Dennis Cheng
dennis-cheng
Facilitator
Country of Citizenship: Canada
Academic Qualifications:

125HR i-to-i TEFL Online Course

-Teaching Business English Specialist
-Teaching English One-to-one Specialist
-Teaching English to Young Learners Specialist
-Teaching Large Classes Specialist
-Teaching with Limited Resources Specialist

Bachelor of Teaching

Southern Cross University, Lismore, Australia

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

York University, Toronto, Canada

Experience in Education:
2011-Present

Facilitator

Science Workshop, Hong Kong

2011

Supply Teacher

Career Teachers, London, United Kingdom

2009 - 2011

Year 3 (2009-2010) & Year 5 (2010-2011) Teacher

Belvedere Junior School via Career Teachers, Belvedere, Kent, United Kingdom

2009

Supply Teacher

Career Teachers, London, United Kingdom

Teaching Philosophy:
I believe that every student can reach their potential with the teacher facilitating their development. I believe that the teachers’ attitude and expectations can dictate the attitude of the students.  I believe that each and every student can learn.

I understand the benefits of helping/teaching others because it affirms that you understand the concept, hence, the reason why I am a proponent of Vgotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development and scaffolding. I value teamwork which relates to the saying, “two heads are better than one.”

“... the mind is a whole and you can’t divide the mind into sections and educate one section and leave the others...”
Opening Address by Sir Stanley Burbury, Governor of Tasmania for ASMR reported in ASME 1981, p.3.