Sohee Hwang

Experience

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  UNSW

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  ARTEXPRESS Curatorial team memeber

  - Manage and monitor ARTEXPRESS at COFA, an exhibition for outstanding secondary school HSCBody of Work artworks.- Provide curatorial input during installation of the exhibition, and assist on the opening night.- Present accurate, informative and engaging talks on the artworks to school groups on excursion bymaking relevant inferences to the BOS Visual Arts Stage 6 Syllabus.- Attend curatorial staff-meetings and training sessions to prepare for guided tours of the exhibition aswell as campus tours to visitors. Show less

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  Sydney Girls High School

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2007

  Professional Internship/Pre-service Teacher
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  The Scots College

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

  Professional Internship/Pre-Service Teacher
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  Rose Bay Secondary College

  Mar 2010 - Jun 2010

  Professional Internship/Pre-Service Teacher
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  Al-Faisal College

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2016

  Visual Arts Teacher and Deisgn & Technology Teacher

  Develop scope and sequence for programs/units-of-works that clearly demonstrate the links between relevant BOS syllabus outcomes, and are differentiated to accommodate a wide variety of students including Gifted and Talented and ESL/EALD students. Ensure coherent development of students' analysis and writing skills in art criticism and art history of Visual Arts as well as their art-making practice skills. Plan and schedule assessment tasks that utilise diverse yet authentic assessment strategies. Provide concise feedback to students. Incorporate relevant ICT requirements into the teaching programs, and use advanced technological devices competently such as the interactive smartboard, iPad/laptops in classroom setting.Organise excursions to relevant exhibitions and/or venues.Budget and maintain inventory and teaching resources. Forecast and propose elective fees for Visual Arts and Technology to the school based on relevant educational programs and student enrollment. Organise and facilitate extra/co-curricular activities. Mentor and support new staff members of CAPA and TAS faculty. Attend and deliver professional development programs to other staff member Manage teaching environment and classrooms by encouraging positive behaviour and engaging in consistent, fair and equitable interaction with all students. Actively participate in professional development and other learning opportunities. Demonstrate the schools code of conduct clearly and at all times. Complete all other professional tasks as required by the school such as roll call teacher, supervising daily prayer, supervising weekly sports, Year 8 Boys Mentor, the School’s Rewarding policy monitor, and so on.Actively maintain the House ethos as the House head and manage various associated activities such as House meetings, fundraisers, mentor students, encourage students to participate in relevant activities, and so on. Show less

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  University of Sydney

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  Visual Arts Academic Facilitator

  Develop a Stage 6 Visual Arts learning program for Bunga Barrabugu program, an invitation-only, academic workshop for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Year 12 students in preparation for their HSC examinations. Prepare and deliver teaching lessons that clearly demonstrate the links between the relevant BOS syllabus outcomes to the content of the subject area. Facilitate and engage students in a series of Visual Arts workshops that provide them with opportunities to learn, revise and practice content for their HSC Examination. Enhance students' analysis and writing skills in art criticism and art history of Visual Arts as well as present opportunities for students to practice these skills by providing HSC style practice questions and mock exams. Provide concise and appropriate written and verbal feedback to students to ensure further development. Show less

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  Ravenswood School for Girls

  May 2017 - Sept 2023

  - Actively plan and write programs and scope & sequences, and prepare teaching and learning activities & resources to (1) be responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students with diverse physical/social/intellectual characteristics; and (2) clearly demonstrate the links between relevant NESA curriculum and syllabus outcomes to the content of the subject area across Stage 3 to 6. - Apply a wide range of teaching strategies, various learning activities, formative and summative assessment tasks to engage and successfully guide my students throughout the different developmental stages in Stage 4 to 6. Focusing on coherent development of students’ analytical and creative thinking skills, literacy/writing skills in art and design field, and expand their practical skills. - Provide high quality differentiation of the curriculum to accommodate a wide variety of students’ specific learning needs across the full range of abilities including Gifted and Talented, learning difficulties and other special needs, and ESL/EALD students. To ensure that all lesson contents are enriched with challenging yet achievable extension work and explicit support/scaffolds.- Integrate Positive Psychology Education and Visible Wellbeing programs employed at School into the teaching and learning programs providing opportunities for students to apply and expand their understanding of Positive Education and its application into real life situations.- Provide pastoral care, as Mentor teacher, encouraging each student in my Mentor group to focus on working towards their best possible self, respecting themselves and others around them as well as building stronger, meaningful relationships.- Actively support a wide range of out of hours supervision of students and/or non-teaching school activities such as the annual House Performing Arts Festival, school camps, STEM Co-curricular activities such as ‘SUBS in Schools Technology Challenge™’ Show less

  • Assistant Head of TAS

    Mar 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Design and Technology (TAS) Teacher

    May 2017 - Sept 2023
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  Ascham School

  Oct 2023 - now

  Visual Arts and Design & Technology Teacher