NAEEA Teaching Excellence Award
NAEEA is pleased to announce the first of our inaugural NAEEA Teaching Excellence Award. To be eligible for this award, which celebrates and recognises excellent teaching within the Enabling subsector in Australia, nominees must be members of the National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA). The winning applicant will receive prize money of $500.
To support any interested people, a recent seminar was held run by Dr Sarah Hattam. This session was recorded and available here.
Nominees are required to submit a letter* of nomination that includes the following:
- A statement of a personal philosophy** of learning and teaching that aligns with the Enabling education ethos (200 words)
- A reflection of the nominee’s teaching context and practice that demonstrates how the learning and teaching philosophy (in 1.) is evidenced by:
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- motivated and inspired student learning that has positively impacted on student engagement and the overall student experience. (600 words)
- mastery within the nominee’s discipline area (e.g., Mathematics, Academic Literacies, etc.) in relation to Enabling education, through imaginative and/or innovative approaches and practices (600 words).
- learning and teaching approaches that are grounded in current scholarly literature on teaching and learning to inform the development of initiatives, programs and/or practice. (600 words).
- A 1-page curriculum vitae (CV).
Nominees should include concrete examples of activities, outcomes and impact. A strong application will be supported by brief evidence from, for example, teaching or unit surveys, student testimonials, teaching observations or peer/leader feedback.
The nomination letter will need to be signed and dated by the nominee and their unit head.
Notes:
- Shortlisted nominees may be invited to an interview.
- The award recipient will be asked to submit a 15-minute video clip, highlighting an aspect of their teaching. This video will be available to attendees at the NAEEA Conference in Darwin on 2-3 December 2024, and will be subsequently hosted on the NAEEA website as a Learning and Teaching resource.
- Nominations are due by COB 30th September 2024 and submitted to Admin (NAEEA) admin@enablingeducators.org.
- Please contact Sarah.Hattam@unisa.edu.au with any questions.
*Alternative modes of submission, such as video/ audio recordings, are acceptable upon request. Please contact Jonathan.Green@unisq.edu.au if this is your preference.
**Submissions that are found to be generated by AI will be disqualified.
2023 Grants Round
NAEEA is pleased to offer members the opportunity to apply for its small grants of between $500 and $1500 to support research and development initiatives that align with NAEEA Aims and Objectives.
Important dates
- Applications open: Friday 28 July 2023
- Applications close: 5pm (AEST) Monday 11 September 2023
- Results communicated to applicants: By Monday 23 October 2023
- Commencement of research activities: Immediately after the announcement of results.
For more information about the grants, eligibility and application process, please access the NAEEA Grants Application Form
2023 Grant Recipient
Empowering enabling students: Bridging the literacy divide through the normalisation of assistive technology.
Kristy Stanwix, Edith Cowan University
2022 Grant Recipients
Enabling Educators engaging with social equity discourses.
Ana Larsen, Central Queensland University
The Be Positive Program: Helping students develop psychological well-being and resilience through implementing positive psychology strategies.
Trixie James, Ruth O’Neill, Katrina Johnston, Sara Smalley, Central Queensland University.
UniPrep Schools – Transition and preparedness in tertiary studies.
Shaz Attree, Edith Cowan University.