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Marie Dubois

Mathematics teacher making abstraction click for teenagers

Secondary mathematics teacher with 17 years in the classroom, specialised in exam-year classes and students who arrive convinced they are "bad at maths". Baccalauréat pass rates in her classes have exceeded the academy average by 8 to 12 points for six consecutive years, and her remedial workshop model has been adopted by three neighbouring schools.

Mathematics Teacher, Exam Classes

Sep 2014 - present

Teach première and terminale mathematics, including the specialist maths track, to around 120 students a year.

  • Baccalauréat pass rate in specialist-maths classes above the academy average by 8 to 12 points for six consecutive years.
  • Designed a weekly remedial workshop for struggling students; 74% of participants improved by at least one grade band within a term.
  • Coordinate the school’s five-teacher mathematics team and mentor two newly qualified teachers per year.
  • Introduced Python-based numerical exercises into the specialist track two years before it became a national requirement.
Exam preparationDifferentiated teachingMentoringPython in maths

Mathematics Teacher

Sep 2009 - Aug 2014

Taught mathematics across all four collège years in a semi-rural catchment.

  • Raised brevet mathematics results from 9 points below to 3 points above the departmental average in four years.
  • Created a manipulatives-based geometry sequence for 6e classes, later shared across the department network.
  • Ran the school’s first maths club, growing it from 6 to 35 members in two years.
CollègeGeometryMaths club

Agrégation de Mathématiques

Obtained Jul 2013

Passed the national agrégation, ranking in the top quarter of admitted candidates.

AgrégationAdvanced mathematics

M.A. Mathematics and Teaching (CAPES)

Sep 2005 - Jun 2008

Mathematics degree and teaching qualification.

MathematicsPedagogy

Classroom craft, curriculum design, and the tools that support both.

Exam-class preparation (baccalauréat)Differentiated instructionRemedial program designCurriculum and progression planningPython and GeoGebra in teachingMentoring new teachersParent communicationCompetition coachingAssessment design

Has taught maths modules in English within the school’s European section.

French (native)English (B2)Spanish (B1)

Certification in Digital Teaching Tools (Pix+ Édu, advanced level)

Issued Jun 2023

Advanced-level certification in integrating digital tools into classroom teaching.

EdTechDigital teaching

Philippe Arnaud

Available on request

Can speak to exam results, team coordination, and the remedial workshop program.

Headteacher

Regional Coordinator

Sep 2018 - present

Coordinate a regional mathematics olympiad for lycée students across 22 participating schools.

  • Grew participation from 240 to over 900 students in six editions.
  • Recruited and trained a volunteer jury of 18 teachers; three past participants have gone on to national olympiad selection.
OlympiadCoordinationVolunteering

Girls-in-Maths Saturday Program

Jan 2021 - present

Monthly Saturday sessions pairing lycée girls with women working in quantitative careers.

  • Around 40 students attend each session; specialist-maths uptake among participating girls at her school rose from 31% to 47%.
OutreachEquitySTEM