Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
REFERENCES
Timeline
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Anne Munro

Anne Munro

Primary, Middle, Junior and ESOL teacher
Te Tiriti O Waitangi,Wellington

Summary

A productive and highly experienced primary and junior educator with over 27 years of diverse teaching experiences including: New Zealand, China, Kuwait, Qatar, Bangladesh and Indonesia. Experienced using literacy and numeracy support strategies to support students with their learning. An ESOL trained specialist teacher. Endowed with a fun and enthusiastic joy of making memorable memories of success and enjoyment for all students.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Year 5 & 6 Teacher

Holy Family Porirua
Porirua, Wellington
07.2024 - 12.2024

Fixed term maternity leave teaching position

Literacy Support and CRT/SEN Release Teacher

Y0-Y8 Titahi Bay North School
01.2023 - 12.2023

Working with small groups to support their literacy learning using Yolanda Soryl and the Better Start Literacy Approach. Releasing classroom teachers for their CRT and SEN release.

Year 4 Teacher

Amman
Indonesia, Sumbawa
07.2021 - 09.2022

Teaching Year 4 students inquiry based, structured literacy and numeracy. Teaching ESL/EAL after school extra curricular activities.

EAL Early Years-Gr 5 and Gr 3 and Gr 1 PYP Teacher

International School Dhaka
08.2015 - 06.2021

Created Listening and Speaking Targets using WIDA consortium framework in collaboration with Early Years homeroom teachers. Initiated clear framework of targets to improve and prepare overall outcome of students performance ability to enter successfully into Primary years. Prepared and planned appropriate Language-specific domain targets using WIDA consortium framework in collaboration with PYP units of inquiry and Readers and Writers workshop. Actively guided and supported Grade 5 students' as mentor teacher for PYP exhibition. Planned, implemented and assessed PYP transdisciplinary curriculum in collaboration with specialist teachers.

New Entrant Teacher

Thorndon Primary School
07.2014 - 12.2014
  • New Zealand Curriculum to 5 years old students.

Yr 4 Boys, Yr 3 Girls, Grade 1 Teacher

Al Jazeera Academy, Al Maha Girls 'Ta'allum' Company
08.2011 - 08.2014
  • National Curriculum, Key Stage 2, and PYP curriculum.

Year 3 Teacher

The English Academy School
08.2009 - 06.2010
  • National Curriculum, Key Stage 2.

Grade 3 Teacher

A'Takamul International School
08.2008 - 06.2009
  • Standard Core Curriculum.

EAL-Intermediates, Grade 3 and Grade 1 Teacher

Yew Chung International School
08.2005 - 06.2008
  • National Curriculum, Key Stage 1, and Key Stage 2. Taught EAL Intermediate Level to Grade 3.

Year 4 Teacher

Pukekohe Primary School
03.2002 - 08.2005
  • Taught the New Zealand Curriculum.

Year 0 & Year 1 Teacher

Russell School
01.1997 - 12.2000
  • Taught New Zealand Curriculum.

Education

Cambridge English Level 5 Certificate (CELTA) - Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages:

International House Bangkok
09.2018

Bachelor of Teaching -

Waikato University
Hamilton New Zealand
04.2004

Diploma of Teaching -

Christchurch Teachers College
Christchurch, New Zealand
11.1996

Skills

  • 27 years diverse teaching experience
  • CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
  • WIDA trained
  • Extensive knowledge and skills with language domain targets
  • PYP-6 years
  • Making PYP happen in the classroom online category 1
  • PYP Action category 2
  • PYP Concept-based Learning Category 3
  • PYP Inquiry Category 3
  • NWEA Map proctor trained
  • Co-teaching & parallel teaching
  • Classroom inclusion
  • Readers and Writers Workshop
  • 2020 Stewards of Children online certificate (child protection)
  • Visible Thinking
  • Structured Literacy
  • Soryl Yolanda Literacy experienced
  • Better Start Literacy Approach experienced
  • Jolly Phonics trained
  • Physical Restraint Certificate 24/10/2023

REFERENCES

Titahi Bay North School, Tania Chapman

Assistant Principal: taniachapman@tbn.school.nz

(6427 647 8113)

International School Fiji, Thomas Van Der Wielen
Head of School, Thomas.wielen@iss.school.fj
(my former principal and CEO of International School of Dhaka)

International School Fiji, Mira Van Der Wielen
Mwielen@iss.school.fj
(my former learning support leader at International School Dhaka while I was an EAL/ESL teacher)

Timeline

Year 5 & 6 Teacher

Holy Family Porirua
07.2024 - 12.2024

Literacy Support and CRT/SEN Release Teacher

Y0-Y8 Titahi Bay North School
01.2023 - 12.2023

Year 4 Teacher

Amman
07.2021 - 09.2022

EAL Early Years-Gr 5 and Gr 3 and Gr 1 PYP Teacher

International School Dhaka
08.2015 - 06.2021

New Entrant Teacher

Thorndon Primary School
07.2014 - 12.2014

Yr 4 Boys, Yr 3 Girls, Grade 1 Teacher

Al Jazeera Academy, Al Maha Girls 'Ta'allum' Company
08.2011 - 08.2014

Year 3 Teacher

The English Academy School
08.2009 - 06.2010

Grade 3 Teacher

A'Takamul International School
08.2008 - 06.2009

EAL-Intermediates, Grade 3 and Grade 1 Teacher

Yew Chung International School
08.2005 - 06.2008

Year 4 Teacher

Pukekohe Primary School
03.2002 - 08.2005

Year 0 & Year 1 Teacher

Russell School
01.1997 - 12.2000

Cambridge English Level 5 Certificate (CELTA) - Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages:

International House Bangkok

Bachelor of Teaching -

Waikato University

Diploma of Teaching -

Christchurch Teachers College
Anne MunroPrimary, Middle, Junior and ESOL teacher