School of Teacher Education
Melissa Smith
Lecturer
BTeach(EC), BEducation(EC)
Melissa Smith
Charles Sturt University Faculty of Education
Dubbo, NSW, Australia
Ph: (02) 6885 7333
Fax: (02) 6885 7316
Email Melissa SmithBio
Research
- Bringing Professional Experience to the Rural University Classroom: Learning and Engagement with Communities
- Child Care Choices of Indigenous Families
- Early Childhood Education Workforce Capacity Project
Teaching
- Human Society & Its Environment for Young Children
- Movement & Personal Development in Early Childhood
- Australian Indigenous Studies
- Reconciliation in the EC Context
- Windows to the Community (Bachelor of Teaching – Birth to Five)
- Relationships in Early Childhood (Bachelor of Teaching – Birth to Five)
- Children, Families & Society
- History & Philosophy of Education
- Aboriginal Culture in the Classroom
- Social context: Education & Society
Professional Engagement
- Early Child hood Australia
- Central & Far Western Region Representative for Early Childhood Australia
- Early Childhood Committee (Wellington)
- Early Childhood Intervention Co-ordination Program (Dubbo)
- Communities for children (Dubbo)
- Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) (Dubbo)
- DET Building Stronger connections Advisory Group
- Quality Teaching Indigenous Project (QTIP) Academic Partner
Publications
- Downey, B., Lord, A., & Smith, M. (2007). Creative Child. NSW Aboriginal Early Childhood Education Conference: Mudgee, NSW.
- McFarland, L.D. & Smith, M. (2006). Observations, Programming and Interactions with Children. NSW Aboriginal Early Childhood Education Conference: Mudgee, NSW.
- Burgess, C., Simpson, T. & Smith, M. (2006). Authorised Supervisor. NSW Aboriginal Early Childhood Education Conference: Mudgee, NSW.