Welcome

Cherry Steward, assisting Rachael with the TEEP project (welcome back to UNE, Cherry – nice to have you back in the school) 😊.

SoE Representation 

Catholic Education Conference: Spirit on Country: Learning Together, Then, Now and Always (22-24 October 2024) – sponsored. Attended by Casey Mainsbridge and Maria Cotter. 

Maria Cotter and Casey Mainsbridge at the Catholic Education Conference: Spirit on Country: Learning Together, Then, Now and Always (22-24 October 2024)

Congratulations to:

ASCILITE Spring into Excellence Research School scholarship recipients (held at UTS from 28-30 October 2024) – (photos at end of post)

  • Stoo Sepp
  • Martin Levins

Vice Chancellor Citation for the CSSP Team:
Ingrid Harrington, Rachael Adlington, Cat Volpe, Kristy O’Neill, Steve Grono, Marc Mellors, Tim Barlett-Taylor, Rob Whannel 

Early Childhood Conference – thank you Caroline Cohrssen (and team for organising, particularly Leanne Lockrey)
6 November at UNE, about 100 participants – well received by all, particularly the keynote presenters

New Board members in the School of Education:

  • Dr Somayeh Ba Akhlagh selected to represent the Department of Education for Preschool Outcomes Measure Expert Advisory Group
  • Professor Sue Gregory elected as the NSW Council of Deans Education Regional Representative on the NESA Teacher Education Forum – providing advice to the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) agency and the NESA Board (Board) on teacher education policy

T1 Recipients of UNE Unit Commendations T1

EDAE124: Creative Arts Curriculum Studies 1 (External) Dr Lynn Everett
EDEC328: Children as Sustainable Scientists: PrEx 5 days (External) Ms Karren Amadio
EDEE351: English in the Primary Years 1 (External) Dr Helen Harper
EDEE450: English in the Primary Years: Focus on Writing and Creating (External) Dr Helen Harper
EDIT124: Digital Literacy and Technologies Across the Curriculum (External) Ms Fiona McDonald
EDIT426: Introduction to Learning with Technology (External) Dr Stoo Sepp
EDLT321: Talent Development in Mixed-ability Classes (External) Dr Genevieve Thraves
EDLT330: Learning  Assessment and Evaluation (External) Prof Huy Phan
EDLT500: Planning for Effective Learning (External) Dr John Greenway
EDME358: Primary Mathematics 2A: Space  Measurement and Number (External) Mrs Seonia Wark
EDPE150: Sociocultural Foundations of Health and Physical Education (External) Dr Kristy O’Neill
EDPE247: Teaching Physical Education in Primary Schools (External) Dr Kristy O’Neill
EDPE314: Health and Physical Education in the Primary School (External) Dr Casey Mainsbridge
EDSE101: Selected School Science Topics (External) Assoc Prof Brendan Jacobs
EDSE357: Science Education 11-12: Pedagogies for Senior Science (External) Ms Barbara Bannister
EDSE359: Teaching Primary Science and Technology (External) Dr Nadya Rizk
EDUC106: Teaching Development 1: Online PrEx 10 days (External) Ms Sarah Oluk
EDUC540: Classroom Management and Research: Online PrEx 10 days (External) Ms Katy Walsh

 

T2 Recipients of UNE Unit Commendations T1

               

EDEC306: Home Learning Environment (External) Mrs Leanne Lockrey
EDEC313: Knowledge and Capabilities (External) Dr Fran Hughes
EDEC388: Social Justice in Early Childhood Education (External) Ms Somayeh Ba Akhlagh
EDIT102: Technology for Inclusion (External) Ms Fiona McDonald
EDLT302: Planning for Effective Learning: PrEx 20 days (External) Dr John Greenway
EDLT330: Learning  Assessment and Evaluation (External) Prof Huy Phan
EDME145: Primary Mathematics 1: Numeracy (External) Mrs Seonia Wark
EDME340: Mathematics for the Inclusive Classroom (External) Assoc Prof Jill Fielding
EDME369: Primary Mathematics 2B: Statistics  Algebra and Number (External) Mrs Seonia Wark
EDPE247: Teaching Physical Education in Primary Schools (External) Dr Kristy O’Neill
EDSP324: Classroom Behaviour Management: PrEx 20 days (External) Ms Ingrid Harrington
EDSP354: Autism: Evidence Based Intervention (External) Mrs Anna Fowler
EDSP410: Inclusive Teaching: PrEx 30 Days (External) Ms Rose Mutuota
EDUC456: Reflective Practitioner 1 (External) Dr Adele Nye

 

SoE Science Labs – we are moving
From T1 2025, our SoE Science labs are moving from Milton to Room 303, Building W55 (Natural Resources building). This is underway. The Creative Arts equipment is currently being explored.

 SoE Research Seminar 
Dr Casey Mainsbridge presented “An unsystematic approach to conducting a systematic review on 20 November 2024. View previous SoE Seminar presentations here: 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 2025 goals and conclude meetings with your Head of Department. Ensure you discuss Teaching, Research and Service/Leadership outlining SMART Goals (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and timebound) and what you have achieved this year. 

    Stoo Sepp at the ASCILITE research school

Martin Levins at the ASCILITE research school