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Ms Maura Sellars

Position/s:            Lecturer        

Faculty/Division: Education and Arts

School:                 Education

Phone:                  +61 2 4921 7919

Fax:                      +61 2 4921 7916

Email:                  Maura.Sellars@newcastle.edu.au

Location:             HA71, Hunter Building

Campus:               Callaghan

Biography:  

I trained initially at the Froebel Institute in London before completing B. Ed (Hons) at the London Institute of Education. I have worked in primary schools in the UK and Australia for 28 years, teaching all the primary grades at one time or another. I gained a Dip.Ed. in Religious Education from ACU’s Queensland campus before graduating from ACU (Strathfield) with M.Ed. (Research). I am currently working on my PhD and am interested in widening my experience in the area of Professional Preparation.

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Was awarded inaugural Excellence in Teaching award from the Diocese Maitland/Newcastle.  Gained an IER award for my master’s thesis’ contribution to educational research.  Have held positions on school executives

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In times of constant change it is important that teachers develop powerful, personal pedagogy. This article reflects on past and present sources of innovation and insight.

IE (Vol32/No3. Nov.2002), Maura Sellars

St Patrick’s at Cessnock, New South Wales, is dedicated to making its vision statement reality: ‘we will nurture acceptance, tolerance, patience and love and will respect and celebrate our individual differences and potential’. In the changing economic circumstances of a small town community, living up to that vision has proved a difficult but rewarding challenge.

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