- Leadership Roles , 2021 to current, Leader of Regional Tutor Community of Practice (CoP) and Tutor Leader CoP 2020 to current, Leader of Regional MYLNS CoPs; Capability Builder, MYLNS Executive, Literacy and Numeracy 2020 to current, VCE NEVR Regional Leader of the VCE Leader CoP 2019 to current, NEVR VCE Executive Regional Manager 2019 to current, Master Trainer Literacy Local Leaders 2019 to current, UoM NE Teaching Academy for Professional Practice DET Member 2015 - 2018 UoM NE Teaching Academy for Professional Practice (TAPP) Manager 2018 Learning Specialist- Pedagogical Coach 2018 School-based Leader of ‘Differentiation in Action’ research project partnered with the UoM 2012 – 2018 Preservice Teacher Coordinator for all Universities 2012 - 2017 Teaching Fellow UoM partnered with Koonung Secondary College 2012 - 2017 Staff Induction 2011 - 2012 Disability Manager 2009 - 2010 Pastoral Care Coordinator 2002 - 2008 Domain Manager for Health and Physical Education and Sport Education Coordinator, HITS, Instructional Model co-construction and Data Walls to Inner East schools 2019 and 2021
- Coordinated group presentation on 'Differentiation in Action' to whole staff at Koonung 2018
- HITS worked examples to whole staff at Koonung 2018
- Student Voice - Partnerships workshop on dialogic feedback informed by Professor Helen Cahill 2014 to 2017
- Koonung Secondary College -Team building challenge for whole school PL 2017 Other skills, employment and relevant interests
- Heavy Duty Drivers Licence - Light Rigid
- Basketball Coach 2010 - current, Steelers Eastern District Junior Basketball Association
- Martial Arts Instructor at Hoshiki Kiritsu 2008 – current, Dai Sensei in Karate Black Belt 3rd Dan
Fletcher Thornton
Ringwood North,VIC
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Kew High School
03.2021 - Current
Teacher of Health and Physical Education
Koonung Secondary College
01.2002 - 01.2018
- Biology, Psychology, Health and Human Development, Biochemistry and general Science.
Springer
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Media engagements regarding educational innovation and leadership
- Interviewed by Justine Ferrari & Richard Bolt for The Australian Newspaper 2014
- Filmed and Interviewed by AITSL in 2014 discussing Pre-service teacher education, my role as Teaching Fellow and how to best develop school and university partnerships
- Available on the AITSL website
- Presented at UoM Open Day 2015 on my role as Teaching Fellow to approx
- 100 prospective Masters Students
- Creation of the website https://www.teachingtrackertools.com/
- Co-presented and designed the Teaching Tracker Tools in partnership with the University of Melbourne and disseminated in a myriad of forms such as:
- Inner East Literacy & Numeracy Capabilities days; 2019 peer observations and 2020 remote checklists
- Wellington Secondary College and Wheelers Hill Secondary College; 2019 Peer Observations- using non-judgmental evidence-based feedback
- Beverley Hills Primary School Co-construction of a Peer observation Model
- Riversdale Principal Forum term 1, 2019
- Peer Observations
- Auburn High School leadership team and mentors 2018
- UoM to Clinical Specialists & Teaching Fellows (Primary and Secondary)
- Master of Teaching, MGSE Pre-service Teachers, 77 participants, August 2017
- Riversdale Network schools about Term 2 and 3 in 2017 and Term 2, 2018
- Australian Association for Research in Education 2016 on Fostering Learning
- Teaching Academy for Processional Practice partnership schools 2015, 2017
- Whole staff at Koonung Secondary College term 2, 2015
- Koonung Mentor Teachers, Capacity to mentor and influence staff – I presented:
- Instructional Coaching Models to Vermont Secondary College’s SIT, MYLNS teachers and leadership team, 2021
- VCE Data Unpack, VCE Statistical moderation and ranking to Box Hill Senior SC and Greater Shepparton SC 2021
- VCE Statistical moderation and ranking to 280 VCE NEVR teachers and leaders 2020
- Co-presented VCE Assessments to 330 VCE students, parents and teachers within NEVR 2020
- Numeracy Conferring to the 7 to 10 Numeracy CoP 2020
- Co-presented Professional Conversations and Instructional Coaching to MYLNS Capability Builders and NEVR Middle leaders 2020 and 2021
- VCE Data Unpack, Ranking and Moderation, Formative Assessment and Differentiation to 400+ Teachers in NEVR 2019
- NAPLAN data unpack, whole school writing moderations against the Victorian Curriculum to Primary and Secondary Teachers
- How to unpack your NAPLAN online data to inform teaching practice’ to NEVR Data leaders and at Principal Forums (Inner and Outer East) 2019 to 2020
Teacher of GSCE Physics
Pimlico School
London
01.1998 - 03.2001
- Biology and Chemistry, Year 12 Physics and Biology
- Physics team-leader year
DET
NEVR
Glen Waverley
01.2019
- To term 2, 2021 - Student Achievement Manager for 26 Inner East Secondary Schools, Managing the Middle Years Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (MYLNS) Implementation and the Tutor Learning Initiative in 2021.
Education
DET NEVR
01.2019
- Improvement Leader for the Inner East.
Psychology Tutor
Melbourne
01.2018
- Graduate School of Education (MGSE), UoM, for the Master of Teaching (Secondary) Internship with teachers at McKinnon SC, Keysborough SC and Emerald SC.
Teacher
Carwatha College
04.2001
- Of Physical Education, Mathematics and Health.
Teacher
Koonung Secondary College
Mont Albert North
01.2001
- Of HPE, Year 12 Biology and Science.
Teacher of Year
Williamstown High School
Williamstown
01.2001
- 9, 11 Mathematics and Science.
01.2011
Teacher
Princes Hill Secondary College
Carlton
01.1997
- Of Year 7-12 HPE, Drama and Outdoor Education.
Education
Specialist Certificate in Education (Clinical Teaching) -
University of Melbourne
01.2012
Bachelor of Education - Health and Physical Education, Biology, Psychology and Outdoor
Deakin University
01.1996
Masters -
Interests
Timeline
Kew High School
03.2021 - Current
DET
NEVR
01.2019
Education
DET NEVR
01.2019
Psychology Tutor
Melbourne
01.2018
Springer
01.2014 - 01.2018
01.2011
Teacher of Health and Physical Education
Koonung Secondary College
01.2002 - 01.2018
Teacher
Carwatha College
04.2001
Teacher
Koonung Secondary College
01.2001
Teacher of Year
Williamstown High School
01.2001
Teacher of GSCE Physics
Pimlico School
01.1998 - 03.2001
Teacher
Princes Hill Secondary College
01.1997
Specialist Certificate in Education (Clinical Teaching) -
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Education - Health and Physical Education, Biology, Psychology and Outdoor
Deakin University
Masters -
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