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I am Emma and I am studying in the primary/middle stream full-time. I currently work full-time in youth health as well providing education, parenting programs and intensive case management to young people. My job is both rewarding and challenging and I immensely enjoy what I do.
My favourite role is my role as a sole parent. I have a teenage daughter who helps bring a sparkle into everyday.
I look forward to completing my studies and moving on to the next phase of my life.

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Hi everyone,
My name is Cristian and I have been mainly studying online for the past few years. I do this so i can then liberate myself for my work commitments. I am posting late because i recently returned from an overseas vacation.
I have wanted to become a primary school teacher since high school. It has been my goal and is something that I feel that i will achieve which a great network around me.

Goodluck everyone

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-Hema

Hi all, my name is Hema and I am 30 I was born and bought up in India and been in Australia for about 10 years now. I was working as an educational leader and AD in one of the ELCs in western suburbs of Adelaide. I have just moved to Melbourne and will be commencing in a new ELC as an Ed leader soon. I am passionate about education and hence chose to change career from an IT professional to an Early childhood educator. I am studying teaching to further my knowledge about learning and cognition in early years.

I enjoy dancing, music and good spicy food.

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Wow I loved reading everyone's stories.
My name is Caroline. I've only used padlet a couple of times. Technology amazes me. I'm in awe of so many ways we can use it  and do presentations.
I live in Ceduna on the Far West Coast of South Australia. I used live further out and run  our  own farm with my husband and three children but  we sold it 8 years ago and moved to Ceduna. Prior to selling the farm I lived in a second home with our children in the neighbouring town so our children could attend a school face-to-face. My husband and I lived apart for most of the time and we did lots of commuting between the farm and our second home.
I have three wonderful children who are now adults and live in different parts of the state.
My reasons for studying later in life was due to me wanting to ensure my children had support while they received their education. I began my studies when my two daughters began their studies at University. Both now have graduated so hopefully it will be my turn soon.
I am currently studying my Bachelor of Early Childhood Education.
I have had quite a few challenges while studying primarily due to my health.
I have worked in childcare, pre-school and supported students in reception through to Year 12, predominantly with students with special needs, impairments and disability. When I was younger I never thought this would be an occupation I would do.
I would like to do further studies in Special Education but for now I will focus on my Bachelor degree.
Wishing everyone all the best.

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Hi everyone, my name is Brooke, I am currently in my third year studying Bachelor of Primary Education. I work within a OHSC setting as well as a child care centre. When I am not studying or working I enjoy keeping up to date with sport and playing team sports.  I look forward to working with you guys and wish you the best of luck with your studies.

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Hi, my name is Lisa and I have recently moved back to my home town of Clare. I am 26 and am studying part-time. This is my fourth year and I am due to finish at the end of next year.

I spent 6 years working in retail then got into childcare. I have now been working with children for the last 5 years. I have undertaken roles in child care, occasional care, rural care, playgroup and in schools for SSO and OSHC work. This has given me the opportunity to work with a wide range of ages from birth right up to year 10. However, I prefer preschool aged children and the early years of school.

I always wanted to be a Preschool Teacher until my recent placement in a school which I absolutely loved. Now, I wish to become a Reception Teacher.

During my free time, I love baking, gardening, catching up with friends and doing pilates.

Looking forward to studying with you all!

Lisa

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Hi! My name is Pam Webb and I am nearly 50 which is both scary and exciting. I am currently in my third year of my Bachelor of Early Childhood Education. 

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Hi! My name is Pam Webb and I am nearly 50 which is both scary and exciting. I am currently in my third year of my Bachelor of Early Childhood Education. 

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I am currently working full time at a childcare centre in the 2-3 year old room. I have been an educator for the past 13years. I enjoy working with special needs children who are both challenging and delightful.

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Hi my name is Pam Webb and I am going to be 50 years old this year which is both exciting and scary. I am currently studying my Bachelor of Early Childhood Education while working full-time in the childcare industry. I have an interest in animals and nature with a background in horticulture. I am excited by the growing movement towards nature play and forest schools. I am looking forward to completing my degree,

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Hi everyone,
my name is Emily Verbena and I am 21 years old. I am currently studying my bachelor of early childhood education, full-time whilst also working full-time.
I have recently become the senior educator in the toddler room at my early learning centre, and I absolutely love working with the children and collaborating with their families, as well as other staff.

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Hi everyone,
My name is Anna and I am currently studying a Bachelor of Education (Primary/Middle). My two minors are Science and English, as I thoroughly enjoy these learning areas. I currently work as a babysitter and tutor.
I cannot wait to learn more from this course and extend my teaching knowledge. I look forward to meeting you all.

