Experience

Queensland College of Teachers

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Registered Teacher

  • Jan 1997 - Present



Trinity College Beenleigh

• Australia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher Visual Art & English

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Teacher

  • Oct 2022 - Dec 2022



Understanding Art

• Australia
• Education Management

• Principal Director

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  'Understanding Art' provides art education, consultancy and tutoring in Visual Arts. Services include art appreciation courses, guided gallery tours, information about how to select art for your home or office, writing about art and interpreting meaning in art. 'Understanding Art' provides art education, consultancy and tutoring in Visual Arts. Services include art appreciation courses, guided gallery tours, information about how to select art for your home or office, writing about art and interpreting meaning in art.



Trinity Lutheran College, Ashmore

• Australia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

• Senior Visual Art Teacher Years 6 - 12

  • Jan 2022 - Sep 2022



Assisi Catholic College

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Oct 2022 - Dec 2022



St Joseph's College

• Teacher

  • Oct 2021 - Dec 2021



Assisi Catholic College

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Sep 2021 - Dec 2021



Brisbane Grammar School

• Australia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Art - Years 5-12

  • Jan 2014 - May 2021

  Art is an important and high profile subject at Brisbane Grammar School and continues to attract strong numbers of students to the authority subject Visual Art in Senior. The subject is taught as a compulsory core subject in years 5 - 9; and is one of the four Arts subjects from which students select two to study in year 10. The School has an established and well-resourced Art Centre and Art Collection and conducts several exhibitions of student art work and works from the Collection each year. In addition the department hosts numerous ‘artists in residence’ programs and a professional Art Show annually. The art curriculum is designed specifically to engage boys in learning that cultivates visual literacy and creativity. The work program is inclusive of traditional and contemporary art media and aims to be relevant to student’s interests. The Brisbane Grammar School Art department engages in pedagogical research specific to the discipline in order to be an international leader in the field of Boys Art Education.

• Master in Charge Art Support Group

  • Jan 2014 - May 2021

  The primary purpose of the Art Support Group is to host the Annual BGS Art Show and raise funds to support the Art department. The BGS Art Show is not a student exhibition but rather a collection of professional artists works available for sale. It is organised by parent volunteers in the Art Support Group. Many works held in the BGS Art Collection have been acquired through purchases at this event using funds raised from the show. Other funds are directed towards Art education at BGS.We are fortunate to receive wonderful support from sponsors each year. Traditionally the BGS Art Show plays a significant role in our community – from inspiring students seeing the collection in the lead-up to the show, to parents and guests celebrating and purchasing professional art works on the Gala Opening Night.In addition, the BGS Art Show demonstrates to the wider community during Open Day that BGS truly offers a broad liberal education that values cocurricular activities and the Arts.It is a special event that brings the school community together to include past, present and future students, along with their families.The volunteers also assist in providing helping hands for preparing student art work for exhibition at Celebration of the Arts (COTA) for years 5-8 and provide funds for our extensive Artists in Residence program. This group is a wonderful resource for the School community.

• Art Extension Program Co-ordinator

  • Jan 2014 - May 2021

  Art extension offers students the ability to participate in art making outside of the classroom (after school). We currently offer: Ceramics – Middle School, Drawing – Middle and Senior school and Photography – Middle and Senior school.



Australian Catholic University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer in Charge Visual Art Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment - Senior years 11-12

  • Jul 2020 - Jan 2021

  This unit is designed to build on and further develop the knowledge base for pre-service teachers in the areas of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment in Visual Arts Education for secondary students in the senior years. The unit is also designed to develop pre-service teachers’ understanding and skills in critically analysing and evaluating contemporary theory, concepts and issues in Visual Arts as applied in the classroom context. Particular attention is given to developing pre-service teachers’ understanding of current issues impacting this curriculum area with a particular focus on assessment, examination, reporting, curriculum evaluation, and literacy and numeracy teaching strategies within Visual Arts Education.

• Lecturer in Charge Visual Art Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment - Junior years 7-10

  • Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

  This unit is designed to establish a knowledge base for pre-service teachers in the areas of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment in Visual Arts Education for junior or middle-school secondary students (Years 7-10). An understanding of the national curriculum and what is specific to the Queensland Catholic, State and Independent schools’ context will provide the focus of this unit. The unit is also designed to develop students’ understanding of contemporary theory, concepts and skills in Visual Art as applied in the classroom context. A range of curriculum perspectives will be explored, including literacy, numeracy, ICT, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, students with special needs and effective teaching. There is a focus on effective teaching and classroom management, including student engagement, participation and inclusion. Students should understand the importance of designing curriculum that will lead to ongoing numbers in Senior Visual Art electives.



Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA)

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Visual Art Panelist

  • 2007 - Dec 2019

  The role involves reviewing (Moderation and Verification) Samples of Student work from Work Programs based on the Queensland Visual Art Syllabus.

• Expert Writing Team (EWT) Visual Art

  • Apr 2016 - Jul 2017

  2016 Senior Syllabus Redevelopment Project - This was a select group of seven specialist Visual Art teachers from State and Independent Schools from a number of regions within the state, that drafted and authored the General Visual Art curriculum for the QCE/ATAR system Queensland developed and implemented in all schools for the first year in 2019.



