Farewell

• Associate Professor Mitch Parkes has decided to retire, effective 5 January 2024. We wish Mitch well in his retirement and travels with Gen. Mitch began work at UNE in the School of Education in 1999 and five years ago was seconded to the Teaching Transformation team as a Program Director, Academic Development.
• Associate Dr Jo Anderson departs UNE on 12 January 2024. We wish Jo well in her new role with the University of Adelaide as an Associate Professor in Inclusive Education. Jo began with the School of Education in 2015, securing a full time position in 2016, going back to her Assistant Principal role in 2017, to return in a full time capacity in 2019. Jo has been a lecturer in Inclusive Education and Head of Department for Globalisation, Leadership and Policy.
• Farewell to Bec Forge, who worked in Professional staff team for a few years – we wish her well in her role in HASS.

Welcome

• To Cameron Urqhart who secured a permanent position with the Professional staff in the School of Education.

Moving to E11

• At the end of October, the School of Education moved into E11 and were welcomed with a faculty morning tea – picture below 😊

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduation

• Thank you to all our staff who attended the Summer 2023 graduation (see below)

 

 

Congratulations

• SoE UNE Internal Funding success
  • Jo Bird, Jill Fielding, Stoo Sepp, Pep Baker, Kate Highfield – Big Transitions Matter Too: Building wellbeing with STEM in the transition from primary to secondary school, $9,048
  • Jill Fielding, Peter Fletcher, Nadya Rizk, Jo Bird, Fran Quinn, Fran Hughes, Katie Makar, Tracey Muir: Affordances of a natural environment setting for developing authentic teaching of mathematics inquiry-based learning practices into integrated STEM contexts, $10,000
  • Zuocheng Zhang (and team): Choosing to stay: International graduates’ transition to Australia’s regional workplaces, $9,956
  • Dr Kristy O’Neill, recipient of the inaugural ODLAA National Open and Distance Learning Award for Higher Education

And congratulations to the following people in the School of Education who were recently promoted:

Level C

• Sally Larsen
• Marty Schmude 
• Stoo Sepp

Level D

• Helen Harper
• Rachael Adlington
• Jo Anderson

T2 Unit Commendations – congratulations to the following Unit Coordinators and their teams:

EDEE100: English Language in Use (External)	Andrew	Simpson
EDEE329: Primary English 2: Language  Literature  Literacy (External)	Andrew	Simpson
EDEE553: English in the Primary Years 3: Focus on Writing and Creating (External)	Helen	Harper
EDIT102: Assistive Technologies (External)	Seonia	Wark
EDLT301: Planning for Effective Learning: PrEx 15 days (External)	Stafford	Cameron
EDLT321: Talent Development in Mixed-ability Classes (External)	Kellie	Clarke
EDLT330: Learning  Assessment and Evaluation (External)	Huy	Phan
EDLT500: Planning for Effective Learning (External)	Stafford	Cameron
EDME340: Mathematics for the Inclusive Classroom (External)	Jill	Fielding
EDPE343: Health Promotion in Schools and the Community (External)	Kristy	O’Neill
EDSP324: Classroom Behaviour Management: PrEx 20 days (External)	Ingrid	Harrington
EDSP354: Autism: Evidence Based Intervention (External)	Anna	Fowler
EDSP388: Educational Intervention for Students with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities: PrEx 20 days (External)	Rose	Mutuota
EDSP510: Inclusive Teaching: PrEx 30 Days (External)	Sarah	Oluk
EDUC306: Teaching Development 3: PrEx 20 days (External)	Sarah	Oluk
EDUC456: Reflective Practitioner 1 (External)	Adele	Nye
EDUC540: Classroom Management and Research: Online PrEx 10 days (External)	Stafford	Cameron

 

2023 AARE conference

Congratulations to Dr Sally Larsen – 2023 recipient of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Early Career Researcher Award.

Many of the School of Education staff were able to attend the 2023 AARE Conference.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to the Early Childhood Team. Lisa Bugden was named the ASCILITE 2023 The Inaugural Anthology Educational Designer of the Year Award, in memory of Allan Christie, for the design of the new Early Childhood course (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School of Education Seminar Series (view here)

• Drs Rachael Adlington and Cat Volpe: “Initial Teacher education in online spaces: Using interpersonal meaning making resources to building relationships and improve engagement?”.
• Dr Cat Volpe: “It does not prepare you for the actual curriculum taught in schools”. Perspectives of graduate teachings on their readiness to teach primary and secondary geography. 

Other 

• Strong Beginnings (click to see report) – as a result of the QITE (Quality Initial Teacher Education) and Teacher Education Expert Panel (TEEP) Discussion Papers. All universities are working on how to implement recommendations from the New Beginnings document.  
• ASCILITE – free membership for all in the university, please complete this form – join a SIG, social media, monthly newsletters, webinars, research schools, CMALT, TELAS, AJET, mentoring – community and women in academic leadership, grants, awards, bursaries, peer-assisted learning and AJET. 
• PPDR – Please start thinking about your 2024 goals and begin meeting with your Head of Department. Ensure you discuss Teaching, Research and Service/Leadership outlining SMART Goals (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timebound).