Emma Ryan
Gungahlin,ACT
Summary
Passionate and energetic 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
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Year One Teacher
Mother Teresa School
2023.01 - Current
- Planned and implemented English, Mathematics, Religious Education, Science, HASS, The Arts and Physical Education programs using the Australian Curriculum V9
- Used High Impact Teacher Practices and TAPPLE when delivering lessons
- Taught phonics using the Let’s Decode program
- Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
- Foster a classroom environment conducive to learning and personal growth
- Assessed student performance regularly using both formative and summative assessments to inform future lesson planning
- Collaborated with other teachers to plan interdisciplinary units that connected subjects and promoted deeper understanding among students
- Collaborated with parents to support student development and needs
- Utilized technology and other resources to enhance the learning experience including Google slides, spreadsheet, and word
- Attended staff meetings weekly
- Provided Teacher Assistants with activities to do with individual students or small groups
- Coordinating Year One’s Mass presentation
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Managed classroom behaviour effectively by establishing clear expectations, modelling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Enhanced classroom engagement through use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behaviour to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child's educational journey
- Mentored new teachers, sharing best practices and providing guidance to help them adapt to their new roles successfully
- Continuously pursued professional development opportunities such as workshops or conferences to stay current in educational trends
Pre-Prep Teacher
Canberra Girls’ Grammar School
2018.01 - 2022.01
- Planned and implemented a play based program based on children’s interests, PYP and EYLF
- Reflected weekly on the program and reported to families using the online communication tool, Seesaw
- Collaborated with colleagues to create programs
- Taught basic literacy skills using the Sounds Good To Me program
- Communicated with parents/carers on daily basis both face to face and using Seesaw
- Worked with, and advised Co Educator on the program, children/family updates and child observations
- Attended weekly staff meetings both in Junior School and Early Learning Centre
- Wrote Individual Learning Plan for children with additional needs
- Responded to children’s health needs and participate in First Aid learning yearly
- Participated in Professional Learning opportunities
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering supportive learning environments
- Fostered student curiosity and interest through creative hands-on activities
- Organised and led educational excursions that complemented classroom learning, broadening students' real-world understanding.
Executive Teacher (School Leader Class C)
Neville Bonner Primary School
2017.01 - 2018.01
- Preschool Support (0.4 per fortnight)
- Coordinated relief teachers when needed
- Created timetables for preschool staff to adhere to
- Relieved preschool staff for lunch breaks, continuing on with each individual teachers’ planned program
- Taught basic literacy skills using Pre-Lit program
- Recorded observations on children and wrote learning stories to support individual teachers
- Coordinated and managed preschool children’s medical requirements including, interviewing parents in regards to individual conditions, writing medical plans, informing teachers of each child, creating a medical display for each preschool room, obtaining, storing and labelling each child’s medication correctly
- Relieved Year 2 teachers and planned engaging literacy learning opportunities using the Australian Curriculum
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering supportive learning environments
- Managed classroom behaviour effectively by establishing clear expectations, modelling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences
- Together with colleagues, coordinated a presentation for the North Gungahlin Network Meeting, including creating the PowerPoint presentation and organising the presenting teachers
- Planned for, and conduct weekly planning sessions for Preschool staff, including running professional learning for teachers
