Stephanie Boden

• Encouraged student participation in laboratory experiments to enhance scientific knowledge.
• Created interactive activities to engage student interest and curiosity in scientific concepts.
• Developed strong relationships with students by fostering a positive and supportive learning environment.
• Promoted critical thinking skills through problem-solving activities and complex assignments.
• Demonstrated positive and effective classroom management skills.

• Taught Year 3 students for one year; and a Year 3/4 composite class.
• Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of the New Zealand National Curriculum and designed innovative lessons aligned with school progressions.
• Implemented a structured literacy approach, teaching explicitly, systematically, and sequentially at multiple levels using resources such as Little Learners Love Literacy, Whizz Kids, and Ready to Read texts.
• Highly experienced in integrating technology efficiently into the classroom, with training in Apple technology and Chromebooks.
• Trained in using educational tools including StepsWeb, The Code, Writers Toolbox, and Numicon.
• Completed training in Success in Schools: Helping Children Who Learn Differently (ADSA workshop), Cool Schools Peer Mediation Programme, Incredible Years, Yogi Kids Storybook Yoga and First Aid.
• Organized and led school trips, outdoor events, and offsite activities, including the Year 4 Sleepover.

Taught students across various age groups in primary schools throughout Central and West Auckland, including Glen Eden Primary School in 2022.

• Taught Year 1 students, focusing on a personalized, student-centered curriculum.
• Collaborated on transdisciplinary planning that integrated the NZ curriculum, Local Curriculum, and a concept-based approach.
• Centered planning on student interests to develop a personalized and innovative curriculum incorporating play-based learning.
• Incorporated te reo Māori into lessons and facilitated the celebration of cultural events.
• Applied restorative teaching practices to promote Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L).
• Trained by Sue Pine to develop and implement effective mathematical pedagogy.

• Planned, taught and assessed using the NSW syllabus and curriculum to children across the primary school.
• Teach students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• Teach parents and families aspects of the NSW curriculum subject content and provide support materials to encourage home learning.
• Teach high impact teaching strategies such as the 'Auburn North Instructional Model', to meet the needs of each student, especially students from a non-English speaking backgrounds.

• I developed my knowledge of My Time, Our Place framework and programmed fun and engaging indoor and outdoor activities for children attending before and after school care.

• I taught and assessed children across Year 1- Year 6 using the F-10 Queensland curriculum
• I have used evidence-based pedagogy to successfully teach Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
• I have managed challenging behavior and used the Responsible Thinking Room (RTR) as a strategy for children who require individualized behavioral support.

• I developed a sound knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum using the Development Matters framework.
• Planned purposeful whole-class, group and one-to-one teaching opportunities.
• Created stimulating and enriching activities within the indoor and outdoor provision for children to learn through play.
• Conducted daily long and short observations to record the child’s holistic development.
• I have used a variety of teaching strategies to teach high quality literacy lessons such as ‘Read Write Inc’ and ‘Talk for Writing’. In Mathematics, I taught using ‘Maths Mastery’ to teach fewer mathematical concepts in depth to develop a mastery of learning.