Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) Newsletter (September, 2009)
ATEA Annual Conference June 2009
TEACHER EDUCATION CROSSING BORDERS: cultures, contexts, communities and
curriculum: Albury Convention and Performing Arts Centre
Three ATEA Fellows (2009):
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Professor Richard Bates
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Associate Professor Maxine Cooper
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Professor Jennifer Sumsion
Early Career Researcher Awards
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Anita Collins (University of Canberra)
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Iain Hay (University of Canberra).
Pearson Teacher Educator of the Year Award (2009)
Winner: Dr Rosie Le Cornu: For more details, click here...
ATEA Executive 2009/2010
During the ATEA conference, the ballot for ATEA Executive was confirmed. For more details
click here...
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
APJTE is an international, peer-reviewed journal and is acknowledged as such by DEST. For
more details click here...
The Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) History Project
May, J., Bessant, B., Holbrook, A., & Preston, G (2009)
Claiming a Voice: The First Thirty-Five Years of the Australian Teacher Education
Association.
ATEA Membership
The ATEA executive is asking all members to encourage their colleagues to consider joining
the Australia Teacher Education Association, and/or to renew their membership for the 20092010 year if they have not done so already. For more details click here:
ATEA Conference 2010: Townsville, Queensland: July 4-7, 2010
More details on ATEA website as they become available: http://atea.edu.au/
Conference of Interest
ATEA Newsletter articles
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Dr Bill Eckersley (ATEA Newsletter Editor)
Victoria University, PO Box 14428, Melbourne VIC 8001
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ATEA Annual Conference June 2009
TEACHER EDUCATION CROSSING BORDERS: cultures, contexts, communities
and curriculum
ATEA Conference: Albury Convention and Performing Arts Centre
Sunday 28 June - Wednesday 1 July 2009.
The annual ATEA Conference was held at the Albury Convention and Performing
Arts Centre. Charles Sturt University hosted a welcome at their campus on the
Sunday evening. Special thanks to Associate Professor Louise Hard and her
colleagues for a warm CSU and Albury welcome
One hundred and sixty three participants from across Australia, New Zealand,
Vietnam, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Bhutan, India, Scotland, Timor Leste,
England, Canada and the United States of America attended and engaged in sharing
and debate. Details of presentations can be found on the ATEA web site
(Publications)
http://atea.edu.au/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
On Monday morning the Conference commenced with introductions by Professor JoAnne Reid (Associate Dean, Faculty of Education at Charles Sturt University). A
Welcome to Country by Nancy Rooke (Local Indigenous Elder) set the scene for an
exciting and informative conference.
To start the conference, and to recognise outstanding contributions to teacher
education in Australia and to ATEA, three Fellows of the Association were
announced:
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Professor Richard Bates
Associate Professor Maxine Cooper
Professor Jennifer Sumsion
Congratulations and thank you to Richard, Maxine and Jennifer. Full details related
to the contributions made by Richard, Maxine and Jennifer will be posted on the
ATEA website in the very near future.
Welcoming and opening remarks were shared by Associate Professor Jane Mitchell,
ATEA President & A/Prof Louise Hard, Conference Co-convenor. The initial key note
address entitled: The Future of Teacher Education in Australia was developed by
Professor Sue Willis, Monash University and Professor Toni Downes, Charles Sturt
University. In Professor Willis’ absence, Professor Downes engaged the audience
with some key challenges facing the future of Teacher Education.
A series of presentations and roundtable discussions then ensued for the remainder
of the day. At the conclusion, the ATEA history entitled: Claiming a Voice: The First
Thirty-Five Years of the Australian Teacher Education was launched by Associate
Professor Maxine Cooper. In response, one the five authors Dr Josephine May
shared some of the experiences in collecting and collating the history of ATEA into
one special book.
Copies of the book are available for sale at a cost of $25 (including postage) –
please contact Dr Deb Clarke dclarke@csu.edu.au
The Annual General Meeting of ATEA was held later that evening and was attended
by a large number of interested members.
Day 3 commenced with a key note address by Professor Anne Phelan from the
University of British Columbia, Canada. In her stimulating presentation entitled: “
Border Patrol: On thinking with limits and the limits of thinking in teacher education’
provided insights into teacher education in Canada and challenged the audience to
consider what Australian teacher educators can learn from these experiences.
Another series of presentations and roundtable discussions ensured a busy and
engaging day.
