Lisa Fennessy
Seaford,VIC
Summary
Dedicated and passionate Level 4 teacher at Sandringham East Primary School, committed to building positive relationships within the school community. Skilled in creating a safe and inclusive learning environment where all students feel valued and supported. Actively collaborates with parents and staff to foster open communication and teamwork. Possesses a comprehensive understanding of the early to middle years in primary school, focusing on supporting the social and emotional needs of young people.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher
Sandringham East Primary School
10.2009 - Current
- Built and strengthened positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff.
- Helped students build learning and study skills to achieve educational goals.
- Enhanced students' critical thinking and problem-solving skills through project-based learning.
- Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
- Engaged students and boosted understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities.
- Scheduled and held parent-teacher conferences to keep parents up-to-date on children's academic performance.
- Assessed student performance regularly using both formative and summative assessments to inform future lesson planning.
- Organised and led educational incursions/excursions that complemented classroom learning, broadening students' real-world understanding.
- Combined discipline plan with effective measures and lesson plans to increase concentration, participation and progress student accountability.
- Maintained positive classroom environments by reinforcing rules for behaviour and relationship-building actions.
- Developed lessons, activities and materials to cover required course material.
- Encouraged positive self-esteem and mutual respect for others while instilling joy of learning and discovery.
- Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Tracked attendance, assignments, grades and class participation for students.
- Continuously pursued professional development opportunities such as workshops or conferences to stay current in educational trends.
- Managed consistent, learning-focused classroom environments by establishing and communicating clear objectives for students.
- Offered hands-on learning opportunities to develop student self-esteem and life skills.
- Maintained calm, positive classroom environment through gentle discipline and enthusiastic attitude to encourage learning and studying among student.
- Improved student engagement by implementing learning routines and engagement norms
- Managed classroom behaviour effectively by establishing clear expectations, modelling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
Walker Learning Mentor Support
Sandringham East Primary School
01.2014 - 04.2016
- Trained staff and parents in the Walker Learning Approach - a play-based learning program.
- Regularly attend Professional Learning opportunities run by Early Life Foundations to maintain and implement best practise.
- Regularly hosting visitors from interstate participating in Study Tours. I model in my classroom and present to a range of teachers and educators from all over Australia.
- Offer support and feedback, through peer observation and modelling to support staff with their implementation of the approach.
- Maintaining focused, inclusive and supportive learning environments.
Level 2 Leader
Sandringham East Primary School
01.2013 - 12.2015
- Effective communication and leadership of the Level 2 Team.
- Maintaining and developing positive working relationships.
- Attended leadership meeting and briefings with senior leadership team and other staff.
- Attended Professional Development sessions.
- Co-ordinated and directed Level 2 team with planning, instruction and content delivery to provide a rich individualised curriculum
- Accepted and took on feedback to improve my own leadership skills.
- Used assessment and data to provide differentiated instruction according to student skill level.
- Engaged students and boosted understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities.
- Organized activities to promote physical, mental and social development of each child.
- Implemented hands-on, play-based strategies for experiential learning.
- Created and implemented developmentally appropriate curriculum addressing learning styles.
- Identified children in need of extra support for emotional, health-related or developmental concerns and conceived improvement strategies.
Education
Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement) - Behavioral Sciences
Deakin University
Melbourne10.2008
Bachelor of Education Primary - Education
Deakin University
Melbourne, VIC10-2008
Victorian Certificate of Education
Star of The Sea College
Melbourne, VIC12.2000
Skills
- Taking initiative and work efficiently
- Enjoy being part of a team
- Confident
- Approachable and friendly
- Positive attitude
- Adopt opportunities for self improvement
- Enthusiastic about new things in general
- Motivated
- Building positive relationships
- Social-emotional learning
Certification
- Victorian Institute of Teaching - Full Registration
- First Aid and CPR Training
- Anaphylaxis Training
- Yoshimoto Orton Gillingham Literacy Intervention Educator
Timeline
Walker Learning Mentor Support
Sandringham East Primary School
01.2014 - 04.2016
Level 2 Leader
Sandringham East Primary School
01.2013 - 12.2015
Teacher
Sandringham East Primary School
10.2009 - Current
- Victorian Institute of Teaching - Full Registration
- First Aid and CPR Training
- Anaphylaxis Training
- Yoshimoto Orton Gillingham Literacy Intervention Educator
Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement) - Behavioral Sciences
Deakin University
Bachelor of Education Primary - Education
Deakin University
Victorian Certificate of Education
Star of The Sea College
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