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Stephanie Shahbaz

Malvern

Summary

Having over 10 years experience as an Early Childhood Educator, I hold a strong value towards Early Childhood Education (ECE) as the stepping stone towards children's life long journey in their future learning. It is important children experience a positive start to their education. I hold an interest towards educating children about Environmental Sustainability and Cultural Diversity and Difference including our Indigenous Australians / First People. My most recent professional development has focussed on the revised EYLF V2.0 and the latest studies surrounding Autism Spectrum Disorder


Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Early Childhood Teacher

Dr. Stanley Cochrane Memorial Kindergarten
06.2018 - Current
  • Maintain a well-planned play based program that reflects the VEYLDF, be guided by it's outcomes, provides opportunities to intentional teach and open ended and spontaneous learning experiences following children interests and individual and group learning goals.
  • Provide a program that is sensitive to age appropriateness and individual needs.
  • Educate children in foundational concepts such as shapes, numbers and letters though play and planned activities.
  • Foster reasoning and problem solving skills through active exploration games and activities.
  • Implement project work or a term focus that inhibits children's voice and encourages shared learning.
  • Observe and identify children in need of additional support and develop strategies to support them in the program and their future learning.
  • Monitor children's social, cognitive, physical and emotional wellbeing and record in individual reports.
  • Build positive and respectful partnerships with families to help best support their child in the program and work together towards their child's individual learning goals and wellbeing in the program.
  • Work with teaching team in a positive nature, and appreciate the team as a beneficial resource to your own teaching.
  • Attend monthly Committee of Management meetings and provide a monthly report on the three year old program.
  • Work in partnership with children's specialists including OT's and psychologists.

Early Childhood Teacher

Dame Nellie Melba Kindergarten
01.2013 - 12.2022


  • *Reflect the similiar responsiblities, tasks and expectations as outlined for current position at Dr. Stanley Cochrane Memorial Kindergarten

Educational Leader

Dame Nellie Melba Kindergarten
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • Lead and initiate reflective practice discussions about practice and implementing the learning framework.
  • Direct day-to-day operations of education program and supervised support staff to delegate assignments and evaluate performance.
  • Developed program plans that reflected the VEYLDF its principles and outcomes.
  • Planned and implemented staff development and in-service training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.
  • Evaluated programs and monitored implementation and compliance with regulations to achieve objectives.
  • Observing children and educator interactions, and making suggestions on how to improve interactions and intentional teaching.
  • Work in partnership with other early childhood professionals including maternal and child health, nurses and early childhood intervention specialists.
  • Consider how the program can be linked to the community by working with other community services such as Aboriginal Elders.
  • Establish systems across the service to ensure there is continuity of learning when children change room or attend other services, and then in their transition to school.

Education

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education - Education

RMIT
Bundoora, VIC
12.2013

Diploma of Visual Arts - Arts

Swinburne University
Prahran
12.2009

Certification

HLTAID012 Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care

March 2023


VIT #407326

Expiry 30th SEPTEMBER 2024


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT


So… The learning frameworks have been updated – What now? 2023

Anthony Semann & Dr Red Ruby Scarlet.


Making Space for Learning 2021

Australian Childhood Foundation


Big Ideas from Reggio in Daily Practice 2019

Semman and Slattery



Referee

Kylie Walsh

President

Dr. Stanley Cochrane Memorial Kindergarten

0419 326 572

president@drstanleycochranekinder.org.au

Timeline

Early Childhood Teacher

Dr. Stanley Cochrane Memorial Kindergarten
06.2018 - Current

Educational Leader

Dame Nellie Melba Kindergarten
01.2017 - 12.2017

Early Childhood Teacher

Dame Nellie Melba Kindergarten
01.2013 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education - Education

RMIT

Diploma of Visual Arts - Arts

Swinburne University

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