25 October 2013

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Joy Burch has announced the ACT winners of the 2013 National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA) Inspirational Teaching Awards.

“I congratulate the ACT winners of these prestigious national education awards which recognise the excellence of our school leaders and educators,” Ms Burch said.

“Each year school communities nominate inspirational teachers for these awards with over 1550 nominations received this year nationally.

“The calibre of the local winners showcases the commitment, diversity and talent of educators in ACT schools.”

2013 ACT winners are:

— Kate Smith- Hughes Primary School

— Lisa Garner – Canberra College

— Geoff McNamara – Melrose High School

— Timothy Guthrie – Canberra Grammar School

— Christy Murray – Canberra Grammar Early Learning Centre

You can read more about the winners on their bio page.

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I really wonder if those judging the award sat in on a class or two with these teachers…
What is/are the criteria for declaring that a teacher is one of ‘excellence’?

Comic, please remember to read before commenting, you really are tiresome.

2604 said :

miz said :

The point is, it is well known that it is far easier to teach kids in well-established schools that draw from middle-class/wealthy areas (higher SES). Plus, all of the schools where these winners teach have the advantage of having been around since 1960s/1970s, when lots of resources were made available to schools, and the clear advantages of this resourcing have remained.

Take a look at Namadgi, KSS, Harrison, Amaroo, and any other recently-built school. They are all state of the art schools which want for nothing.

…except for some actual material aside from bogan tradies’ kids upon which to practice that art.

grunge_hippy6:24 pm 27 Oct 13

miz said :

The point is, it is well known that it is far easier to teach kids in well-established schools that draw from middle-class/wealthy areas (higher SES). Plus, all of the schools where these winners teach have the advantage of having been around since 1960s/1970s, when lots of resources were made available to schools, and the clear advantages of this resourcing have remained.

Never have I heard such bulldust. I don’t even know where to begin to unpick your arguments….

miz said :

The point is, it is well known that it is far easier to teach kids in well-established schools that draw from middle-class/wealthy areas (higher SES). Plus, all of the schools where these winners teach have the advantage of having been around since 1960s/1970s, when lots of resources were made available to schools, and the clear advantages of this resourcing have remained.

Take a look at Namadgi, KSS, Harrison, Amaroo, and any other recently-built school. They are all state of the art schools which want for nothing.

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd12:33 pm 27 Oct 13

miz said :

The point is, it is well known that it is far easier to teach kids in well-established schools that draw from middle-class/wealthy areas (higher SES). Plus, all of the schools where these winners teach have the advantage of having been around since 1960s/1970s, when lots of resources were made available to schools, and the clear advantages of this resourcing have remained.

Mz, are you saying Chisholm is full of human trash?

The point is, it is well known that it is far easier to teach kids in well-established schools that draw from middle-class/wealthy areas (higher SES). Plus, all of the schools where these winners teach have the advantage of having been around since 1960s/1970s, when lots of resources were made available to schools, and the clear advantages of this resourcing have remained.

grunge_hippy7:06 pm 26 Oct 13

miz said :

Noting they all teach in schools established before self-government . . . and most located in inner suburbs. Therefore, they have already had a couple of free kicks. Now let’s see the awards for teachers in schools that had no resources or culture dating from at least the Whitlam era.

What?

Noting they all teach in schools established before self-government . . . and most located in inner suburbs. Therefore, they have already had a couple of free kicks. Now let’s see the awards for teachers in schools that had no resources or culture dating from at least the Whitlam era.

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