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My name is Henrietta and I am 23. I've been studying online for a while now doing my Bachelor of Teaching (ECE) as I also work full time at St Peters Girls in the ELC. I love my job and working with children and probably cannot see myself doing anything else! I am interested in learning more about children with EAL/D through this course as I think it will definitely benefit me currently at work! Good luck everyone with this course!

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My name is Sarah and I'm Studying Ed (P&M). My hope is to teach English overseas eventually, but I would also love to work here in Adelaide as well.

Some fun facts about me:
- I can understand conversational Korean
- I am a fan of a bunch of Asian cultures and pop cultures
- I have climbed the Big Rocking Horse 18 times in the past 10 years - many international students haha
- For the past two years I have worked with Santa at both the Magic Cave and Santa's Wonderland - as a photographer. Seeing the kids - and the big kids - faces light up during this whole experience has been so beautiful, and I will probably be at one of both of them again this year, so if you recognise me there, say hey :)
- I have two nephews (1 1/2 & 5) who I adore. I don't have much experience with early years aged children, so seeing their development (particularly in their vocabulary) is endlessly fascinating for me. They're also very challenging which is also great haha
- I love to travel and feel at ease when I am away from home for some reason.

I didn't know what I wanted to do until I was 17, after experiences with overseas exchanges and international students. Seeing the joy on someones face when they have that realisation or breakthrough in learning something is a huge part of why I want to be here doing this. I want people to enjoy learning, even if they're not someone who is traditionally "academically inclined". Education is so important and shouldn't be something that people are forced to do, but something they want to do. I believe in learning something new each day...even the tiniest thing.
Goodluck to everyone with everything this semester and beyond!
Sarah

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Hi,
My name is Philina Ndoro. I am doing third year (bachelor of early childhood).
I live in Whyalla with my husband and 2 children. I enjoy  and love working with kids.
I am currently, working in a laboratory, (industrial) testing samples. I have been doing this same job for more than ten years.
I enjoy doing gardening, watching Tv and listening to music.
All the best everyone!
Philina.

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Hello! My name is Anna and I studying Education (primary/middle) with my specialisations being in Visual Arts and Music. I am a musician in my free time and am lucky to have to opportunity to play in some pretty amazing places. I am keen to get this degree done and dusted so I can study speech pathology as a post grad. Bring it on!! 

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Hello! My name is Anna and I studying Education (primary/middle) with my specialisations being in Visual Arts and Music. I am a musician in my free time and am lucky to have to opportunity to play in some pretty amazing places. I am keen to get this degree done and dusted so I can study speech pathology as a post grad. Bring it on!! 

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Hi everyone,
My name is Nikki and this is second time studying online.
I am huge traveller so I am currently undertaking this course while I am in Canada!
I have been travelling around the world for the past 5 years. As much as I love travelling I also am working towards my final goal (becoming a teacher).

I have spent time in the Maldives and India working in classrooms and I have just fallen in love with the career. I can't wait to be able to teach full time.

Looking forward to this semester!

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Hey! My name is Gaby Woods and I am 21 years old. I am currently in my third year of bachelor of education primary/middle.

When i'm not studying I am  always around kids! I like to keep busy, I balance working as an SSO at Tea Tree Gully Primary School, a coach at a place called 'Little Kickers' teaching soccer to kids between the ages of 18 months and 5 years old and I also work at an OSHC. I love working with kids and can't get enough of it!

I am looking forward to this semester and working with you all!

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My name is Jordyn Meacham and I live in Whyalla, South Australia.

I am currently in my third year of studying a Bachelor of Education (primary). I have always had an interest in working with children, however, after undertaking work experience and volunteering opportunities at the local special education centre, I gained an interest in working with challenging students and special needs children. After graduating I would love to pursue this interest in the role of a special education teacher.

I currently work at a category one school as an intervention/behavioural support/classroom SSO. I am based in a Reception/ Year One class with a high number of additional needs students. In the school holidays I work as an Early Childhood Educator at an Out of School Hours Care service. I have also recently been employed as a PASS Leader at UniSA, Whyalla campus, to support both first and second year students with their Numeracy and Studies in Mathematics Education 1 courses.

Jordyn

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Hi name is Mariette and was born in South Africa and been in Australia (Whyalla) 11 years.

I am a mum of 3 boys 16,13 and 11.

When my oldest was born he changed my life by showing me how excited it is to spark the interest of learning.

