Dr Anne Marie Ross

Casual Academic

School of Education

Email:annemarie.ross@newcastle.edu.au
Phone:0421201870

Career Summary

Biography

With a background in environmental analysis, education, and research Anne Marie (Annie) Ross has a demonstrated commitment and passion for the environment and sustainability, and environmental education| sustainability education. A PhD titled Working outside the square within: A history of Environmental Education Centres within the New South Wales Department of Education [1970-2017] is available at https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/uon:36934. Annie dreams of, and often contributes to, a changing world paradigm. As a sessional academic in the School of Education at the University of Newcastle Annie developed a fourth-year elective, EDUC4807: Educating for Ecologically Sustainable Communities, lectures, assessments, and fieldwork days in collaboration with the course coordinator Ruth Reynolds, additionally, fulfilling the role of lecturer from 2012-2014. Annie has been working on research projects and tutoring in educational courses such as educational sociology and foundations in secondary education while completing her dissertation and is now looking for the next chapters in effecting change. In 2021 Annie coordinated a 20-unit course focusing on the history, nature and practice of science. As a researcher Annie has been involved with, and managed, a wide range of research projects over the last 15 years. Some projects include: A review of empirical research into the drivers and practices of school improvement (2015 – 2020), A review of evidence on school improvement for schools impacted by COVID (2020), (Re)claiming Social Capital: Improving Language and Cultural Pathways for Students from Refugee Backgrounds into Australian Higher Education (2015-2018), the University of Sydney STEM Teacher Enrichment Academy 2014/15 Program Evaluation; Peopling Educational Policy: Realising the New Australian English and Mathematics Curricula (2011–2013) and PEPPR - Potential Enabling Program Participant Research Register/Enabling Program Research Collaboration (2010-2012). Research projects of relevance to environmental education | education for sustainability include the NSW School Climate Change Initiative Evaluation (2009-2010); and the Quality Teaching Evaluation of the Earthkeepers Program (2008). In addition, Annie worked on the literature review/analysis of environmental education| education for sustainability [EfS] literature for Associate Professor James Ladwig’s paper titled Beyond Academic Outcomes. Present work includes research development and workshop presentations within the NSW Environmental & Zoo Education Centre Network [EZEC] and voluntary work with the Obelisk Hill | Arcadia Park Landcare and Hunter Community Environment Centre. Annie is also involved in a fledgling research group with a focus on environmental |sustainability education with Dr Sharon Cooper and Associate Professor James Ladwig.

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Applied Science, Charles Sturt University
Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Newcastle

Keywords

Environmental Education
Management
Research
Sustainability Education

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
390202	History and philosophy of education	30
390105	Environmental education curriculum and pedagogy	50
390113	Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy	20

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title	Organisation / Department
Casual Academic	University of Newcastle School of Education Australia

