KEVIN CHIU
Craigieburn
Summary
Japanese classroom teacher and learning area coordinator seeking to leverage my education and experience to continue teaching at an inclusive and supportive secondary school, and making a significant impact on students' language and intercultural competence.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Learning Area Coordinator (Languages)/Classroom Teacher
Mount Ridley P - 12 College
01.2024 - Current
- Created and delivered lessons which followed the whole-school instructional model across 4 year levels including VCE (years 6, 7, 9 and 11)
- Communicated frequently with parents, students, and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies
- Advised and counselled students as a year 9 mentor to help them develop skills and knowledge required to succeed
- Met with students, parents and administrators as a year 9 mentor to address and resolve students' behavioural and academic issues
- Conducted after school revision to help year 11 students succeed in VCE Japanese
- Innovated the curriculum to support more efficient lesson planning and implementation for other Japanese teachers
- Updated unit planners and collaborated in creating PowerPoint lesson slides and work booklets shared amongst Japanese teachers
- Lead and participated in department meetings to provide input to other language teachers about curriculum and student achievement and improvement.
- Managed budget and supply orders for the language department
- Supported other language teachers during their absence by preparing materials and handling printing.
- Uploaded learning tasks onto Compass for language teachers across Prep to 12
- Participated in meetings with assistant principal and coordinators of other learning areas to discuss curriculum, unit plans, department achievements and improvements
- Currently planning and collaborating with other teachers to carry out excursions across two year levels (years 7 and 11)
Japanese Classroom Teacher (Intern)
Mount Ridley P-12 College
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Created and delivered lessons which followed the college's whole-school instructional model to over 200 students across 3 year levels (years 7 to 9)
- Cultivated a learning environment for students to communicate authentically in Japanese and develop openness to different experiences and perspectives
- Used data collected from formative and summative assessments to facilitate evidence-based teaching and learning, and to provide feedback on students' learning progress to both students and parents
- Incorporated cross-curriculum learning opportunities for students to develop their literacy and numeracy skills
- Incorporated Indigenous Australian perspectives in Japanese lessons to foster understanding, empathy, and respect for diverse worldviews, values and practices
- Collaborated with other teachers of the languages department in curriculum planning and assessment moderation
- Created and shared original learning resources with other teachers of the languages department
- Consistently met all reporting deadlines
- Established and maintained collaborative relationships with students and parents, and maintained transparency through the school management system in doing so
- Maintained and up-scaled competence as a professional by attending professional development sessions and completing all mandatory reporting requirements and online training modules.
International Partnerships & Student Exchange Coordinator
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
09.2019 - 09.2021
- Communicated and negotiated with universities around the world to establish new partnerships to increase destinations for Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University's student exchange program
- Maintained a network of over 180 partner universities around the world for the student exchange program; negotiated and renewed expiring partnership agreements
- Advised students on choosing a destination for student exchange
- Read application documents, conducted interviews, and communicated with colleagues to select students for the student exchange program
- Supported selected students before and during their departure to their exchange destination
- Translated internal documents from Japanese to English
- Provided both consecutive and simultaneous interpretation for internal meetings and events.
English Teacher
JET Programme - Oarai First Junior High School
04.2015 - 08.2019
- Team taught over 20 lessons per week to over 300 lessons over 3 grade levels (years 7 to 9)
- Introduced original communicative methods for teaching textbook lessons which incorporated differentiation; developed lesson plans and original material for the school's English curriculum
- Coached selected students from Oarai First Junior High school to successfully progress through the local, city and prefectural stages of the yearly "Interactive Forum" English speech contest held in Ibaraki Prefecture
- Served as the only non-Japanese member at a public junior high school with over 40 teachers.
Education
Master of (Secondary) Teaching Internship -
The University of Melbourne
12.2024
Bachelor of Commerce And Diploma of Languages (Japanese) -
Monash University
10.2014
High School Diploma -
Brighton Secondary College
Melbourne, Victoria01.2010
Skills
- Classroom Instruction
- Classroom Management
- Curriculum Development and Implementation
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Data-Driven Instruction
- Differentiated Instruction
- Faculty Collaboration
- Innovative Lesson Planning
- Instructional Methods
- Learning Assessments
- Positive Role Model and Mentor
- Student Engagement
Languages
English
Japanese
Volunteer Experience
The Salvation Army, 01/2014 - 12/2014,
- Collected and sorted through donations
- Provided assistance to customers
- Processed customer transactions
- Maintained the cleanliness of the store.
References
Cameron Woollard (Deputy Principal)
Mount Ridley P - 12 College
(03) 8338 3600
Cameron.Woollard@education.vic.gov.au
Daichi Harada (Learning Specialist for Japanese)
Mount Ridley P - 12 College
0422 933 775
Daichi.Harada@education.vic.gov.au
Jun Hayashi (Previous Learning Specialist for Japanese)
St Albans Secondary College,
Jun.Hayashi@education.vic.gov.au
0439 992 688
(Jun was the previous Learning Specialist for Japanese at Mount Ridley College and was my
mentor for my internship from 2022 - 2023.)
Timeline
Learning Area Coordinator (Languages)/Classroom Teacher
Mount Ridley P - 12 College
01.2024 - Current
Japanese Classroom Teacher (Intern)
Mount Ridley P-12 College
01.2022 - 01.2024
International Partnerships & Student Exchange Coordinator
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
09.2019 - 09.2021
English Teacher
JET Programme - Oarai First Junior High School
04.2015 - 08.2019
Master of (Secondary) Teaching Internship -
The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Commerce And Diploma of Languages (Japanese) -
Monash University
High School Diploma -
Brighton Secondary College
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