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Hi all, my name is Emilie Helbig and I am a first time external student! This is because of some very big commitments for me this Semester representing South Australia in Ireland in the Rose of Tralee Festival. A very exciting time for me so hopefully I will be able to balance it all.

I am very passionate about teaching and its ability to be able to change the world from the ground up. Although I know I won't be able to change the entire world myself, I hope to at least change one person for the better. I mean if everyone did that, the whole world WOULD change.

I am also very addicted to and passionate about Irish dancing. I run my own dancing school and currently teach 70 students from ages 3-23. I travelled the world with it myself and it is the centre of everything I do (photo of me at my last national championships). I can't wait to get to know all of you a little more too!

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Hi everyone!
My name is jess and I am 23 years of age. I am studying primary school education externally. I completed my first 2 years on study internally but have changed to external due to moving to Newcastle NSW due to my partners job.
I currently work at a Primary school in my local area as a debate coach and as a Nanny for a few families.
Since I was young I always wanted to be a teacher but one day in year 12 I decided to become accountant due to my good grades in the subject. After 1 year of studying accounting I changed to high school teaching at Adelaide university. There is where I completed my first placement in a primary school and that is when I truly knew I wanted to be a primary teacher so I changed courses AGAIN! Know I am here and I am loving every moment and looking forward to one day having my own class!

Jess

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Hi everyone, my name is Lisa. I am 32 years old and live on Kangaroo Island with my husband and two children (3 and 5) and we have another on the way, due in February.

I am currently in my 3rd year of my Early Childhood degree and am also working 2 days per week in the local Preschool as an ECW supporting children with language development and speech.

I am looking forward to working with you all this semester.

Lisa :)

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I am a grandparent, Nanna to 3 gorgeous Grandies. Sam is 4 years old, Louis is almost 3 and Lilly is 18 months old. My three girls are all grown; our youngest is completing her own University studies and our Grandies and their Mum are all living at home with us and our little furry baby Oska, the Maltese Poodle, so life is busy! I too understand how crazy life gets!  Saying that, my family are everything to me, and the joy that we are getting as we watch our Grandies grow and discover the world is priceless. My husband of 38 years is retired after bypass surgery earlier this year, and is “the Fixer” around our home, as the Grandies call him.

Prior to having children I worked in a variety of clerical roles, but once our youngest was at school I went back to school too! I have been an educator for 22 years, working as a Special Education teacher, an Aboriginal Education Teacher and Primary Classroom Teacher. Most of my teaching has been in Special Education and the Early Years/ Primary classroom from Years 1-5. More recently I have also taught at UniSA in Science Education, Numeracy and English Education 2.

Teaching is the other joy of my life and I count myself very lucky to be able to go to work each day and love what I do! No two days are ever the same. I have a passion for Nature Play, love getting outdoors, gardening and reading. I love instilling a joy for reading and interacting with texts, our world, communicating with others and connecting learning to student-driven learning projects.

Please feel free to ask questions, raise concerns or share your ideas; and do take advantage of the many options this Course offers so you will get the most rich and valuable experiences from this class. I am looking forward to meeting you all.

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Hi guys. I'm Jess. I am a single mum to two beautiful kidlets (7 and 9). I am working full time and studying full time so there is not a lot left for much else!

I work as an Assistant Director of Care at a Children's Centre, supporting children and families with many different needs. We have a great community approach and I love what I do.

I look forward to working with everyone over the next few months, hearing everyones ideas and inputs!

:)

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Hi! My name is Laura Hatcliffe and I am 24 and live in Adelaide.

I have been married for 5 years and I have a one year old little boy.

I currently balance Mum-life, Work-Life (Child Care) and Study-Life as best as I can and so the external mode helps this process!
I have been studying Early Childhood Education since 2012 and hope that I will finish next year.

In the future I hope to have my own Reception or Year 1 Class.

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Hi, my name is Christian.  I live in Elliston on the Eyre Peninsula with my wife and two children.
I used to work in Aquaculture but am currently studying full time.
I love living in the country and aim to work in rural schools once I complete my degree.
Throughout the degree I have developed a passion for Aboriginal Education and hope to one day work in this field.
I look forward to working with everyone this semester.

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Hello.

My name is Kate and I am currently doing my primary education degree (completely externally).

I am doing this degree externally because it give me the chance to be able to work full-time and be able to pay off my home.

I have a husband and two fur babies. They are; A cat that is named Molly and a dog, that is named Angus.

