Teacher - Learning Designer - Mentor

Making every lesson feel like a discovery.

An educator who turns curious questions into clear, memorable learning experiences. I teach with structure, warmth, and just enough play to keep a room leaning forward.

01 / About

A classroom built around questions.

I teach for the moment when a learner stops asking, "Is this right?" and starts asking, "What if?"

My planning starts with what students already believe, then designs the shortest honest route from there to a stronger idea.

My approach

Clear learning goals, visible thinking, practical examples, and room for students to explain ideas in their own words.

My learners

Middle and secondary students across humanities, communication, and interdisciplinary project work.

My classroom

Calm structure with energetic discussion - where collaboration, reflection and experimentation are part of the lesson.

My promise

Every learner leaves with one stronger idea, one useful question, and one reason to keep exploring.

02 / Expertise

Teaching toolkit

A mix of subject fluency, facilitation, assessment and learning design - shown as chalk marks rather than generic percentages.

Discussion-led teaching

Seminars, Socratic questioning, structured debate and student-led explanation.

Project-based learning

Authentic briefs that connect classroom concepts to real audiences and outcomes.

Assessment design

Rubrics, formative checks, feedback loops and reflection prompts that make progress visible.

Inclusive facilitation

Multiple ways to participate, accessible materials and routines that help quieter voices enter the room.

03 / Journey

Where I have taught and learned

A concise teaching timeline focused on responsibilities, classroom craft and the communities served.

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2022 - Present · Lead Teacher

Riverside Learning Academy

Lead interdisciplinary humanities classes, mentor new teachers and coordinate project showcases across grades 8-10.

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2018 - 2022 · Subject Teacher

Northfield Public School

Designed discussion-first units, introduced portfolio assessment and built a student editorial club from the ground up.

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2014 - 2018 · Associate Educator

BrightPath Community Centre

Supported after-school learning, family workshops and foundational literacy projects for mixed-age groups.

04 / Classroom

Selected learning projects

A few examples of how a classic lesson becomes a richer learning experience.

Signature project

The City Speaks

Students investigate a local place through oral histories, maps, photographs and short-form writing - then curate a public digital exhibition.

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Workshop

Debate Lab

Argument-building routines that move from evidence collection to confident, respectful speaking.

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Assessment

Learning Journals

Short reflection prompts that help learners name what changed in their thinking.

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05 / Milestones

Numbers with a story

18Learning exhibitions
42Teacher workshops
9Curriculum units
14Student clubs mentored
06 / Contact

Let us make the next lesson worth remembering.

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