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Katherine Pseftoudis

Mentone,VIC

Summary

I am a compassionate, creative and effective teacher with valuable experience in classroom administration, professional development and project planning. I am equipped with extensive background in versatile education environments.


I strong passion of mine is ensuring my students have a voice, therefore, I aim to centre my pedagogy philosophy around student voice. I am competent at performing independently or as member of teaching team. I consider myself to be well-versed in classroom and online technologies.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Teacher

Yarrabah School
03.2022 - Current
  • Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
  • Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
  • Cultivated connections and strong student rapport to foster classroom engagement, in addition to recording student progress to inform parents and school administration.
  • Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
  • Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
  • Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
  • Kept students on-task with proactive behaviour modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
  • Participated in parent teacher conference to discuss developments of students and increase support.
  • Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to support goals.
  • Modified general education curriculum for special-needs students using various instructional techniques and technologies.
  • Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.

Education Support

Yarrabah School
03.2021 - 11.2021
  • Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
  • Provided support to help students with special needs learn and grow.
  • Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
  • Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher.
  • Assisted classroom teacher in supervising snack time and indoor and outdoor play.
  • Relieved classroom teacher during breaks and maintained order and structure in classroom.
  • Kept classrooms clean, neat, and properly sanitized for student health and classroom efficiency.
  • Collated classroom materials to help teachers prepare for daily instruction and activities.

Education Support

ANZUK Education
03.2019 - 11.2021
  • Implemented individual behaviour support plans for students engaged in inappropriate behaviours.
  • Adapted classroom work under direction of teacher to support and reinforce classroom objectives.
  • Checked on instructor lessons and communication in order to assess quality of education and assistance offered to students.
  • Performed record keeping and basic administration in support of teachers and maintained students' files and classroom materials.
  • Communicated with parents, students and teachers regularly and built productive relationships to support education.

Education

Master of Education - Secondary Education

Deakin University
Melbourne, VIC
11.2023

Bachelor of Arts - History And Public Relations

Deakin University
Melbourne, VIC
11.2018

Skills

  • Motivating Students
  • Instructional Best Practices
  • Classroom Safety Practices
  • Differentiated Learning Techniques
  • Effective Listening
  • Learning Modalities
  • Extensive knowledge of different communication techniques and strategies
  • Parent and Student Communication
  • IEP Development
  • Differentiated Instruction

Timeline

Teacher

Yarrabah School
03.2022 - Current

Education Support

Yarrabah School
03.2021 - 11.2021

Education Support

ANZUK Education
03.2019 - 11.2021

Master of Education - Secondary Education

Deakin University

Bachelor of Arts - History And Public Relations

Deakin University
Katherine Pseftoudis