I have always had teaching in the back on my mind, but going to university scared me and I had no self confidence that I could actually do it. I decided that instead I would go to TAFE and become an Enrolled Nurse (I had people in my family that are nurses). About 3 years into my nursing career, I found that it wasn’t my passion and it wasn’t my ‘forever’ career. So, one day I decided that I would apply for university (thinking I wouldn’t get in) and I got in. It has been the best decision of my life! Teaching gives me a feeling that makes my heart smile. When I get up in front of the classroom or even just help students one on one, I just know that being a teacher is what I was meant to be!

I can’t wait to help students be the best they can be, and help them achieve their dreams.

Looking forward to working with you all.

Kate.

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My name is Rebekah but I prefer Bek :)
I am studying a Bachelor of Education with a Primary Specialisation. I will complete the course over five years (due to finish next year) as I commenced in 2015 when my son was 18 months old and I was pregnant with my daughter. Thankfully I have a very supportive husband and family who all help out when required.

Fast forward to now and they are 2 and 4, soon to be 3 and 5 in November. I also have a dog, named Bam Bam who is 8.

My passion for teaching has always been there, however I fell into a well paying job and took on a mortgage so I didn't take
the leap to begin university studies until I had my son.

My previous work includes working for the Federal Government in a review role and working as a emergency foster carer. The emergency care work ignited my passion and really made a profound impact on why I wanted to become a teacher.

My current job is as a SSO at a local primary school. I have gained a wealth of knowledge from this role.

English and Wellbeing are my specialisations, with a added interest in working with children from trauma backgrounds or presenting with barriers affecting their learning.

I wish everyone well with their studies and look forward to chatting through forums, virtual classrooms :)

Bek

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My name is Mikayla, I am 21 years old and I live in Port Pirie.

I am currently in my third year of my degree in Bachelor of Education - Primary. I completed my first two years of my degree through the Whyalla campus which allowed me to gain an understanding about the degree and the types of things that would be expected before deciding to move back home to be with my family and study externally. So far the external aspect of study has really enabled me to study flexibly allowing me to work more.

I have always known I wanted to be a teacher and said it was what I was going to do since I was young however at the end of Year 12 I had a change in heart and started a degree in nursing instead. After one semester of studying nursing I knew it wasn't what I wanted to be doing so at the start of the following year I started my Bachelor of Education and haven't looked back since.

Mikayla :)

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My name is Zoe and I'm 23 years old. I'm in my 3rd year of studying primary/middle education and have recently gone part time because I didn't have enough time to keep up with everything.

I live in the hills with my partner and our two Aussie shepherds. I'm usually pretty busy as I nanny for two families, teach aquatics, as well as have a lot of sporting commitments including AFL and sailing commitments. However I love hiking with the fur babies and having some wine too!
I'm looking forward to working with you all this semester :)

Zoe

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Hi everybody! I'm Billie, and I'm in my third year of MBET Primary/Middle. I'm a stay-at home student and carer for my family, and I live in Mannum.

I'm a semi-pro gamer who has always been an avid reader and I love to immerse myself into different worlds, whether that be through pages or on a screen.

I've known that I wanted to be a teacher since I was in Year Ten and undertook a work experience week in my old primary school - everything felt like it fell into place.

I'm looking forward to working with you all this semester! :)

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My name is Hannah Arbon. I'm 20 years old and living in the small country town where I grew up!

I moved to Adelaide to study Education in 2016 but moved and began studying as a full-time external student this year.

I love studying externally because it means I can work around my own schedule and choose when I can study.

Good luck to everyone this semester.

Hannah.

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Hi everyone,
My name is Amy, i am 21, I live in the upper south east and i am also in my 3rd year of MBET (Primary).

This is the only subject i am studying externally as i drive to Adelaide on Wednesdays for a full day. I spend the rest of my time working on our 2 family farms.

I have a strong passion for working with children with disabilities and love seeing children proud of their school work.

In the future i hope to experience teaching in the APY lands before gaining permanency in a country school.

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Hi everyone!
My name is Jess, I'm in the 3rd year of MBET Primary Middle.

I work (almost) full time as  a youth and disability support worker, caring for at-risk children and young people.

I love to read, cook and go hiking with my dog. I've recently starting writing with the intention of starting a blog sometime in the future.

I'm looking forward studying online with you all this semester!

Jess :)

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My name is Victoria. I am in my 3rd year of MBET primary.

I currently study full-time, work part-time at Officeworks and parent 2 kids (5 & 6 years old).

When I get free-time I love to go camping or hiking. I also love to travel and recently came back from the Seoul, South Korea study tour.

I am really looking forward to becoming a teacher. I find working with children very engaging and rewarding.

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My name is Amber Tomney and I live at Whyalla and on the West Coast (near Streaky Bay).

