Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
references
Timeline
Teacher

Donald Zinnack

Buccan,Qld

Summary

A Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social and learning skills.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Teacher

Education Queensland
Flagstone, Qld
08.2011 - Current
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Encouraged creative thinking and motivated students by addressing individual strengths and weaknesses.
  • Implemented creative ways to foster curiosity for complex principles through hands-on learning and planned activities.
  • Enhanced student knowledge of technology by integrating various web-based applications for research and assignments.
  • Subject Coordinator Year 8 English 2014
  • Subject Coordinator Year 9 and 10 IT 2014-2017
  • Subject Coordinator Year 8 ITD 2017- Present
  • Subject Coordinator Year 9 ITD 2018-Present
  • Subject Coordinator Year 10 ITD 2019 -Present

Teacher

Various
Various South Brisbane And Gold Coast, Qld
01.2010 - 08.2011
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
  • Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules.
  • Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
  • Took over class for regular classroom teacher, managing assignments, student needs and recordkeeping.

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education - History, English, SOSE

University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD
12.2009

Certificate IV in Training And Assessment -

Tafe Queensland- Metro South
Brisbane, QLD
2013

Skills

  • Classroom management
  • Student-centered learning
  • Group learning mechanics
  • Workshop Safety Management
  • Peer Mentoring

Certification

  • Nonviolent Crisis intervention Training - 2016

references

Jeffrey Ludlow- HOD Industrial Technology and Design FSCC -0467231971

David Muirhead- Coordinator Electrotechnology Course FSCC -0427770872

Tercia Harrison- Experienced Senior Teacher and Union Representative- 0437850605

Timeline

Teacher

Education Queensland
08.2011 - Current

Teacher

Various
01.2010 - 08.2011

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education - History, English, SOSE

University of Queensland

Certificate IV in Training And Assessment -

Tafe Queensland- Metro South
Donald Zinnack