- Managed classroom behaviour effectively by establishing clear expectations, modelling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Supported teachers with children who were unfocused during class
- Directed sessions for teachers who had a student on an Individual Learning Plan and helped them to write and prepare necessary supporting documents
- Worked with teachers one on one to discuss their pedagogy and individual students needs
- Wrote and applied for grants for Preschool Unit
- Completed surveys, as requested by the Education Department, including the NCCD
- Read and edited children’s reports, learning stories and portfolios written by individual Preschool teachers
- Member of the school committee, representing the teachers and attending monthly meetings
- Upheld the school values, policies, aims and goals.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioural, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes
- Documented student behaviours, interventions, and outcomes to enable lead teacher to address pertinent issues
- Set up visual aids, equipment, and classroom displays to support teacher's lesson delivery
Preschool Teacher/Learning Support Teacher
Neville Bonner Primary School
2014.03 - 2017.01
Goodstart Early Learning Centre
Idalia Lakeland Boulevard
2013.05 - 2013.12
- Part time – 4 days a week
Garbutt State School
Year 6/7 Teacher
2013.01 - 2013.03
- Part time 4 days a week
Tully State School
Year 5 Teacher
2012.07 - 2012.12
- Fulltime
Mission Beach State School
Year 6 Teacher
2012.01 - 2012.06
- Fulltime
Canterbury College
Kindergarten Teacher
2011.01 - 2011.09
- Full Time
Tully Community Kindergarten & Preschool (Affiliated with C&K)
Teacher
2008.01 - 2010.12
- Full time
Pallara State School
Year 1 Teacher
2007.01 - 2007.12
- Full time until August 2007, Part time from August 2007
Education
Certificate 4 Training and Assessment -
Open Universities Australia
Townsville, QLD09.2014
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) -
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, QLD11.2006
Certificate of Religious Education -
Australian Catholic University
Toowoomba, QLD01.2006
Certificate 3 in Children’s Services -
Early Childhood Training And Resource Centre (ECTARC)
Brisbane, QLD01.2001
Years 9-11 -
Westside Christian College
Goodna, QLD2000
Years 8-9 -
St Peters Lutheran College
Brisbane, QLDSkills
- Classroom Management
- Critical Thinking
- Motivating students
- Behaviour Management
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Positive Role Model and Mentor
- Growth Mindset
- Differentiated Instruction
- Team Collaboration
- Curriculum Implementation
- Student assessment
Certification
- First Aid, Current
- CPR, Current
Registrations
- ACT Teacher Quality Institute, 011875, 03/31/2025
- Working with vulnerable people, 0000032352, 11/07/2025
Personal Qualities
- Strong verbal and interpersonal skills
- Reliable and loyal
- Approachable and helpful
- Interested in leadership roles and further study
- Organised and thorough worker
- Honest and caring
- Enjoys a challenge
- Enthusiastic
- Asks for help when required
References
Professional:
- Penny Brown, Literacy Coordinator/Teacher, Mother Teresa School, 0431 381 979
- Carmel Maguire, Principal, Mother Teresa School, 0419 010 307
Personal:
- Charissa Gosper, 0413 301 548, Gungahlin, ACT, 2912
Timeline
Year One Teacher
Mother Teresa School
2023.01 - Current
Pre-Prep Teacher
Canberra Girls’ Grammar School
2018.01 - 2022.01
Executive Teacher (School Leader Class C)
Neville Bonner Primary School
2017.01 - 2018.01
Preschool Teacher/Learning Support Teacher
Neville Bonner Primary School
2014.03 - 2017.01
Goodstart Early Learning Centre
Idalia Lakeland Boulevard
2013.05 - 2013.12
Garbutt State School
Year 6/7 Teacher
2013.01 - 2013.03
Tully State School
Year 5 Teacher
2012.07 - 2012.12
Mission Beach State School
Year 6 Teacher
2012.01 - 2012.06
Canterbury College
Kindergarten Teacher
2011.01 - 2011.09
Tully Community Kindergarten & Preschool (Affiliated with C&K)
Teacher
2008.01 - 2010.12
Pallara State School
Year 1 Teacher
2007.01 - 2007.12
Certificate 4 Training and Assessment -
Open Universities Australia
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) -
University of Southern Queensland
Certificate of Religious Education -
Australian Catholic University
Certificate 3 in Children’s Services -
Early Childhood Training And Resource Centre (ECTARC)
Years 9-11 -
Westside Christian College
Years 8-9 -
St Peters Lutheran College
- First Aid, Current
- CPR, Current
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