Resume
EMPLOYMENT
Jan 2006 - Present LOTE Co-Ordinator
Hawkesdale P12 College, Hawkesdale, SW Vic.
In this position I
- teach all year levels from P-12 (senior levels depends on student numbers, but I have experience with all levels except Yr 11)
- am responsible for the entire LOTE curriculum
- have organised and taken a trip to China and am planning a second one for December 2008
As a staff member of Hawkesdale P12 College I have also:
- attended several student camps
- assisted with supervision at school discos, sports days and excursions
- taught Drama at Year 7 level
- been a member of the School Council since March 2006
Prior to working at Hawkesdale College, I was employed on a part-time basis in the retail industry. My most recent position prior to entering the teaching profession was as a Sales Assistant and Bridal Registry Consultant at David Jones in Lt Bourke Street. More details of my positions are available on request.
EDUCATION
2005 Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary), Monash University
METHODS: LOTE & HISTORY
2003 Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts, Monash University
2002 Bachelor of Arts, Monash University
2001 12 Months Chinese Language study, Nanjing Normal University, China.
FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED
Jan 2007 - Endeavour Language Teachers Fellowship China
This fellowship involved a three week trip to China with other Chinese teachers from around Australia. It involved two weeks of intensive Chinese language study in Shanghai. This was an incredible opportunity to network with teachers of Chinese around the country.
Nov 2006 - History Teachers Fellowship
I was awarded this fellowship based on my achievement in my History Method subject at Monash University. The fellowship involved a 10 day trip to Canberra History method students from Monash University and University of Tasmania. We were involved in many workshops about teaching history using the resources that the national capital provides, and on teaching history through stories. This was an incredible opportunity that inspired us all to be the best history teachers we could be.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I HAVE ATTENDED AND RUN:
PRESENTED:
Here is a list of Professional Development activities that I have run and will run in the near future:
Upcoming in 2008
May - ICTEV (ICT Education Victoria) Conference - I have submitted a workshop proposal that covers Web 2.0 applications for the LOTE classroom and am waiting to hear if I will be presenting.
July - CLTAV (Chinese Language Teachers Assoc of Vic) Annual Conference - I will be presenting a session called ‘I Will If You Do’ which focuses on classroom collaboration and projects that involve different aspects of Web 2.0 technologies.
2007
November - LOTE Busters Conference
At this conference I presented on my blog site technoLOTE - what resources I have put together for language teachers, and how to find resources to create Web 2.0 projects in language classrooms.
October - Moyne Cluster PD - Podcasting with Audacity and iTunes
At this workshop I showed staff from our Cluster schools how to make a podcast using Audacity and iTunes. Because I knew everyone would be at different levels of ability when it comes to technology, I created a series of instructional videos for participants to refer back to. You can see these videos on Teacher Tube or on my blog, technoLOTE.
July - Hawkesdale P12 College - Workshop on Social Bookmarking on the Web with Del.icio.us
At this session I showed fellow staff members what social bookmarking is, why you would do it and how to get started. I followed up this session with a blog post that can be found here.
ATTENDED:
Here is a list of Professional Development activities I have attended. This list includes conferences, network meetings and workshops.
2007
December - Hanban Chinese Teachers Professional Learning Program, Melbourne Uni.
December - Textbook Writing Meeting
September - Andrew Douch Podcasting PD, Warrnambool College.
August - Ballarat LOTE Conference, BLX.
July - CLTFA Annual Conference, Melbourne Grammar.
April - WVCTN Meeting - New Approaches to Teaching Chinese
February - Lane Clark Criteria Based Assessment, Warrnambool.
2006
July - Dec Western Vic Chinese Teachers Network regular meetings
May - Restorative Practices
May - VCE Chinese Workshop
March - MLTAV Annual Conference
February - VIT Graduate Teachers Seminar
MY TRIPS TO CHINA
Endeavour Language Teacher Fellowship
January 2007
- Kunming
- Xi’an
- Shanghai - two weeks study at East China Normal University
School Trip - Sept 9 to 24 2006
We visited:
- Nanjing
- Suzhou
- Shanghai
- Xi’an
- Beijing
The students spent three nights with students from our sister school (No 27 Middle School) in Beijing.
Study at Nanjing Normal University 2001
I spent 12 months studying at Nanjing Normal University as part of my Arts degree at Monash.
During this time I visited:
- Shanghai
- Beijing
- Xi’an
- Sichuan Province - Chengdu
- Jiangsu Province - Nanjing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huangshan
- Yangzhou
- Heilongjiang Province - Harbin
- Xinjiang Province - Urumqi, Kashgar
- Gansu Province
Highlights of the year -
- travelling, especially in Western China
- teaching English at kindergarten
