Rikki-Lee Nicholls

• Conquered challenges of working with highly diverse students with physical, social and intellectual impairments.
• Utilised technology, such as interactive whiteboards and online resources, to enhance instruction.
• Managed student behaviour in the classroom and wider school by establishing and enforcing Southport Special School's Positive Behaviour for Learning framework.
• Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments through developing an awareness of differences in students' learning preferences and needs.
• Experience supporting students from Prep to Year 12.
• Engaged in positive relationships with students, parents, and teaching staff.
• Prepared and maintained classroom environments appropriate for student learning and physical, social and emotional development.
• Gained knowledge and skills to provide strategies that support the full participation of students with disabilities, including the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices.

Professional Experience 3: Evaluating Learning

• Plan lesson sequences using knowledge of student learning, content, and effective teaching strategies with high expectations, clear goals, and differentiating the curriculum.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the physical, social, and intellectual development and characteristics of students, and how these may affect learning.
• I engaged professionally with my mentor teacher, allowing for self-reflection and professional growth as a pre-service teacher.
• I engaged professionally during weekly teacher meetings to develop leadership skills.
• I engaged professionally during moderation meetings to gain knowledge and understanding of assessment moderation, and its application to make consistent and comparable judgments.
• Conducted formative and summative assessment tasks to assess student learning, and provide feedback.
• Behaviour management strategies implemented in the classroom and around the school grounds.
• Classroom preparation prior to each lesson, along with reviewing students' ICP's to maximise student learning.
• Followed and respected the school's ethos along with school-wide policies, regulations, dress codes, and schedules.

Practicum for Bachelor of Education: Primary

Professional Experience 1: Planning for Teaching

Professional Experience 2: Leadership and Stewardship for Diverse Learners.

• I engaged professionally with my mentor teacher, allowing for self-reflection and professional growth as a practicum teacher.
• I engaged professionally during weekly teacher meetings and moderation meetings to develop personal leadership skills.
• Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning on a daily basis by designing lesson plans with high expectations, clear goals, and differentiating the curriculum.
• Behaviour management strategies implemented in the classroom and around the school grounds.
• Assisted in conducting assessments, gathering essential data for accurate diagnosis, and tailored intervention strategies.
• Classroom preparation prior to each lesson, along with reviewing students' ICP's to maximise student learning.
• Followed and respected the school's ethos along with school-wide policies, regulations, dress codes, and schedules.

• Set up daily library operations.
• Provide support to teachers and students who require multimodal resources.
• Issue and return library books using the library management system.
• Supervise students' behaviour when utilising the library.
• Set up visual aids, equipment, and classroom displays to support the teacher's lesson delivery when using ICT in the library rooms.
• Photography of students during class activities and events held at the school, when requested by the Business Manager.
• Interschool sports duties, including bus loading/off-loading, and supervising students.

• Maintained and operated classroom equipment to maximise use and lifespan, specifically in the Home Economics/Food Studies department.
• Weekly stock take and ordering of food required for practical lessons.
• Supported classroom activities, and reviewing work.
• Assisted complex and special-needs students in developing a deeper understanding of course concepts by providing one-on-one support.
• Lunch duties in the playground that involved behaviour management of all students.

• Enhanced customer satisfaction by efficiently handling all aspects of the reservation process in a timely manner.
• Reviewed and updated customer information to maintain up-to-date records for high-quality service.
• Processed payments securely while adhering to strict confidentiality guidelines regarding personal financial information.
• Provided follow through on all calls with confirmations and dissemination of requested information.
• Collaborated with colleagues to develop strategies for improving overall team performance and guest experience.
• Worked closely with front desk to achieve full occupancy of property.
• Developed strong relationships with travel agents and corporate clients, leading to increased referral business and repeat bookings.
• Provided high level of customer service to each person by engaging customer and using active listening and effective interpersonal skills.
• Provided outstanding customer service by addressing client inquiries and resolving issues professionally and courteously.