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PT CWA wo rking in p a rtne rship with the Austra lia n G o ve rnme nt Na tio na l Fra me wo rk fo r Va lue s Ed uc a tio n in Austra lia n Sc ho o ls a nd the Austra lia n G o ve rnme nt Q ua lity T e a c he r Pro g ra mme (AG QT P)

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Friday 31st October 2008

PRESENTATIO N C EREM O NY

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (INC)

PT CWA

Outstanding Professional Service Awards

&Media Award

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Outstanding Professional Service Awards

Curtin Unive rsity o f T e c hno lo g y is de lig hte d to ho st the 2008 Pro fe ssio na l T e a c hing Co unc il o f WA pro fe ssio na l se rvic e a wa rds. T he se a wa rds a re impo rta nt b e c a use the y re c o g nise a nd re wa rd the dive rse c o ntrib utio ns tha t individua ls ma ke to the e duc a tio n se c to r a nd whic h until 2007 we re no t a c kno wle dg e d in a ny pub lic fo rum. Co ng ra tula tio ns to the 2008 re c ipie nts.

Je ane tte Hac ke t, Vic e Chanc e llor

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pro fe ssio na l le a rning a nd pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt a c tivitie s, so a s to me e t the ne e ds o f the me mb e rs a nd to ra ise the pro fi le

• f pro fe ssio na l e duc a to rs a nd

pro fe ssio na l e duc a tio n a sso c ia tio ns in the g e ne ra l c o mmunity

T he Vo ic e o f the Pro fe ssio n

PT CWA is the sta te c o unc il re pre se nting pe a k b o die s o f the pro fe ssio na l e duc a tio n a sso c ia tio ns in We ste rn Austra lia . I t pro vide s a sta te vo ic e fo r We st Austra lia n te a c he rs a nd e duc a to rs in AL L syste ms. Our wo rk pro vide s va lue to the c o mmunity, e nsuring o ng o ing suppo rt fo r the pro fe ssio n while de ve lo ping q ua lity te a c hing a nd le a de rship. PT CWA is a n umb re lla b o dy o f o ve r 50 a sso c ia tio ns o f pro fe ssio na l e duc a to rs in W.A. T he se vo lunta ry pro fe ssio na l e duc a tio n a sso c ia tio ns re pre se nt o ve r 25,000 e duc a to rs in:

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• f a ll pro fe ssio na l e duc a tio n a sso c ia tio ns in WA.

L inks a re ma inta ine d so tha t inte re ste d pe rso ns c a n ma ke dire c t c o nta c t with a sso c ia tio n ma na g e me nt.

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Pre side nt Anne T uma k Mo b 0417 917 470 pipe r3@ iine t.ne t.a u E xe c utive Offi c e r Pa uline T re mle tt T e l: 9384 4657 ptre mle t@ iine t.ne t.a u Spe c ia l tha nks to the PT CWA Sub -Co mmitte e wo rking to wa rds the suc c e ss o f this e ve nt: Ro s Ma rsha ll, T he lma Cluning , L ynle y Mc K e rna n, Pa uline T re mle tt, Gillia n Ske g g s a t E duc a tio na l E ve nt Pla nne rs, a nd Va l Ba ird, Cha ir .

T he se PT

CWA Outstanding Pr

• fessional Ser

vic e Awar ds re c o g nise a n individua l me mbe r’ s

• utsta nding pro fe ssio na l c o ntributio n to e duc a tio n in We ste rn Austra lia , ma de in a vo lunta ry

c a pa c ity to the ir pro fe ssio na l te a c he rs’ a sso c ia tio n. T his pro vide s the o ppo rtunity fo r e a c h fi na nc ia l me mbe r a sso c ia tio n o f PT CWA to c o nside r the wo rk o f the ir me mbe rs a nd no mina te a wo rthy re c ipie nt. T he Pro fe ssio nal T e ac hing Co unc il o f We ste rn Australia has as its o bje c tive the pro mo tio n o f pro fe ssio nalism in te ac hing thro ug h an e nhanc e me nt o f the wo rk o f pro fe ssio nal e duc atio n asso c iatio ns. I t pro vide s a wide r c o nte xt fo r the wo rk o f pro fe ssio nal asso c iatio ns thro ug h fac ilitatio n o f ne two rking and c o mmunic atio n be twe e n individual asso c iatio ns whilst pro viding a fo rum fo r the disc ussio n o f bro ad e duc atio nal tho ug ht and c urre nt issue s. PT CWA thro ug h its me mbe rship to the Australian Jo int Co unc il o f Pro fe ssio nal T e ac hing Asso c iatio ns affo rds We ste rn Australian te ac he rs a vo ic e at the natio nal le ve l. T he individual be ing no minate d fo r an Award sho uld be a c urre nt o r past me mbe r o f the no minating asso c iatio n; have made an o utstanding c o ntributio n to the asso c iatio n’ s suppo rt o f te ac he rs and e duc atio n in WA o ve r an e xte nde d pe rio d o f time as, fo r e xample ; c o ntributing to the asso c iatio n’ s public atio ns e ithe r at a pe rso nal o r pro fe ssio nal le ve l (e g se rve d as jo urnal e dito r , have de ve lo pe d te ac hing re so urc e s, have writte n artic le s, e tc ) as a c o mmitte e me mbe r; pro fe ssio nal de ve lo pme nt c o o rdinato r; award o r ac c re ditatio n c o o rdinato r; we bsite / I CT c o o rdinato r; and/ o r have made an o utstanding c o ntributio n to the asso c iatio n o ve r an e xte nde d pe rio d o f time thro ug h the manag e me nt o f the asso c iatio n and/ o r asso c iatio n c o mmitte e s.

PT CWA Media Awards

T he PT

CWA Media Awar d is pre se nte d to a pe rso n o r pe rso ns wo rking in the me dia industry,

fo r the ir po sitive po rtra ya l o f the wo rk o f te a c he rs a nd sc ho o ls a nd the ir re c o g nitio n o f the va lue to the c o mmunity o f te a c hing a s a pro fe ssio n. A pe rso n/ s ma y be no mina te d o n the ba sis o f o ne o r a se rie s o f ne ws sto rie s, me dia pre se nta tio ns, inte rvie ws o r a rtic le s. Me dia ite ms c a n be c o nside re d a s print me dia (ne wpa pe r , ma g a zine s, jo urna ls); e le c tro nic fo rma t (ra dio , te le visio n, we b-ba se d ma te ria l) o r fi lm.T he no mine e sho uld ha ve c o ntribute d po sitive ly to the public pe rc e ptio n o f the sig nifi c anc e o f te ac hing as a pro fe ssio n. No minatio ns fo r the Me dia Award c an be made by a me mbe r asso c iatio n o f the Pro fe ssio nal T e ac he rs’ Co unc il o f WA; a sc ho o l, sc ho o l c o mmunity o r pare nt o rg anisatio n; an individual; se lf no minatio n; an individual; o r me dia o r o the r e duc atio n o rg anisatio n. T he inaug ural PT CWA Me dia Award was pre se nte d in 2007 to Mr Hug h Mac kay OAM fo r his a rtic le “T ying T e a c he rs’ Pa y to Pe rfo rma nc e is F la we d”, publishe d in the We st Austra lia n April 21st 2007.

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PT CWA Outstanding Professional

Service Awards Gue st S pe ake r

T he Hon Mic he lle R

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ts ML A

Mic he lle Ro be rts e nte re d public life in 1986 with he r e le c tio n to the City o f Pe rth. I n 1992 she be c a me the yo ung e st e ve r De puty L

• rd Ma yo r

. During he r time with the City o f Pe rth Mic he lle Ro be rts a lso se rve d a s a bo a rd me mbe r o f the Pe rth T he a tre T rust, the F e stiva l o f Pe rth a nd the E a st Pe rth Re de ve lo pme nt Autho rity. Mic he lle Ro be rts wa s e le c te d to the Sta te Pa rlia me nt in 1994 a nd is the Me mbe r fo r Midla nd. Mic he lle wa s the fi rst wo man to be Pre side nt o f the WA AL P a po sitio n that she he ld fo r se ve n ye ars. She has he ld a numbe r o f ministrie s: Ho using and Wo rks; He ritag e ; L and I nfo rmatio n (F e b 2006 - 2008); I ndig e no us Affairs (2006 – 2008); Co nsume r Pro te c tio n (2006); E mplo yme nt Pro te c tio n (2007); Po lic e and E me rg e nc y Se rvic e s (2001 – 2006); L

• c al Go ve rnme nt

(2001); Assisting the Ministe r fo r Planning and I nfrastruc ture (2001); Justic e (2003 – 2005); Co mmunity Safe ty (2003 – 2006). She was appo inte d Shado w Ministe r fo r E duc atio n and Wo me n’ s I nte re sts fo llo wing the 2008 State E le c tio n. T hro ug h he r po rtfo lio s, Mic he lle is c o mmitte d to re alising impro ve me nts that will be ne fi t the live s o f We st Austra lia n fa milie s a nd c o ntinue to ma ke o ur Sta te a be tte r pla c e to live .

