A life-changing encounter
A chance meeting in the Solomon Islands changed the lives of two women who share a passion for educating others.
Teaching for the small screen
ACU alumna Rachel Coathup teaches in a 1:1 iPad school in London, which means every student has access to their very own digital device. Screen time can be a contentious issue – but despite the naysayers, Rachel believes digital learning can enhance education and provide a unique opportunity for kids to get creative.
Teaching to learn
The people of the Tiwi Islands captured teacher Courtney McLean’s heart during a short week-long visit. Cut to 12 months later and this Bachelor of Education (Primary) graduate now calls these remote Northern Territory islands home.
Building a new life
As a competitive body builder, Sarah Foyster is no stranger to hard work. But that didn’t stop this 30-something mum of three from feeling nervous at the thought of returning to study. Sarah now says every time she walks through the campus gate for her Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) studies, she knows she made the right choice.
Learning lessons in Nepal
If you’re a teacher in training tasked with refining your practice in a classroom with a completely different set of rules, you know your pupils won’t be the only ones learning a lesson. For a recent group of early childhood and primary education students, volunteering in a Nepalese school challenged their resilience, knowledge and skills – and their own education.
Game play
ACU Master of Teaching (Secondary) alumna Amy Lau is a teacher who wouldn’t mind seeing more screen time for video games in schools. As controversial as the gamification of a classroom sounds, the way Amy approaches esports might change minds.
Life in the discomfort zone
Teaching has opened many doors for Jackson Elliott. As an elite runner, athletics coach and secondary school teacher on the Gold Coast, Jackson believes finding the ‘discomfort zone’ is where the good things happen.
Teaching with technology
ACU alumna Emma Winton works at a Melbourne secondary school that is reinventing the way teachers interact with their students using digital delivery, which she says has completely revolutionised how lessons are delivered.