Staff in the spotlight

Jenny Tran - Leading Teacher overseeing Disability Inclusion

Why did you decide to become a Teacher?

I worked at a primary school as an integration aide. Loved my experience!

How long have you been a Teacher?

I have been teaching for fifteen years.

What was your last place of employment - school/university or another organisation?

 I was at Emmaus College

What do you love most about being a Teacher?

 I find it rewarding when I have made a connection with my students and when they enjoy coming to class.

What has been one of your best teaching moments?

 A moment that stuck out for me was not in the classroom but out in the yard. A student came up to me to tell me that I taught a friend of his in my previous school and that they should look out for me. It was touching that they cared and thought of me even after I had left the school.

What would be 3 things that you would like the students to know about you?

I like fishing, reading (hardcopy books) and spend a lot of weekends at the local skatepark with my kids.

Where is your favourite holiday destination?

Coffs Harbor or anywhere near water. 

What TV show/series did you last binge watch?

 Pluribus

If you could wear Harry’s invisibility cloak for one day, where would you go and what would you do?   That’s Harry Potter’s cloak not Harry Ruff’s cloak 😊

I’d go sneak onto a plane, sit with the pilot and co-pilot, travel to a warm location and be at a 5-star resort for the day. 

What is the one piece of ‘advice’ or the one thing that you always say to your students?

Give it a try or give it a go.