CV

Chrissy Hellyer

Marital Status: Single
Dependants: 1
(3 children)
Nationality: New Zealand
Download Curriculum Vitae of Chrissy Hellyer (.pdf)

PROFILE

Experienced, enthusiastic, flexible and open-minded teacher, passionate about teaching and learning, a good sense of humor, a strong work ethic with sound classroom management and curriculum skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ISB, International School of Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Grade 5 Classroom Teacher
August 2008 – present

Classroom Teacher Curricula Areas
Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,
21st Century Literary Skills embedded in classroom environment

Collaborative Projects

Grade 5 Digital Literacy – Windows into our Learning
Breaking Boundaries Argentina/Thailand Connection using ATutor
Kinder Buddies
Maths Connection Challenge
Richey Elementary School
Life Round Here 09

Taradale Intermediate School, Taradale, Napier, New Zealand
Year 7 Classroom Senior Teacher
February 2005 – August 2008

Classroom Teacher Curricula Areas:
Literacy; Mathematics; Science; Social Studies; Physical Education; International Languages (Spanish); ICT;

Other Responsibilities

Support the Team Leader, support the Year 7 teachers, Behaviour Management with Team Leader
Sitech Champion Schools Representative – trial and implementation of ICT technology products
Coach – Netball Team
Coach – Volleyball Team
IT Technical Support for Staff
ICT Support for Staff including Interactive WhiteBoards, Web2.0 tools, and Computer Programmes
MUSAC facilitator – Design/Co-ordination of documents to track school-wide Assessment Data
Producer of School Musical Production
Co-Tutor School Kapa Haka (2006)

Collaborative Projects

Project Feel Good
New Seven Wonders
ANZA Podcasting
Life ‘Round Here
Horizon Project Sounding Board Classroom Peer Review
FlatClassroom Project Sounding Board Classroom Peer Review
Salute to Seuss (working on this project now)
Holiday Card Project (using Google Earth)
Project Lemonade

Napier Central School, Napier, New Zealand
Y2/3 Classroom Teacher
February 1998 – December 2004

Teaching of all curriculum area subjects
Assisted in creation of school-wide IT plans, policies and computer-suite guidelines for students and teachers.
Musical Director School Productions
Teacher in Charge of Choir, Special Choir

Other Responsibilities

Co-ordinator of Napier Central’s WebChallenge ICT teams
Creation and maintenance of School’s Website
Coach of Gymnastic Team

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Recipient of Ministry of Education/AFS Language Immersion Award (One-Month) 2008
Completed during March-April 2008, Argentina
Online Journal Entries begin here

QUALIFICATIONS

Pending: Certificate of Educational Technology & Information Literacy
Masters in Education

Bachelor of Education (1998), Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
New Zealand Teaching Diploma (1996)
New Zealand Teaching Registration Certificate (1999)

Other Qualifications

National Certificate in Business Studies and National Diploma in Accountacy:
Accounting, Commercial Law, Fundamentals of Banking, Business in Communication

Australian Music Examinations Board:
Honours Musicianship Second Grade
Pass Musicianship Fourth Grade

SKILLS

Languages: English; Basic Conversational Spanish

Computer: Proficient in both PC and Mac operating systems including: Frontpage, Flash, Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat Writer, iLife applications, Safari, web 2.0 applications, Microsoft Office applications, Nicecast, Audacity, AudioHijack, Simplecast streaming/broadcasting applications and Collaborative Web2.0 tools Projects (Local and International)

Music: Accomplished musician: Bass Guitar, Guitar, Violin, Bagpipes, and Keyboard

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

(pending acceptance)
ADE, March 2010, Singapore
Application submitted for the Apple Distinguished Educators Class of 2010 (Asia)

(pending)
ASB-Unplugged, February 2010, Mumbai, India
Conference Co-Presenter: Hardware is Not Enough: The Facilitator-Teacher Partnership (aka The Third Heat)

http://asbunplugged.ning.com/

(pending)
TechTrain2010, January 2010, Bangkok, Thailand
Workshop Host – Application Cohort

K12 Online Conference 2009, December 2009, Online
Conference Participant

Classroom Thinking Strategies – Eric Fangenheim, July 2009, Napier New Zealand
Workshop Participant

EARCOS Teacher’s Conference, March 2009, Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
Conference Participant

K12 Online Conference 2008, October 2008, Online
Conference Participant

Learning2.0, September 2008, Shanghai, China
Conference Presenter: I’m Not Kidding, It Really Is This Easy

Learning@Schools08, February 2008, Rotorua, New Zealand
Submission of Workshop Presenter Proposal accepted
Wonderful World of Wikis

Webcast Academy Class 2.2, July 2008 – ongoing, Online with Worldbridges.Net
Webcasting Academy Intern

International Languages Advisory, 2007, Ministry of Education, New Zealand
School-wide Professional Development

K12 Online Conference 2007, October 2007, Online World Wide Web
Conference Participant

ULearn07 Personalising Learning in a Digital World, October 2007, Auckland, New Zealand
Conference Participant

Digital Deco IT Conference, September 2007, Havelock North, New Zealand
Conference Presenter: Skype TalkandWrite, Wonderful World of Wikis

Eastern Netball Region, Netball New Zealand, May 2007, Napier, New Zealand
Netball Coaching Course participant

Sitech Champion Schools Conference, March 2007, Hamilton, New Zealand
Champion School Presenter: Interactive Whiteboard Resources and Use in the Classroom

Learning@Schools07, February 2007, Rotorua, New Zealand
Conference Presenter: Digital Weather Station, Skype TalkandWrite

Ministry of Education Literacy Contract 2006 – 2007
School-wide Professional Development Contract for Literacy in the Classroom

ULearn05, October 2005, Auckland, New Zealand
Conference Participant

PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Sitech E-Learning Zone
Contributor – Resources/Lessons for Interwrite IWBs
Contributor – Resources/Lessons for Interwrite PRS

Interwrite Learning
NZ Advisor: Lesson Development

INTERESTS

Personal: technology, music, travel, walking, reading, scrapbooking, and photography.

Professional: Curriculum development embedded with technology, Digital Literacy, Modern Foreign Languages, Assessment

ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

Professional Blog:
TeachingSagittarian

Personal Blogs:
Eye to Eye
To Argentina and Beyond