Information About Tongovona - Alexandra tutor

Personal Description:

A national Chief Examiner Paper 3 (Mechanics) in ZimbabweCambridge Board. Mathematics teacher with 30 years teaching
experience ; with experience of UK National Curriculum (Cambridge)
based in Zimbabwe, USA Common Core based in Cuba and IB DP
programme based in South Africa and experience of working with and
Latin American Expatriates in Cuba. A Statistics Lecturer at
Zimbabwe Open University and the University of South Africa and
Research member in Problem Solving for Grade 10-12 with Wits
University. A National chief examiner Paper (Mechanics) in ZimbabweCambridge Boar and Team Leader for paper 4 Zimbabwe secondary
education Council in Zimbabwe- Cambridge Board. A Private Tutor for
Secondary School Intervention Programme (SSIP) in South Africa
from 2014 to the present. An
outstanding knowledge of how children learn
with evidence to show this can be effectively translated into classroom
practice and have an impact on the levels of student's achievement.

Tutoring Experience:

WORK EXPERIENCE
Mathematics Head of Department (2010 to 2015)
and teaching Grade 8- 12 (ages 12-18 years) till
presence.
Teaching Mathematics Grade 8-12.
Collaborative planning as Head of Department.
Differentiating lessons to meet the needs of various
South African and expatriate students.
Being a Form Teacher.
Delivering Maths.
Track record of high quality teaching to outstanding
learning.
Able to demonstrate impact of teaching through
student progress and achievement
Good and outstanding classroom teacher with
detailed understanding of pedagogy.
Effective assessment for learning strategies.
Maintain subject expertise across relevant Key
Stages and qualifications.
Design and implement a curriculum in specified
subject areas of Maths which meets the needs of all
students is consistent with the School vision and
values and fulfils statutory requirements.
Have an attitude of flexibility to teach other subjects
with appropriate support.
Promote the workplace skills through discussion
with both students and teachers and by
demonstrating them in professional approach.
Private Tutor for Secondary School Intervention
Programme (SSIP) in South Africa since 2014 to
present.
Responsibilities and Achievements
HIGHLANDS NORTH BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
-SOUTH AFRICA
Aug 2008- Present
EDUCATION
15 Cambridge Road Lombardy West,
Johannesburg
Zimbabwe Passport DN 317887
relationship Status:: Married
(Cresencia
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University of Zimbabwe
Pedagogical Institute Jose Varona Habana
- Cuba
Masters Degree in Population
Studies ( Statistics, Research
Methods and Demographic
Technologies)
Masters Degree and PGCE in
Mathematics, Statistics and
Mechanics
Feb 1999 - Dec 2000
Aug 1986 - Jul 1991
LICENSING
teaching licence
SACE: 1141669
Apr 1986 - Jul 1988
Mary Mount College, Zimbabwe- Cuba
Certificate of Proficiency in
Language ( Spanish)
July 2006 - Present
BRAND STRATEGIST & COPYWRITER
Teaching the Masters Students Statistics and
research Methods.
Guiding and couching the masters students for
research projects.
Supervising the research projects for the final
dissertations.
Maths Lecturer for Rewrite grade 12 (17-18 years).
Deliver outstanding learning experiences which
engage and excite our students.
Plan and teach well-structured lessons which
engage students to learn for themselves.
Bring the curriculum to life through practical
application relevant to the world of work.
Adapt teaching to meet the needs of groups and
individual students.
Give regular feedback and clear targets in order to
help them improve.
Encourage them to reflect on their progress and
support them to become successful independent
learners.
Sue the Workplace Skills to ensure that students
are clear about how they should behave.
Work with colleagues to evaluate teaching , giving
and receiving feedback to help improvement.
Teaching Statistics and Research Methods Module 1.
Teaching Statistics and Research Methods Module 2.
Making Students assignments.
Responsibilities and Achievements
Responsibilities and Achievements
Department of Agriculture and Management
UNISA, THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
AND HIV/AIDS ( PART TIME LECTURER)
TSHWANE NORTH COLLEGE- SOUTH
AFRICA - FULL TIME
ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY PART-TIME LECTURE
Feb 2007- Jul 2008
Feb 2006 - Jul 2008
Jan 2001 - Dec 2005
LANGUAGES
I participated in the National Curriculum Training of the
National Curriculum Statement for Secondary Schools
in South Africa in the Gauteng Province for Grades 11
and 12 in Mathematics, held in 2006.
(Participated in the National Certificate (Vocational) (
NCV) in the Further Education & Training (FET) and
the Vocational NQF Level 2 November 2006 FET
Educators’ Training Workshop of Education
Participation in the assessment workshop for the
Tshwane Schools Mentorship Programme in 2007.
Participation in the National Certificate (Vocational) in
the Further Education and Training NQF Level 3
November, 2007, FET Educators Training Workshop
on Education.
Participation in The CAPS in the National Curriculum
Statement for Grade 10 in 2011.
Participation in The CAPS in the National Curriculum
Statement for Grade 11 in 2012.
Participations and Achievements
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
Watching TV and listening to
radios/music/ preaching the
word of God.
The First Servant and Apostle of
Faith Apostolic Ministries
International
English
Spanish
Responsibilities and Achievements
BRAND STRATEGIST & COPYWRITER
Teaching Population and Development.
Teaching Urban Geography.
Teaching Soil erosion and Environmental Management.
Marking Students Assignments.
Supervising the 4th years students dissertations.
Marking the final examination of the 4th years students.
Marking the final Dissertations.
National chief examiner paper 3 and marker of A level:
Mechanics and Pure Mathematics Examinations.
Team leader for paper 2 and Senior marker of A level:
Pure Mathematics, statistics and mechanics
components.
Maths Teacher and Head of Department from Form 1-6
( ages 13-19 years).
Deliver UK curriculum with outstanding learning
experiences which engage and excite our students.
Plan and teach well-structured lessons which engage
students to learn for themselves.
Bring the curriculum to life through practical application
relevant to the world of work.
Track record of high quality teaching to outstanding
learning.
Able to demonstrate impact of teaching through student
progress and achievement.
Good and outstanding classroom teacher with detailed
understanding of pedagogy.
Effective assessment for learning strategies.
Maintain subject expertise across relevant Key Stages
and qualifications.
Design and implement a curriculum in specified subject
areas of Maths which meets the needs of all students is
consistent with the School vision and values and fulfils
statutory requirements.
Have an attitude of flexibility to teach other subjects with
appropriate support.
Promote the workplace skills through discussion with
both students and teachers and by demonstrating them
in professional approach.

Tutoring Approach:

Able to demonstrate impact of teaching through
student progress and achievement
Good and outstanding classroom teacher with
detailed understanding of pedagogy.
Effective assessment for learning strategies.
Maintain subject expertise across relevant Key
Stages and qualifications.
Design and implement a curriculum in specified
subject areas of Maths which meets the needs of all
students is consistent with the School vision and
values and fulfils statutory requirements.
Have an attitude of flexibility to teach other subjects
with appropriate support.
Promote the workplace skills through discussion
with both students and teachers and by
demonstrating them in professional approach.

Deliver outstanding learning experiences which
engage and excite our students.
Plan and teach well-structured lessons which
engage students to learn for themselves.
Bring the curriculum to life through practical
application relevant to the world of work.
Adapt teaching to meet the needs of groups and
individual students.
Give regular feedback and clear targets in order to
help them improve.
Encourage them to reflect on their progress and
support them to become successful independent
learners.
Sue the Workplace Skills to ensure that students
are clear about how they should behave.
Work with colleagues to evaluate teaching , givi