Sara-Jayne Gray

• 2020: Grade 5 Teacher
• 2021 - 2023: Grade 3 Teacher
• Designed integrated programs that are differentiated to student needs
• Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrative staff.
• Reinforced positive behaviour management by encouraging efforts through affirmation statements and praising accomplishments.
• Planned for and created individualised educational plans for students with additional needs.
• Fostered positive and structured classroom culture while promoting student's growth mindset and goal setting skills.
• Adapted lessons to differentiate instruction and meet students' diverse learning needs and abilities.
• Integrated technology and multimedia tools into lessons to enhance student learning.
• Provided students with regular feedback to allow them to reflect on their learning.

• Instructed and facilitated students learning in mathematics English, Unit of Inquiry, PDH and ICT/handwriting lessons.
• Attended professional development that supported International Baccalaureate pedagogy.
• All graduate teaching standards are met at interim reporting time.
• Attended all staff meetings and collaborated with their two staff in weekly planning meetings to improve practice.
• Prepared engaging lessons and created an additional diagnostic/summative assessment to track overall learning progressions.

• Prepared meals and snacks for children based on dietary guidelines.
• Assisted with light housekeeping duties as well as running errands.
• Organized and cleaned home after activities by picking up toys and straightening up play room.
• Built positive and nurturing environments to support child social and emotional growth.
• Supported children in play activities, meals, and snacks, hygiene and socialisation.

• Engaged in a three week professional development course with staff exploring International Baccalaureate pedagogy and practices.
• Plans, implemented and assessed a whole unit of inquiry program on Children's rights.
• Worked closely with supervising teacher to set up the classroom at the start of a new school year.
• Effectively implemented my own behaviour management system.

Taking care of foster children unsupervised visits to see their biological families and writing formal anecdotal case notes to send to Family and Community Services.

• Observed children to identify individuals in need of additional support and developed strategies to improve assistance.
• Developed a play-based learning pedagogy and applied strategies to provide diverse approaches to learning.
• Wrote anecdotal notes to record children's behaviour, attitudes and skills.
• Set up engaging learning environments to cater children's needs and interests.

Worked closely alongside tutoring nine primary and early high school aged students in Mathematics and English. Focused on improving essay writing and preparation for NAPLAN national testing.

• Observed lessons facilitated by supervising teacher in a Kindergarten classroom.
• Participated in group work with students targeting specific learning needs.
• Experience doing running records with support teacher in Stage 1.
• Attended the school cross country carnival and all staff meetings.