Australian Catholic University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer in Charge Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment in Visual Art Education Senior - Years 11 & 12

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

  This unit is designed to build on and further develop the knowledge base for pre-service teachers in the areas of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment in Visual Arts Education for secondary students in the senior years. The unit is also designed to develop students’ understanding and skills in critically analysing and evaluating contemporary theory, concepts and issues in Visual Arts as applied in the classroom context. Particular attention is given to developing pre-service teachers’ understanding of current issues impacting this curriculum area with a particular focus on assessment, examination, reporting, curriculum evaluation, and literacy and numeracy teaching strategies within Visual Arts Education.



Cambridge University Press & Assessment

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Textbook Co Author 'Creative Inquiry: Visual Art for Queensland Senior Secondary Students'

  • Oct 2017 - Jun 2018

  Creative Inquiry: Visual Art for Queensland Senior Secondary Students is a new print and digital resource package written explicitly for the new Visual Art syllabus by a highly experienced team of practising teachers and curriculum developers. The perfect classroom resource for single-year or combined Year 11 and 12 classes, Creative Inquiry provides everything needed to comprehensively cover the syllabus and prepare students for success in their internal and external assessments. Closely aligned with the new QLD senior Visual Art syllabus, Creative Inquiry: Draws on the inquiry learning model and its four areas of study – developing, researching, reflecting and resolving – to explore the interconnectedness of making and responding to art and to develop a better understanding of how we communicate meaning as both artists and audience. Unpacks the syllabus objectives in the introductory chapters, covering the terminology, techniques and requirements that students need to master from the syllabus. Explores local and international artists that are featured explicitly in the syllabus and provides detailed case studies of carefully selected key artists to demonstrate the diversity of 21st century art practices. Embraces the Reverse Chronology approach to investigate contemporary and historical arts practice, encouraging students to take the work of the contemporary artist as a starting point from which to explore the ideas, events, traditions and techniques that influence artists, styles and practices.



Australian Catholic University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer in Charge Visual Arts Education Curriculum, Pedagogy & Assessment

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

  Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment (7-12) – Teaching Visual Art These units are designed to provide pre-service teachers with strategies for planning, implementing and monitoring learning experiences for students studying in their first (EDCU413) and second (EDCU415) curriculum areas (Visual Art) within secondary schools. The unit will build on both national and state documents relating to specific teaching areas (Visual Art) with particular reference to the local state documents (QCAA). There is a focus on secondary school curriculum with special attention given to theories of learning, planning and assessing learning activities, planning, learning technologies, the use of concrete materials, problem solving, investigative approaches, catering for individual differences and strategies for fostering critical thinking in students.



Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership (AITSL)

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• The Focus Group of the Profession

  • Nov 2014 - Oct 2016

  The Focus Group includes 30 teachers and school leaders from across Australia and provides valuable feedback, insights and ideas by interrogating AITSL’s ongoing work. The Focus Group helps AITSL to ensure the rigor, relevance and accessibility of their programs of work and online implementation supports. The Focus Group includes 30 teachers and school leaders from across Australia and provides valuable feedback, insights and ideas by interrogating AITSL’s ongoing work. The Focus Group helps AITSL to ensure the rigor, relevance and accessibility of their programs of work and online implementation supports.



Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie)

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 'the churchie' national emerging art prize - Chair

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

• Head of Department Art - Years 7-12

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2013



Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership (AITSL)

• Australia
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 'Classroom Practice Continuum' - Expert Teacher Group

  • 2013 - Oct 2013



Iona College Brisbane

• Australia
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher & Acting Head of Department Art Years 5-12

  • Jan 2004 - Dec 2011

  During my time at Iona College I taught classes in year 5 - 12 Art, History, Religion and Creative Writing. A highlight was the Art and History Europe Tour in 2010 with 42 students travelling to Rome and Florence, Italy and Aix en Provence, Paris and Anzac Day Dawn Service in Villers-Bretonneux, France. Throughout my employment at Iona College I fulfilled two separate contracts as Acting Head of Department Art. During my time at Iona College I taught classes in year 5 - 12 Art, History, Religion and Creative Writing. A highlight was the Art and History Europe Tour in 2010 with 42 students travelling to Rome and Florence, Italy and Aix en Provence, Paris and Anzac Day Dawn Service in Villers-Bretonneux, France. Throughout my employment at Iona College I fulfilled two separate contracts as Acting Head of Department Art.



Pearson India

• India
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Co Author Art Detective Poster Pack 2ed

  • 2006 - 2006

  The poster pack is designed to cater for a whole course in junior Art and includes a wide selection of artworks which feature in the student text. Thirty 525 x 368 mm posters printed on strong, gloss-laminated board Durable flat-pack packaging to carry and store posters Teacher notes on the reverse of each poster and a series of questions that will promote whole class discussion. The poster pack is designed to cater for a whole course in junior Art and includes a wide selection of artworks which feature in the student text. Thirty 525 x 368 mm posters printed on strong, gloss-laminated board Durable flat-pack packaging to carry and store posters Teacher notes on the reverse of each poster and a series of questions that will promote whole class discussion.