Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Professional Development training and courses (from most recent)
Courses completed in 2023-2024 (Legislative requirements)
Teacher profile
References - Phone references available on request
Timeline
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Lisa Cameron

Balmain

Summary

I am an organised French Teacher with a professional reputation for designing lessons to satisfy differentiated learning styles and educational needs. I am skillful in communicating effectively and respectfully with students, parents, and faculty. I offer many years of experience in teaching language and culture classes.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

French teacher

Kambala
01.2020 - 01.2024

French teacher

Pymble Ladies’ College (PLC)
01.2016 - 01.2020

Italian teacher

Leichhardt Primary School
01.2008 - 01.2016

Italian teacher

Kincoppal Rose Bay
01.2007 - 01.2010

Italian teacher

Mosman Sacred Heart
01.2005 - 01.2007

Italian teacher

Annandale Public School
01.2005 - 01.2006

English Class Teacher

BES Bilingual School(Milan)
01.2003 - 01.2005

English Early Childhood Teacher

Bilingual Preschool (Milan)
01.1996 - 01.2000

Adult business English courses, translation

Wall Street Institute (Milan)
01.1994 - 01.1996

Italian Teacher

Monte Sant’Angelo Mercy College
01.1992 - 01.1993

Education

Post Graduate French Language Course, Two Years of A Three-year Degree. -

Macquarie University
Sydney
12-2009

Graduate Diploma of Education -

The University of Adelaide
Adelaide
12-1990

Bachelor of Arts - Italian Language, Sociology

Griffith University
Brisbane
12-1989

Skills

  • French teaching
  • Italian teaching
  • Language proficiency
  • Curriculum planning
  • Classroom management
  • Student support
  • Progress Reporting
  • French language fluency
  • Group and individual instruction
  • Faculty Collaboration
  • Project-based learning
  • Technology Integration
  • Classroom Management
  • Multimedia integration
  • Student-Centered Learning
  • Individualized Education Plans
  • Mastery of grammar
  • Behavior Management
  • Communication

Affiliations

Swimming, gym fitness, kayaking, bushwalking, painting, drawing, interior design.

Professional Development training and courses (from most recent)

· Cours linguistique (level B2.2), advanced, International House, Nice – French language course involving topics such as What is well-being? The Environment, place and privilege, fears and phobias, Urban legends and judging false/real information online, the effect of social media networks and early use of technology on adolescents and children, song and poem analysis, listening comprehension tasks, oral and written text analysis. Emphasis on philosophy. Advanced grammar. Authentic materials.

· Cultures of thinking in action, planning and implementation – a series of workshops and professional development days 2023-24 lead by Ron Ritchart. Encouraging children to think andunderstand the process of thinking. Classroom practices and organisation to support a culture of thinking.

· Preparing for implementation – Classical and modern languages K-6 – implementing the new syllabus in program planning, AIS.

· Supporting student mental health – identifying and supporting students in difficulty. Including special difficulties encountered by ASD students. AIS

· Sustaining performance and well-being – mentoring, coaching, professional dialogue supporting teaching practice.

· RULER program – installing RULER as the meta-language to support student mental health initiatives and the development of a coherent, school -wide emotional intelligence program.

· Classroom management processes and practices – observing, recording, identifying – locating and understanding cause as a means of managing challenging behaviour. AIS

· The invisibility of bullying in girls’ schools – identifying, understanding and mangaging the presence of bullying in the classroom and wider school environment.

· AI in classrooms – workshop promoting how to integrate ICT into classroom practice.  How to use AI in the planning and creation of resources.

Courses completed in 2023-2024 (Legislative requirements)

· Anaphylaxis

· Asthma

· First aid

· Child protection

School policy requirements

Teacher profile

Band 3: Experienced teacher level attained in 2021.

NESA number: 223382

Working with children clearance check number: WWC0680036E

WWCC expiry date: 03/12/2025

References - Phone references available on request

  • Mr Stuart Coppin - Deputy Principal, Head of Junior School, Kambala.
  • Ms Kelly Hanson - French Teacher
  • Mrs Elizabeth Ward - Junior School Principal, Saint Catherine's Waverley

Timeline

French teacher

Kambala
01.2020 - 01.2024

French teacher

Pymble Ladies’ College (PLC)
01.2016 - 01.2020

Italian teacher

Leichhardt Primary School
01.2008 - 01.2016

Italian teacher

Kincoppal Rose Bay
01.2007 - 01.2010

Italian teacher

Mosman Sacred Heart
01.2005 - 01.2007

Italian teacher

Annandale Public School
01.2005 - 01.2006

English Class Teacher

BES Bilingual School(Milan)
01.2003 - 01.2005

English Early Childhood Teacher

Bilingual Preschool (Milan)
01.1996 - 01.2000

Adult business English courses, translation

Wall Street Institute (Milan)
01.1994 - 01.1996

Italian Teacher

Monte Sant’Angelo Mercy College
01.1992 - 01.1993

Post Graduate French Language Course, Two Years of A Three-year Degree. -

Macquarie University

Graduate Diploma of Education -

The University of Adelaide

Bachelor of Arts - Italian Language, Sociology

Griffith University
Lisa Cameron