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Curriculum Vitae
Susan W. Syddall

FAMILY STATUS         Married, two wonderful step-daughters (ftc*) and two wonderful adopted boys.
NATIONALITY             Australian
DATE OF BIRTH           6 May, 1964

Teaching Goals


I have a sincere desire to see students individually reach their full potential physically, socially, emotionally, cognitively spiritually and creatively. I desire to see students not only achieve their goals, but surpass them in a supportive learning environment. Therefore, I feel it is important to work as part of a team in order to equip students with the care, support, guidance and training they need. This will enable students to firmly establish the building blocks that form the foundations of their lives.


 Profile:

· Innovative, consistently committed teacher with experience in teaching in a variety of situations.
· Professional, energetic, enthusiastic team player who relates to students of all ages and to all levels of personnel.
· Well-organized, resourceful, problem solver, with strong communicative skills and a good sense of humour.
· Sincere love and desire to assist students to develop to their fullest potential and nurturing skills required when teaching young children.
· Flexible, patient and dedicated to complete a chosen task.
· Special talent for creating a multi-cultural atmosphere that is conducive to learning.
· Keen interest in developing, or being part of a developing system or program.
 

Academic and Teaching Qualifications
2001 Master of Education (TESOL), Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove.
2001 Graduate Certificate in Education (TESOL), Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove.
2001 Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, Sinclair Business Training.
1994-1996 Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood), Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove.
 
1993-1994

Associate Diploma of Education (Child Care), Gold Coast Institute of TAFE.
 

1986-1987 Diploma of Christian Ministry, Jubilee International Bible College, Brisbane.
  
 

Teaching Experience

August, 2002- Present Programme Coordinator and Teacher, Yew Chung International Kindergarten, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. I am currently responsible for coordinating the English programme for children aged 3 to 6 years and for supervising the English curriculum and teachers. As well, I teach English to classes of 5 to 6 year old children. In previous years with Yew Chung, I have taught 3 and 4 year old children, addressing their needs physically, socially, emotionally, cognitively, creatively and spiritually. As the first language for the majority of these children is Cantonese, my position requires that I concentrate specifically on supporting their development of English as a second language.

During my time with Yew Chung Kindergarten, I have been involved in many organisational committees responsible for organising and running special events such as Christmas parties, Easter celebrations, graduation ceremonies, Family Fun days and other cultural celebrations. I have been involved in developing curriculum, staff manuals and policies, year books and children’s portfolios.

I have been involved in communicating with parents on a regular basis. This has involved holding regular conferences with families to discuss their children’s developmental progress, writing bi-annual report cards, monthly newsletters and parent education articles.

The teaching environment at Yew Chung is bilingual/bicultural. I have working closely with teaching partners, in a team situation, so that the programme developed is respectful and encompassing of many cultures and languages.

My position has involved teacher education and supervision. I have developed and run staff training sessions, including computer training focusing on Microsoft Publisher.

I have written numerous articles, on behalf of Yew Chung, that were published in magazines targeting families. The articles outlined ideas parents could engage in, with their child, in order to foster their child’s development.

April, 2002 -August, 2002 Primary School Teaching - supply teaching in State Primary Schools for grades from preschool through to Year 7. I am a registered teacher with the Board of Education, Queensland, Australia.

Feb 1999 - August, 2002 Educator, Kings International College, Reedy Creek.
I was employed as a curriculum development office in the Childcare Department of the College. My responsibilities include developing and writing the units for all childcare courses - Certificate III in Childcare, Diploma of Childcare and Advanced Diploma of Childcare. Writing these courses was a challenging and rewarding assignment, which caused me to draw on my years of experience in working with children, as well as undertaking extensive research. The courses covered every aspect of children's development and care from birth through to age 12 years, as well as extensive information on teaching strategies, safety and health, teamwork, etc.

During this period I was involved extensively in teaching adult students who are studying the childcare courses. This involved preparing lessons, teaching, developing assessments and assessing students (both in the classroom and in the field). I was responsible for the creative classes (making puppets, artwork, music, etc).

I had the pleasure of teaching high school students as they participated in the childcare course. The high school students and myself engaged in fund raising to purchase additional equipment for the college.

May, 2001 - Dec, 2001 Educator - Literacy and Numeracy. This position involved teaching English and numeracy to adult students of various cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Responsibilities in this role included lesson planning, assessing student needs, developing plans for student learning, assessment and reporting.

Oct 1991 - Feb 1997 Teaching Director, Kid's Kingdom Childcare and Preschool, Nerang. I set-up and established the preschool and childcare centre, which catered for children aged from 6 weeks through to 6 years old. In my position as director, I was responsible for the entire running of the centre, which included:

Teaching (all age groups), curriculum development, writing observations/individual and group plans, planning and taking children on excursions, staffing (interviewing and employing), conducting parent interviews, dealing with parent queries/concerns, administration duties (childcare fees, government childcare assistance returns, financial returns, budgeting, producing newsletters, paying accounts, purchasing, wages) and organizing maintenance and repairs.

1990 - 1991 Administrator, Outreach For Christ Evangelistic Centre. This position involved administration, office and secretarial duties.

1983 - 1989 Customer Service Officer, Westpac Banking Corporation. During my time with Westpac, I fulfilled a number of roles primarily involving customer service, cash handling and training new staff.

Computer Skills

Proficient in: Microsoft Office and Publisher, Lotus Word Pro, assorted paint/publishing programs, accounting programs.


Personal Interests

I love to be creative and enjoy drawing (pencil/pen and ink). My art has been successfully exhibited. I also enjoy sewing, cooking, and writing. I have had a children's non-fiction article published in the educational magazine, "Comet", which is designed for primary school children. While in Hong Kong, numerous articles that I have written have been published in magazines for families. The articles outlined ideas parents could engage in, with their child, in order to foster their child’s development.

I also enjoy walking, bike riding, playing tennis, horse riding, golf, reading, playing the piano and guitar.



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(ftc - not at home, flown the coop)