The day concluded with the Annual ATEA Conference Dinner held at the Albury
Convention and Performing Arts Centre. Highlights of the evening included the
presentation of the Pearson Teacher Educator of the Year Award for 2009 to Dr
Rosie Le Cornu from the University of South Australia. The award was presented by
Julie Tylman from Pearson.
The Early Career Researcher awards were also announced at the dinner.
Congratulations to award recipients: Anita Collins (University of Canberra) and Iain
Hay (University of Canberra).
Professor Nick Klomp from Charles Sturt provided an entertaining and informative
view of thinking and learning in his presentation: Can scientific thinking cross
traditional borders for a more sensible, rational world? His ‘frenetic’ expose of what
we know and how we know it resulted in many laughs and nods of approval. The
evening concluded with entertainment by the band ‘All Talk’ whose music caused
many to dance and prance on the dance floor. It was a very successful evening with
fine food, wine and many laughs.
The final day of the Conference commenced with another stimulating keynote
address by Professor Geraldine Smyth from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland.
Her presentation: Refugee pupils, social capital and integration was one that raised
an awareness of the implications of social inclusion and equity in education both in
her homeland and in Australia. During the lunch break on this final day, Jenni
Munday presented a play entitled: Under the umbrella. Thanks to Jenni for
presenting this thought provoking play.
Later that afternoon the Conference drew to a close with the announcement that the
2010 ATEA Conference is to be hosted by James Cook University in Townsville,
Queensland. Participants departed for their homes, having collected their bags,
thoughts and memories of an excellent conference and looking forward to 2010.
Pearson Teacher Educator of the Year Award
The Pearson Teacher Educator of the Year Award for 2009 was presented to Dr
Rosie Le Cornu from the University of South Australia. The presentation was made
at the ATEA Conference Dinner in Albury.
The award was presented by Julie Tylman from Pearson. For more details, click onto
the following Pearson web site:
http://www.pearson.com.au/CommunityAndAwards/ATEA/PreviousWinner.aspx
The aim of the award is to encourage and recognise innovative teaching practices in
Teacher Education at a university level. Nominations are accepted from tutors,
lecturers and senior lecturers, whose primary activity is teaching in undergraduate or
postgraduate Education courses.
The Pearson Teacher Educator of the Year Award is judged by the ATEA
Executive.
The Award consists of $3,000 and a plaque presented at the ATEA Conference
Selection Criteria
 Interest and enthusiasm for teaching and for promoting student learning
 Ability to organise course material and to present it cogently and imaginatively
 Command of subject matter, including the incorporation in teaching of recent
developments in
 the field of study
 Provision of appropriate student assessment, including the provision of
worthwhile feedback to
 students on their learning
 Professional and systematic approach to teaching development
 Participation in professional activities and research relating to teaching
For more information about Dr Rosie Le Cornu, click on the following web address:
http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/staff/homepage.asp?Name=Rosie.LeCornu
The Pearson Teacher Educator of the Year Award will be offered again in 2010.
For more details click on the following Pearson web site:
http://www.pearson.com.au/CommunityAndAwards/ATEA/CurrentAward.aspx
ATEA Executive 2009/2010
During the ATEA conference, the ballot for ATEA Executive was confirmed.
President Jane Mitchell in announcing the ATEA Executive 2009/2010,
congratulated the following members in their appointments. She also expressed
thanks to past members of the Executive and for all members who participated in the
ballot process.
Contact Details for the Executive Members of ATEA.
Name
Position
Phone
Fax
A/ Professor Jane
Mitchell
President
+61 2 633-84807 +61 2 492-84417
Dr Deb Clarke
Secretary
+61 2 633-84475 +61 2 633-84065
Dr Jan Gray
Treasurer
+61 8 9370-6320 +61 8 9370-6690
Professor Tania Aspland
President Elect
+61 7 5459-4651 +61 7 5430-2881
Dr Graeme Lock
Membership Officer
+61 8 9370-6529 +61 8 9370-6044
Dr Bill Eckersley
Newsletter Editor
+61 3 9919-7453 +61 3 9919-7574
Dr Pauline Taylor
2010 Conference Convenor
+61 7 4042-1422
Dr Nan Bahr
Awards Officer
+61 7 3138-3455
Dr Simone White
Early Career Recruitment and Development Officer+61 3 9244-3934 +61 3 9244-6491
Dr Robert Parkes
Web Manager
+61 2 492-16437 +61 2 492-16987
Dr David Saltmarsh
Journal Editor Representative
+61-2 9850-8798 +61-2 9850-8674
Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
Published on behalf of the Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA)
APJTE is an international, peer-reviewed journal. The Editors invite the submission
of manuscripts covering all aspects of teacher education. The journal promotes
critical analysis of pedagogy across early childhood, primary, secondary and postcompulsory education, focusing on: The pre-service and continuing education of
teachers; new ideas and innovative practices; the professional development of
teachers; teaching as work; social and policy contexts of teacher education; new
technology.
