Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
References
Languages
Awards
Voluntary Experience
Timeline
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Suzana Henriques Rodrigues

Nightcliff,SA

Summary

A persistent, resilient, and accountable person with a great passion in teaching. I am committed to the education profession and enthusiastic to share my skills and experiences to assist people to reach their goals and thrive in their education.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Inclusion Support Assistant

Holy Spirit Primary School
Wangury, Australia
01.2024 - Current
  • With guidance from the classroom teacher assist developmentally appropriate student learning and support students in relation to their physical and cognitive needs as required.
  • Support the teacher in the development and implementation of Individual Education/Behaviour Plans.
  • Helping pupils to develop their academic, social and emotional skills.
  • Provide detailed and regular feedback to teachers on pupils' achievement, progress, problems etc.

Teaching & Learning Advisor- Pre School Program

07.2023 - 11.2023

Program Coordinator - ALMA

07.2021 - 07.2023

Teacher Assistant

Nightcliff Primary School
Nightcliff, Australia
10.2018 - 06.2019
  • Assisted the primary teachers (Transition to year 6) in teaching literacy and numeracy to a small and large group of students.
  • Assisted the year one and two students in an excursion program.

English Teacher

St. Petrus
Dili, Timor-Leste
09.2009 - 12.2009
  • Created and develop lesson plans and taught Basic English for senior high school students.
  • Assessed the student's progress at the end of three months course.
  • Created pre-assessment and post assessment to track students learning progress.

Halimar Aprende no Dezenvolve (HANDS)
Dili, Timor-Leste
  • Company Overview: HANDS is an organization focused on inclusive education and resource development for preschool children.
  • Ensure that principles of Inclusive Education are applied when undertaking learning resource development activities to promote equality of education opportunity for pre-school children.
  • Help develop the learning resources required to promote effective delivery of the Preschool Curriculum including, storybooks, activity books, and other resources that will assist learning through play and 'learning by doing'.
  • Support specialist facilitators and other trainers to deliver pre-school teacher professional development courses as specified in the HANDS Annual Action Plan.
  • HANDS is an organization focused on inclusive education and resource development for preschool children.

Partnership for Human Development (PHD)
Dili, Timor-Leste
  • Coordinate and liaise with the Educational Resources Development & Training Officer and all Education Mentors in preparatory activities including providing leadership training, mentors induction training and planning for school-based mentoring support.
  • Manage all local mentors in identified municipalities in close coordination with Senior and Educational Mentors and to ensure that Local Mentors follow the role of PHD.
  • Coordinate monthly mentor meetings to develop progress reports, and support mentors to maintain ongoing communication using a collaborative process in celebrating successes and in overcoming challenges.

Education

Bachelor of Education - Primary Teaching

Charles Darwin University
08.2020

Foundation Study -

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
02.2016

English Academic Preparation -

Embassy Centre for English Studies
Victoria
06.2011

Senior High School -

Liceu 4 de Setembro
Viqueque, Timor-Leste
01.2006

Skills

  • Teaching
  • Communication
  • Curriculum Planning
  • Implementation
  • Assessment
  • Organization
  • Activity Management
  • Differentiated Learning
  • Problem Solving
  • Creating Supportive Learning Environments
  • Microsoft Office
  • Website Design
  • Blog Design

References

  • Valerie Roussos, Year 1 /2 Classroom Teacher, Valerie.roussos@nt.catholic.edu.au
  • Augusto Soares, Senior Program Manager in the Preschool program (Halimar, Aprende No Deskobre Susesu or HANDS), +670 77327217, agustimor249@gmail.com

Languages

Native/Bilingual, Fluent, Native/Bilingual, Beginner

Awards

  • Australian Awards Scholarship, 10/05/13, To study Bachelor of education at the Charles Darwin University.
  • Walter Mangold Trust Scholarship, 06/21/11, To study English Academic Preparation (EAP) at the Embassy Centre for English Studies (ECES) in Victoria.

Voluntary Experience

  • Student Ambassador, Charles Darwin University, 2017-2020, Support the CDU Student Recruitment and Events to organize and implement the events by setting up tents, displaying and distributing brochures and fliers to the visitors, and communicate face-to-face with the visitors regardless of the program., Communicated with the prospective students and parents regarding the facilities and programs available at the Charles Darwin University., Assisted the new students with online enrolment and library section.
  • Teacher Assistant, Nightcliff Primary School, 10/2018-06/2019, Assisted the primary teachers (Transition to year 6) in teaching literacy and numeracy to a small and large group of students., Assisted the year one and two students in an excursion program.
  • English Teacher, St. Petrus (Komoro, Dili), 09/2009-12/2009, Created and develop lesson plans and taught Basic English for senior high school students., Assessed the student's progress at the end of three months course., Created pre-assessment and post assessment to track students learning progress.

Timeline

Inclusion Support Assistant

Holy Spirit Primary School
01.2024 - Current

Teaching & Learning Advisor- Pre School Program

07.2023 - 11.2023

Program Coordinator - ALMA

07.2021 - 07.2023

Teacher Assistant

Nightcliff Primary School
10.2018 - 06.2019

English Teacher

St. Petrus
09.2009 - 12.2009

Halimar Aprende no Dezenvolve (HANDS)

Partnership for Human Development (PHD)

Bachelor of Education - Primary Teaching

Charles Darwin University

Foundation Study -

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

English Academic Preparation -

Embassy Centre for English Studies

Senior High School -

Liceu 4 de Setembro
Suzana Henriques Rodrigues