Premier’s Teacher Scholarship Reports

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Volume 13

© 2016 Department of Premier and Cabinet NSW

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NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarships

The NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarships were introduced in 1999. In their first year five American History Scholarships were offered. In 2016, thanks to the generous support of our corporate partners, 21 scholarships across 14 program areas are offered to all teachers in NSW government and non-government schools and TAFE NSW Institutes. The scholarships are designed to enhance and enrich the learning experiences of students in the classroom whilst presenting a unique opportunity for teachers to develop skills and knowledge in their chosen field of expertise. Since 1999, over 400 teachers across NSW have received NSW Premier’s Teacher Scholarships.

Table of contents

Premier's Adobe Information and Communication Technologies Scholarship

Connecting regional and rural gifted primary students (K-6) using engaging and innovative technologies

Maria Russell, Armidale City Public School

Premier's Anika Foundation Youth Depression Awareness Scholarship

Building Resilience Early to Prevent Youth Depression: Examining Best Practice in Evidence-Based Social and Emotional Learning Programs

Hayley Jeffery, Deniliquin High School

Fostering Post Traumatic Growth to Promote Youth Mental Health and Resilience

Kimberley De Deckker, Holroyd High School/Guildford West Public School

Premier's Australian Association of Special Education NSW Chapter Research to Practice Special Education Scholarship

iPads as Assistive Technology in Inclusive Education

Kristyne Smith, Hobartville Public School

Premier’s Commonwealth Bank Vocational Education Scholarship

Can Simulated Workplace Environments Make a Positive Contribution to Student Outcomes

Craig Miller, Dennison College, Kelso High School

Premier’s Contemporary Asian Art Scholarship

Re-Orient: Dis Orient

Sueanne Matthews, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan

Premier’s Copyright Agency Creativity and Innovation Scholarship

Street SmART – Socially Connected Visual Arts

Karen Profilio, North Sydney Girls High School

Premier’s Early Childhood Education Council Early Childhood Scholarship

Investigating Introducing Philosophy in NSW Early Childhood Centres

Kate Kennedy White, Bondi Public School

Premier’s English Teachers Association of NSW English Scholarship

The delusion of the great American novel: A study of texts and contexts

Alexander Wharton, William Clarke College, Kellyville

Premier's First State Super Financial Literacy Scholarship

Financial Literacy – On Line and Below the Line

Susan Powell, Killara High School

Premier's HTA History Scholarship

Digital teaching and learning in Australian archaeology: project Archaeohub

Melissa Sorial, SCEGGS, Darlinghurst

Premier's IOOF Centre for Educational and Medical Research Itinerant Support Teacher (Hearing) Scholarship

Building teacher capacity in the use of captioned multimedia for curriculum access

Anne McGrath, Catholic Education Office

Premier’s IOOF Centre for Educational and Medical Research Itinerant Support Teacher (Vision) Scholarship

Equity and Access to the Australian National Curriculum for Students with Low Vision: The Use of Low Vision Aids in the School Environment

Carly Turnbull, Orara High School

Premier’s Kingold Chinese Language Teacher Scholarship

Collaborative practice, technology and redesign in Chinese Language Courses

Katie Grubb, Southern Cross School of Distance Education, East Ballina

Premier’s Masterton Homes Special Education Scholarship

Trauma-informed Practices and Systems in Schools (TIPS): present dilemmas, future possibilities

Michelle Montgomery, Niland SSP, Blackett/Hassall Grove Public School

Premier’s PwC Leadership Scholarship

Keeping it real: How can an educational leader maintain a connection with teaching and learning?

Grant Scarborough, Oxley Vale Public School/Tamworth Network Office

Premier's TAFE NSW Scholarships

Information and Communications Technology Skills Required by Event Managers

Lynn Van Der Wagen, TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute

Bridging the Three Pillars - Schools, the Training Sector and Industry to Build Skills for a New Creative Economy

Tanya Dobble, TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute

Premier’s Teachers Health Fund Health Education Scholarship

Teaching Digital Nutrition: The benefits of Digital Citizenship education in promoting healthy online and technology habits to young people

Jocelyn Brewer, Chester Hill High School/Birrong Public School

Premier’s Teachers Mutual Bank New and Emerging Technologies Scholarship

Exploring iPad use to improve literacy among young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students

Renee Fagan, Lightning Ridge Central School

Premier's University of Wollongong Early Childhood Scholarship

Exploring how Forest Schools principles can improve students learning in Australia

Alexandra Harper, Redlands School