Cheryl Schuster

• Overall classroom organization - planning, assessment, teaching and learning and communication with parents and other staff members
• Coaching and mentoring local teachers
• Delivering professional development sessions to the whole staff
• Professional Learning Development - Coaching
• Supported English language learners by incorporating visual aids and differentiated instruction techniques into lessons.
• Enhanced student literacy skills by implementing focused reading and writing activities.
• Communicated effectively with parents and guardians regarding student progress, addressing concerns proactively to foster positive relationships.
• Utilized multimedia resources such as videos, audio recordings, and online tools to supplement traditional teaching methods and capture students'' interest in English content.
• Contributed to school-wide professional development initiatives, sharing best practices for teaching English at the primary level.
• Developed innovative lesson plans to engage students in English language learning.

2019 - 2021 Teaching Years 7-8 classes for English, Maths, Social Studies and Science.

- Collaborative planning for the whole year which included, lesson plans, assessments, standardized test preparation and analysis, parent-teacher conferences, Individual Education Plans for students with special needs and English as a second language.

2021 - 2022 Assistant Head of Department (Year 7 & 8 Department)

- Supported the lead teacher and staff members in ensuring all teaching and learning schemes of work were in line with the NZ curriculum and assessments were appropriate to learning.

- Worked with other departments leaders to ensure progression for each year level in each subject.

2020 - 2023 Dean for the same cohort for three years/ Classroom Teacher for Year 10 Gagana Samoa and English

- Provided ongoing support for students and families around academic, pastoral and school-wide expectations.

- Supported students with academic mentoring and course selections.

- Monitored and maintained high expectations for student attendance, academic success and all other pastoral care services.

2022 - 2023 Learning Support Co-ordinator

- Facilitated ongoing collaboration between general education teachers, special educators, paraprofessionals, administrators, families on behalf of students requiring additional assistance.

- Assisted students with special needs in achieving academic success through individualized instruction and personalized support strategies.

- Worked alongside outside agencies to implement collaborative action plans with students and their parents.

- Tutored struggling students individually and in small groups to reinforce learning concepts.

- Managed and organized whole school standardized testing and analysis of data for the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees.

- Implemented and delivered whole staff professional development on Universal Design for Learning.

- Managed ESOL department staff and funding. Ensuring all ESOL students were timetabled to receive separate ESOL classes with specialist teacher. Also, taught ESOL classes to ensure students were proficient in English reading, writing, speaking and listening.

2022 - 2023 Head of Languages Department

- Collaborated with colleagues to share best practices, resulting in consistent teaching approaches across multiple classrooms.

- Worked with a team of Educators to ensure the department was offering the best experiences in and outside of the classroom for each of their subjects.

- Planned and managed all Language Week celebrations that were school wide.

- Provided bi annual reports for the Board of Trustees ensuring student success and community needs were being met.

• Created a new classroom for the older year 0/1 students to transition into from a new entrant classroom.
• Experiences include:
• Single cell classroom set up
• Analyses of student data from previous teachers assessments and grouped by ability for reading and maths
• Planning for each curriculum area and ensuring diversity and program met all individual needs
• ESOL - identify strengths and needs and planned appropriate activities
• Report writing using NZ curriculum levels
• Contributed to regular staff and team meetings
• Syndicate planning ahead for term inquiry learning/topic
• Regular meetings with parents regarding student progress, next steps and how they can help at home

• 2017 Year 0/1 Classroom teacher
• 2018 Year 2/3 Classroom teacher
• 2019 - Years 6/7/8 Classroom teacher
• Foundation staff member of a newly built Catholic Primary School with purpose built facilities for learning hubs
• Shared responsibility for all aspects of the classroom (planning for all curriculum areas, on-going student assessments, identifying ESOL learners and providing extra support, behaviour management, organization of classroom resources and activities, communication with students, parents and community).
• learned to work in an open plan classroom with other teachers and up to 75 students