Cos Longo

Experienced Primary School Teacher with a robust background in curriculum development and classroom management. Achievements include leading Italian and Science Expos that enhanced student participation and showcased academic success. Proficient in utilizing technology and differentiated instruction to cater to varied learning styles.

I have 38 years of teaching experience, which also includes teaching at St. Thomas More's at Elizabeth Park (1987-1998) mainly teaches in the early years to middle primary. I have always been passionate about promoting science and Italian culture.

I am dedicated to student success and offering experience engaging individuals of different skill and ability levels. Appling personalized strategies to enhance student learning and increase performance against objectives.

For two years, I have been involved in the Makers Empire and STEM MAD program with another co-worker, where students get to showcase their creativity and ingenuity in solving a real-life challenge using a prototype model, a 3D model printout, charts, and a display of book work to illustrate their application.

• In 2016, I was lucky enough to be chosen to be part of a small contingent of science educators from Australia to visit Japan. During our time in Japan, we observed how science was taught from primary to high school, and I also got to teach a science lesson to a group of year 5 students using Edison robots It was a wonderful and unforgettable experience. My lesson, got to feature on the front cover on one of the editions of the Australian Science Journal Magazine. Meeting Japanese Science Teachers, set up a connection that paid off 1 or 2 years later, when a teacher I met in Japan came to visit my school, to see how science was taught here in Australia, and he stayed with me whilst in Adelaide.