Gue st S pe ake r

Pr

• fe ssor

L anc e T wome y

Pro fe sso r L anc e T wo me y was Vic e -Chanc e llo r and Pre side nt o f Curtin Unive rsity o f T e c hno lo g y be twe e n 1997 and 2006. Prio r to that time , he had be e n De puty Vic e - Chanc e llo r fo r 8 ye ars and He ad o f the Sc ho o l o f Physio the rapy fo r 15 ye ars. He has qualifi c atio ns in physio the rapy, te ac hing and an ho no urs de g re e and PhD in Anato my. His re se arc h has fo c use d o n the struc ture , func tio n and patho lo g y o f the human spine , inc luding the e ffe c ts o f ag e ing and o f trauma to the spine . L anc e has in e xc e ss o f 200 pe e r re vie we d public atio ns in bo o ks and jo urnals and has pre se nte d nume ro us c o nfe re nc e pape rs and ke yno te addre sse s. He was a me mbe r o f the Natio nal He alth and Me dic al Re se arc h Co mmitte e ’s me dic al re se arc h g ro up fo r 9 ye ars. During his pe rio d at Curtin as Vic e -Chanc e llo r , the Unive rsity g re w to inc lude mo re than 38,000 individual stude nts, with inte rnatio nal stude nts c o mprising mo re than o ne -third

• f to tal stude nt numbe rs, plac ing Curtin within the to p te n WA e xpo rt e arne rs. A majo r c ampus, funde d by

the state g o ve rnme nt o f Sarawak and suppo rte d by the Malaysian fe de ral g o ve rnme nt, was de ve lo pe d at Miri in no rthe rn Sarawak in 1998. I t pre se ntly has mo re than 2500 stude nts fro m 30 c o untrie s. Curtin’s re se arc h inc re ase d fi ve -fo ld unde r L anc e ’s dire c tio n, with a majo r fo c us o n e ne rg y, mining and re so urc e s. Curtin has a supe rb Ce ntre fo r Abo rig inal Studie s and L anc e was Chair o f the Australian Vic e -Chanc e llo r’s c o mmitte e fo r I ndig e no us e duc atio n during his 7 ye ars as an e le c te d me mbe r o f the AVCC Bo ard. Pro fe sso r T wo me y was made a Me mbe r o f the Orde r o f Australia in 1996 and an Offi c e r o f the Orde r in

• 2007. He has ho no ur awards fro m Japan and Malaysia.

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T he 2008 PT CWA Me dia Awa rd is jo intly a wa rde d to Mr Ric ha rd Ae dy a nd Ms Ama nda Armstro ng o f the ABC Ra dio Na tio na l’ s “E dPo d”. E dPo d pre se nts a mix o f e duc a tio n sto rie s, fro m e a rly c hildho o d to the e nd o f se c o nda ry sc ho o l. I t’ s a ja rg o n-fre e lo o k a t the e xpe rie nc e o f e duc a to rs, re se arc he rs, pare nts and stude nts. E dPo d e xamine s ne w e duc a tio n ide a s, a nd a sks whe the r thing s c o uld

• r sho uld be do ne diffe re ntly.

F ro m the c lassro o m to the staff ro o m and o n to the ho me - E dPo d bring s yo u the la te st ide a s a bo ut le a rning . T his ye a r’ s no mina tio n, submitte d by o ne o f o ur me mbe r pro fe ssio na l a sso c ia tio ns a s wo rthy o f this pre stig io us award re ads: “T he se po dc asts pro vide a balanc e d pe rspe c tive o n e duc atio nal issue s and c o ve r a bro ad spe c trum o f to pic s. T he y invo lve re se arc he rs and prac titio ne rs with diffe re nt pe rspe c tive s. (T he pre se nte r) is inte re ste d in the issue s a nd the ir pe rspe c tive s o ffe re d witho ut a pre de te rmine d po sitio n. (He ) va lue s, a c kno wle dg e s, re spe c ts a nd a dvo c a te s fo r the wo rk o f te a c he rs a nd sc ho o ls in wa ys tha t a re a ffi rming , c o nside re d and ye t c ha lle ng ing .” www.a bc .ne t.a u/ m/ e dpo d

PT CWA Media Award R ic har d Ae dy and Amanda Ar mstr

• ng – E

dPod R ic har d Ae dy

Ric ha rd Ae dy g re w up in Sydne y a nd Ca nbe rra . I n the pro c e ss he we nt to se ve n diffe re nt sc ho o ls – thre e prima ry a nd fo ur hig h sc ho o ls. No t tha t he wa s kic ke d

• ut o r a nything - o ne o f the mo ve s c a me o ut o f c ha ng e in zo ning . T

he ne xt wa s be c a use his pa re nts we re n’ t ha ppy with the ne w sc ho o l. T he o ne a fte r tha t wa s the mo ve to hig h sc ho o l. Se e , it’ s a ll ve ry no rma l. T he n the fa mily mo ve d to Ca nbe rra , whic h me a nt a no the r hig h sc ho o l. But in Ca nbe rra hig h sc ho o l o nly g o e s to Y e a r 10 – a fte r tha t yo u g o to c o lle g e , whic h he e njo ye d a lo t. T he n the re wa s the sma ll ma tte r o f re pe a ting Y e a r 12 a t a no the r c o lle g e be c a use he ’ d e njo ye d the fi rst o ne a bit to o muc h. T he ye a r a fte r tha t, a nd muc h to the re lie f o f his mo the r , Ric ha rd we nt to nig ht sc ho o l a nd g o t into unive rsity. So me time la te r , he ma rrie d a n o utsta nding sc ho la r . He ho pe s the c hildre n will ta ke a fte r he r . E duc a tio n ha s a lwa ys be e n a big pa rt o f Ric ha rd’ s life , a s his mo the r wa s a te a c he r a nd two o f his siste rs a re still te a c hing . T

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nd o ut wha t Ric ha rd ha s do ne with a ll this e duc a tio n, liste n to him pre se nt L ife Ma tte rs o n ABC Ra dio Na tio na l, e a c h we e kda y a t 9a m.

Amanda Ar mstr

• ng

Ama nda Armstro ng ha s be e n E xe c utive Pro duc e r o f L ife Ma tte rs o n ABC Ra dio Na tio na l sinc e July 2005. She de ve lo pe d E dPo d in e arly 2007 a s a n a c c e ssible info rma tio n re so urc e dra wn fro m the be st e duc a tio n c o ve ra g e o n ABC Ra dio . Ama nda be g a n he r c a re e r with the ABC a s a c a de t jo urna list in Pe rth. She ha s be e n Pro g ra m Ma na g e r fo r Ra dio Na tio na l a nd E xe c utive Pro duc e r o f the ABC Ra dio Sc ie nc e Unit. Ama nda wa s e duc a te d a t Mo rle y Se nio r Hig h Sc ho o l in Pe rth. T he se da ys she ’ s a c tive ly invo lve d in he r so n’ s prima ry sc ho o l in inne r Sydne y.

PT CWA Media Awards

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PT CWA Outstanding Professional

Service Awards

Dr Cathe rine Baudains

Australian Asso c iatio n fo r Enviro nme ntal Educ atio n (A 2E

2)

Dr Cathe rine Baudains has be e n a me mbe r o f A2E

2 fo r 8 ye ars, and has dilig e ntly applie d he rse lf

to the po sitio n o f Se c re tary fo r 6 o f tho se ye ars. Cathe rine has made a substantial c o ntributio n to E nviro nme ntal E duc atio n o n a pe rso nal, lo c al, state , natio nal and inte rnatio nal le ve l. He r stude nts at Murdo c h Unive rsity, inc luding Unde rg raduate , Maste rs and Do c to ral stude nts, be ne fi t g re atly fro m the de pth o f he r kno wle dg e in the E duc atio n fo r Sustainability (E fS). He r wo rk info rms pro g rams de ve lo pe d fo r bo th sc ho o ls and c o mmunitie s suc h as Ste pping Sto ne s with Gre e ning Australia WA and e xamining who le sc ho o l imple me ntatio n o f E fS in a no n g o ve rnme nt sc ho o l se tting . Cathe rine ’s wo rk also e xte nds to info rming the Ang lic an Churc h bo dy abo ut ho w to de ve lo p E fS fo r the ir c o mmunity. Cathe rine be lie ve s stro ng ly that e valuatio n and re se arc h abo ut E fS is the ke y to o rie ntating stude nts, te ac he rs, pare nts and c o mmunitie s to e mpo we r the m to ac t in po sitive ways to impro ve the ir future s. She has publishe d and pre se nte d re se arc h at lo c al, natio nal and inte rnatio nal le ve ls to inspire and pro mo te be st prac tic e te ac hing and le arning in E fS.

