Teaching Experience

Giberthorpe School

Feb. 2020 - Jan. 2021, Full-time Fixed position Year 2 & 3

Reading and Wellbeing have been the school foci this year. I took part in the Accelerating Learning in Literacy (ALL) program to support children accelerate with their progress in reading. I continued to practice PB4L through the weekly Fish values and the Zones of Regulations for creating a positive learning environment. 

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Feb. 2019 - Jan. 2019, Full-time Fixed position  Year 1 & 2

This year the school launched the 'Play-based Learning' program for the junior hub. It's been a great learning and practising the coasting and positive behaviour management skills. 

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July - Dec. 2018 (Term 3 and Term 4)  - Full-time Fixed term position in Year 1

April - July 2018, (Term 2)  - 0.4 Release Teaching in Year 6 and relieving on request at other schools

 

Relief Teaching - From August 2017  to June 2018

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Merrin School, Christchurch

Feb. - July 2017 Permanent position - Year 2

This year the school's focus has been adopting the '7 principles of learning' to our teaching practice. Subsequently,  the 'Ako Bases learning' programme has been created, and I have been working collaboratively with one other Year 2 teacher.  

 

Feb. - Dec. 2016 Permanent position - Year 3

I continued with practising the Maths and Reading programmes as a full-time class teacher. By attending the Maths Leader and Unpacking Number workshops, I was able to improve the effectiveness of teaching and learning.  The 'Action Station' learning was also continued with improvement. During Passion Time, I ran the Science programme for the year which I enjoyed very much. 

 

 

Feb. - Dec.  2015 Fixed Term Position, Term 1-4, 0.6 EFT Class Teacher - Year 3         

I shared and taught in a year 3 classroom. I taught the Rich Task in Maths, and the Daily Five and the CAFE programmes in Reading.  I have provided the children with interactive, hands-on learning activities by implementing 'Action Stations'. 

 

Feb. - Dec. 2014 ESOL teacher and a Year 4/5 class release teacher 

I continued teaching ESOL as well as releasing in a Year 4/5 class in 2014.  I aimed to deliver more explicit ESOL teaching and focus on meeting individual's need while continuing with a language experience-based programme. 

 

Feb. - Dec. 2013 ESOL teacher and a Year 3/4 class release teacher

In 2013, I taught 5 ESOL groups of year 1 - 5 children and also released in a Year 3/4 classroom. I was responsible for planning, teaching and assessing the ESOL children. To engage the ESOL children effectively in their language learning, I integrated technology in teaching and witnessed the effectiveness of the language learning through visual and language experiences.