Professional appointment

Dates

Title

Organisation / Department

13/8/2003 - 31/12/2021

Research Manager | Assistant | Administration | Conference secretariat

School of Education, Faculty of Education and Arts\| College of Human and Social Futures; English Language and Foundation Studies Centre (ELFSC); School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, the University of Newcastle, NSW
Oct 2020—Dec 2020	Writing\| development of the evaluative, practice and professional learning modules of the Academic Career Preparation (ACP) PhD pathway - VC scholarship
Mar 2020—Sep 2020	A review of empirical research into the drivers and practices of school improvement (2015 –2020); A review of evidence on school improvement for schools impacted by COVID (2020)\| CI: Associate Professor Jess Harris
Mar 2016—Jun 2018	(Re)claiming social capital: Improving language and cultural pathways for students from refugee backgrounds into Australian higher education\| CI: Associate Professor Seamus Fagan
Jul 2015—2016	Expanding Occupational Therapy (OT) clinical placements to schools: Feasibility, efficacy and sustainability \| CI: Dr Alison Lane
Mar 2014—Jan 2016	Wadalba Community School Action Research project evaluation \| CIs: Dr Kathryn Holmes & Dr Elena Prietto
Sep 2014—May 2015	University of Sydney STEM Teacher Enrichment Academy 2014/15 Program Evaluation \| CI: Dr Kathryn Holmes
Sep 2014—Feb 2015	A pilot inquiry into Australian secondary school grouping practices\| CIs: Associate Professor James Ladwig & Professor Jim Albright
Jul 2014—Sep 2014	The Ripple effect: How enabling education impacts on the individual, the family and the community\| CIs: Associate Professor Seamus Fagan and Professor Jim Albright
2012—2013	Peopling educational policy: Realising the New Australian English and Mathematics Curricula (2011–2013) \| CIs: Professor Peter Sullivan, Monash University; Professor Peter Freebody, Sydney University; Professor James Albright, Newcastle University; Professor Douglas Clarke, The University of Melbourne; Professor Lesley Farrell, University of Technology Sydney; & Professor David Clarke, Australian Catholic University
2012	Establishing national priorities for educational research: The AARE-ACDE research capacity building project, Task Group Two\| CI: Professor Jim Albright
2011—2012	PEPPR - Potential Enabling Program Participant Research Register Enabling Program research collaboration\| CIs: Associate Professor Seamus Fagan and Professor Jim Albright
2010—2011	Hunter Wetland Centre Australia: ‘A local schools working together project’ evaluation\| CI: Dr Nicole Mockler
2009—2010	Schools Climate Change Initiative evaluation\| CI: Associate Professor James Ladwig & Dr Nicole Mockler
2008—2010	Beyond academic outcomes - Literature review—analysis of environmental/sustainability education\| Associate Professor James Ladwig
2008	Quality Teaching Evaluation of the Earthkeepers Program\| Associate Professor James Ladwig, Hywel Ellis
2008	Pedagogy & Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge\| CIs: Associate Professor James Ladwig, Dr Wendy Miller, Mr Michael Donovan, & Dr Wendy Hanlen
2003-2007	Conference secretariat \| Pedagogy in Practice \| Associate Professor James Ladwig, Professor Jenny Gore
2003-2008	Administration of Associate Editor role for the Journal Teaching and Teacher Education \| Professor Jenny Gore
2003-2007	Administration \| research associated with the Quality Teaching development and dissemination within NSW\| Professor Jenny Gore, Associate Professor James Ladwig

The University of Newcastle
Australia

Teaching

Code	Course	Role	Duration
EDUC4807	Educating of ecologically sustainable communities School of Education, The University of Newcastle This elective course examined current environmental issues facing Australia and the wider world and considered the impact that primary schools can have by implementing ecological sustainable communities. EDUC4807 was one of a number of courses students chose from in order to meet the requirement for examination of sustainable communities in the BTeach (Primary) / BA program. It was designed to be run as an online/intensive course which worked well with preservice teacher internship. The online content, after setting the scene for environmental education/education for sustainability, was based on EE/EfS issues and active pedagogies with a focus on each KLA while also attending to the cross-curricula, systems thinking, whole school EE/EfS process. Assessments were interactive as were the field-days which included our preservice teachers experiencing the many resources available to them both in the environment and within a school setting.	Developer \| lecturer \| field day organiser/coordinator \| assessor	1/1/0001 - 1/1/0001
EDUC1038	Foundations of Secondary Education School of Education, The University of Newcastle This first year course nurtures preservice teachers through the subjects of academic culture, literacy and networking; education as a field of study; the historical, psychological and sociological disciplines that inform education; and, teaching as a profession and craft.	Tutor	1/1/0001 - 1/7/2022
EDUC3157	History, nature and practice of science School of Education, The University of Newcastle This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to examining contemporary understandings and practices in the sciences by exploring the histories, philosophical underpinnings and social processes that have shaped them. It investigates the different ways in which the sciences have been described and practiced during key periods in human history with reference to the prevailing social, cultural, and technological contexts of the time. It explores the interplay between these contexts, the conceptions of knowledge and the nature of reality, and the dominant scientific practices of these key historical moments.	Coordinator \| lecturer \| tutor \| assessor	1/2/2021 - 1/7/2021
EDUC1103	Schooling, Identity and Society School of Education, The University of Newcastle This course examines the interconnections between identity, schooling and society in primary and secondary schooling and early childhood education. The course prepares students to explore and understand historical and contemporary education systems and care, including elements of education curriculum, policy and practice both in Australia and globally. There is a focus on the needs of students from economically, socially and culturally disadvantaged backgrounds, and the ways in which educators might contribute to a just society. Students experience a field study component, as a way of further understanding sociological issues covered in the course as they play out in educational and community settings. Students experience a field study component, as a way of experiencing the school context from a teacher perspective.	Tutor at a Masters; second and first year level.	16/2/2015 - 2/11/2020