Ms Ann S mith

Australian Asso c iatio n fo r Re ligio us Educ atio n Inc (WA) (AARE)

Ann Smith has be e n asso c iate d with AARE fo r 27 ye ars as a T e ac he r o f Re lig io us E duc atio n. Ann c o mple te d a Bac he lo r o f Arts (Asian Studie s) at the We ste rn Australian I nstitute o f T e c hno lo g y (Curtin Unive rsity) in 1980, and a Diplo ma o f E duc atio n at Ne dlands T e ac he rs’ Co lle g e in 1981. She was appo inte d Re lig io us Studie s T e ac he r at Pre sbyte rian L adie s Co lle g e in F e bruary 1982. Ann was AARE WA Se c re tary fro m 1983 to 1994 and AARE WA T re asure r in 2005 and 2006. He r wo rk inc lude d the o rg anizatio n o f two WA base d AARE Natio nal c o nfe re nc e s. She atte nde d many Natio nal Co nfe re nc e s be twe e n 1982 and 2006 and partic ipate d fully in ac ade mic de bate s and e xc hang e s. Ann studie d at St Ge o rg e ’s Co lle g e in Je rusale m during he r lo ng se rvic e le ave in 1995, c o mple ting a fo ur-we e k c o urse ‘T he Bible and I ts Se tting ’. She re po rts “All te ac hing is wo nde rful. Ho we ve r , the be st was the ye ar afte r I was in Je rusale m”. He r funnie st te ac hing mo me nt was a Y e ar 9 stude nt saying “Je sus was a Je w, the n he die d, ro se ag ain and be c ame a Christian”. Ann has c o ntribute d to lo c al AARE thro ug h he r e xte nsive Re lig io us E duc atio n kno wle dg e and he r willing ne ss to c e ntre he r life o n he r wo rk.

Ms Val Martin

Australian Asso c iatio n fo r Spe c ial Educ atio n Inc (WA) (AASE)

Val Martin has be e n a ve ry ac tive me mbe r o f the Australian Asso c iatio n o f Spe c ial E duc atio n (WA Chapte r) fo r a numbe r o f ye ars. She has be e n a c o mmitte d c o mmitte e me mbe r , ho lding the po sitio ns o f Se c re tary, Natio nal Co unc ilo r and Pre side nt. I n the se ro le s Val has pe rfo rme d with the passio nate c o mmitme nt she bring s to all he r ac tivitie s. She has be e n assiduo us in bro ade ning the pe rc e ptio n o f AASE as an o rg anizatio n o f re le vanc e to all tho se wo rking with the full spe c trum o f stude nts with dive rse le arning ne e ds. I n additio n Val has made WA pro mine nt in the AASE natio nal o rg anizatio n thro ug h he r re pre se ntatio n

• f AASE
• n natio nal c o mmitte e s. She has also se rve d as Se c re tary and Vic e Pre side nt o f the AASE

Natio nal Co unc il. T his ye ar she was Co -Co nve no r o f the ve ry suc c e ssful 2008 Natio nal Co nfe re nc e o f the Australian Asso c iatio n o f Spe c ial E duc atio n he ld re c e ntly in F re mantle , de sig ning a sig nifi c antly dive rse pro g ram to c o ve r all aspe c ts o f wo rking with stude nts with spe c ial ne e ds.

Dr S imo n Clarke

Australian Co lle ge o f Educ ato rs (ACE)

Dr Simo n Clarke has be e n an ac tive me mbe r o f the Australian Co lle g e o f E duc ato rs sinc e May 28, 1992 and c o ntinue s to c o ntribute valuable se rvic e to the Co lle g e and its me mbe rs. His c urre nt c o ntributio n inc lude s me mbe rship se c re tary, minute s se c re tary and pro fe ssio nal de ve lo pme nt c o o rdinato r . Gaining and re taining me mbe rship in the se hig hly c o mpe titive time s is diffi c ult fo r all asso c iatio ns. Simo n o ffe rs a pe rso nal we lc o me to e ac h ne w We ste rn Australian ACE me mbe r , inviting the m to c o lle g e func tio ns and o ffe ring what assistanc e he c an to e nsure the ir time with the Co lle g e will be wo rthwhile and re warding . Maintaining me mbe rship is re c o g nise d as an impo rtant ro le and hig hly appre c iate d by the Co lle g e . Simo n arrang e s c o mmitte e me e ting s, ro unds up the c o mmitte e me mbe rs, c irc ulate s the ag e nda and ke e ps me e ting minute s with g o o d spirit and a fi ne se nse o f humo ur . As a le ade r o n the c o mmitte e , Simo n has suc c e ssfully initiate d and c o o rdinate d a se rie s o f twe lve se minars re lating to the to pic al issue s o f e duc atio n in We ste rn Australia. T his se rie s c alle d ‘Ho t T

• pic s’ was de ve lo pe d in 2006 and by

ke e ping the se minars re le vant and to pic al, the se se minars c o ntinue to attrac t me mbe rs and the ir g ue sts. T he c urre nt c o mmitte e o f the We ste rn Australian Branc h o f the Australian Co lle g e o f E duc ato rs truly appre c iate s the vo lunte e r wo rk that Simo n g e ne ro usly g ive s to the Co lle g e and its me mbe rs. He is a de dic ate d and hig hly pro fe ssio nal e duc ato r who se lfl e ssly fi nds time to e nsure the c o lle g e is we ll se rve d.

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Mr Bruc e He rriman

Australian Band and Orc he stra Dire c to rs Asso c iatio n (WA) (ABODA)

Bruc e He rriman has o nly re c e ntly ste ppe d do wn fro m the po sitio n o f Pre side nt o f the WA Chapte r

• f ABODA. He has an unbro ke n re c o rd as an o ffi

c e be are r o f the asso c iatio n sinc e its fo rmatio n in 1990. Bruc e is a hig hly c apable and e xpe rie nc e d c o nduc to r , having wo rke d at all le ve ls o f sc ho o ling . I n his vario us ro le s within the Asso c iatio n, he has share d his e xpe rtise with the e ntire te ac hing c o mmunity. He has be e n bo th the lo ng e st se rving pre side nt and se c re tary. F

• r many ye ars Bruc e has be e n

the driving fo rc e be hind the WA Sc ho o l’s Band and Orc he stra fe stivals, whic h he has o rg anise d, adjudic ate d fo r , and pro vide d c o nduc to r fe e dbac k fo r te ac he rs. Bruc e has o rg anise d many state c o nfe re nc e s during his time o f se rvic e , and also se rve d as natio nal pre side nt, the hig hlig ht be ing the stag ing o f a natio nal le ve l c o nfe re nc e in Pe rth in 2002. ABODAWA is ve ry g rate ful to Bruc e fo r his mo re than his se ve nte e n ye ars o f se rvic e and le ade rship.

Mr Digby de Bruin

Art Educ atio n Asso c iatio n o f We ste rn Australia (ArtEd)

F

• r mo re than twe nty ye ars Dig by de Bruin has wo rke d e xte nsive ly in se nio r ro le s in art e duc atio n with

the De partme nt o f E duc atio n and T raining , the Curric ulum Co unc il, o the r g o ve rnme nt ag e nc ie s at a state le ve l (in partic ular the Australia Co unc il fo r the Arts, the De partme nt o f Culture and the Arts WA and the Art Galle ry o f We ste rn Australia), WA unive rsitie s and with e duc atio nal le ade rs o n the c o nsultatio n, re vie w and de ve lo pme nt o f a wide rang e o f e duc atio nal initiative s in art e duc atio n. He has also wo rke d in an inte rnatio nal are na in visual arts e duc atio n, pro viding inte rnatio nal pro je c t manag e me nt fo r the imple me ntatio n o f a suc c e ssful aid and de ve lo pme nt pro g ram in art e duc atio n in F iji, wo rking dire c tly with se nio r manag e me nt o f the F iji Ministry o f E duc atio n. Dig by has be e n a Past Pre side nt and Vic e Pre side nt o f the Art E duc atio n Asso c iatio n o f WA and State Vic e Pre side nt o f the Natio nal Art E duc atio n Asso c iatio n. He is c urre ntly L e arning Po rtfo lio Manag e r o f Art at Ce ntral T AF E , re spo nsible fo r the manag e me nt o f the fi ne art, fashio n, je we lle ry and printing c o urse s in the Sc ho o l o f Cre ative I ndustrie s.

