AS ESTERHUYSE (born VAN BREDA)

Teaching credential: NCS Examination marking process: Appointed as a marker and/or senior marker from as early as 2007 - 2023 Developing insight and marking skills that can be applied in the district and at school base education

Interpersonal Skills: Coaching the girls hockey first team of the school requires a lot of interpersonal relationships with parents, players and assistant coaches as well as opponents and tournament organizers

Parent-Teacher Communication: For several years I was responsible for the well-being of the Grade 10's learners in Duineveld High School (2017 - 2022)
Apart from my psychology training and lay counseling courses I' had to have good relationships and communication methods with parents regarding the well-being of their children
School monitoring programs and subject related communication with parents, colleagues is part of my responsibilities as head of the subject Tourism

Subject matter expertise: Area where I have empowered myself is mostly the compilation of subject resource packs I've put together a question and answer book for 10th graders to help them prepare for tests, midterms and November exams - focusing on standardized sample questions (per unit) that they can expect to see in their papers

Emotional Intelligence: As an emotionally intelligent person, I am comfortable to adapt in various circumstances and situations I lead and organize with a presence of mind and a calmness where support, empathy and insight are key factors to achieve the best results The opportunities afforded me to teach Spring and Winter School have had far-reaching consequences and satisfying experiences Friendships with learners and colleagues were cultivated here

Team Collaboration: Part of my extracurricular responsibilities is to represent Duineveld as chairman of the school's open day and to introduce it to prospective grade 7 learners and their parents This requires careful planning and cooperation between colleagues and the private sector involved in the development and promotion of Duineveld High School as a professional educational institution

Fluent in both Afrikaans and English: Appointed as an examiner and/or moderator for test and examination papers during the years 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 for grades 10 to 12 This includes mid-term and November papers and the translation of these papers into both the required mainstream languages used

for assessment

Core Curriculum and Standards:I depend on the ATP, work schedule adjusted according to the school calendar and term planning and extracurricular activities of Duineveld High School in correlation with my daily lesson plans to capture the Tourism curriculum and intensification activities and programs To achieve all this, good planning and time management are crucial

Student-Centered Learning:Learner-centered teaching is my starting point when I prepare a topic I make use of various learning resources to not only present the content in authentic ways but also to accommodate the learners with special needs and various learning attitudes Audio visual and interactive opportunities are built into lesson presentations Making use of data projectors and ebeam electronics

Team Collaboration: Successful teamwork promotes interpersonal tolerance and relationships During 2022 and 2023, in close collaboration with fellow colleagues in the ZF MGCAWU district, I managed the Moderation process for grade 12 Practical assessment task This required good administration and the necessary reporting so that teachers experience the process as positive and constructive The outcome and summary report on the quality and standardization of learner marks is presented to the necessary stakeholders