About Us

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Shaz, the Founder and Lead Content Developer of Aussie Teacher, has over 40 years of teaching experience in Preschool – 12th grade in Australian schools. She believes that learning is a creative process, so all of our resources are unique you won’t find anywhere else.

All the resources included on the website have been used with her students over the years, and are focused on engaging and motivating students of all ages.

Innovation and Creativity are embedded in all resources offered to Aussie teachers. Please join our community today.

We cover a wide range of resources including:

  • Powerpoint presentations – Lesson Plans, Vocabulary
  • Worksheets – Student Handouts, Projects, Lesson Plans, Activities, Student Contracts
  • Assessment activities – Rubrics, I Can…Statements, Quizzes, Summative Tasks
  • Videos – Songs, Professional development resources
  • Phonics – Worksheets, Activities, Lesson Plans, Bluey curriculum
  • Reading – Printable mini-books, Character sheets, Texts, Vocab. Lists, Word Mats
  • Writing – Character-writing sheets, Creative Writing Ideas, Sentence starters
  • Social Emotional Learning – Our Bluey curriculum
  • Listening – Videos, Picture Talks, Games
  • Curriculum Maps – Weekly, Daily and Monthly outlines, Back to School ideas, Lesson Planning
  • Technology resources – App ideas, Flipped Classroom Guides, iPad resources,
  • Arts and Crafts – Classroom Displays, Art ideas, Crafts, Play Dough Fun
  • Classroom Management – Tips for teachers, Collaboration, Posters, Flashcards, Work Stations
  • Themes – Colors, Sports, Time, Family, Food, Transport, Weather, Monsters, Dinosaurs, and more! (coming soon)

Aussie Teacher is a subscription website that offers 1 month options. All subscriptions are automatically renewed unless you cancel your subscription with us or Paypal.

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Professional Development Provider

Shaz receives requests for professional development workshops from around the world.

The most recent training for teachers has been offered in:

  • Shanghai, China (Dulwich International Schools)
  • Edinburgh, Scotland (Edinburgh Confucius Institute)
  • Cardiff, Wales (University of Cardiff)
  • London (Goldsmith College)
  • St. George’s School (Edinburgh, Scotland)
  • London (University of London)
  • London (UK Federation of Chinese Schools)
  • San Francisco (San Mateo High School District)
  • San Francisco (Presidio Knolls Mandarin School)
  • San Francisco (Chinese-American School)
  • Australia (St. Michael’s College)
  • New York ( Houston Street University Settlement)
  • Hudson Way Immersion School (New York)
  • Mandarin Seeds School (New York)

Throughout the year, Shaz holds free online PD training sessions on different topics ranging from ‘Inquiry-based Learning’ to ‘Let the students write from Day One’.

All teacher training is are hands-on and full of practical ideas related to everyday classroom use.

Contact us below to schedule a workshop or training sessions for you or your teachers.

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