Ms Mary Harve y

Australian L ite rac y Educ ato rs Asso c iatio n (WA) (AL EA)

Mary Harve y has be e n a c o mmitte e me mbe r o f the Australian L ite rac y E duc ato r’s Asso c iatio n fo r fi fte e n ye ars and is c urre ntly Pre side nt o f the Asso c iatio n. During this time she has be e n a ve ry po pular and o utstanding le ade r in the de ve lo pme nt o f the Asso c iatio n’s pro fe ssio nal le arning c ale ndar . T hro ug h this strate g y Mary has always be e n pro -ac tive to addre ss the bro ad c halle ng ing ne e ds in impro ving lite rac y fo r all c hildre n ac ro ss the state o f We ste rn Australia. Mary is bo th the lo c al and natio nal c o o rdinato r o f ‘I nte rnatio nal L ite rac y Day’ o rg anizing ‘Bo o ks fo r Babie s’, and has be e n o n the o rg anising c o mmitte e fo r fo urte e n State Co nfe re nc e s and two Natio nal Co nfe re nc e s, wo rking in partic ular in the Pro mo tio ns and Public atio ns are a. She has partic ipate d in a Quality T e ac hing Pro g ram (an AL E A pro je c t) and is a g re at suppo rte r o f the ‘F irst Ste ps L ite rac y’ re so urc e and ‘Ge tting it Rig ht’ strate g y, me nto ring te ac he rs to de ve lo p skills fro m the se pro g rams in he r c apac ity in the AL E A le ade rship ro le . Mary has de ve lo pe d re ading playg ro ups and has pre se nte d nume ro us pro fe ssio nal le aning se ssio ns fo r the asso c iatio n.

Ms Judith Haldane

Australian So c ie ty fo r Music Educ ato rs (WA) (ASME)

Judith Haldane has be e n invo lve d in Music E duc atio n fo r many ye ars, as a piano te ac he r , primary music spe c ialist and an e ne rg e tic wo rke r in pro fe ssio nal music asso c iatio ns. She jo ine d the Primary Music T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n in 1996, and during he r time o n the c o mmitte e c o o rdinate d the e xte nsive re visio n and public atio n o f “Ste pping in T ime ”, a re so urc e fo r primary music te ac he rs. Re pre se nting the PMSA, Judith jo ine d the State Co unc il o f the Australian So c ie ty fo r Music E duc atio n in 2001 and was the e dito r o f “Opus” the c hapte r ne wsle tte r fo r so me o f that time . She was also o n the c o mmitte e with the Drama Spe c ialists’ Asso c iatio n to write “Putting Outc o me s into Prac tic e ,” a prac tic al re so urc e to he lp te ac he rs c o me to te rms with Outc o me s Base d E duc atio n in the Arts. I n 2003, Judith be c ame the Chair o f the State Co unc il o f ASME , bring ing he r c harac te ristic e ne rg y, e nthusiasm and c o mmitme nt to this po sitio n. I n 2004, she se rve d o n the ste e ring c o mmitte e , the n the E xe c utive o f the Co nfe re nc e Org anising Co mmitte e fo r the ASME XVI Natio nal Co nfe re nc e he ld in Pe rth in 2007. Judith is c urre ntly the music spe c ialist at Subiac o Primary Sc ho o l.

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Ms Maria T so vle as

Busine ss Educ ato rs o f We ste rn Australia (BEWA)

Maria T so vle as has be e n and still is an inte g ral me mbe r o f the We st Australian Busine ss E duc ato r c o mmunity. Ove r 25 ye ars, she has c o ntribute d to the Busine ss E duc ato rs o f WA (BE WA) in a numbe r

• f c apac itie s and ro le s inc luding tho se o f Pre side nt and Vic e Pre side nt. Maria has be e n instrume ntal

as an advo c ate o f busine ss te ac he rs o n a natio nal le ve l also . She has sho wn e ffe c tive le ade rship as Pre side nt, Vic e Pre side nt and WA State Re pre se ntative o n the natio nal bo dy, Busine ss E duc ato rs Australasia (BE A). Maria was a fo unding o ffi c e r in the de ve lo pme nt o f busine ss re late d se nio r se c o ndary c o urse s. She has playe d a vital and po sitive ro le in the are a o f se nio r se c o ndary re fo rm. While Maria has be e n at BE WA, she has wo rke d hard to satisfy the pro fe ssio nal ne e ds o f busine ss e duc ato rs thro ug h the e stablishme nt o f PD subc o mmitte e s, the publishing o f e duc atio nal jo urnals and the judg ing o f stude nt c o mpe titio ns. Maria’s philo so phy in e duc atio n is o ne that e nc o mpasse s the no tio n o f c o lle g ial and pro fe ssio nal suppo rt. She be lie ve s it is impo rtant fo r te ac he rs to fe e l like the y have the c apac ity to ac c o mmo date c urric ulum c hang e in the ir pro fe ssio n. Maria has c o ntribute d g re atly in this are a and as a re sult, she e arns the utmo st re spe c t fro m he r pe e rs and the wide r pro fe ssio nal c o mmunity.

Mr T

• ny Bro wn

De sign and T e c hno lo gy T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n (Inc ) (DAT T A)

T

• ny Bro wn was an inaug ural me mbe r and the T

re asure r o f MAT A, the Manual Arts T e ac he rs Asso c iatio n fo rme d in 1988, and has c o ntinue d his suppo rt o f it fo r 30 ye ars. T

• ny has c o ntinue d to se rve the Asso c iatio n in asso rte d c apac itie s sinc e the inc e ptio n o f the

Asso c iatio n and c o ntinue s his partic ipatio n c urre ntly as Vic e Pre side nt. T

• ny is the fi

rst pe rso n to be g rante d life me mbe rship o f o ur te ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n, and is a wo rthy re c ipie nt o f this award.

Asso c iate Pro fe sso r Dr C Paul Ne who use

Educ atio nal Co mputing Asso c iatio n o f We ste rn Australia (Inc ) (ECAWA)

Asso c iate Pro fe sso r Dr C Paul Ne who use o f the Sc ho o l o f E duc atio n at E dith Co wan Unive rsity and Dire c to r o f Ce ntre fo r Sc ho o ling and L e arning T e c hno lo g ie s (CSaL T ) is an e xc e ptio nal le ade r in e duc atio nal c o mputing who , o ve r many ye ars, has c o ntinue d to g ive unstinting ly o f his time , e xpe rtise and e ne rg y fo r the be ne fi t o f stude nts and te ac he rs and the c o mmunity. Paul is re c o g nise d inte rnatio nally, natio nally and ac ro ss We ste rn Australia fo r his inno vative and pio ne e ring wo rk. His driving c o mmitme nt to making a diffe re nc e to te ac hing and le arning in sc ho o ls is re fl e c te d in his hig h visibility to the pro fe ssio n thro ug h his dire c tio n and infl ue nc e o n I CT in the e duc atio n e nviro nme nt at sc ho o l and unive rsity le ve l. He is unive rsally we ll-kno wn fo r his c o mpre he nsive re se arc h and g ro und-bre aking prac tic e s in the use

• f po rtable c o mpute rs, o nline le arning and asse ssme nt and dig ital fo rms o f asse ssme nt, whic h are

linke d to his bro ade r are as o f e xpe rtise in c urric ulum de sig n, te ac hing me tho ds, le arning pro c e sse s, e valuatio n o f c o urse s and pro fe ssio nal de ve lo pme nt strate g ie s. As a me mbe r o f the E duc atio nal Co mputing Asso c iatio n o f We ste rn Australia (I nc ) fo r o ve r 25 ye ars, Paul has c o ntinually c o ntribute d to the wo rk o f the asso c iatio n and ac tive ly partic ipate d in E CAWA’s pro fe ssio nal c o mmunitie s. I n the many and varie d po sitio ns he has he ld and the tasks he has unde rtake n fo r E CAWA, Paul has had ke y o rg anizatio nal and c o ntributo ry ro le s to play, and he c o ntinue s to suppo rt and inspire te ac he rs thro ug h this asso c iatio n.

