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Normanhurst, NSW Australia

• Providing strategic leadership and advice on the implementation of future-focused initiatives and reforms to ensure that Loreto Normanhurst engages with the most up to date ICT and eLearning developments
• Driving the innovative, ethical, secure, equitable and effective use of ICT across the School through policy development, strategic planning and forming strong relationships with stakeholders
• Identifying, researching and leading innovative learning projects to enhance the pedagogical approaches of the school
• Leading and building the capabilities of a team of 12 to achieve high standards of service delivery, system performance, reliability and security. This includes monitoring team performance, overseeing professional.
• Managing a large 1:1 student laptop program, involving extensive communication with all stakeholders and the implementation of ongoing education strategy across the school
• Building strong ICT procedures to support development and collaboration

Dee Why NSW

• Led a co-educational preK-12 independent school ICT department with an innovative, systematic and professional approach to IT service provision within the School
• Developed the School’s strategic technology plan and created a balance around pedagogical and business needs
• Researched, evaluated and advised the Executive on the benefits of new and emerging technologies, which had the potential to lead to improved student learning outcomes
• Planned, coordinated and delivered ICT professional development across the school to ensure that capability matched vision
• Database Administrator for Edumate (School Information System)
• Tutor 7-12

North Hobart, Tasmania

• Oversaw the implementation of the School’s ICT strategic plan and infrastructure upgrade, including development and integration of the School Administration and Learning Management Systems
• Ensured the smooth operations of the School’s Years 5-12 1:1 MacBook program by focusing on extensive consultation, effective problem-solving and sound fiscal planning
• Chaired Friends’ ICT committee, balancing diverse needs and concerns
• Ensured focused technical ICT liaison with the School community, external professionals and contractors
• Managed and prepared ICT budget priorities and resource allocation K-12
• Teacher of Year 7 Information Technology and 9/10 Multimedia

Level 4, 99 York Street Sydney NSW 2000

• Worked with many different independent schools across NSW, from the highly advanced and well-resourced to the schools only tentatively exploring ICT, providing advice and building capacity
• Created and delivered professional development courses for teachers in NSW Independent Schools, both for diverse groups meeting at the AIS and for onsite school teams
• Supported AIS member schools with advice on curriculum development, strategic ICT planning and Learning Management System implementation
• Identified, explored and provided professional learning opportunities on teacher resources and learning tools for ICT
• Coordinated the annual AIS ICT Leadership and ICT Integrators’ conferences
• Project officer for AGQTP ICT NSW Independent School Sector 2004-2007

• Supported and advised teachers across most KLAs Years 7-12 on meaningfully integrating ICT into classroom activities. This involved building capacity at school, department, year and individual teacher levels
• Demonstrated problem solving, resourcefulness and planning skills crucial to the smooth operation of the School’s laptop program
• Authored technical tutorial documents, delivered large group professional development, as well as weekly in-service seminars, and team-taught across most subject areas

Sydney, Australia

• Responsible for the successful implementation of appropriate learning technologies and support for academic staff at UTS as part of a technical team
• Concurrently studied full-time at Institute for Interactive Media and Learning at UTS

Fairfield Ludlowe High School

• Taught Grade 9 and 10 Biology and Earth Science
• Certified by the CT Department of Education Beginning Educator Support and Training (BEST) program as a Beginning Teacher Mentor in June 2000

East Shore Middle School

• Taught problem-based physical science to Grade 8 students as part of a middle school team
• Nominated for district First-Year Teacher Award

Master Of Business And Technology (Mbt), Business Technology Administration

Graduate Diploma, Interactive Multimedia

Med, Education

Graduate Diploma, Biological Science, Distinction

Bsc, Resource Development

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