Farewell

• Leanne Lockrey leaves us on 10 May 2024 – we wish her well in her next venture.

Invitation – UNE Student Teachers Society ‘UNESTS’ talks event:

“Teacher Self Care: Talking about all things self care, behaviour management and working in schools” presented by Jane Weier and Jim White – The Bistro – Wednesday 1 May 2024 from 5.00 pm to 8.00 pm 

Out and About in the School of Education 

• Thank you to all those in the School of Education who participated in our School of Education Values Goals and Strategies workshop – it was a very engaging day with robust conversations. Please see photos of SoE staff who were able to attend – school pic and activities.
• Dr Genevieve Thraves – Keynote speaker NSW Department of Education Opportunity Class Conference
• Associate Professor Leonardo Veliz – success in securing funds from the Australian Council of TESOL Associate
• Congratulations to the following team in securing a $217,654.73 tender with the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership to deliver Impact: Emerging Leaders – Prof Sue Gregory (Project Lead), Prof Jennifer Charteris, A/Prof Jill Fielding, Dr Casey Mainsbridge, A/Prof Leonardo Veliz, Ms Renee Andrews, Mr Stafford Cameron, A/Prof Anna du Plessis, Dr Barbara Bannister, Dr Genevieve Thraves, Prof Jim White, Ms Seonia Wark.

 

School of Education Departments – email addresses – reminder

•      Curriculum – A/Prof Leonardo Veliz (Teams: Creative & Performing Arts, English, Literacies & Language, Health, Physical & Sports Studies, Social Science) eduhod-curric@une.edu.au

•      Early Childhood Education – Prof Caroline Cohrssen  (Teams: Early Childhood Education) eduhod-des@une.edu.au

•      Leadership, Pedagogy, Diversity and Inclusion – Prof Jenny Charteris (Teams: Learning, Teaching, Special & Inclusive Education, Contextual Studies Education) eduhod-glp@une.edu.au

•      STEM Education – A/Prof Brendan Jacobs (Teams: Digital, Mathematics, Science Education) eduhod-stem@une.edu.au

HASSE Research Seminar

• Catherine Johnston – ‘It’s like a detachment of myself’: Digital (Dis)Embodiment and
• Children’s Digital Ways of Playing #Roblox #Avatars #MyStyle” – Wednesday 24 April. View SoE Seminar presentations https://www.une.edu.au/about-une/faculty-of-humanities-arts-social-sciences-and-education/school-of-education/research/seminar-series

Other 

• 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).