ADRIANNA YANG
Christchurch, New Zealand,CAN
Summary
Experienced educator with strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Skilled in curriculum development, classroom management, and student assessment. Reliable and adaptable to changing needs of students. Valued for strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities. Actively applies student-centered learning pedagogies, where all students are encouraged to participate in the learning process and have agency in the direction of their learning, promoting a classroom culture of critical thinkers and reflective learners. Student voice, positive feedback and restorative practices are at the core of classroom and behaviour management.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Year 7 Classroom Teacher
Hillmorton High School
01.2022 - Current
- Managed classroom behaviour effectively by establishing clear expectations, modelling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects, games, interactive learning technologies and hands-on activities.
- Conduct both formative and summative assessments regularly to inform future lesson planning and differentiated instruction
- Collaborated with teachers to plan lessons and run a shared learning space
- Supervised coaching of school sports teams
- Implemented the Step-it-up Maths programme design to accelerate at-risk students' progression in maths.
- Organised the end-of-year Prize Giving event
- Supported running of Year 9 camp as a volunteer supervisor
- Participated in the mentorship of a trainee teacher
Year 7-8 Classroom Teacher
Bruce McLaren Intermediate School
01.2020 - 12.2022
- Coaching for EPro8, girls and boys artistic gymnastics, girls soccer, and CrossFit.
- Formed a partnership with the local CrossFit gym (The Box) to train the 2021 CrossFit team in a CrossFit gym environment.
- Ran opportunities of various activities: Chinese language and culture, yoga, strength and flexibility, basic fitness skills, origami, film and TV literature critique, debate.
- Successfully coached the 2020 Whānau in the Whānau Haka Competition to first place.
- Organised training in preparation for the school Whānau cheer, hākinakina, athletics, and cross country.
- Collaborative planning with the Whānau team to plan learning experiences according to the unit/theme and in consideration of students' strengths and interests.
Year 3 Classroom Teacher
Balmoral School
01.2018 - 12.2019
- Collaborated with a senior classroom teacher to form a Tuakana Teina weekly classroom mentorship activities between senior and junior students
- Planned and executed the annual themed inquiry showcase production through dance involving all students in class
- Established close ties with the student families by creating opportunities for the community to integrate real-life skills and experiences within classroom learning
- Organised weekly activities for play-based learning.
Year 5-6 Classroom Trainee Teacher
Balmoral School
08.2017 - 10.2017
- Attended the Year 6 Camp experience.
- Supported the development of the class production.
Year 2-4 Learning Common Trainee Teacher
Hobsonville Point Primary School
03.2017 - 06.2017
- Organised an experiment on forces through a student-lead inquiry learning.
- Use of modern learning spaces.
Education
Master of Teaching and Learning - Primary
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
12.2017
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Psychology
York University
04.2014
Skills
- Classroom management
- Parent-teacher communication
- Lesson plan development
- Technology integration
- Cooperative learning
- English language learners
- Inclusive teaching
- Proficient Mandarin
- Proficient Bahasa Malaysia
- Basic Te Reo
Professional Development
- Sheena Cameron Reading and Writing (2018)
- Murray Gadd Writing Workshop (2018, 2019)
- Philosophy for Children - P4CNZ (2019)
- A Day with Professor Jo Boaler - Mathematics (2019)
- ASD Workshop (2019)
- SeeSaw - Learning Journaling (2021)
- Rongohia Te Hau - Culturally Responsive Pedagogies (2021, 2023, 2024)
- Poutama Pounamau - Agentic Response (2021)
- Māhi Ngātahi- STEAM (2021), Digital Technology (2020)
- The Code - Structured Literacy Practices (2024)
- Writing Curriculum - Structured Literacy Practices (2025)
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Malay
Professional Working
Chinese (Mandarin)
Limited Working
Maori
Elementary
Interests
- Dance choreography
- Running
- Hiking
Timeline
Year 7 Classroom Teacher
Hillmorton High School
01.2022 - Current
Year 7-8 Classroom Teacher
Bruce McLaren Intermediate School
01.2020 - 12.2022
Year 3 Classroom Teacher
Balmoral School
01.2018 - 12.2019
Year 5-6 Classroom Trainee Teacher
Balmoral School
08.2017 - 10.2017
Year 2-4 Learning Common Trainee Teacher
Hobsonville Point Primary School
03.2017 - 06.2017
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - Psychology
York University
Master of Teaching and Learning - Primary
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
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