Welcome & Introduction

Welcome to my “A Relief Teacher’s Journey” blog.

I am a primary school relief teacher working in the southern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. Since February 2009, I have attended 20 schools across the government and private education sectors, teaching classes from Kindergarten to Year 7, including Physical Education, Music, Art and ICT.

Despite the intense challenges and difficulties I have faced as a relief teacher, I have I have found the experience to be extremely rewarding, making me a better person and a better teacher. 

I have a keen interest in Web 2.0 and other educational technologies arising from my teaching philosophy and university studies in the field of multiliteracies (New London Group, 1996). I have a long-term aspiration to become a specialist Literacy/ICT integration teacher, supporting teachers’ meaningful integration of educational technologies to support all their students, particularly those deemed “at risk” or “failures”.

As an educator, I am on a professional learning journey. The creation and maintenance of this blog marks the achivement of two long-term professional goals; namely my desire to explore the implications of ICT technologies, and to share my experiences, ideas and evolving teaching practice as a new graduate teacher.

Recalling my immense lack of knowledge & experience as a newly graduated teacher, I hope this blog will become a relevant and informative resource for student and graduate teachers, particularly those contemplating or currently engaged in relief teaching work.  

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