McKynlee Breen
Summary
Tēnā koe. I am a passionate kaiako of learning at the prestigious Mount Albert Grammar School in Tāmaki Makaurau. Currently I am a provisonally registered teacher, holding additional roles of responsibility within my department. Come December, I will be fully registered with the Teaching Council.
I view my personal qualities as assets to teaching as I am capable of being approachable, relatable and also able to admit when I don’t know everything or face challenges. I believe these effectively promote tuakana-teina relationships within my akomanga and department.
My passion within health lies in health promotion within ākonga. My job is to help them develop the skills and critical thinking capabilities so that they may take control of their own lives. I particluarily enjoy teaching within the mental wellbeing and RSE space.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Kaiako of Health & Physical Education
Mount Albert Grammar School
01.2022 - Current
- Kaiako of Junior Health, Junior PE and Senior Health Education.
- Teacher In Charge of units of learning and correlating achievement standard assessment : Health Education 1.5, 2.2 & 2.1.
- Allocated Minor Management Unit : Responsibility for assisting staff in teaching junior health education. e.g. unit planning and resource creation.
- Co-curricular involvement : Boys Hockey 1XI Manager, umpire for school netball teams, assistant teacher in charge of health committee (student service group).
- Assisted in Outdoor Education camps.
- Loves-Me-Not Facilitator (training & implementation).
- Proficient in the use of Google Classrooms for education.
Professional Placement
St Thomas' Of Canterbury & Akaroa Area School
01.2021 - 11.2021
- Designed and implemented a 6-week Mental Health unit.
- Loves-Me-Not Facilitator (training & implementation).
- Designed and implemented online learning units whilst in level 4 and 3 lockdown. Experienced teaching through Microsoft365.
- Year 8 and 9 Kinesiology (Health and PE), Year 11 Personal Growth and Development (Health).
Online Teaching Assistant
University of Canterbury
03.2021 - 01.2022
- Assisted in the delivery of a University Paper to Masters students.
- EDEM608: Understanding Emotions in Education, Leadership and Health.
UCSA Equity & Wellbeing Advisory Group
Canterbury University
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Acted as a voice of students to share information back to the University of Canterbury Students Association and The University of Canterbury regarding matters of student wellbeing.
Intern
Michael Hempseed, Collaborative Trust
03.2020 - 07.2020
- Completed a 60-hour project supporting the Aotearoa New Zealand
- Association of Social Workers
- Transformed Michael’s workshop presentation on Trauma Informed
- Care for adolescents into an online interactive learning resource.
Head Girl
Marlborough Girls College
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Liaison between senior management and study body.
- McKynlee was selected as Head Girl for Marlborough Girls College, a role she continued to develop and grow in, using her mature and thoughtful approach to lead and motivate her team of prefects in their word with out student body” – Karen Stewart, previous Principal of Marlborough Girls College.
- Outward Bound Young Leaders Course, Anakiwa 2017.
Netball New Zealand Umpire
Auckland Netball Centre / Netball New Zealand
01.2019 - Current
- Dedicated to local netball community.
- National age group and New Zealand Secondary Schools Umpire.
- Knowledge and skills to support and coach developing umpires or netball teams in extra-curricular.
Education
Master of Teaching And Learning With Distinction - Education
University of Canterbury
04.2022
Bachelor of Health Science - Health Education
University of Canterbury
12.2020
NCEA Level 1, 2 & 3 -
Marlborough Girls College
Skills
- Relationship building with ākonga & colleagues
- Passionate about Health Education
- Creative resource creation
- Working within large and small teams
- Facilitator of learning experience
Timeline
Kaiako of Health & Physical Education
Mount Albert Grammar School
01.2022 - Current
Online Teaching Assistant
University of Canterbury
03.2021 - 01.2022
Professional Placement
St Thomas' Of Canterbury & Akaroa Area School
01.2021 - 11.2021
Intern
Michael Hempseed, Collaborative Trust
03.2020 - 07.2020
UCSA Equity & Wellbeing Advisory Group
Canterbury University
01.2020 - 12.2020
Netball New Zealand Umpire
Auckland Netball Centre / Netball New Zealand
01.2019 - Current
Head Girl
Marlborough Girls College
01.2017 - 12.2017
Master of Teaching And Learning With Distinction - Education
University of Canterbury
Bachelor of Health Science - Health Education
University of Canterbury
NCEA Level 1, 2 & 3 -
Marlborough Girls College
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