I have been out teaching in the classroom in a multi age, multi ability setting in remote South Australia. In a particularly diverse room in 2015 (Kindergarten to Year 10), it occurred to me that teaching everything separately was simply not possible, so I developed a passion for Integrated Learning. I have since been a Science Specialist for 3 years in a regional city in South Australia, and am now a Permanent Relief Teacher for 2020. In 2022, I moved from Primary School to High School and absolutely love it. I also moved from public education to Catholic Education. These have been huge changes for me, but have re-invigorated my teaching and my resource creation.
I love Integrated Learning as it makes learning so much deeper and more meaningful. I enjoy gamification of learning, and am currently improving my skills in Escape Rooms...keep an eye out for those! I am firm in my expectations for behaviour, and have taught in a low socioeconomic area for the past 3 years with high percentages of trauma affected kids, poverty and social/emotional problems. This has challenged me deeply and at times made me question being a teacher. But...it has made me so much better than I ever thought possible. While I still work in a lower SES area, being at a private school brings a different set of challenges. Also - now being a high school teacher, I get to specialise in the things I love - Maths and Science.
*HASS SA Pre-Service Teacher Award for Outstanding Contribution to HASS teaching (GPS Tracking & Satellite Navigation) *Runner Up - SA English Teacher's Association Pre-Service Teacher's Unit creation award *SA Science Teacher's Association: Presenter, SASTA Early Career Teacher's Conference *SA Science Teacher's Association: Presenter, SASTA State Conference *SA Science Teacher's Association & Mathematics Association of South Australia: Presenter, STEM Conference *CONASTA - Presenter, National Science Teacher's Conference
University of South Australia: Bachelor of Teaching (JP/P) University of Western Sydney: Graduate Certificate of Mathematics Education University of South Australia: Graduate Certificate of Education (Catholic Studies)
After spending 3 years as a Science Specialist teacher, my store has evolved to include a LOT of Science resources. They have all been used by me in a classroom situation. They have not been posted for sale unless they created some really great learning. I am slowly uploading all the stuff I've created when there wasn't anything suitable out there for my needs. Everything is linked to the Australian Curriculum.
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Astronomy, Basic Principles, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment, Physics, Other (Science), Social Studies, Civics, Government, World History, Middle Ages, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Computer Science, Other (Specialty), Geography, Critical Thinking, Literature, Business, Character Education, Word Problems, General Science, Physical Science, Problem Solving, Reading Strategies, Decimals, Engineering, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community