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Publications

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Chapter (1 outputs)

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2015

Reynolds RM, Bradbery D, Brown J, Donnelly D, Ferguson-Patrick K, Macqueen S, Ross A, 'A Values-based Pedagogical Stance: Teaching Teachers for Global Education in Australia', The State of Global Education: Learning with the World and its People, Routledge, New York 174-188 (2015) [B1]

Citations	Scopus - 4
Co-authors	Suzanne Macqueen, Kate Fergusonpatrick, Debra Donnelly, Ruth Reynolds, Debbie Bradbery

Journal article (1 outputs)

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2014

Dixon N, Reynolds R, Ross AM, 'Sustaining sustainability at Bungwahl Public School', Conversations: The Journal of the NSW Association for Environmental Education, 2 16-17 (2014)

Co-authors	Ruth Reynolds

Conference (4 outputs)

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2022

Ross AM, Freeman C, 'Anecdotal evidence in assessing environmental education: Memories of Rumbalara EEC experiences', Ourimbah Campus, The University of Newcastle (2022)

2019

Ross AM, 'Working Outside the Square Within: Activism within the NSW Department of Education Environmental Education Centres A Historical Account', Sutherland Shire Environment Centre (2019)

2013

Ross AM, Ladwig J, 'Working outside the square within: A history of Environmental Education in NSW', Marrakesh, Morocco (2013)

2011

Albright JJ, Fagan SJ, Ross AM, 'Establishing research into enabling program outcomes at the University of Newcastle', Proceedings of the 1st International Australasian Conference on Enabling Access to Higher Education, Adelaide, SA (2011) [E2]

Co-authors	James Albright

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Presentation (2 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics	Link
2022	Ross AM, 'Rolling with effective research/evaluation: Utilizing, realigning, modernising and polishing that wheel', (2022)
2021	Ross AM, 'A potted history of EECs with a focus on Muogamarra \| Gibberagong weaved in with the importance of research/evaluation.', (2021)

Report (4 outputs)

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2020

Harris J, Smithers K, Knipe S, Ross AM, Ross A, 'School Improvement: A review of empirical research into the drivers and practices of school improvement (2015 2020).', Department of Education and Training Victoria, 70 (2020)

Co-authors	Jess Harris

2020

Harris J, Knipe S, Smithers K, Ross AM, 'Transitions from remote delivery to reopening: A review of evidence on school improvement for schools impacted by COVID', Victorian Department of Education and Training, 50 (2020)

Co-authors	Kate Smithers, Jess Harris

2010

Ladwig J, Mockler N, Ross AM, 'School Climate Change Initiative [2007 2009] Evaluation', The NSW Department of Education & Training, 54 (2010)

2008

Ladwig J, Ross AM, Ellis H, 'Quality Teaching Evaluation of the Earthkeepers Program for Gibberagong Environmental Education Centre', Gibberagong Environmental Education Centre, 46 (2008)

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Thesis / Dissertation (1 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics	Link
2020	Ross AM, Ross A, Working outside the square within: A history of Environmental Education Centres within the NSW Department of Education (1970-2017), The University of Newcastle (2020)

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News

News • 23 May 2018

Increased support for refugee students to transition to higher education

Educators and providers will have access to a new set of tools and resources to better support students from refugee backgrounds pursue higher education, following a national research project that examined students’ transition experiences.