KELLY GORDON

• Teacher •

ABOUT ME CONACT
DOB - 19/09/1991 Ph -0430968126
EDUCATION -
2004-2009 - Mary Mackillop Catholic Email - gordkell2@gmail.com
Regional College
Postal - 4 Tobago Court, BURLEIGH
2012-2016 - Monash University WATERS, 4220
Bachelor of Sport & Outdoor Recreation /
Bachelor of Education

EMPLOYMENT
JULY 2016 - Aquinas College Ringwood - currently hold an ongoing position
2018 -Year 7 homeroom Teacher 
-Year 7 – 10 Health and Physical Education 
-Year 7-9 Sport Coach – Netball, Basketball, Touch Footy, Lawn
Bowls and Cross country  
-Year 10 Sports Science
-Year 11 VCAL Personal Development

2019
Casual Relief QLD
- Palm Beach Currumbin State High School
- Varsity College
- Merrimac State High School
- St Stephens College

EXTRA CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT

- Curriculum development and application in 7-10 Health. Worked closely

with the Head of HPE to rebuild the Year 8 Health curriculum resources
- Creation of assessment in Junior Health 
- Created and lead a Year 11 VCAL camp 
- Involvement in 7-9 Camps 
- Mentored graduate teachers with their VIT projects
- Coach of interschool sporting competitions

REFERENCES
Cheryl Kane: Monash University Lecturer / Head of Student Wellbeing -
Aquinas College Ringwood 
Ph: 0419 569 715 Email: kanecl@aquinas.vic.edu.au

Stephen McGrath: Learning Area Leader- Health and Physical Education at

Aquinas College Ringwood 
Ph: 0422 189 692 Email: mcgrathst@aquinas.vic.edu.au

Dr Deana Leahy: Senior Lecturer in Health Education at Monash University –

Faculty of Education 
Ph: +61 3 99047241 Email: deana.leahy@monash.edu
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
(see more on my VIT website -
https://kellygordonvit.weebly.com/ )

Building respectful and strong relationships with students

➢ I loved being in Kelly’s classroom. There is a clear sense that it is a safe
environment and that she connects well with the students. She balances
humour so very well and the students respond to this. Even when dealing with
the potentially difficult topic of puberty, Kelly’s approach meant that students
felt comfortable. This is a credit to Kelly.
– Dr Deana Leahy (Senior Lecturer in Health Education, Monash University)

Creating stimulating, safe and engaging environments, catering for a range

of abilities and learning styles
➢ Conducting engaging physical education classes in environments with
large and diverse groups of students
➢ Organising engaging activities that enhance the learning of high achieving
students to disengaged learners.

Reflect students’ needs, backgrounds and interests in their learning

program
➢ Establishing professional relationships with colleagues and students
through extra curricular activities
➢ Maintain realistic, explicit and high standards of student expectations to
ensure school values are achieved
➢ “Kelly is an excellent teacher. Her content and pedagogical knowledge and
skills are to my mind incredibly advanced. This of course does not surprise me
as she was a stand out student at Monash” – Dr Deana Leahy

Information and Technology skills Competent user of:

➢ Apple Products including iPads, Apps and laptops
➢ Microsoft office
➢ Digital camera/ video camera
➢ Podcasts
➢ Interactive smart board and data projectors 

“Learning is a lifelong process. My role as an educator is understanding the students

come with diverse needs and learning styles. I believe in the importance of gaining
students’ trust and respect whilst instilling them with independence, self discipline,
values and confidence in their own abilities within a supportive and inclusive
learning environment. My mission is to empower young people to challenge
universal truths and societal norms. My aim as a teacher will be to build the critical
thinking and literacy skills of students so that rather than just being sponges of
knowledge, they can make decisions aside from the influences of society, the media
and other "norms. In my lessons critical literacy will underpin the content. I want
students to build skills that allow them to see through the media's persuasive
techniques, to recreate health and wellbeing messages for their peers and society
and to be able to walk out of my classroom at the end of the year and say that it was
different and empowering. I will not conform to relying solely on traditional teaching
styles as I want to provide engaging and worth while lessons for my students which
encourage them to think for themselves.”