Nancy Wallace

Qualifications

Qualifications

Career Summary

Responsible for:·

• Teaching English to international, refugee and permanent resident students
• Teaching English to pre-intermediate, intermediate and higher level NESB students
• Teaching ESOL unit standards
• Teaching NCEA English Level 1 and Level 2 for literacy and University Entrance literacy
• Testing and placement of ESOL students
• Appraisal of ESOL colleagues
• Managing the budget of the ESOL Department
• Liaising with the International Student Officer, Counsellor, Administration and other subject teachers regarding the welfare of ESOL students
• Conducting regular subject meetings
• Coordination of International Day
• Recording data for the Ministry of Education
• Coordination of ESOL moderation for the Ministry of Education
   

I arrived in New Zealand from Hong Kong in September 2006 and I was appointed as a relief teacher from September until November 2006.

Responsible for:

• Teaching Social Studies to Years 9,10
• Homeroom for Year 10 – English and Social Studies

Employed by the Hong Kong Education Department under the Native English Teacher Scheme (NET), I taught English in local secondary schools to Cantonese and Mandarin-speaking student.

Responsible for:

• Teaching English to Forms 1-7
• Assisting local Hong Kong teachers with planning curricula
• Conducting workshops for local colleagues on teaching methodology and ‘English in the Mainstream’
• Writing a reading programme for all junior secondary classes
• Coordinating different programmes according to the Form level
• Writing, marking and analysing English tests and exams
• English conversation workshops
• Planning and facilitating ‘English Week’
• Providing peer observation sessions for colleagues and visitors
   

Canning College is an adult institution that prepares students for the University exams of Tertiary Entrance Examination and Foundation Studies. The students I taught were from all over the world, but mainly from South East Asia. During this time I was awarded West Australian Level 3 Teacher status (equivalent to Master Teacher status)

Responsible for:

• Teaching University Entrance ESOL to permanent residents, refugee and international students
• Implementing curricula specific to the students’ needs
• Teaching Foundation Studies – Culture and Language
• Setting and assessing examinations and common tasks
• Attending comparability meetings for moderation with teachers throughout West Australia
• Attending and contributing to meetings of the Administrative Decision-making Committee
• Counselling students on career choices and general welfare issues

Applecross Senior High School had a population of 1200 students of which more than 50% spoke English as a second language. I was Teacher-in-Charge of the ESOL Department.

Responsible for:

• Coordinating lower and upper school programmes
• Setting examinations for Years 11,12
• Testing students for suitable placement into classes
• Recording data for the Education Department
• Liaising with other departments regarding ESOL students
• Repairing and maintaining stock
• Managing the Budget
• Conducting weekly subject meetings
• Allocating teachers to classes once the school timetable had been established
• Developing a special Social Studies curriculum for ESOL students
• Preparing students for the University Entrance examination
• Liaising with parents and teachers from other schools
• Liaising with the Student Counsellor and Administration
• Focussing the attention of the school community on the special needs of NESB students
• Drawing up and implementing the school development plan priority of Multiculturalism
• Coordinator of the Multicultural priority
• Organising guest speakers for whole staff Professional Days
• Attending evening meeting of the School Committee to outline the intended activities and report on progress

Previous Experience

From February 1976 until February 1991 I taught a variety of subjects including English, Geography, Social Studies, ESOL and Music. This was in primary, middle and secondary school in New Zealand, England, Canada and Australia. If further information about this is required I would be happy to supply specific details and references.

Additional Related Experience

• IELTS Examiner since 1995
• Certified presenter of the ‘Language Across the Curriculum’ programme (South Australia)
• Oral Examiner of the ‘A’ level English examinations in Hong Kong (2000)
• Examiner of the Tertiary Entrance Examination in West Australia (1997,1998)
• Coordinator of the Multicultural Component of the School Development Plan (1992-1995)
• Exchange teacher to both England and Canada and teacher in Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. This has given me an insight into different education systems and teaching methods as well as the concerns of NESB students
• I have travelled extensively and am well able to adapt to a new environment
• I enjoy working in a school environment and am always happy to continue my expertise to serve the needs of the students and the school as a whole

Significant Recent Professional Development

• HOD ESOL course (Kohia Teacher Centre) September 2007
• ESOL and NCEA – keeping up to date (Kohia Teacher Centre) September 2007
• Recertification for IELTS examiners (Auckland University, N.Z.) 2007
• Numerous courses on the introduction of School Based Assessment (Hong Kong) 2003-2006
• Brain-based learning (Hong Kong) 2005
• Language Across the Curriculum – becoming a certified presenter (South Australian Education Dept) 2001
• Task-based learning (Hong Kong Education Department) 2000
• Introduction to Counselling (Curtin University, Australia) 1999
• JIG Cal – computer-assisted job-related counselling (University of West Australia) 1998

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