School of Teacher Education
Dr. Marilyn Pietsch
Lecturer
BA (Hons) (ANU), Dip Ed (Syd), M Ed Admin (UNE), ATCL, A Mus A, LTCL (P), LTCL (T), Grad Cert University Learning and Teaching (CSU), PhD (UTAS)
Dr. Marilyn Pietsch
Charles Sturt University Faculty of Education
Bathurst, NSW, Australia
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Marilyn joined the staff of CSU in 2009 as a lecturer in Professional Studies, Primary Education. She has extensive experience in the NSW Department of Education and Training as a teacher and principal. Marilyn’s current research interests centre around the work lives of beginning teachers, the development of core teaching practices in teacher education and teaching music in primary schools.
Research
- Teacher work lives
- Beginning teachers
- Core practices of teaching
- Music education in the primary classroom
Teaching
- Preparation for professional experience (EC and Primary)
- Relationships and pedagogy in the primary school
- Creative Arts (Music)
- Becoming a professional
Professional Engagement
- Member, Australian Association for Educational Research (AARE)
- Member, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Member, Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA)
Publications
Refereed Publications
- Pietsch, M., & Williamson, J. (2010). "Getting the pieces together": Negotiating the transition from pre-service to in-service teacher. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 38(4), 331-344.
- Pietsch, M. & Williamson, J. (2007) ‘It’s all about experience.’ The challenge of becoming a teacher in fragmented employment contexts. Fully refereed proceedings of the Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference, Quality in Teacher Education: Considering Different Perspectives and Agendas, Wollongong, Australia, 3-6 July, 2007.
- Pietsch, M. & Williamson, J. (2005) ‘I felt like a teacher today’: Beginning teachers and professional identity. Fully refereed proceedings of the Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference, Teacher Education: Local and Global, Gold Coast, Australia, 6-9 July, 2005.
- Pietsch, M. & Williamson, J. (2004) Ready and waiting: Beginning teachers in NSW. Fully refereed proceedings of the Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference, Making Spaces: Regenerating the Profession, Bathurst, Australia, 7-10 July, 2004.
Conference Presentations
- Gardner, C., Garsed, J., Myhill, M., Pietsch, B., Pietsch, M., & Williamson, J. (2010). One man’s meat is another man’s poison? Teachers’ and principals’ work lives: Reflections from a variety of perspectives. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.
- Pietsch, M., & Williamson, J. (2010). The passion and the pain: Beginning teachers’ transitions to the teaching profession. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Australian Association for Educational Research, Melbourne, Australia.
- Pietsch, M., Gardner, C., Myhill, M., Pietsch, B., & Williamson, J. (2009). Changes, Changes! Challenges perceived by early career and later career teachers and administrators. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
- Pietsch, M., & Williamson, J. (2009). "I'm tentatively teaching": Crossing the border from student of teaching to teacher of students. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Conference of the Australian Teacher Education Association, Albury, Australia.
- Pietsch, M., & Williamson, J. (2009). Becoming a teacher: "You have to live it". Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the British Educational Research Association, Manchester, UK.
- ‘Just what am I doing?’ Beginning teachers’ workplace learning. Poster presented to the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, ‘Research on Schools, Neighborhoods and Communities: Towards Civic Responsibility’, March 24-28, New York, USA. M. Pietsch, C. Gardner & J. Williamson. (2008)
- No place to be; no place to be needed’: Learning to teach in fragmented employment contexts. Paper presented to the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, September 3-6, Edinburgh UK. M. Pietsch & J. Williamson. (2008)