I am the Admin/Finance SSO at Wasleys Primary School. The school is 15 min north of Gawler and currently has 47 students. We are in the process of building a new Kitchen Garden at the school and are looking forward to implementing this program into the schools learning approach.
I have already started my learning journey by undertaking a number of one day courses at the Food Forest which has helped me with planning and building the new garden space at the school. I have also used my scholarship to fund a whole staff cooking class which included a range of cooking and nutrition tips which has prepared us for next year. It was great to have this story picked up by local newspapers.
Tuesday 18 December 2012
A new learning experience for me "Blogging"
I always wondered why people used the phrase "I'm Blogging". What does this mean? I will enlighten you with my version of blogging as soon as I learn more.
Interesting times ahead blogging!
Huge learning curve today- working with colleagues to set up and endeavour to blog! Thank you to the IT savvy here today!
Today seems to be the beginning of a potential lifetime change. Having recently won the DECD Inspirational Preschool Teacher of the Year award, I am thrilled to think of how I can learn, teach and contribute to the learning outcomes for preschoolers and their families.
I am currently teaching at Barbara Kiker Memorial Kindergarten at Kidman Park in South Australia. We are very focussed at our centre around inspiring children's divergent thinking through nature and it's resources. I absolutely adore nature and the way in which children from all walks of life and circumstances can enjoy, explore, share and learn. My intentions will be to explore professional development that includes visiting nature/ forest/ bush schools, develop resources and share my learning with colleagues.
All hopefully shared also via this blog!
Today seems to be the beginning of a potential lifetime change. Having recently won the DECD Inspirational Preschool Teacher of the Year award, I am thrilled to think of how I can learn, teach and contribute to the learning outcomes for preschoolers and their families.
I am currently teaching at Barbara Kiker Memorial Kindergarten at Kidman Park in South Australia. We are very focussed at our centre around inspiring children's divergent thinking through nature and it's resources. I absolutely adore nature and the way in which children from all walks of life and circumstances can enjoy, explore, share and learn. My intentions will be to explore professional development that includes visiting nature/ forest/ bush schools, develop resources and share my learning with colleagues.
All hopefully shared also via this blog!
A Learning Journey
One of the best things about working in education is that you are not only supporting children and young people to develop and grow, but your own professional learning is also central to their outcomes. The vast array of learning opportunities for educators is incredibly exciting but can also be overwhelming. This is the position I now find myself when researching PL opportunities for 2013 as the Secondary winner of the 2012 SA Inspiring Teaching Awards.
As an introduction, my name is Louka Parry and I've spent the last four years teaching in a remote Indigenous school in the far Northwest of South Australia. It has been an amazing four years and I have learnt so much from working with Anangu, developing an understanding of language and culture, as well as how we can better support young people in Mimili to access a positive social and economic future. I am passionate about improving outcomes for Anangu students and feel that having engaging and inspiring teachers on the APY Lands is one of the best ways to overcome the layers of disadvantage.
Today I, along with all of this year's winners, are attending an information session at DECD central office on possibilities for 2013 and have just heard from Kirsty Gebert, the secondary winner from 2011.
I'm also very excited to be moving into the Principal role at Mimili Anangu School next year and feel that developing my capacity in that role will help create a supportive culture with effective and motivated staff.
Being an educator is a challenging yet immensely rewarding profession, at least this is my opinion as a beginning teacher and leader. I look forward to learning from others and sharing this learning journey.
As an introduction, my name is Louka Parry and I've spent the last four years teaching in a remote Indigenous school in the far Northwest of South Australia. It has been an amazing four years and I have learnt so much from working with Anangu, developing an understanding of language and culture, as well as how we can better support young people in Mimili to access a positive social and economic future. I am passionate about improving outcomes for Anangu students and feel that having engaging and inspiring teachers on the APY Lands is one of the best ways to overcome the layers of disadvantage.
Today I, along with all of this year's winners, are attending an information session at DECD central office on possibilities for 2013 and have just heard from Kirsty Gebert, the secondary winner from 2011.
I'm also very excited to be moving into the Principal role at Mimili Anangu School next year and feel that developing my capacity in that role will help create a supportive culture with effective and motivated staff.
Being an educator is a challenging yet immensely rewarding profession, at least this is my opinion as a beginning teacher and leader. I look forward to learning from others and sharing this learning journey.
Wednesday 5 December 2012
Introduction
The SA Public Teaching Awards recognise and reward the valuable contributions of hundreds of dedicated and effective public school and preschool teachers, leaders and support staff. Through the Awards process, seven overall winners receive $20,000 each in professional development grants, for use on courses and programs either locally, interstate or overseas.
This blog provides a forum for the winners to share their experiences with you. While the courses undertaken by the winners will have been chosen to complement their own personal development and the priorities of their school or preschool, they are ultimately undertaken in order to support learning outcomes for children and students. It is therefore extremely important that the learning and outcomes from these activities are as far reaching and widely distributed as possible.
Over the course of 2013, Natalie, Belinda, Lynne, Angela, Louka, Esther and the team from Andamooka Primary School will be sharing a variety of pictures, videos and stories here. Their aim is to provide you with an overview of the learning gained from their chosen range of conferences, seminars, school visits, workshops and studies.
To find out more about the winners, visit the SA Public Teaching Awards website:
Make sure you come back and visit our blog regularly to keep up to date with each exciting new entry.
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