Junior School Vice Principal/ Director of Teaching and Learning

• Aug 2023 - Present

Junior School Vice Principal

• Aug 2022 - Present

Looking forward to living the school’s mission: individuals who reflect, citizens who act.

5th Grade Teacher

• Aug 2019 - Jul 2022

Grade 2 Classroom Teacher

• Aug 2016 - Jul 2019

• Teaching an inquiry based Primary Years Program alongside AERO standards to a multi-national classroom with differentiated content to support the needs of all students • Building expertise with Investigations Math, Teachers College Reading and Writing Workshop • Collaborating with the Student Support Department to provide intervention for my students. • Planning across grade levels and divisions to share resources for EAL specific classrooms. • Training Teaching Assistants in how… Show more • Teaching an inquiry based Primary Years Program alongside AERO standards to a multi-national classroom with differentiated content to support the needs of all students • Building expertise with Investigations Math, Teachers College Reading and Writing Workshop • Collaborating with the Student Support Department to provide intervention for my students. • Planning across grade levels and divisions to share resources for EAL specific classrooms. • Training Teaching Assistants in how to effectively work with EAL students. • Providing support to specialist teachers (PE, Music, Drama) in teaching EAL students. Show less • Teaching an inquiry based Primary Years Program alongside AERO standards to a multi-national classroom with differentiated content to support the needs of all students • Building expertise with Investigations Math, Teachers College Reading and Writing Workshop • Collaborating with the Student Support Department to provide intervention for my students. • Planning across grade levels and divisions to share resources for EAL specific classrooms. • Training Teaching Assistants in how… Show more • Teaching an inquiry based Primary Years Program alongside AERO standards to a multi-national classroom with differentiated content to support the needs of all students • Building expertise with Investigations Math, Teachers College Reading and Writing Workshop • Collaborating with the Student Support Department to provide intervention for my students. • Planning across grade levels and divisions to share resources for EAL specific classrooms. • Training Teaching Assistants in how to effectively work with EAL students. • Providing support to specialist teachers (PE, Music, Drama) in teaching EAL students. Show less

Year 5 Classroom teacher

• Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

-Teaching English, Math and Units of Inquiry to levelled ability groups. -Teaching NSW standards. - Integrating research skills into reading, writing and math lessons. - Teaching debating skills and implementing debates across Grade 5. - Using individual and cooperative learning methods. - Incorporating technology, IWB and computers into daily lessons. - Leading a group of students in a "Guardian Angels" program as they took leadership roles during playground times to look… Show more -Teaching English, Math and Units of Inquiry to levelled ability groups. -Teaching NSW standards. - Integrating research skills into reading, writing and math lessons. - Teaching debating skills and implementing debates across Grade 5. - Using individual and cooperative learning methods. - Incorporating technology, IWB and computers into daily lessons. - Leading a group of students in a "Guardian Angels" program as they took leadership roles during playground times to look after students who need assistance. - Teaching theory of religion. - Leading a school house for mass and fundraising programs. - Writing English literacy programs for the Grade 5 team to implement. Show less -Teaching English, Math and Units of Inquiry to levelled ability groups. -Teaching NSW standards. - Integrating research skills into reading, writing and math lessons. - Teaching debating skills and implementing debates across Grade 5. - Using individual and cooperative learning methods. - Incorporating technology, IWB and computers into daily lessons. - Leading a group of students in a "Guardian Angels" program as they took leadership roles during playground times to look… Show more -Teaching English, Math and Units of Inquiry to levelled ability groups. -Teaching NSW standards. - Integrating research skills into reading, writing and math lessons. - Teaching debating skills and implementing debates across Grade 5. - Using individual and cooperative learning methods. - Incorporating technology, IWB and computers into daily lessons. - Leading a group of students in a "Guardian Angels" program as they took leadership roles during playground times to look after students who need assistance. - Teaching theory of religion. - Leading a school house for mass and fundraising programs. - Writing English literacy programs for the Grade 5 team to implement. Show less

Primary English Coordinator

• Aug 2010 - Aug 2015

• Coordinating and leading Primary English meetings. • Facilitating communication between the French and English departments as well as between the primary and secondary English departments. • Working with French colleagues to align multiple curricula and allow for joint projects. E.g. school camps to Canberra; bilingual storybooks in Year One; cultural comparisons of fairytales. • Planning joint excursions for both the French and English department to benefit both curricula. E.g… Show more • Coordinating and leading Primary English meetings. • Facilitating communication between the French and English departments as well as between the primary and secondary English departments. • Working with French colleagues to align multiple curricula and allow for joint projects. E.g. school camps to Canberra; bilingual storybooks in Year One; cultural comparisons of fairytales. • Planning joint excursions for both the French and English department to benefit both curricula. E.g. excursions to NSW parliament house, Sculptures By the Sea, The Rocks. • Negotiating and managing the English budget for classroom material and supply orders. • Implementing the bilingual program (EMILE) based on the French national curriculum in years 1-5. • Coordinating the organization of students into English classes and managing the ongoing maintenance of English class lists. • Evaluating new arrival and arranging class placements in cooperation with French and English teachers. • Organizing and administering distribution of English reports. • Creating English newsletters, 6 copies per year, of student work and accomplishments. • Compiling work from Kindergarten to Year 5 and managing the layout for publishing in the school yearbook. • IB CAS supervisor: managing and evaluating students on their community, action and service work on a variety of activities. • Organizing and managing a yearly primary-wide Read-A-Thon to benefit the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and raise funds for the English departments. • Organizing and managing Funky Hair Friday in support of the Leukemia Foundation.

Primary Teacher

• Aug 2009 - Aug 2015

• Teaching students from Kindergarten to Year six from EAL/D to native English speakers in various aspects of English, including reading, writing, listening skills and oral expression, as well as Human Society and Its Environment. • Integrating Human Society and Its Environment topics into literature and writing. • Implementing Reader’s theatre, listening stations and novel studies to improve student reading fluency, comprehension and written expression. • Using individual and… Show more • Teaching students from Kindergarten to Year six from EAL/D to native English speakers in various aspects of English, including reading, writing, listening skills and oral expression, as well as Human Society and Its Environment. • Integrating Human Society and Its Environment topics into literature and writing. • Implementing Reader’s theatre, listening stations and novel studies to improve student reading fluency, comprehension and written expression. • Using individual and cooperative learning methods. • Incorporating technology, IWB, iPads, laptops, into weekly lessons. • Teaching the French mathematics curriculum in Year five in a bilingual, team-teaching program.