Ocean Minded Teaching

At Ocean Minded Teaching, I create engaging and curriculum-aligned resources designed for real classrooms and real teachers. My resources focus on creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and student engagement while remaining practical and easy to implement. Drawing from experience across a variety of teaching and leadership roles, I design activities that encourage students to think deeply, solve problems, and actively participate in their learning. Whether it’s narrative writing programs, inquiry tasks, maths challenges, escape rooms, or project-based learning activities, every resource is designed to save teachers valuable planning time while creating memorable classroom experiences.

My teaching style centres around building strong relationships, creating an engaging classroom culture, and making learning meaningful for every student. I believe students learn best when lessons are interactive, hands-on, and connected to real-world experiences. My classroom approach combines structure and high expectations with creativity, collaboration, and fun. I aim to create learning experiences that build confidence, independence, resilience, and curiosity while encouraging students to challenge themselves academically. The resources I create reflect this philosophy by providing engaging, student-focused activities that are both practical for teachers and exciting for learners.

I am an Australian educator based in Perth with experience teaching across a range of year levels and curriculum areas. Throughout my career, I have worked in both classroom teaching and leadership positions, including serving as a Deputy, which has strengthened my understanding of effective teaching practices, behaviour management, curriculum planning, and whole-school leadership. My experience working closely with students, staff, and school communities has shaped the practical and engaging approach behind every resource I create. I am passionate about developing high-quality, classroom-tested materials that support both teachers and students while fostering creativity, confidence, and meaningful learning experiences.