Ralph Pirozzo – Curriculum Vitae
Current Position
Founder & Managing Director, Promoting Learning International
Degrees and Qualifications
- Honour Graduation Diploma – Riverdale Collegiate Institute
- Respiratory Technologist (Canada)
- Bachelor of Science (Four Year – Grade A Standing) (Toronto)
- Bachelor of Education (Queen’s) (Kingston, Ontario)
- Graduate Diploma in Resource Teaching (QUT)
- Graduate Certificate in Management (QUT)
Memberships
- The Australian College of Education
- Australian Council for Educational Leaders
- Support Teachers’ Association of Queensland
Employment History
- 1997 – Present Founder/Managing Director, Promoting Learning International
- 1994-1997 Director of Development, Nudgee College
- 1992-1994 Head of Curriculum, Deception Bay High School
- 1988-1992 Regional Consultant, Sunshine Coast Region (Gifted & Talented Programs)
- 1983-1988 Head of Science, Morayfield State High School
- 1978-1983 Coordinator of Learning Support and Enrichment, Clontarf Beach High School
- 1977-1978 Science Teacher, Wavell State High School
- 1975-1977 Science Teacher, Pimlico State High School
- 1973-1975 ESL & Math Teacher, St Lawrence College of Applied Arts and Technology, Kingston, Ontario
- 1966-1972 Respiratory Technologist, Toronto General Hospital, Ontario, Canada
Civil Appointment
- 1982 – Present Justice of the Peace (Queensland, Australia)
Publications
- 1980 – Present Published 66 articles in Australian and overseas journals
- 2005 Improving Thinking in the Classroom, Hawker Brownlow
- 2006 50 Cooperative Learning Activities, Hawker Brownlow
- 2007 Improving Thinking in the Classroom, Hawker Brownlow (Second Edition)
- 2009 Multiple Intelligences Test, Hawker Brownlow
- 2012 Mathematics Diagnostic Test, Promoting Learning International
- 2012 My Preferred Levels of Thinking Test, Promoting Learning International
- 2012 17 Learning Contracts, Promoting Learning International
- 2013 The Thinking School: Implementing Thinking Skills Across the School, Hawker Brownlow
- 2014 Differentiating The Curriculum: Supporting Teachers To Thrive In Mixed Ability Classrooms, Hawker Brownlow
- 2015 Implementing An Effective Teacher Feedback Program: The Pirozzo Process. Hawker Brownlow
Founder/President:
- 1979 – Present Peninsula Enrichment Programs Inc.
Honours and Awards
- 1981 Jaycees Outstanding Young Queenslanders
- 1987 Honorary Visiting Teacher
- 1988 CRA Fellow
- 1992 Paul Harris Fellow (Rotary Club of Kippa Ring)
- 1992 Citizen Ambassador Delegates: People to People International (China)
- 1995 Australian Men and Women of Science, Engineering and Technology
- 1997 Who’s Who in Australia and the Pacific Nations
- 1999 Who’s Who in Asia and the Pacific Nations
- 2000 Outstanding People of the 20th Century
- 2001 Australian College of Education – Excellence Award
Contact Ralph Pirozzo
Mobile (Aus)
0419 788 311
Telephone (Aus)
+61 7 3263 1764
Email
ralph@pli.com.au
Post
20 Palatial Court
Bridgeman Downs
QLD 4035, Australia
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