Mr Gre g Parry

Ec o no mic s T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n o f We ste rn Australia (Inc ) (ET AWA (Ec o ns))

Gre g Parry was a se c o ndary te ac he r o f E c o no mic s at Balg a, Manjimup and Craig ie Se nio r Hig h Sc ho o ls fro m 1975-84. He was He ad o f De partme nt – So c ial Studie s at Pe nrho s Co lle g e fro m1984-

• 1993. I

n 1994 he was appo inte d Ac c re ditatio n and Mo de ratio n Offi c e r at the Curric ulum Co unc il o f WA whe re he wo rke d until 1998. He the n be c ame a L e c ture r in E c o no mic s at E dith Co wan Unive rsity in 1998. T

• g e the r with Ste ve n

K e mp, Gre g is the autho r o f the mo st wide ly use d hig h sc ho o l e c o no mic s te xtbo o k in We ste rn

• Australia. Gre g has had a lo ng invo lve me nt with the E

c o no mic s T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n o f We ste rn Australia having be e n a me mbe r sinc e the e arly 1980’s. Gre g has se rve d as its Pre side nt and as a c o mmitte e me mbe r fo r muc h o f that time . Gre g has made re g ular c o ntributio ns in writing suppo rt mate rials fo r te ac he rs and stude nts, and pre se nte d at te ac he r c o nfe re nc e s and wo rke d o n c o nfe re nc e c o mmitte e s.

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Ms L e o nie Day

Early Ye ars in Educ atio n So c ie ty (EYES)

L e o nie Day is a de dic ate d E arly Childho o d te ac he r . L e o nie studie d as a mature ag e stude nt whe n he r c hildre n had g ro wn up and has be e n te ac hing fo r 15 ye ars She is c urre ntly te ac hing a Pre - Primary c lass at Pe te r Mo ye s Ang lic an Co mmunity Sc ho o l whe re she has taug ht fo r the last 7 ye ars. L e o nie Day has be e n a me mbe r o f E YE S fo r a lo ng time and o n the Co mmitte e fo r 8 ye ars. During L e o nie ’s time as a c o mmitte e me mbe r fo r E YE S she has arrang e d a numbe r o f suc c e ssful pro fe ssio nal de ve lo pme nt se ssio ns fo r E YE S me mbe rs inc luding o ne at T he F re mantle Childre n’s L ite rac y Ce ntre and an I CT wo rksho p fo c using o n Smartbo ards and Pho to Sto ry. She has also be e n

• n the sub c o mmitte e whic h o rg anise s o ur Annual Spring Co nfe re nc e whic h draws appro ximate ly

400 de le g ate s pe r ye ar . L e o nie to o k o n the ro le o f T re asure r in 2004. T his has be e n a big task to unde rtake , ho we ve r , L e o nie to o k it o n willing ly and has do ne an amazing jo b. He r patie nc e and g e ntle nature e nsure s she g e ts thing s do ne . L e o nie is a ve ry kind and c aring pe rso n. She always take s time to liste n and he lp yo u if ne e de d. He r c alming infl ue nc e is always appre c iate d at busy and stre ssful time s. She has an e asy g o ing nature and is always happy to c o ntribute . L e o nie is truly passio nate abo ut E arly Childho o d te ac hing and is de dic ate d to the c hildre n she te ac he s. We have be e n ve ry fo rtunate to have L e o nie o n the E YE S Co mmitte e and as the T re asure r .

Ms E milia (E mmy) T e rry

Ge o graphic al Asso c iatio n o f We ste rn Australia (Inc ) (GAWA)

E mmy T e rry was e le c te d to the GAWA Co unc il in No ve mbe r 1996 and imme diate ly to o k o n the po sitio n o f T re asure r and se rve d fo r o ne ye ar be fo re be ing e le c te d to Vic e -Pre side nt in 1997. I n 1998, E mmy was e le c te d to take o n bo th po sitio ns o f Vic e -Pre side nt and T re asure r . T he fo llo wing ye ar E mmy was e le c te d Pre side nt o f GAWA, a po sitio n she he ld fo r thre e c o nse c utive ye ars, fo llo we d by thre e ye ars as I mme diate Past Pre side nt and the E dito r o f the GAWA Bulle tin fo r the ye ars 2003-2004 as we ll as E dito r o f T he We ste rn Ge o g raphe r . F

• r the ye ars 2004 to 2006, E

mmy he ld the po sitio n o f Pre side nt o f o ur natio nal bo dy, the Australian Ge o g raphy T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n (AGT A), re pre se nting and pro mo ting g e o g raphic al e duc atio n. E mmy’s pe rio d o f se rvic e as Pre side nt o f GAWA was during a partic ularly diffi c ult time o f c urric ulum c hang e in We ste rn Australia with re spe c t to the planning fo r the intro duc tio n o f o utc o me s-base d c o urse in Y e ars 11 and 12. E mmy was re quire d to arg ue and de fe nd GAWA’s po sitio n o n a numbe r

• f fro nts and o c c asio ns. She was re quire d to atte nd many me e ting s at the Curric ulum Co unc il and

autho r many le tte rs, pro po sals and re spo nse s to re fl e c t GAWA’s po sitio n and re ac tio n/ re je c tio n o f Draft Co urse s. E mmy was an e xc e lle nt c o mmunic ato r and a staunc h de fe nde r o f Ge o g raphy and GAWA’s stanc e to c urric ulum c hang e . We be lie ve E mmy T e rry to be an e xc e lle nt no mine e fo r a PT CWA Annual Outstanding Pro fe ssio nal Se rvic e Award.

Ms Marilyn Yate s

Ho me Ec o no mic s Institute o f Australia (WA) Inc (HEIWA)

Marilyn Y ate s has be e n a tire le ss suppo rte r o f the Ho me E c o no mic s pro fe ssio n thro ug h bo th he r c are e r with the De partme nt o f E duc atio n and T raining and he r hug e vo luntary c o ntributio n thro ug h the pro fe ssio nal asso c iatio n. Marilyn was a fo undatio n me mbe r o f the Ho me E c o no mic s Asso c iatio n o f Australia (HE AA) fo rme d in 1965 and a driving fo rc e be hind the fo rmatio n o f T he Ho me E c o no mic s I nstitute o f Australia I nc o rpo rate d (HE I A) in 1993. So me o f he r ro le s have inc lude d: State Pre side nt, Natio nal Pre side nt, Co unc il De le g ate , Co nve no r o f the Natio nal Pro fe ssio nal De ve lo pme nt Standing Co mmitte e , and HE I A Re pre se ntative o n the T e c hno lo g y E duc atio n F e de ratio n o f Australia. Marilyn has always be e n at the fo re fro nt o f pro mo ting the value o f a pro fe ssio nal bo dy and has wo rke d de te rmine dly to e nc o urag e and suppo rt Ho me E c o no mists, partic ularly te ac he rs. Altho ug h she has be e n a value d me mbe r o f the Natio nal E xe c utive he r he art lie s with he r pe e rs in We ste rn Australia playing an inte g ral ro le in the suc c e ss o f many state pro je c ts inc luding the Value Adding Que st and Annual T e c hno lo g y and E nte rprise State Co nfe re nc e . I n 2001 Marilyn was awarde d a HE I A divisio nal le ade rship award and also the Natio nal’s hig he st and mo st pre stig io us award – F e llo wship o f Ho me E c o no mic s I nstitute o f Australia I nc . whic h is awarde d to me mbe rs who have made an o utstanding c o ntributio n. Marilyn has inde e d made and c o ntinue s to make an o utstanding c o ntributio n to the Ho me E c o no mic s pro fe ssio n.

Mr Jac k Bana

Mathe matic al Asso c iatio n o f We ste rn Australia (MAWA)

Jac k Bana has be e n a me mbe r o f the Mathe matic al Asso c iatio n o f We ste rn Australia in e xc e ss o f 40 ye ars, almo st the e ntire le ng th o f the Asso c iatio n’s e xiste nc e . He has be e n a c o ntinuo us Co mmitte e Me mbe r fo r o ve r 30 ye ars and he ld almo st all po sitio ns o n the Co mmitte e inc luding the Pre side nc y

• f the Asso c iatio n.

