Skye Strand
REDLAND BAY,QLD
Summary
Enthusiastic and motivated professional with passion for teaching. Student-focused leader with proficiency working with grades. Progressive-minded and energetic with history of creating supportive learning environments. Encouraging professional with many years of experience. Adept at integrating culture and technology into productive classroom settings.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Secondary Drama Teacher
Education Queensland
Cleveland , QLD
08.2012 - Current
- Senior Experienced Teacher - 13 years of experience.
- Drama coordinator, Years 7-12, for 10 years.
- Planned and implemented creative Drama lessons for students from Year 7-12.
- Mentored students on how to develop their skills through an extracurricular program I created, Senior Acting Extension.
- Wrote, edited, and directed musicals, school plays, and performances.
- Incorporated multimedia elements into class activities such as video clips, audio recordings.
- Managed classroom discipline by implementing appropriate behaviour management strategies.
- Developed and conducted theatre workshops to enhance student's acting skills.
- Organised rehearsals to ensure that all aspects of a production were running smoothly.
- Developed individualized programs meeting abilities, interests and needs of students while adhering to state-wide policies.
- Attended professional development seminars related to teaching theatrical techniques and practices.
- Collaborated with other teachers in order to create effective lesson plans, curriculum alignment and moderation for classes.
- Organised auditions for upcoming school productions by providing feedback on monologues and scenes.
- Implemented the Australian curriculum in junior school and created and implemented the QCAA senior QCE syllabus through developing the Senior Drama TLAP.
- Have had senior assessment endorsed and confirmed.
- Attended professional development for the new senior Drama syllabus.
- Organised field trips related to drama, such as visiting local theatres or attending special events, including the biannual Sydney Dance and Drama excursions.
- Assisted in supervising 2023 Cleveland Creative Arts Europe trip, including planning performances to see, as well as directing and organising the student performance.
- Explored and taught Indigenous styles of theatre and history as a part of senior curriculum.
- Collaborated with special education teachers to modify current curricula and production scripts to accommodate Individual Education Plans.
- Partnered with community and academic units to create collaborative partnerships, such as The Scene Project by Queensland Theatre and Shakefest through Shake & Stir Theatre Company.
- Mentor teacher for beginning teachers.
- Supervising teacher for over 12 preservice teachers during my career.
Education
Bachelor of Secondary Education - Drama And History
Griffith University
Mount Gravatt, QLD08-2012
Skills
- Communication
- Engagement
- Perseverance
- Providing feedback on assessing and learning
- Student-Centered Learning
- Course Materials Preparation
- Relationship Building
- Colleague Collaboration
Certification
- Teacher Registration- 863377
Timeline
Secondary Drama Teacher
Education Queensland
08.2012 - Current
Bachelor of Secondary Education - Drama And History
Griffith University
- Teacher Registration- 863377
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