My Teaching Career (in dot points)
Art comes in many forms but drawing and painting, music, photography and making things in wood, metal (and whatever else) have been the constant preoccupations in my life. (See also Exhibitions)
• After completing my primary and secondary school education, I studied a comprehensive range of arts, crafts and education subjects. I graduated to became a secondary school teacher with the qualification B.Ed (Art/Craft): Melbourne State College 1975-78
• During those initial tertiary studies, I also indulged my other compulsive interests in language through Creative Writing and Fine Arts History subjects. My academic major was Asian Art and Culture.
• Being a bit "driven" by those 'interests', in my after-school hours I went on to complete a Bachelor of Art with subjects including Literature and Cultural Anthropology (B.A.: Deakin University 1984-88).
• In those same after-work hours I also studied Architectural Drafting and, later, Computer Aided Drafting subjects (Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE).
• Still driven, again in my after-school hours, I completed a third degree qualification: Bachelor of Education (Languages Other Than English) La Trobe University, Bendigo 1994-97 to teach Indonesian.
• After thirty five years in the classroom, I retired.
• Then I worked as a visiting lecturer and on-line assessor at the local university (La Trobe, Bendigo).
From 2009, I made a number of trips to Timor Leste as a volunteer builder/teacher. See Videos/Music 1 for a film of my last trip (and some others) before Covid stopped travel...
I remained involved in Education as a Casual Relief Teacher (Substitute Teacher) until 2023.
The longer story (more details):
Schools since graduation-
Birchip High school 1979, East Loddon P-12 School 1980-1984, Flora Hill High School/Flora Hill Secondary College/Bendigo South East College 1985-2009
Other qualifications/Experience :
Computer Aided Drafting 1 and 2, Associate Diploma of Engineering (Manufacturing) Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE 1993
National Language and Literacy Institute of Australia: Asian Language Teacher Proficiency Test (Trial Version): Indonesian 1996
Intensive (Indonesian) Language Course (for) Overseas Students, Universitas Merdeka, Malang, Java 1997
Winner - Team member, Herald-Sun Teacher of the Year Award (Secondary Team) 1997 (Flora Hill Secondary College)
Finalist - Team member, Herald-Sun Teacher of the Year Award (Secondary Team) 2006 (Flora Hill Secondary College)
Assessor, Victorian Board of Studies, CATs (Materials and Technology) 1994
Head of Department, Technology (Flora Hill Secondary College) 1988,1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Technology Education Project - 1989, 1990 (Team Leader, Flora Hill Secondary College 1990)
Team Leader, Post-Primary Professional Education Development Pilot Project - Girls in Technology 1990
Leader, Year 10 Bali Study Tour (Flora Hill Secondary College) 1993, 1995, 1997
Co-ordinator, Flora Hill Secondary College, Student Teachers (from La Trobe Bendigo, Melbourne University, Monash University) 2005
Subjects taught (alphabetical order):
Architectural Drafting, Art, Art/Craft, Engineering Drawing, English, French, Graphic Communications, Graphic Design, Indonesian, Metalwork, Metal Technology, Photography, TAFE Off-Campus Preparatory Trade Drawing (Supervisor), S.O.S.E. (Economics), Technical Drawing, Technology Studies, Woodwork, Wood Technology, Year 7 Learning Neighbourhood (Literacy, Numeracy and Transdisciplinary Investigations), Year 8 Learning Neighbourhood (Literacy and Transdisciplinary Investigations).
Volunteer - East Timor :
2009, June - Loddon Mallee Region (Education Dept. Victoria) Volunteers for literacy support in Timor Leste 2009 (Teaching)
As a member of Bendigo Maubisse Friendship Commitee:
2012, May - Team 28 (Building)
2012, July - Team 29 (Building)
2013, March - Team 33 (Delegation to Dili and Maubisse)
2014, March - Team 35 (Delegation to Dili and Maubisse)
2014, September - Team 39 (Delegation to Dili and Maubisse)
2016, April - Team 45 (Art teaching)
2017, May-June - Team 50 (Art Teaching)
2018, March - Team 53 (Art teaching)
Volunteer, Bendigo Writers Festival :
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Other:
Electoral officer, AEC and VEC, elections 2010, 2012, 2014