During this time , Jac k has fo c use d o n two ke y aspe c ts o f o ur wo rk: planning and de live ring pro fe ssio nal le arning fo r te ac he rs; and planning and c o nduc ting stude nt ac tivitie s that e ng ag e c hildre n in the jo y o f le arning and do ing Mathe matic s. Jac k has also e nsure d a fo c us o n primary and lo we r se c o ndary stude nts and te ac he rs, re fl e c ting the be lie f that it is in the se c ruc ial ye ars that the e ng ag e me nt in le arning re ally c o mme nc e s. His re c e nt fo c us has be e n o n stude nt ac tivitie s and it is his o utstanding c o mmitme nt, de dic atio n and passio n fo r the are a that has se e n this are a be c o me a c o rne rsto ne o f MAWA’s o pe ratio n. T he value o f the wo rk Jac k has unde rtake n fo r MAWA during the se ye ars c an be e asily me asure d with the c urre nt status o f o ur main stude nt ac tivity, Have Sum F un, whic h was de vise d by Jac k; and the Mathe matic s Ac tivity Day (MAD) that is c o nduc te d e ac h ye ar at E dith Co wan Unive rsity. F

• r

many stude nts this has be e n an impo rtant ste p into furthe r wo rk in Mathe matic s and a life time o f study in the disc ipline . MAWA and We ste rn Australia is far ric he r fo r the c o untle ss ho urs Jac k has g ive n to the ac tivitie s o f the Asso c iatio n and it is with o ur tre me ndo us g ratitude that we c o mme nd him fo r this award.

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Ms E ril-Jane Re id

Po litic al and L e gal Educ ato rs’ Asso c iatio n (WA) (PL EAWA)

E ril-Jane Re id has playe d a tre me ndo us ro le in the de ve lo pme nt and de live ry o f pro fe ssio nal de ve lo pme nt fo r We st Australian te ac he rs o f Po litic al and L e g al Studie s. An ac tive me mbe r o f the Po litic al and L e g al E duc ato rs Asso c iatio n o f WA (PL E AWA) sinc e the mid-1990s, E ril-Jane has se rve d in many c apac itie s o n the e xe c utive c o mmitte e , inc luding the ro le o f pre side nt. E ril-Jane bring s to the Asso c iatio n an e xte nsive subje c t kno wle dg e , e xam marking e xpe rtise and syllabus de ve lo pme nt e xpe rie nc e . She has se rve d as Chie f E xam Marke r fo r mo st ye ars sinc e 1997, was c hairpe rso n o f the fo rme r Syllabus Co mmitte e and no w c hairs the ARM Pane l. She was also a me mbe r o f the Phase 3 Re fe re nc e Gro up fo r the c re atio n o f the ne w c o urse and is a c urre nt me mbe r o f the wo rking party fo r the c re atio n o f the ne w e xte rnal e xam. With this le ve l o f kno wle dg e and e xpe rie nc e it is little wo nde r that E ril-Jane is re g ularly c alle d upo n by PL E AWA to pre se nt se minars and wo rksho ps, partic ularly o n past T E E e xams, to write answe r g uide s and to c re ate e xam pape rs. E ril-Jane ’s c o ntributio n to the pro fe ssio nal de ve lo pme nt o f Po litic al and L e g al Studie s te ac he rs in We ste rn Australia is o utstanding .

Mr Mark Me rritt

Primary T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n o f We ste rn Australia (PT AWA)

Mark Me rritt is a de dic ate d Primary T e ac he r o f 24 ye ars. He saw a plac e fo r primary te ac he rs to be re c o g nise d and value d fo r the impo rtant ro le the y play in pro viding quality le arning e xpe rie nc e s to the ir stude nts. Mark wo rke d tire le ssly with advic e fro m the Pro fe ssio nal T e ac hing Co unc il o f WA fo r o ve r fo ur ye ars to fo rm the Primary T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n o f WA I nc . T he asso c iatio n was o ffi c ially re g iste re d in No ve mbe r 2007. Mark has c o ntribute d sig nifi c antly in the we bpag e de sig n, marke ting and pro mo tio n

• f the asso c iatio n. He has pe rso nally c o ntribute d to the o rg anisatio n o f a state c o nfe re nc e and

suppo rte d a natio nal c o nfe re nc e fo r primary te ac he rs to be he ld in 2009. Mark has made an o utstanding c o ntributio n to the fo rmatio n o f the Primary T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n

• f We ste rn Australia and has pro vide d sig nifi

c ant o ng o ing suppo rt to Primary T e ac he rs in the ir e duc atio nal c o mmitme nt to c hildre n. 16

Ms Je ane tte Hutc hiso n

Re gio nal Asso c iatio n fo r Stude nt Ce nte re d L e arning (RASCL )

Je ane tte Hutc hiso n is c urre ntly a L e ve l 3 Classro o m T e ac he r at Do nnybro o k Distric t Hig h Sc ho o l, wo rking as a Y e ar 7 te ac he r in a Middle Sc ho o l e nviro nme nt. Je ane tte has be e n te ac hing sinc e 1982 in a varie ty o f c o untry sc ho o ls thro ug ho ut We ste rn Australia. Je ane tte jo ine d RASCL in 1997 whe n she be c ame a c o mmitte e me mbe r , and has be e n the Co nve no r sinc e 2002. Je ane tte has be e n a stro ng advo c ate fo r stude nt c e nte re d le arning having be e n me nto re d by Dr Do nna Brande s (fo unde r o f RASCL ). Je ane tte has c o nside re d wo rking with Do nna as a hig hlig ht and turning po int o f he r c are e r . As Co nve no r she has inspire d fe llo w c o mmitte e me mbe rs and has o rg anize d an annual c o nfe re nc e . T his me ans fi nding pro fe ssio nals to pre se nt the ir e xpe rtise to hig hlig ht the ne e d fo r stude nt c e nte re d le aning in c lassro o ms. Je ane tte has re pre se nte d the asso c iatio n in a varie ty o f se tting s inc luding sc ho o l wo rksho ps, c o nfe re nc e suc h as the Be g inning T e ac he rs’ Co nfe re nc e and the Brain Co nfe re nc e in Calo undra, Que e nsland. She has also e stablishe d a re latio nship with a Stude nt Ce ntre d Sc ho o l in So uth Australia whic h she re se arc he d fo r the De partme nt o f E duc atio n. Je ane tte is to tally c o mmitte d to the pro mo tio n o f Stude nt Ce ntre d L e arning in We ste rn Australian sc ho o ls, suppo rting stude nts and te ac he rs in de ve lo ping rig o ro us, nurturing and appro priate c urric ulum. She has be e n passio nate abo ut impro ving the way we wo rk with c hildre n and has fo und Stude nt Ce ntre d L e arning a g re at way o f making e duc atio n e njo yable and re warding fo r all invo lve d.

Mr Gre g Mo ran

Sc ie nc e T e ac he rs’ Asso c iato n o f We ste rn Australia (ST AWA)

Gre g Mo ran has be e n an ac tive me mbe r o f ST AWA sinc e 1990. F ro m the ve ry start o f his me mbe rship Gre g has be e n invo lve d in the suppo rt and le ade rship o f ST AWA run ac tivitie s. He has se rve d o n the ST AWA Co unc il as Pre side nt, Vic e Pre side nt, T re asure r , Se c re tary and Chair o f Stude nt Ac tivitie s. Ove r the past two ye ars as Pre side nt, Gre g has be e n a driving fo rc e be hind ST AWA’s re ne wal as an Asso c iatio n re ady to take advantag e o f future o ppo rtunitie s. Unde r his le ade rship ST AWA Co unc il’s ac c o mplishme nts inc lude a majo r Co nstitutio nal re vie w, o rg anisatio nal re -struc turing , re ne wal

• f the ST

AWA c o rpo rate ide ntity, c o nside rable inve stme nt in infrastruc ture , intro duc tio n o f ne w re so urc e s and re ve nue stre ams, as we ll as o ve rse e ing the smo o th o pe ratio n o f ST AWA’s ac tivitie s and se c re tariat in c o njunc tio n with the Chie f E xe c utive Offi c e r . Gre g has also had an ac tive le ade rship ro le in the majo r o rg anisatio nal and Co nstitutio nal c hang e s unde rtake n by AST A (the Australian Sc ie nc e T e ac he rs Asso c iatio n) this ye ar . Pe te r Russo , the CE O o f AST A, wro te “T he staff at AST A and I wo uld like to thank yo u mo st sinc e re ly fo r the wo rk that yo u have put into bo th AST A and ST AWA o ve r the past fe w ye ars. Y

• ur insig htful appre c iatio n o f the big g e r

natio nal pic ture as we ll as what ne e de d to be do ne to ke e p (AST A) viable is to be ac kno wle dg e d and applaude d”. Gre g ’s e ffo rts make him an ide al re c ipie nt o f an Outstanding Pro fe ssio nal Se rvic e Award.

