Shobana Chandran
Melbourne
Summary
Experienced educator with a growth mindset, incorporating feedback from students and colleagues to enhance teaching practices. Skilled in developing lesson plans for diverse learning styles, interests, imagination, and abilities of all students.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Learning Support Teacher
Dukhan English School
08.2019 - 10.2021
- Role 1: Learning support Teacher
- Learning support teacher to KS3, KS4 (IGCSE) students in Mathematics, ICT, English and Geography
- Prepared instructional materials for group and one-on-one use to comply with established curriculum for KS3 and KS4 students
- Used various accommodations to match student learning needs
- Helped develop appropriate activities and/or resources to support children's learning
- Maintained inclusive learning environment to enable students to gain maximum benefit from lessons.
- Encouraging students to interact and work cooperatively with others
- Delivered effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
- Designed formative assessments for a focused group of students
- Identifying knowledge gaps and closing those with appropriate instruction and resources
- Recording and communicating student progress to teachers, subject leaders
- Uphold a positive work environment through respect and support of all staff
- Practice self-reflection and self-evaluation to improve teaching strategies
- Helped in promoting student autonomy in learning
- Used various cognitive and metacognition strategies in the classroom
- Accomplished high standards of classroom behaviour from students
- Participate in wider school activities such as house competition events, arranging field and sporting trips
- Worked as an invigilator, a reader and scribe for access arrangement students during IGCSE Examinations
HR Coordinator
Dukhan English School
08.2019 - 10.2021
- Role 2: HR Coordinator
- Team leader for 35 TA staff
- Liaise between Contracting company, School Senior Leadership Team, and TAs
- Maintain daily attendance report of TA staff
- Generate, maintain and publish monthly timesheets to facilitate the payroll process
- Disseminate information and important announcements
- Provide replacement staff (casual hires) in case of absentees
- Point of contact for potential candidates and new TA hires
- Facilitate new hiring by maintaining correspondence with new candidates, screening CVs, and setting up interviews
- Perform onboarding duties
- Getting new hires acquainted within their department
- Manage TA staff concerns
- Liaise with contracting company to facilitate HR service requests from TA staff
- Conduct meetings and staff training
Teaching Assistant
Dukhan English School
09.2018 - 08.2019
- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.
- Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Maintained safety and security by overseeing students in recess environments.
- Completed daily reports on attendance and disciplinary performance.
- Developed materials for classroom teachers to support instruction, lab work or in-class activities.
- Mentored and tutored individual students needing additional help.
- Worked with teacher to optimize learning plans based on student test grades and evaluations.
- Helped with grading assignments and tests, providing constructive feedback to students based on results.
- Facilitated activities in small groups to reinforce concepts taught by class teacher.
- Supported classroom maintenance and upkeep, organizing books, and materials.
Class teacher/ Mentor for YEAR 2 students
APL Global School
07.2016 - 10.2017
- Teaching to twenty students in an inclusive setup.
- Teaching to students in a mixed ability set. Including students with dysgraphia, ADHD, and dyslexia
- Work closely with the special educator to implement IEP
- Collaborate with colleagues to promote the overall well-being of children
- Daily use of Learning Management system
- Incorporated ICT in lessons to provide audio and visuals by using interactive smartboards.
- Created scheme of works that were integrated across subjects
- Planned and executed lessons to suit the class dynamics.
- Regularly conducting formative assessments to aid better student learning
- Achieved closing knowledge gaps for students with learning disabilities
- Accomplished high standards of classroom behavior in an inclusive setup by encouraging collaborative student work and providing a positive learning experience
- Worked with the school counselor to develop students' social-emotional skills
- Designed and set summative assessments that promoted progress and higher outcomes
Education
Diploma - Special Education (Level 5)
OTHM qualifications
06.2021
Professional Graduate Certificate in Education - Education
University of Sunderland
09-2017
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
Vellore Institute of Technology
05.2013
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Online teaching tools
- Microsoft TEAMS
- OneDrive/ OneNote
Technical
Teaching
- Differentiated instruction
- Special education
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Classroom management
- Progress monitoring
Languages
English
Tamil
Certification
2021 - 2021
Assistive technology in Primary Schools
Enable Ireland Online course
Safeguarding Young People Level 2
EduCare
Child Protection Act for International Schools Level 2
EduCare
Staff Wellbeing for International Schools Level 2
EduCare
Online Safety Level 2
EduCare
Timeline
Learning Support Teacher
Dukhan English School
08.2019 - 10.2021
HR Coordinator
Dukhan English School
08.2019 - 10.2021
Teaching Assistant
Dukhan English School
09.2018 - 08.2019
Class teacher/ Mentor for YEAR 2 students
APL Global School
07.2016 - 10.2017
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
Vellore Institute of Technology
Diploma - Special Education (Level 5)
OTHM qualifications
Professional Graduate Certificate in Education - Education
University of Sunderland
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