For access to previous editions of the Journal, click on the following link:
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713405488~db=all
Annual Conference Paper Archive
Conference Proceedings: 2009
The annual ATEA conference provides a wonderful opportunity for teacher educators
to exchange ideas pertaining to research, practice and innovations in the fields of
teacher education and professional learning. Each year the refereed conference
proceedings and many non-refereed papers are published to the ATEA Online
Conference Proceedings Archive. Click on the web address below and proceed to
the Publications button for details of 37 refereed and 13 non-refereed papers
presented at the 2009 Conference.
http://atea.edu.au/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
Claiming a Voice: The First Thirty-Five Years of the Australian
Teacher Education Association
Launched by Associate Professor Maxine Cooper on behalf of ATEA
Dr Josephine May of Newcastle University responded on behalf of the authors
The Australian Teacher Education Association commissioned the Centre for the
Study of Research Training and Impact (SORTI) at The University of Newcastle,
New South Wales, to write a history of the Association since its inception. The
authors are Josephine May, Allyson Holbrook, Alison Brown, Greg Preston and Bob
Bessant.
President Jane Mitchell commented:
“Claiming a Voice provides a rich set of insights into the history of the Australian
Teacher Education Association. This book is an extremely important document for
the Association. It rightly recognises the contributions of those who have worked to
develop and sustain the Association and also details the ways in which the
Association has enhanced research and practice pertaining to teacher education in
Australia. More broadly, Claiming a Voice provides a major contribution to an
understanding of the history of teacher education in Australia.
On behalf of the Australian Teacher Education Association, I wish to thank the
writing team, Josephine May (Project leader), Allyson Holbrook, Alison Brown, Greg
Preston and Bob Bessant for their outstanding work in preparing this document.
I also wish to acknowledge the good judgment of past president Richard Bates, and
the ATEA executive at the time, for commissioning this work”.
Copies of the book are available for sale at a cost of $25 (including postage) –
please contact Dr. Deb Clarke: dclarke@csu.edu.au
ATEA Membership
The ATEA executive is asking all members to encourage their colleagues to consider
joining the Australia Teacher Education Association.
Can we also remind those who did not attend the conference to please renew your
membership for 2009-2010.
Membership
ATEA membership is aligned to the financial year. Membership dues are paid in July
(often with the annual conference registration). ATEA membership has many
benefits for all those with an interest in teacher education and professional learning.
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Each member receives three copies of the ATEA journal, the Asia Pacific Journal of
Teacher Education, a year.
As well, there are scholarships and research grants available for early career teacher
educators.
Best of all, ATEA gives teacher educators the chance to network and socialise with
kindred spirits at our annual conference held in salubrious locations. ATEA
conferences of late have been renowned for their friendly ambience and warmth of
welcome extended to all new members.
Membership is currently $150 per year.
A Membership form can be downloaded by clicking here .
For any matter relating to membership, please contact the Membership Officer,
Dr Graeme Lock .
Conference of interest:
Conference call for Papers: Learning for Life - Sustainability, Global Citizenship and Social
Justice Adelaide - February 19-21, 2010
Social Educators Association of Australia invites expressions of interest in attending, presenting
a paper, a workshop or a display.
Key speakers: Professor Cathie Holden, University of Exeter; Professor Rob Gilbert, University of
Queensland; Professor Toh Swee-Hin, Griffith University; Tim Costello, World Vision.
Important Dates
Please send your 150-250 word abstract by 15th September 2009 Refereed papers for inclusion
in Conference Proceedings are due 30th November 2009 Papers and workshop articles to be
considered for inclusion in The Social Educator are due March 30th 2010.
Visit www.seaa.org.au for registration fees, further details and the program.