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Ms Pame la Millar

T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n fo r Ge rman (T AGWA)

Pame la Millar is a fo undatio n me mbe r o f T AGWA, se rving o n the c o mmitte e fo r many ye ars in vario us ro le s inc luding pre side nt, vic e -pre side nt, se c re tary and tre asure r , and has se rve d as NAT G c o -

• rdinato r fo r WA fo r se ve ral ye ars. Afte r jo ining the c o mmitte e o f the Mo de rn L

ang uag e T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n o f WA, Pame la se rve d as Pre side nt in 1981 and 1982. She le d the o rg anizatio n o f the fi rst natio nal lang uag e s c o nfe re nc e he ld in WA. She has be e n invo lve d in GI c o nfe re nc e s sinc e the ir inc e ptio n in 1981. Pame la has atte nde d and pre se nte d at many State Co nfe re nc e s, and in No ve mbe r this ye ar , will trave l to Vic to ria to pre se nt a wo rksho p at the Vic to rian AGT V Natio nal Co nfe re nc e . I n 1980, Pame la jo ine d the staff o f Ro ssmo yne Se nio r Hig h Sc ho o l and was instrume ntal in de ve lo ping the Ge rman L ang uag e Pro g ram in line with the ir aim to be c o me a spe c ialist lang uag e sc ho o l. Be twe e n 1988 and 2001 she was the te ac he r in c harg e o f lang uag e s at Safe ty Bay Se nio r Hig h Sc ho o l, de ve lo ping and building the ir Ge rman L ang uag e pro g ram. I n 1984, Pame la wo rke d in Ce ntral Offi c e o f the E duc atio n De partme nt, writing c urric ulum mate rials fo r the g rade d o bje c tive s syllabus in Ge rman, and was a me mbe r o f the Ge rman Jo int Syllabus Co mmitte e until 1996. She has be e n a me mbe r o f the Ge rman T E E e xamining pane l fo r e ig ht ye ars, and has spe nt many mo re ye ars as a marke r o f T E E e xaminatio n pape rs. I n 1991, Pame la fo unde d the ML T AWA Ge rman Cultural Visits Pro g ram alo ng with Jo ac him Gro c h and Judy Jac kso n. T he y ac c o mpanie d fo ur stude nt g ro ups o n e xc hang e to Ge rmany and o rg anise d many pro g rams fo r the Ge rman stude nts in Pe rth. She has be e n awarde d se ve ral sc ho larships abro ad to share he r kno wle dg e , and in 1995 partic ipate d in a te ac he r e xc hang e pro g ram te ac hing Ge rman and E ng lish in Switze rland.

Ms Ro se mary Hame rsle y

T he We st Australian Asso c iatio n o f T e ac he r Assistants (WAAT A)

Ro se mary Hame rsle y is a fo unding me mbe r o f the We st Australian Asso c iatio n o f T e ac he r Assistants I nc . As an inaug ural me mbe r , Ro se mary has c o ntinue d to wo rk tire le ssly to pro mo te the pro fe ssio nalism and e xpe rtise o f E duc atio n Assistants in We ste rn Australia. Ro se mary has wo rke d in all fac e ts o f the asso c iatio n fo r the past 16 ye ars - as wo rksho p c o o rdinato r fo r fo ur ye ars, c o nfe re nc e c o nve no r fo r six ye ars and no w as the asso c iatio n’s c hairpe rso n. Ro se mary e nde avo urs to pro mo te the ro le o f T e ac he r Assistants by he r pro fe ssio nalism and de dic atio n to the be tte r e duc atio n o f the c hildre n in he r c are . Ro se mary’s me nto ring ; me diating , diplo mac y and o rg anising skills c o me to the fo re whe n de aling with all issue s and situatio ns. Whe the r she is he lping a c o lle ag ue , pro mo ting the asso c iatio n, c hairing a me e ting o r c o o rdinating a state c o nfe re nc e , Ro se mary’s de dic atio n and inte g rity are always o f the hig he st standard. WAAT A hig hly re c o mme nd Ro se mary as a re c ipie nt o f a PT CWA Outstanding Pro fe ssio nal Se rvic e Award.

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Ms Gigi T hie le

Fre nc h T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n o f We ste rn Australia (T OFA)

Gig i T hie le is a re fl e c tive prac titio ne r and is always se e king to e nhanc e he r te ac hing and le arning pro g rams. She re g ularly atte nds Curric ulum Co unc il, AI SWA and c ro ss –se c to rial me e ting s and wo rksho ps to ke e p abre ast and invo lve d in c urre nt de ve lo pme nts in F re nc h te ac hing and lang uag e s te ac hing . L ast ye ar Gig i applie d fo r a g rant thro ug h AI SWA to de ve lo p liste ning and vie wing mate rials fo r he r stude nts using re alia she had ac quire d o n a re c e nt trip to F ranc e . She also e mplo ye d native spe ake rs to re c o rd dialo g ue s. I n he r e valuatio n o f the pro je c t she was ke e n to share the re so urc e s she had c re ate d. She is c o ntinuo usly in the fo re fro nt o f e duc atio nal c hang e . Gig i has de mo nstrate d a willing ne ss to be invo lve d in trialing the ne w Y e ar 11 and 12 c o urse s so that the We ste rn Australian F re nc h te ac hing frate rnity c o uld be ne fi t fro m he r trials. He r e xpe rie nc e s have infl ue nc e d the ne w c o urse s. I n 2007 she applie d to be invo lve d in the I L T L P Pro fe ssio nal L e arning Pro g ram. She puts 100% into he r F re nc h te ac hing . He r re c e nt wo rk using I CT in the c lassro o m will be share d at the 2009 Stag e a la plag e . She has visite d F ranc e o r a franc o pho ne c o untry at le ast o nc e a ye ar , e xc e pt fo r 2001, the ye ar she had he r so n Ste phe n. T his is as to ur le ade r fo r stude nts and as a to ur le ade r o f F re nc h te ac he rs o n the DE ST funde d E nde avo ur Pro g ramme , as we ll as ho lidays to F ranc e . She is c o mmitte d to be ing the be st F re nc h te ac he r she c an be , bo th in impro ving he r o wn lang uag e ability but also he r ability to de live r be st prac tic e in the c lassro o m.

Ms Ange la S igno rile

T he We st Australian Asso c iatio n o f T e ac he rs o f Italian (WAAT I)

Ang e la Sig no rile has be e n an ac tive me mbe r o f WAAT I fo r o ve r 20 ye ars. During this time she has he ld many ke y po sitio ns inc luding two te rms as Pre side nt. She has also se rve d as Vic e Pre side nt, Se c re tary, Ne wsle tte r E dito r , Primary L iaiso n Offi c e r , Cate ring Co o rdinato r and g e ne ral me mbe r o f the asso c iatio n o ve r the ye ars that she was no t a c o mmitte e me mbe r . Ang e la has always g ive n o f he r time and e ne rg ie s to suppo rt any initiative whic h WAAT I c o nduc ts e spe c ially pre se nting at many wo rksho ps fo r o ur PD days and Co nfe re nc e s. She suppo rts all o ur e nde avo urs and is o fte n the fi rst to vo lunte e r he r se rvic e s whe ne ve r we ne e d he r assistanc e and in partic ular we ac kno wle dg e he r c o mpe te nc e in te c hno lo g y. She is always pre pare d to no t o nly de mo nstrate he r I T skills but also he lp me mbe rs to impro ve the irs, having re c e ntly c o nduc te d an afte rno o n wo rksho p o n c re ating po we r po int displays fo r the L OT E c lassro o m. I n additio n, Ang e la is always suppo rtive o f the Asso c iatio n’s Stude nt E xc hang e Pro g ram and always c o me s to o ur Orie ntatio n me e ting s to he lp pre pare the stude nts. He r e nthusiasm, true lo ve fo r the subje c t she te ac he s and he r se lfl e ss c o ntributio n to the be tte rme nt

• f the Asso c iatio n, make Ang e la an ide al c andidate fo r this award.

