Published in Philippine English as a Foreign Langauge (EFL) Journal, Volume 2, February 2009.

 

October 2008: DESIGNING WRITTEN ASSESSMENT FOR STUDENTS      

Wrote a chapter (Chapter 7: Grading Students) for this book authored by Dr. Carlo Magno and Mr. Jerome Ouano, this book for higher education can be used by pre-service teachers, educational psychology majors, teachers, and practitioners in assessment.

 

 

SEMINARS CONDUCTED

 

March 2009: ORGANIZER & FACILITATOR, Thinking Strategies: the thinker’s keys

Conducted a seminar about the thinkers keys, how it is implemented and why it is a nice strategy to stimulate students’ thinking in the classroom.

 

February 2009: ORGANIZER & FACILITATOR , Conducting a Focus Group Discussion

Seminar constructed to let participants know what focus group discussions are, and specific details in the dos and don’ts, analyzing data, etc.; conducted along with Vernice Liao, Rosemarie Alimon and Ma. Danielle David

 

December 2008: ORGANIZER & FACILITATOR, TIME MANAGEMENT AT DE LASALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA

Conducted the seminar for honor students of Technological University of the Philippines held in DLSU

 

August 2008: ORGANIZER, & FACILITATOR, MICROSOFT POWERPOINT SEMINAR AT SAINT JUDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Conducted a seminar on Microsoft PowerPoint as a means of letting high school teachers to use technology in implementing their lessons.

 

 

RESEARCH PAPERS PREPARED

 

December 2009: Moderating Language and Number of Mathematical Operations In the Relationship between Problem Solving Scores and Learning Strategies

An original paper studying the relationship of problem solving and learning strategies that students use in solving mathematics problems as the language (English or Filipino) used to state these problems the type of problem (single or multiple operations) are changed; written along with Vernice Liao and Rosee Alimon.

 

December 2009: Development of a Career Preference Scale

Original paper which developed an affective scale measuring prospective college students’ career preferences; written along with Don Aguado.

 

March 2009: Research Paper on CHED’s Implementation of 5- year Nursing Course

A paper studying the reasons for a five- year course and why it should push through; critiques, advantages and disadvantages are also brought up and discussed.

 

February 2009: Relationship of Implicit Theory of Intelligence and Learning-Related Achievement Emotions

Original study aiming to test the relationship of students implicit theor of their intelligence and their learning- related achievement emotions written along with Ma. Danielle David

 

November 2008: EFFECTS OF SPEAKER ACCENT TO STUDENTS’ RETENTION, COMPREHENSION AND SPEAKER RATING.

Replication paper of the study done by Sobko, Mautone and Mayer (2007); testing the effect of speaker accent on speaker rating and students’ learning; written along with Vernice Liao and Rosee Alimon.

 

November 2008: THE EFFECT OF INFORMATION DELIVERY ON STUDENTS’ RETENTION AND COMPREHENSION

 Original paper studying the medium of instruction that will effect to students’ learning; written along with Vernice Liao and Rosee Alimon

 

 

October 2008: AFFECTIVE SCALE FOR MEASURING TEACHERS’ EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHIES, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ORIENTATIONS

Original paper which developed an affective scale measuring prospective teachers’ educational philosophies and psychological orientations; written along with Vernice Liao and Rosemarie Alimon

 

October 2008: COGNITIVE SCALE FOR ASSESSING EDUCATION STUDENTS ENROLLED UNDER MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION COURSE               

Original paper which developed a cognitive scale testing education majors enrolled under the measurement and evaluation course; written along with Vernice Liao and Rosemarie Alimon

 

 

RESEARCH PAPERS PRESENTED

 

July 2010: Moderating Language and Number of Mathematical Operations In the Relationship between Problem Solving Scores and Learning Strategies

Oral Presentation for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Journal conducted in Hong Kong

 

August 2009: EFFECTS OF SPEAKER ACCENT TO STUDENTS’ RETENTION, COMPREHENSION AND SPEAKER RATING.

Oral presentation-n for Philippine EFL Journal conducted in Cebu City, Philippines.

 

February 2009: EFFECTS OF SPEAKER ACCENT TO STUDENTS’ RETENTION, COMPREHENSION AND SPEAKER RATING.

Poster presentation for PACERS.

 

March 2009: EFFECTS OF SPEAKER ACCENT TO STUDENTS’ RETENTION, COMPREHENSION AND SPEAKER RATING.

Oral presentation for Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino (PSSP) and TATSULOK: Alyansa ng mga Mag-aaral sa Sikolohiya.