KAYLA SMITH

THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STUDENT

Helloeveryoneandthankyouforwelcomingmyselfintoyourschoolandthe
community.I'mKayla,23yearsoldandcurrentlyinmyfirstyearofmyBachelorsof
Education:EarlyChildhood08years.IcompletedmyschoolingatChisholmCatholic
Collegein2010andfromtheredecidedtowork,forsixyearsIworkedwithina
professionalaccountingfirm,startingoutasanadministrationassistantandthen
developingmyskillstobecomeaclientcoordinatorandpersonalassistant.This
positionallowedmyselftodevelopimportantskillsincluding,communicationskills,
organizationskillsandtheabilitytoimproviseintimesofneed.Mytimeinthisrolewas
enjoyablehoweverattheendofthedayIstillwantedtobeateacherandmakea
differenceinchildren'slives.WiththecompletionofmystudiesIwishtoworkwithin
thechildren'shospitals,toguidechildrenwhoareill,withtheskillsandunderstanding
theywillrequiretoengagewithotherswhentheyarerecovered.Afuturegoalofmine
wouldbethatallchildrenwhoiteach,feelvalued,lovedandappreciatedbymyself
andthosearoundthem.

UNITS STUDIED TO DATE AT THE

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

ED1001CreatingLearningEnvironments:08years
ED1003UnderstandingandGuidingChildren'sBehaviour:08years
ED1113IntroductiontoICTforTeachers
ED1635Mathematics1:IntroductiontoMathematicsTeachingandLearning
AB100AboriginalPeopleSchoolofArtsandSciences
ED1120IntroductiontoTeachingandtheCurriculumFrameworks
ED1610ENGLISH1:FunctionalLiteracy
FEP009FoundationMathematicsforPreServiceTeachers
FEP001AppliedLearningandCriticalThinking
FEP002ConventionsofEnglish
FEP003WritingforAcademicPurposes
FEP004DigitalLiteracyandCitizenship

CONTACT DETIALS

KaylaSmith
Address:36TheBroadwaterBALLAJURAWA6066
HomePhone:0892496264
Mobile:0417939056
Email:kayla.smith1@my.nd.edu.au