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Dr L ina Pe llic c io ne

We ste rn Australian Institute fo r Educ atio nal Re se arc h (WAIER)

Dr L ina Pe llic c io ne has be e n a me mbe r o f the E xe c utive Co mmitte e in the po sitio n as T re asure r fo r the We ste rn Australian I nstitute o f E duc atio nal Re se arc h (WAI E R) fo r the past six ye ars. During this time , she has he lpe d transfo rm the Asso c iatio n’s ac c o unting syste m, mo ving the m se amle ssly into the 21st Ce ntury fro m the pre vio us pape r base d le dg e r . She has be e n re spo nsible fo r pro c e ssing re g istratio n payme nts fo r the ye arly F

• rum and has pro vide d me mbe rs with a numbe r o f

alte rnative payme nt o ptio ns in a ve ry c o st e ffe c tive manne r to the Asso c iatio n. He r c o mpre he nsive re po rts to the Co mmitte e o ve r this pe rio d have pro vide d the g ro up with c le ar and de taile d fi nanc ial info rmatio n fo r the ir pe rusal. L ina’s de dic atio n and hardwo rking appro ac h to the tasks the Co mmitte e has re que ste d o f he r has be e n e xe mplary o ve r the last 6 ye ars.

Ms Je nny Dic kman

We ste rn Australian Sc ho o l L ibrary Asso c iatio n (WASL A)

Je nny Dic kman has made an o utstanding c o ntributio n to bo th WASL A (We ste rn Australian Sc ho o l L ibrary Asso c iatio n) and ASL A (Australian Sc ho o l L ibrary Asso c iatio n) in suppo rt o f te ac he r librarians and o the r staff asso c iate d with sc ho o l librarie s in g o ve rnme nt, inde pe nde nt and syste mic sc ho o ls. Je nny is a Co unc ilo r o n ASL A Co unc il and is c urre ntly Pre side nt o f WASL

• A. She has be e n an ac tive

c o mmitte e me mbe r fo r the past 14 ye ars inc luding unde rtaking the ro le s o f Vic e Pre side nt and E xe c utive Offi c e r . She is a re g ular c o ntributo r to the public atio ns o f bo th asso c iatio ns. Je nny’s c o mmitme nt to the pro fe ssio n is se e n thro ug h he r initiatio n, o rg anizatio n and de live ry o f a rang e o f pro fe ssio nal de ve lo pme nt. She is c urre ntly Co nve no r o f the 2009 ASL A XXI Natio nal Co nfe re nc e whic h traditio nally attrac ts mo re than 350 de le g ate s. A passio nate advo c ate fo r sc ho o l librarie s, thro ug h he r le ade rship o f WASL A, Je nny has be e n pro ac tive in c o ntac ting Ministe rs and Princ ipals re g arding the vital c o ntributio n o f pro fe ssio nally manag e d and run sc ho o l librarie s in e nhanc ing the e duc atio nal o utc o me s o f stude nts.

Ms Aile e n Hawke s

We ste rn Australian T e ac he rs o f English to Spe ake rs o f Othe r L anguage s (Inc ) (WAT ESOL )

Aile e n Hawke s was an ac tive c o mmitte e me mbe r with WAT E SOL fro m so o n afte r its inc e ptio n until re tiring in 2007. Ove r the ye ars she has he ld a numbe r o f ro le s o n the c o mmitte e inc luding pre side nt and ACT A vic e pre side nt. Always po litic ally savvy, de spite re tiring fro m the c o mmitte e she c o ntinue s to ke e p us info rme d abo ut issue s o f impo rtanc e and c o nc e rn. I n he r ro le s she balanc e d pro fe ssio nalism with a se nse o f humo ur , sharing sto rie s and c o ntributing he r tho ro ug h kno wle dg e to issue s tac kle d by the c o mmitte e . I n re c e nt ye ars she was o ur re pre se ntative

• n the natio nal T

E SOL c o unc il, ACT A, whe re she wo rke d tire le ssly advo c ating fo r the e duc atio nal rig hts o f mig rant, re fug e e and Abo rig inal stude nts. An e xample o f he r c o mmitme nt to he r ro le was the tho ug htful suc c e ssio n plan that she put into plac e as she dre w ne ar to ste pping do wn fro m ac tive c o mmitte e wo rk. Aile e n me nto re d he r re plac e me nt fo r a ye ar prio r to re tiring , e xplaining issue s and pro c e dure s and ac c o mpanying he r in te le c o nfe re nc e s and natio nal me e ting s. He r warm and frie ndly manne r has be e n a wo nde rful e xample to the re st o f us.

Ms Mo ya Mc L auc hlan

We stralian Indo ne sian L anguage T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n (WIL T A)

Mo ya Mc L auc hlan has be e n ac tive ly invo lve d with the We stralian I ndo ne sian L ang uag e T e ac he rs’ Asso c iatio n (WI L T A) and with I ndo ne sian te ac hing in We ste rn Australia fo r mo re than 30 ye ars. She was a fo unding me mbe r o f WI L T A and has se rve d many ye ars o n I ndo ne sian lang uag e syllabus c o mmitte e s and e xamining pane ls as we ll as fulfi lling the ro le o f L OT E Offi c e r at the De partme nt o f E duc atio n. Mo ya was the e dito r o f WI L T A’s ne wsle tte r , Warta WI L T A, fo r many ye ars, pro viding o ur me mbe rs with info rmatio n and ide as abo ut the te ac hing o f I ndo ne sian. She has be e n e spe c ially ac tive in the e nc o urag e me nt and nurturing o f ne w te ac he rs and tire le ss in he r e nthusiasm fo r the te ac hing o f I ndo ne sian. Mo ya c o ntinue s to suppo rt WI L T A by ho lding prac tic al and inspiring wo rksho ps and pro viding info rmatio n and advic e . She was awarde d L ife Me mbe rship o f WI L T A in 2007 be c ause o f he r

• utstanding se rvic e to the I

ndo ne sian te ac hing pro fe ssio n and to o ur asso c iatio n. We the re fo re fe e l she is a mo st de se rving re c ipie nt o f the PT CWA 2008 Outstanding Pro fe ssio nal Se rvic e Award.

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PT CWA Asso c iatio ns :

PT CWACommemorative Award

Pre se nte d to Ms Pauline T

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T he Pro fe ssio nal T e ac hing Co unc il o f We ste rn Australia wo uld like to take this o ppo rtunity to thank Pauline T re mle tt fo r he r wo rk with the Asso c iatio n, and re c o g nise the we alth o f kno wle dg e whic h she has pro vide d o ve r the ye ars fro m a varie ty o f so urc e s, he r c o mmitme nt to pro fe ssio nal asso c iatio ns and he r de dic atio n to he lping o rg anisatio ns wo rk to g e the r . Pauline has be e n invo lve d with pro fe ssio nal asso c iatio ns fo r mo st o f he r wo rking life , the fi rst be ing as Pre side nt o f AL I A Sc ho o l L ibrarie s in the e arly 1970’s. He r amazing ability to ne two rk c an no t be ig no re d, and it has be e n this that has pro vide d PT CWA with that value adding whic h c an o nly be appre c iate d by the dilig e nc e and c o ntinuo us e ffo rt to suppo rt o ur c ause , and wo rk fo r the Asso c iatio n. Pauline was appo inte d to the po sitio n o f E xe c utive Offi c e r fo r PT CWA in 1998, whe n as the Affi liatio n

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duc atio n Asso c iatio ns, g o ve rnme nt funding was pro vide d to suppo rt the valuable wo rk the Asso c iatio n c arrie s o ut o n be half o f pro fe ssio nal te ac hing asso c iatio ns, and inde e d the te ac he rs. At that po int PT CWA had appro ximate ly fo rty affi liate s, and this, o ve r time has g ro wn to in e xc e ss o f sixty asso c iatio ns. Altho ug h the funding was c ut, Pauline c o ntinue d he r wo rk as o ur E xe c utive Offi c e r o n a c asual basis, and has c o ntinue d to pro vide the Asso c iatio n with suppo rt at all le ve ls, as re quire d. Pauline has maintaine d a ne two rking fo c us and be e n a ‘c o nstant’ re liable so urc e o f info rmatio n, mo ral suppo rt and e nc o urag e me nt to the e xe c utive s o f o ur asso c iatio ns, inc luding que stio ns re g arding insuranc e , c o nstitutio ns, GST prac tic al manag e me nt and the e stablishme nt o f asso c iatio ns.

Maste r o f Ce re mo nie s

T he PT CWA Co mmitte e appre c iate s the o ng o ing suppo rt fo r the asso c iatio n by Dr Philip Paio ff, and e xte nds its thanks to him fo r ac ting as Maste r o f Ce re mo nie s fo r this e ve ning ’s e ve nt.

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