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I never made it with guitar. My ability to tune strings is proportional to my ability to hold a tune. But I do drum a little in the company of the right musicians. |
I began my teaching career in 1970 as a secondary mathematics teacher in a remote rural high school. I advanced to head of department of a large inner city high school and then transferred to the primary division at the beginning of 1978. I taught primary school from then until the end of 1992 when I became a freelance consultant working almost exclusively in mathematics education.
Through my primary years I taught Years 2, 3 and 5 as a classroom teacher and for five years taught all levels from Prep to Year 6 as the art specialist in the school. I team taught in a double open plan room for several years and for many years was involved in extra curricula activities with the school's bands and theatre presentations.
Beyond my particular school I have been involved in many ways over many years with the Mathematical Association of Victoria and the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers, which are the professional associations of my state and country respectively. For example I have been president of the MAV and editor of both its primary and secondary journals.
I have written for an extensive number of journals and authored, or co-authored, several books. Many of my articles appear in The Classroom Connection which is a journal for primary teachers which, in each issue, contains articles on most areas of the total primary curriculum - language, literature, classroom management, health and physical education, science and technology and so on. From 1999 - 2001 inclusive I was also the editor of this journal. Information about The Classroom Connection may be obtained by writing to Research Publications Pty. Ltd., 27A Boronia Road, Vermont, Vic., 3133, Australia.
Some of my publications include:
You can also find out about my self-published works at the following links:
Throughout my career, in addition to my daily teaching responsibilities, I have provided professional development for my colleagues as part of the healthy Australian educational culture of sharing experiences so that all may continue to learn how to teach.
Provision of professional development is
now the focus of my work. It would be my pleasure to discuss
servicing the mathematics education needs of your school, cluster or district. Please contact me through the link below.
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