Head of Mathematics at a WA High School | Exploring Effective Education | Passionate About Data and Entrepreneurship

Perth, Western Australia
Joined March 2018
1/ Hard truths for a teacher 馃У A thread
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8/ Stop spending hours trying to make every lesson have a mind-blowing moment.
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9/ These are the hard truths that I have learned over time. They made me feel like a failure at first. But it鈥檚 shaped me to be the teacher that I am today. Do these hard truths apply to you too?
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2/ If you find behaviour management hard, it鈥檚 probably because you are trying to be liked.
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After 10 months in the making, I am so proud to announce the launch of my free online community for Australian teachers where we can discuss pedagogy and share ideas! I would love to see you there! To join, please visit classdoor.com.au
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Solve It phase two has officially begun! Teams have selected a wide range of problems to tackle as we can鈥檛 wait to see the results! We鈥檙e beginning today with empathising with all potential stakeholders for each problem. #shinethroughdiscovery @NewmanCollegeWA
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2019 Solve It day one is off with a bang! Team building and introductions and have begun and students are raring to go! Exciting times ahead. #shinethroughdiscovery @NewmanCollegeWA
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First Maths Pathway year assembly with the year 8鈥檚! Celebrating a years worth of outstanding growth, a memory-testing energiser, a magic trick and a lecture on the wonders of pentominoes! #shinethroughdiscovery @NewmanCollegeWA @MathsPathway
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Final Year 12 Essentials class for 2019! Celebrating with an escape room. @NewmanCollegeWA #shinethroughdiscovery
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Year 12 General students participating in mini lessons to consolidate understanding of different types of interest in preparation for their final assessment! #shinethroughdiscovery @NewmanCollegeWA
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Future problem solvers in the making! Our Year 7 students are investigating the number of squares that can be drawn on a nxm grid of dots. Many patterns and rules have been discovered so far, well done! @NewmanCollegeWA #shinethroughdiscovery
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Year 7 students using their problem solving skills with physical manipulatives at today鈥檚 World of Maths incursion! @NewmanCollegeWA #shinethroughdiscovery
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Our clever mathematicians giving it their all today in the 2019 Australian Maths Competition @NewmanCollegeWA #shinethroughdiscovery
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Year 7/8 Maths Enrichment students recreating Sierpinksi's Triangle on the oval. 6,561 triangles all together! An amazing effort! #shinethroughdiscovery @NewmanCollegeWA
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