Helen Munro
Teacher
Otautahi, Christchurch, 022 6819497,Papanui
Summary
- An experienced primary teacher with over 25 years experience at all levels from new entrants to year 8.
- I am about creating a positive, fun classroom environment, where tamariki grow in confidence and capability.
- I am an organized, reliable and dependable teacher, successful at managing multiple abilities within a class , with a positive attitude.
- Always willing to take on added responsibilities to meet team and school goals.
- I am flexible and adaptable to change.
- I am a team player, working with staff across the school to achieve outcomes
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Scale A Classroom Teacher, Years 2-8
Sacred Heart Primary School
05.2014 - 12.2022
- Effectively applied new skills/routines/organisation to daily tasks, creating an effective working classroom.
- Worked collaboratively with colleagues, teacher aides and other educational professionals.
- Confidently planned and carried out effective classroom programmes, in all subject areas, based on the New Zealand curriculum.
- Displayed effective classroom organisation and management over several levels of the school.
- Skilled at teaching in a school with a high number of tamariki with English as a second language.
- Displayed cultural responsiveness with ongoing professional development and through teaching tamariki from different cultural backgrounds and tamariki with special needs.
- Taught and assessed using Play Based Learning methods.
- Confidently taught the appropriate religious education programme for each level.
- Engaged in ongoing professional development in all curriculum areas.
Scale A Teacher, CRT, Deputy Principal Release
St Patrick's Primary School
01.2012 - 12.2014
- Released the Deputy Principal of year 8 senior class.
- Assisted teachers with the continuation of their classroom programmes for compulsory release time.
- Planned, implemented and evaluated classroom programmes in all curriculum areas for year 3-4 for term contract, when a teacher stepped up to be the Principal.
Relief Teacher
Christchurch Schools
01.2011 - 12.2011
- Implemented prepared lesson plans in established classrooms.
Scale A Teacher, Years 7-8, Years 5, 6 and 7
Whakarongo Primary School
01.2002 - 12.2004
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Held conferences with parents to address questions, discuss academic progress and encourage learning goals.
- Attended and facilitated IEP meetings for students and families.
- Involved in ongoing professional development in all curriculum areas.
- Involved in leading extracurricular activities (sports teams and quiz teams).
Scale A Teacher, Year 7
Fairfield Primary School
01.1999 - 12.2002
Supply Teacher, ESOL Teacher
Time Plan Supply Teachers
01.1996 - 01.1998
Scale A Teacher, Year 5
St Mary's Primary School
01.1995 - 12.1995
Scale A Teacher, Year 7
St Joseph's Primary School
05.1993 - 12.1994
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Religious Education -
Australian Catholic University
Brisbane02.2000
Diploma of Education - Education/Science Major
Massey University
Palmerston North, NZ12.1992
Bachelor of Arts - History/English
Massey University
Palmerston North, NZ03.1991
Skills
- Easily able to build and maintain relations with colleagues across the school
- Accomplished with teacher conferences with parents and students, supporting student progress and outcomes
- Teacher collaboration within and across teams for literacy, mathematics and Deep Learning
- Accomplished in classroom planning, teaching strategies and assessment for students at all levels
- Confident and capable in using Google classroom and Seesaw as a platform for classroom and hybrid learning (should the need arise)
- Strong classroom management and organisation
- Strong classroom practices and routines
- Strengths in teaching mathematics and literacy across all levels of the school
- Excellent written communication skills for all in school documentation and reporting to parents
- Strong interest in the planning and teaching of the visual arts
- Excellent written communication skills for all in school documentation and reporting to parents
- Strong interest in the planning and teaching of the visual arts
Referees
Frank McManus
Tumuaki/Principal
Te Kura o te Ngakau Tapu/Sacred Heart School
Phone: 338 3247 or (mobile) 021 0475 027
frank.mcmanus@sacredheartchch.school.nz
Liz Williams
Tumuaki Tuarua/Deputy Principal
Te Kura o te Ngakau Tapu/Sacred Heart School
Phone: 3383247 or (mobile) 021 1352 553
liz.williams@sacredheartchch.school.nz
Paula Duncan
Kaiako/Teacher
Te Kura o te Ngakau Tapu/Sacred Heart School
Phone:338 3247 or (mobile) 022 136 1566
paula.duncan@sacredheartchch.school.nz
Timeline
Scale A Classroom Teacher, Years 2-8
Sacred Heart Primary School
05.2014 - 12.2022
Scale A Teacher, CRT, Deputy Principal Release
St Patrick's Primary School
01.2012 - 12.2014
Relief Teacher
Christchurch Schools
01.2011 - 12.2011
Scale A Teacher, Years 7-8, Years 5, 6 and 7
Whakarongo Primary School
01.2002 - 12.2004
Scale A Teacher, Year 7
Fairfield Primary School
01.1999 - 12.2002
Supply Teacher, ESOL Teacher
Time Plan Supply Teachers
01.1996 - 01.1998
Scale A Teacher, Year 5
St Mary's Primary School
01.1995 - 12.1995
Scale A Teacher, Year 7
St Joseph's Primary School
05.1993 - 12.1994
Post Graduate Diploma in Religious Education -
Australian Catholic University
Diploma of Education - Education/Science Major
Massey University
Bachelor of Arts - History/English
Massey University
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