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DONALD JOHN (DJ) MACPHERSON

Email: donaldmacpherson@cdnis.edu.hkOnline Presence: http://djmacpherson.wordpress.com/

Profile

Apple Distinguished Educator with fifteen years of experience within international schools and seve

years of experience teaching within the PYP curricular framework. Has held several leadership

positions. Recognized by colleagues, parents and students as an outgoing and passionate educator

committed to the academic, social, emotional and physical development of each child. Possesses

excellent interpersonal skills, resulting in an outstanding rapport with students, parents, colleagues

and senior management personnel. Lifelong learner. Master degrees in both Curriculum Studies and

Canadian History.

Career History

Canadian International School of Hong Kong (CDNIS)  2009 - present

Grade Level Leader: Grades 5 (2011-12) and 6 (2012-present)

Homeroom Teacher: Grades 5 (2009-12) and 6 (2012-present)

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with Lower School Leadership Team to enhance the teaching and

learning in the Lower School

• Communicates and models the CDNIS mission statement

• Works in a leadership capacity with grade level teachers to develop curriculum, organizelearning engagements, communicate with parents and facilitate teaching and learning

• Trip Leader for three Grade 5 service trips to Guizhou (2009-2012)

• Under 16 Boys Basketball coach

• Active within the school community: CDNIS Dragon Boat Team (2011), Chinese New Year

Dragon Dance, assisting CDNIS U8 girls’ soccer team

• Member of the Upper School Transition Committee

Utahloy International School, Guangzhou, China 2004 - 2009

Homeroom Teacher: Grade 5

Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with grade level teachers to develop curriculum, organize learning

engagements, communicate with parents and facilitate teaching and learning

• Participated in school-wide implementation of the pre-authorization phase of the the PYP

• Planned, led and facilitated in-service training session for teaching primary Mathematics

through the PYP curricular framework

• Trip leader for Grade 5 Outdoor Education Programme

• Upper School Basketball coach (Middle and High Schools, Girls and Boys)

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Education

Master of Education (Curriculum Studies) 2006-2009

University of Western Ontario, Canada

Bachelor of Education 2000-2001

Brock University, Canada

Master of Arts (History) 1995-1997

Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

Bachelor of Arts (History) 1991-1995

St. Francis Xavier University, Canada

DONALD (DJ) MACPHERSON

Alcanta School, Shunde, China 1997-2000

ESL Teacher

  Responsibilities:

• Develop learning engagements and facilitate the teaching and learning

within an ESL classroom, Grades 3-6

Career History continued

Clifford School, Guangzhou, China 2001 - 2004

Lower School Team Leader (International Section)

Homeroom Teacher: Grades 5 and 6

  Responsibilities:

• Collaborated with administrative team to enhance the teaching and learning of the Primar

International Section

• Worked in a leadership capacity with section teachers to implement the Manitoba

curriculum

• Worked in a leadership capacity with section teachers to develop curriculum, organize

learning engagements, communicate with parents and facilitate teaching and learning

• Middle School Boys Basketball coach

Professional Development

2013

Assessing For Learning & Literacy through Inquiry: Kath Murdoch (English Schools Foundation & 

CDNIS)

2012

21st Century Learning Conference (Hong Kong International School)

Ian Lillico Seminar (Canadian International School)

Learning 2.012 (Western Academy of Beijing)

Mathematics Learning and Teaching for Success (English Schools Foundation)

Making Thinking Visible: Building Understanding through Critical and Creative Thinking (online)

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Professional Development continued

2011

Kath Murdoch: Inquiry (Canadian International School)

Literacy Connections in the PYP (English Schools Foundation)

Apple Distinguished Educator Institute (Ho Chi Minh)

EARCOS Middle Leaders Workshop (Canadian International School)

Transdisciplinary Teaching and Learning in the PYP (Canadian International School)

2010

Bill and Ochan Powell: Differentiation Workshop (Canadian International School)

Margaret Menner: Guided Reading Workshop (Canadian International School)

Robyn Treyvaud: Digital Citizenship (Canadian International School)

2009

First Steps Writing (Utahloy International School)

Literacy and the PYP (Utahloy International School)

2008

Mathematics in the PYP (Renaissance College)

2007

Making the PYP Happen (Utahloy International School)

2004

Reading Strategies (online, University of Western Ontario)

Additional Qualification: Intermediate English (online, Queen’s University)

2003

Computers in the Classroom (online, Queen’s University)