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Australian Academy of Science Teacher Awards

Teacher Award winners, 2007

Teacher Award winners from 2008

The Academy is sponsoring a teacher from each state and territory to attend its annual Science at the Shine Dome conference in Canberra. The conference activities include the New Fellows seminar, awards presentation, education workshop and annual symposium. The 2009 symposium will be on the theme of evolution – of the Universe, planets, life and thought.

Those who attend will:

learn about the latest research across a range of science disciplines
meet and talk with renowned scientists and young researchers
exchange ideas and curriculum materials with interstate colleagues.

This year the Academy received applications from a particularly strong field of candidates. Congratulations go to the following Teacher Award winners for 2009:

Mrs Elaine Bergmann	Ipswich Girls' Grammar School, QLD
Ms Cathy Cavedon	Mossgiel Park Primary School, VIC
Mr Stephen Cibich	Walkerville Primary School, SA
Ms Samantha de Moor	Palmerston High School, NT
Mr Geoff McNamara	Melrose High School, ACT
Mr Richard Meagher	Mount Lawley Senior High School, WA
Miss Trisha Rook	St Helens District High School, TAS
Ms Janette Wilmott	East Hills Girls' Technology High School, NSW

The award includes:

registration for all Science at the Shine Dome events
return airfares to Canberra
accommodation for the nights of 6 and 7 May (also 5 May for awardees from Western Australia and the Northern Territory)
a formal dinner with Fellows of the Academy and an informal dinner with young researchers
lunches, morning and afternoon teas on 6-8 May.

A full program of events can be found on the teachers program page.

Applications closed Monday 9 March 2009. Selected applicants need to arrange their own release from work, complete an evaluation at the end of the symposium, and provide a brief report by September 2009 on how they have disseminated information to professional colleagues.

For further information contact Roz Johnston on phone (02) 6201 9444, fax (02) 6201 9494 or email roz.johnston@science.org.au.

The awards are organised jointly with the Australian Science Teachers Association.
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