I teach at a Catholic, co-educational high school in Australia.
I am the Director of Learning and Innovation at Emmaus Catholic College in Kemps Creek, managing the 1:1 iPad program, blended classes, training and support for students and staff and technology integration. I work within the TAS faculty, specialising in Building and Construction, Design and Technology and Industrial Tech-Timber.
I am MADLY trying to juggle teaching/life, keeping balance is difficult at times- especially since I have had the opportunity to write my first text book- a DOT POINT text for HSC Design and Technology, following that up with a Prelim text!!
Highlights of the last few years as an educator have been: presenting at ISTE in Texas 2013, heading to San Francisco to present at EdmodoCon in 2014 and being part of an awesome professional community of avid TeachMeet-ers in Sydney.
As well as these formal roles within school I am a passionate member of the IIATE (Institute of Industrial Arts Technology Education), supporting the IIATE by co-ordinating the Western Sydney Branch Meetings, ESNET and the IIATE website – and generally a do-er of stuff 🙂
I am stupid busy ALL the time and I love it that way!!
Hi Monique,
I love your blog!
I’m currently studying my postgrad in education and was wondering if I could use your blog as part of my research project?
My email is mrtha2@student.monash.edu.au
Many thanks,
Melissa
I teach at an all girls catholic school in the US and am in the process of grant writing to obtain a laser cutter for our design dept. I currently teach graphic and industrial design, and this year we brought in our first 3d printer. If you have a chance, could you please send me some of the pros from your experience of teaching with a laser cutter in the design department of your school? Thanks, and have a great day.
steve
shammer@mercyjaguars.com
This is an excellent Blog Monique. Currently studying at SCU to be a textiles/food tech teacher in NSW I am finding many topics of interest and relevance to my study and can see many examples of what I am learning being put into practice in the school environment!
Thanks,
Cassandra!
Watching you on EdmodoCon 2014. Thanks for presenting!
Hi Monique,
Very inspired by your blog and tweets. Love to chat about you presenting workshops for teachers.
Cheers Liz
liz@tta.edu.au
I think you need to up date this with your new awesome job title! : )
Finally done : )