Sharyn Casey

As an experienced teacher and leader, I champion a holistic, child-centered approach to teaching focused on wellbeing. I support the cognitive, social, and emotional development of all the children I teach, fostering engaging environments where teachers, students, families, allied health professionals and the wider community collaborate for lifelong learning to nurture each students' potential growth and contributions to society. In designing teaching and learning cycles, I collaborate with teams, addressing student need and employ evidence-based practices to develop differentiated, challenging, and relevant learning opportunities aligned with the curriculum, skill development, and real-world experiences. Students actively engage in their learning journey through clear objectives, success criteria, feedback, reflection, and goal-setting. As a leader, I enthusiastically model and share my philosophy, supporting colleagues' professional growth by aligning their goals with the school's strategic directions.

• 2024; 3 – 6 Curriculum Reform; NSW Department of Education, Teaching and Learning Practices to support the implementation of the new Strategic Plan; Restorative Practice; Occupational Therapy and its role in mainstream classrooms; Reporting against the new NSW Syllabus, Improving literacy through PM benchmarking and fluency measurement.
• 2023, Explicit teaching of vocabulary; Positive Behavior for Learning; Improving reading & numeracy; Formative assessment in the classroom; Aboriginal Education – embedding meaningful and culturally appropriate practices in the classroom; What Works Best – Assessment Moderation.
• 2022, Berry Street Education Model; Number talks; Assessment frameworks for children with a disability; The Science of Reading; Aboriginal Cultural Education – Let’s take the first step together.
• 2021, Inclusive Classrooms - Supporting Students with Learning Difficulties including Dyslexia; ACER Learning Progression Masterclass,; Educators in 2021: Teaching in a Post-COVID World; Pivoting with Yong - Educational Transformation with Professor Yong Zhao.

Satit Bilingual School: Unpacking the Science of Reading with a focus on practical classroom strategies to boost student literacy; Alexandria Park Community School: Understanding Autism, Best practice teaching and learning for students with a disability; Assessment frameworks for students working at a pre-curriculum level; Using trauma informed practices to support student engagement in learning and coregulation.

• Caroline Cass, Principal, Tirriwiri School, +61 425 205 553
• Debra Lade, Principal, Alexandria Park Community School, +61 0422 090 040