Murray School of Education
Congratulations to our very own Jennie Smith for receiving the Vice-Chancellor's Commendation Award For Performance Excellence.
Staff in the MSE were proud to celebrate the commendation for administrative excellence achieved by Ms Jennie Smith (School Secretary) and the presentation of this award was made by the Vice Chancellor.
This annual award has been instituted to recognise and reward outstanding contributions to the achievement of Charles Sturt University’s objectives and priorities by individual employees and teams.
CSU General staff continue to excel in many areas including client service, support for research, teaching and learning and regional engagement. This award acknowledges the contribution, dedication and commitment of General staff.
Commendation certificate presented to Jennie by Professor Ian Goulter - Vice-Chancellor and President.
Allan Brown Prize
Allan Brown was a well known and highly respected teacher and principal who worked in country NSW schools and in Albury. In his memory, his wife and children make a very generous donation each year to one of the graduating 4th year early childhood pre-service teachers prior to the completion of their degree in recognition of the contribution that they feel teachers should make to their community.
This prize has been running for four years with very worthy recipients who have been a credit to the Murray School of Education being awarded the annual prize.
For 2008 we are proud to announce that Justine Goonan has won the prize and Allan’s
family, along with the staff from the MSE wish Justine all the very best in
her future chosen career as an early childhood teacher.
Allan’s love of wood turning has encouraged us to have a wood burl made up, that now hangs in the foyer of the MSE, with the names of the winners engraved onto it. As well, a photo album with details of each winner and what they believe education is about is also on display in the main foyer.
The Murray School of Education is indebted to Jan Wyatt-Brown and Allan’s children for their generous support of this prize and we hope that it will continue to honour him for many years to come.
Middle Years of Schooling: Reframing Adolescence
A new Australian text focusing on young people in the middle years of schooling. This book explores issues relating to adolescent personal development, such as health, identity, employment and technology while analysing the impact these have on curriculum, pedagogy and assessment.
Contributing
authors from CSU education:
- Sally Knipe
- Kate Johnstone
- Erica Smith and Annette Green
- Andrea Reupert
- Gabrielle O'Flynn
- Will Letts (Bob Meyenn)
- Tracey Smith and Peter Grootenboer
- Bill Green, Bev pennell Noella Mackenzie
- Stephen Kemmis
Other CSU authors
- Darryl Mayberry
Other authors
- Robyn and Kelly Zevenbergen
- Lynette Riley-Mundine
- Susan Grounwater-Smith
- Lyn Harrison Derek Colquhoun
- Bill Maiden (collected the material for the case studies).
Forward by Professor Lorraine Ling, Dean of Education La Trobe University
4th yr BEd (Middle Schooling) Farewell
The 1st cohort of 4th yr BEd (Middle Schooling) presented their Course Co-ordinator - Dr Sally Knipe with a painting personally 'Handmade' by the students.