NADA MOUAKKASSA
COOLAROO,VIC
Summary
A motivated, dedicated and passionate education professional with practical teaching experience in primary schools, including supporting children with special needs. Equipped with the ability to connect with students from varying backgrounds and skill levels, inciting a lifelong enthusiasm for learning, while striving for academic results, thereby building confidence, and creating a positive learning environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer
Ovarian Cancer Australia
Melbourne, VIC
01.2021 - 01.2021
- Fundraising
Pre-Service Teacher
Beveridge Primary School
Melbourne, VIC
01.2020 - 01.2020
- Planned, structured, and sequenced classroom activities to teach the whole class literacy skills
- Supported 24 Grade-4 students, from predominately low socio-economic backgrounds, including 5 students with special needs and varying levels of challenging behaviour to engage in their education
- Used various assessment strategies to diagnose and identify students’ learning needs, such as formative and summative assessment
- Evaluated the effectiveness of teaching practices via individual assessment and engaged in moderation with the mentor for accuracy and reliability of feedback provided
- Assessed students’ achievement and employed various high impact teaching strategies such as explicit teaching, goal setting, and collaborative learning
- Employed behaviour management strategies such as positive reinforcement, and clearly establishing rules, routines and expectations.
Casual Exam Supervisor
RMIT University
Melbourne, VIC
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Supervised a group of over 50 students during their VCE examinations and mentored them in areas of morals and school values through establishing routines and explaining rules
- Assisted students to find their seats and ensure they were at the correct location for the specific exam
- Set up exam rooms and ensured rooms were always professionally organised
- Organised spare stationary for students in need
- Engaged with supervisor following exams to provide formal and informal feedback on how to ensure the students are provided with best safe and comfortable environment.
Pre-Service Teacher
Watsonia Primary School
Melbourne, VIC
01.2019 - 01.2019
- Attended two placements, catering to 23 Grade-Foundation students’ various literacy and ICT learning needs by observing them during activities and paying close attention to characteristics
- Assessed students’ current learning levels through formative and summative assessments
- Observed and applied knowledge in physical, social, and intellectual development, including the characteristics of students, how students learn, and the best way to build a relationship with students
- Planned Reading and Writing sessions using the Victorian curriculum, inclusive of differentiated teaching, questioning, collaborative learning, explicit instruction and worked examples
- Reported on student achievement, attended parent-teacher meetings, to discuss student’s formal and informal progress
- Planned, structured, and sequenced literacy and numeracy learning programs by applying knowledge and employing various teaching and behaviour management strategies.
Phlebotomist
Dorevitch Pathology
Melbourne, VIC
01.2018 - 01.2019
Admin Assistant
Dare Cosmetics
Melbourne, VIC
01.2011 - 01.2015
Education
Master of Teaching Practice (Primary Education) -
RMIT
01.2024
Certificate III in Pathology Collection -
Kangan Batman TAFE
01.2019
Bachelor of Arts- Major in Psychology -
UNE
01.2018
Cert III in Business Administration -
RMIT TAFE
01.2010
Completion of Victorian Certificate of Education -
01.2009
Computer and Technical Skills
- MS Office Suite
- Google Classroom
- ClassDojo
- Kahoot
- Inclusive technology
Employment Volunteering Summary
- Volunteer, Ovarian Cancer Australia -Fundraising, Melbourne, VIC, 2021-01-01, 2021-12-31
- Pre-Service Teacher, Beveridge Primary School, Melbourne, VIC, 2020-01-01, 2020-12-31
- Pre-Service Teacher, Watsonia Primary School, Melbourne, VIC, 2019-01-01, 2019-12-31
- Casual Exam Supervisor, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 2019-01-01, 2020-12-31
- Phlebotomist, Dorevitch Pathology, Melbourne, VIC, 2018-01-01, 2019-12-31
- Admin Assistant, Dare Cosmetics, Melbourne, VIC, 2011-01-01, 2015-12-31
Training Licenses Recognitions
- VIC Driver’s Licence: Car
- Womin Djeka Indigenous Orientation
- Data Literacy
- Preparing for Learning Abroad
- Overcoming Bias & Assumptions
- Applying knowledge and learning in real classroom settings
- Undertsanding in learning literacies to encourage diverse styles of learning
- Use and incorporate new educational technologies
- Develop engaging lesson plans
- Excellent behaviour management strategies, including positive reinforcement
- Bullying & Cyberbullying
- Academic Integrity Awareness
- Education Support
- 7 Steps Towards Excellence & Developing Human Excellence
- Extensive knowledge of Australian Curriculum expectations and standards
- Modifying tasks to suit students diverse learning stages
Personal Information
Citizenship: Australian Citizen- Melbourne
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Volunteer
Ovarian Cancer Australia
01.2021 - 01.2021
Pre-Service Teacher
Beveridge Primary School
01.2020 - 01.2020
Casual Exam Supervisor
RMIT University
01.2019 - 01.2020
Pre-Service Teacher
Watsonia Primary School
01.2019 - 01.2019
Phlebotomist
Dorevitch Pathology
01.2018 - 01.2019
Admin Assistant
Dare Cosmetics
01.2011 - 01.2015
Master of Teaching Practice (Primary Education) -
RMIT
Certificate III in Pathology Collection -
Kangan Batman TAFE
Bachelor of Arts- Major in Psychology -
UNE
Cert III in Business Administration -
RMIT TAFE
Completion of Victorian Certificate of Education -
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