Experience

Helena College

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

• Deputy Head of Junior School Teaching and Learning

  • Jan 2017 - Present

• Academic Support Coordinator

  • Apr 2017 - Present

• Learning and Enrichment Coordinator

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:* Whole school assessment in Literacy and Mathematics, identifying students requiring differentiated learning programs and selecting students to participate in intervention support and extension programmes* Collaborating with class teachers to develop differentiated programs to meet students at their appropriate learning ability. * Monitoring and tracking student learning K-6* Facilitate Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) with class teachers on whole school curriculum with a focus on providing differentiated instruction including formative and summative assessment * Ongoing professional learning for teachers on 'best practice research and teaching in reading and mathematics with a focus on concept based curriculums and inquiry based learningTEACHING ROLE* Reading Recovery, Extending Mathematic Understanding (EMU) and Levelled Literacy Intervention (LLI) teacher for intensive reading and mathematic classes* Creating and teaching reading and mathematic intervention third wave programs* Coordinating and teaching the Gifted and Talented programmeLEADERSHIP* Mentoring teachers to plan and implement differentiated teaching programmes* Conducting Professional Development for teaching staff* Executive role in school leadership team* Coordinate Enrichment DepartmentOTHER* Lighthouse school for Pearson Australia on the Levelled literacy Intervention ( LLI) program * Partnership and pilot school with AISWA for a research Project: The LLI program: A Mentoring Approach* Host visiting support teachers and school leaders from other schools to observe reading and mathematic intervention programs and PD on implementation, differentiation and ongoing assessment * Presentations to other educators and schools on implementing differentiated programs and monitoring students learning growth in reading and mathematics