Nicolaas Dekker-EXPERIENCE
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Valenture Institute — History Subject Matter Expert
Location independent
November 2020 - PRESENT
Valenture Institute — Social Sciences Subject Matter Expert
Location independent
November 2020 - PRESENT
Greens Schools National Network — B
iomimicry Curriculum Writer
Location independent
August 2020 - PRESENT
QSI International School of Dushanbe — Mastery Education
Humanities Teacher
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
August 2018 - August 2020
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American Curriculum
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Nonfiction Reading Committee Chair
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Powerlifting Club
Content Taught:
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Middle School Literature, Writing, Cultural Studies
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Secondary 1 World Geography
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Secondary 2 Modern World History
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Secondary 3 US History
Oxford International College of Chengdu —
Humanities Teacher
Sichuan Province, China
April 2017 - July 2018
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International General Certificate of Secondary Education(IGCSE)
Curriculum
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Coordinator for the Duke of Edinburgh Award; Adventurous
Journey Component
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Staff Chair:
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Artemis Club
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Rubik's Club
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Origami Club
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Powerlifting Club
Content Taught:
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Year 9 Geography
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Year 13 Academic Writing and NCFE: Award in Higher Level Studies
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Year 10 & 11 IGSCE English
November 2019: O
nline
Microsoft Educator Center
Courses
-Engage and Amplify with
Flipgrid
-21st Century Learning Design
-Transform Learning with
Microsoft Teams
-Getting Started with OneNote
November 2019:
QSI Central Asia Professional
Development Almaty, Kazakhstan
September 2019:
Keeping Safe: Child
Protection Curriculum
Training Dushanbe, Tajikistan
February 2019:
NGSS Science and MAP Score
Analyzing Training Dushanbe, Tajikistan
September 2018:
Classroom Goal Setting Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Spring 2018:
Online Introduction to
Mastery Education (Quality
Schools International)
January 2018:
Online G
etting Ready to
Teach the Pearson Edexcel
International GCSE (9-1)
History (4HI1)
September 2017:
Adventurous Journey
Supervisor and Assessor
Training - K
uala Lumpur,
Malaysia
December 2016:
Marker Training for the
History (NSC) National
Senior Certificate
Examination.
-P
ietermaritzburg, South
Africa
South Africa Department of Basic Education - N
ational Marker
December 2016
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Marked national senior certificates for History
Grosvenor Girls’ High School — S
enior History Teacher
Durban, South Africa
January 2014 - December 2016
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South African Curriculum
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Department Head
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Volleyball Coach
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Chess club
Content Taught:
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Grade 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12 History
New Forest High School —
High School Teacher
Durban, South Africa
January - December 2013
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South African Curriculum
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Soccer Coach
Content Taught:
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Grade 8 & 9 Mathematics
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Grade 10 Geography
February 2016:
South African CAPS
Curriculum Workshop for
History Subject Heads.
-K
wazulu-Natal, South Africa
March 2015:
FET History NSC
Examination Guideline
Workshop.
-G
lenwood, South Africa
February 2015:
South African CAPS
Curriculum Workshop for
History Subject Heads.
-K
wazulu-Natal, South Africa
January 2015:
eThekwini History
Curriculum Evaluation
Workshop.
-D
urban, South Africa
February 2014:
South African CAPS
Orientation Workshop.
-K
wazulu-Natal, South Africa
Graeme College — Locum Teaching Position
Grahamstown, South Africa
VOLUNTEER WORK
Siyafundisana Project
(Together We Learn)
Nsika High School Grahamstown, South Africa
May - June 2012
Worked alongside
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South African Curriculum
Content Taught:
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disadvantaged learners in
grade 8 to aid their
transition into high school.
Grade 8, 9, & 10 English
EDUCATION
The Mission Legacy Project
University of Kwazulu-Natal
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wazulu-Natal, South Africa
Researched how various
University of Witwatersrand, South Africa — C
ertificate in Strategic
Implementation of ICT Integration in Education
mission societies in
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developed public
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa — B
A Honours in History
infrastructure such as
2014 - 2016
hospitals and schools and
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also how communities in
Thesis Pending
Rhodes University — P
ostgraduate Certificate in Education-
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Majors in English (First and Second Language) and History
Teaching Certification:
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Grades 7-12 & Further Education and Training (FET)
KwaZulu-Natal initiated and
areas where these social
amenities still exist could
use the legacy of these
institutions to deal with
current challenges of
poverty and unemployment.
University of KwaZulu-Natal — B
achelor of Arts in Philosophy and
History
2008 - 2011
