Monique Dalli

Monique holds a Bachelor of Design & Technology, a Bachelor of Secondary Education, Certificates in Training & Assessment and Building & Construction, a Graduate Certificate in Gifted Education and she will soon complete her Master of Education, specialising in Educational Leadership. She is an AITSL (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership) certified Lead Teacher, being one of the first teachers in Victoria to obtain AITSL Lead accreditation in 2021.

Monique is the current president of DATTA Australia, the national teacher association for Design and Technologies teachers. A current focus of the association is the shortage of teachers with Design and Technology specialisations, under her leadership, DATTA hopes to create more availability for teacher training and retraining. She is passionate about mentoring beginning teachers and the stewardship and growth of their profession through coaching and professional learning. Monique also works at Southern Cross University as a Casual Academic, Assessor and Unit Writer within the Faculty of Education. Her teaching at Southern Cross University is the secondary technology pedagogy units, the online mode servicing future teachers in NSW, VIC, QLD and ACT. In her role as Director of Learning and Growth, she will plan and implement whole school professional growth processes for the teaching and non-teaching staff and ensure the alignment between their strategic vision and intentions of the College to strive for excellence in teaching practice and student outcomes.

Monique is an author of a textbook, curriculum writer for VCAA and advisory member for the Australian Curriculum in Design and Technologies. In her role at Xavier, she leads their Heads of Teaching and the Heads of Learning Areas to ensure alignment of programs, their use of data to generate perspective and insight, and as their College embarks on transformational change in their buildings and structures, she will lead them through the renewal and development of a future-focused curriculum to ensure a continuum of learning and transition across their campuses and stages. As well as the academic direction and outcomes of students there is an equal focus on growing the capacity of teachers to cultivate a deep and rigorous culture of learning and growth throughout the College.