Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Aims of teaching
Certification
Volunteer Experience
Victorian Championships Dragon Boat 2024- Gold, Silver, Bronze Medals
Languages
Interests
Timeline
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Yutong Liu

Yutong Liu

Carlton,VIC

Summary

Professional educator skilled in creating dynamic, inclusive classroom experiences that drive student success. Adept at leveraging diverse instructional strategies to meet varied learning needs, ensuring comprehensive understanding of material. Known for collaborative approach and adaptability in ever-evolving educational settings, with focus on critical thinking and communication.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Casual Teacher

Little Patch ELC
05.2023 - Current
  • Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
  • Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
  • Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
  • Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behavior to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child''s educational journey.

Casual Teacher

Gowrie the Harbour
10.2023 - 06.2024

English Teacher

New Channel
04.2020 - 01.2023
  • Full-time and Part-time job
  • I worked with primary children as a group, which taught them English and set up learning experiences for them and helped their language learning

Volunteer

Paremata Kindergarten
01.2022 - 06.2022
  • Company Overview: New Zealand’s EC Centre
  • I did volunteer in there for about half a year, which helped the full-time teacher for setting up the activities and engage with children
  • New Zealand’s EC Centre

EC teacher

Whitireia Child Care Centre
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • I did a causal job there few months, which engaged with children and set up activities with them

Education

Master of Arts - Early Childhood 0-8 years old

The University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC
12-2024

Bachelor of Business in Management

Massey University
New Zealand
12-2022

Diploma of Early Childhood Education

Whitireia Polytechnic (New Zealand)
New Zealand
12-2017

Skills

  • Classroom management
  • Relationship building
  • Critical thinking
  • Lesson planning
  • Parent-teacher communication
  • Student engagement
  • Collaborative learning
  • Child-centered learning
  • Literacy development
  • Inquiry-based learning
  • Student assessment
  • Curriculum implementation

Aims of teaching

  • Building relationships with children as friends but in a professional way.
  • Support children’s child-led and spontaneously learning through high-quality interaction.
  • Including and supporting all children’s diverse ways of being, doing, and learning, such as characteristics, learning dispositions, interests, needs, and ideas.
  • Respecting children and their families diverse cultures and values.

Certification

  • First Aid Certification (New Zealand)
  • First Aid Certification & CPR (Australia)
  • Food Safety Training

Volunteer Experience

Volunteer, Paremata Kindergarten, New Zealand, about half a year, I helped the full-time teacher for setting up the activities and engage with children.

Victorian Championships Dragon Boat 2024- Gold, Silver, Bronze Medals

Achievements
  • Victorian Dragon Boat Championships 2024: Awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals in the Premier Mixed 20s (500m & 200m) and Senior Women’s 10s (2km) categories.
  • Competed in a highly competitive environment with teams across Premier and Senior divisions.
    Demonstrated exceptional teamwork, resilience, and endurance across multiple race formats and distances.
    Maintained peak performance standards over a rigorous two-day regatta schedule.


  • Competitive Dragon Boating: Active participant in the 2024 Victorian Dragon Boat Championships, earning Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals in various events. This experience honed my leadership, teamwork, and strategic planning skills while fostering a strong sense of community and collaboration.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Cantonese)
Limited Working
English
Professional Working

Interests

  • Volunteering
  • Rock Climbing
  • Stand-up Paddleboarding (SUP)
  • Surfing
  • Hiking
  • Dragon Boat
  • Tennis

Timeline

Casual Teacher

Gowrie the Harbour
10.2023 - 06.2024

Casual Teacher

Little Patch ELC
05.2023 - Current

Volunteer

Paremata Kindergarten
01.2022 - 06.2022

English Teacher

New Channel
04.2020 - 01.2023

EC teacher

Whitireia Child Care Centre
01.2017 - 12.2017
  • First Aid Certification (New Zealand)
  • First Aid Certification & CPR (Australia)
  • Food Safety Training

Master of Arts - Early Childhood 0-8 years old

The University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Business in Management

Massey University

Diploma of Early Childhood Education

Whitireia Polytechnic (New Zealand)
Yutong Liu