Sophie Ryan
Newstead,Australia
Summary
An effective, collaborative and committed leader focused on the development of self and others to bring about change, drive improvement and inspire innovation in schools.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Teaching Coach
Trevallyn Primary School
04.2024 - Current
Responsibilities/Achievements:
Build capacity of all staff to successfully support Good Readers to Great Writers through Inquiry by:
• Delivery of Professional Learning - Bronwyn Parkin and Helen Harper's Teaching With Intent 2.
• Co-creation and delivery of Explicit Instructional Model (Good Readers to Great Writers and Literacy) in line with SIP.
• Planning and provision of opportunities for staff to further explore, understand and engage in Multi-Tiered Systems of Support model.
• Modelled data-informed approach to planning for Tier 1 intervention.
• Leadership through Inquiry and continued professional self-development to ensure informed, up-to-date practice.
Intervention Teacher and Team Leader
Trevallyn Primary School
01.2024 - Current
Responsibilities/Achievements:
- Lead (both as a team leader, and teacher leader) PLT sessions using and analysing evidence and planning split screens and lessons around rich texts following our Explicit Instructional Model (for Inquiry) to improve writing.
- Collaborative ascertainment of most valuable and effective evidence-based assessments and teaching material to support explicit teaching.
- Used of NAPLAN results as broad entry point to discuss areas of concern in PLTs.
- Collaborative development of focus intervention groups.
- Planning and teaching of intervention groups.
Teacher
Tasmanian Department of Education
01.2009 - Current
- Trevallyn Primary School Grade 3/4 (current .4)
- Ravenswood Heights Primary School
- Hagley Farm School
- Bracknell Primary School
- Riverside Primary School
Journalist, Sub-editor
The Examiner Newspaper, Launceston
01.2005 - 11.2009
Freelance Writer
Self-employed
01.2005 - 01.2009
Education
Bachelor of Education - Upper Primary
University of Tasmania
Launceston, TAS12-2004
Graduate Cadetship - Journalism
The Examiner Newspaper
Launceston, TAS01.2007
Skills
- Skilled communicator and collaborator with high emotional intelligence
- Effective coach and engaging presenter
- Innovative teacher who creates safe, positive and productive learning environments
- Cognisant learner who identifies and plans professional learning needs to improve professional practice
- Dedicated and enthusiastic teacher with in-depth knowledge of pedagogy and best-practice
References
- Raymond Young, Advanced Skill Teacher, Exeter Primary School, 0437 837 469
- Kate Littlejohn, Director / Business Operations Manager / Marketing, Harcourts Launceston, 0418 384 525
Professional Development
- Introduction to Leadership Coaching - Growth Coaching International
- Kath Murdoch:
- From Agency to Zest - Designing Powerful Learning for our Children
- Inquiry Learning Lab – Weaving an Inquiry Stance into Literacy
- Inquiry Learning Lab - Co Creating Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
- Berry Street Education Model - Curriculum and Classroom Strategies (Five Domains)
- Lisa Drinkwater:
- Neurosequential Mapping, Regulation and Wellbeing
- Executive Functioning & Whole School Classroom Functional Map Data
- Developing Emotional Regulation Skills in Individuals with Anxious, Oppositional and Aggressive Behaviour
- Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder: Practical Strategies for Teachers – Lydia Meem
- Behaviour First Aid – Lisa Drinkwater
- The Zones of Regulation Original Curriculum – Nathan Rutherford
Timeline
Quality Teaching Coach
Trevallyn Primary School
04.2024 - Current
Intervention Teacher and Team Leader
Trevallyn Primary School
01.2024 - Current
Teacher
Tasmanian Department of Education
01.2009 - Current
Journalist, Sub-editor
The Examiner Newspaper, Launceston
01.2005 - 11.2009
Freelance Writer
Self-employed
01.2005 - 01.2009
Bachelor of Education - Upper Primary
University of Tasmania
Graduate Cadetship - Journalism
The Examiner Newspaper
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