I am in my third year of Bachelor of Education (Primary) and I study internally when I can at Whyalla and externally.

I have always wanted to be an educator since I can remember, and now I am achieving my goal!
I love watching students knowledge grow and especially when the light bulb clicks! I have always supported children my whole life. My placement ensured me that I made a significant impact on students lives, so it has made me more passionate about teaching.

I currently work at OSCH, vocational care, retail shop, family farm, babysit and help out wherever and however I can, while studying.

Amber

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My name is Haylee Friedrich and I am a third year Bachelor of education- Primary student. I currently live, work and study in Whyalla, SA, which is 400 km from Adelaide.

For as long as I remember I have always wanted to be a teacher, working with young kids and helping to educate them. I remember being younger and making my little brother and sister sit in the living room with all of their school gear out so that I could 'teach' them, which was only the 5 times tables since that's really all I could teach at the age of 5. I have also always been involved in helping out and working with kids throughout my whole life, this includes helping out at Sunday school, babysitting, mentoring, swim teaching, oshc, working in play clubs and residential care.

It wasn't hard for me to realize that teaching was the right profession for me as I love watching students grow and learn about the world around them. I think its the most amazing thing when a student is engaged in their learning and excited about the topics, and when the switch flicks over and they finally grasp a concept its the most rewarding experience

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My name is Tammee and I have never used Padlet before! Eek... I struggle with technology and every time I am introduced to something new I panic a little...!

I currently study full-time, exclusively externally. My husband and I are completely outnumbered at home with 3 young daughters and a rescued cat from the RSPCA who is very selective with the amount attention she receives. I also work 4 days, part-time as an ESO.

I am looking forward to this course, as I enjoy literacy and gaining new ideas from everyone. Wishing everyone a successful semester 2.

Tammee :)

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My name is Amy, I am 25 years old and live in Naracoorte, South Australia.

I am currently studying part time externally in Bachelor of Education  Primary. I work full time at school as an Office Manager which I really enjoy. Life is very busy studying and working!

I have wanted to be a primary school teacher teaching students a kitchen/garden programme and using my degree to be able to relief teacher so that I can have flexibility when I start a family.

I am currently married to an Electrician. 5yrs this year. He is a fantastic support when I study, dealing with me being all emotional. Uni seems to bring it out of me.

All the best with your study everyone!

Thanks,

Amy :)

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Good evening fellow students! My name is Amanda and I am a mature aged student, 42 years young!  I have a supportive husband and 2 boys aged 13 and 15, and a puppy who likes to study with me.

I have worked in the Accounting field for 24 years before deciding to follow my dream of teaching, and importantly helping children in the primary year levels.  My focus is on English, and also Well being.  I think that children need to feel emotionally supported and happy to be able to focus on learning, and have the confidence to give everything a go in a supporting environment, which is one of my teaching goals.

I wish you all well in your studies this semester.

Amanda

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My name is Chelsea Blachut and I live in Mount Gambier.

I am an aunty to to beautiful little kiddies and have a little pet bunny rabbit of my own who is kind of like my baby haha.

I have studied most of my degree externally as this has allowed me to continue working in a preschool.  I love working with young children and have been doing it for the past 5 years. I am currently working 4 days a week and juggling fulltime study which can be a little bit crazy at times! I can't wait to complete my degree and secure a teaching position.

Goodluck this study period and I look forward to working with you all.

Chelsea

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Hi everyone,

My name is Laura Hunter, I am 22 years old and living in Melbourne, Victoria!

Currently studying full time, externally in a Bachelor of Education Early Childhood! I also work three days a week in a kindergarten so my weeks are very busy!

I am a proud cat mum to my three beautiful cats (I may identify as a crazy cat lady) Penelope, Luigi and Maisy :)

I have always had a passion for working with children, and I am beyond excited to finish my bachelor and hopefully further my teaching journey within a primary school!

Looking forward to working with you all this semester and wishing everyone luck!

Laura Hunter

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I am also a parent with four children and so hopefully I can relate to those of you studying with children, I know at times it can be crazy difficult. My children are a 10 year old Olivia,  an 8 year old boy called Charlie, a 6 year old girl Annabel and a 1 year old boy George. I understand what it is to live in a house where you are totally out numbered!

I believe my children give me a lot to think about in relation to education and my experiences within the education system as well.

I am happily married to a teacher librarian, so basically we are a very 'booky', 'watchy' house! This is not to say that I am an expert speller because I think we all have our struggles there! Or at least most of us, so don't feel self conscious of spelling in the chat box in the virtual class room or on the forum!

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My name is Marie King and I have been a tutor in this subject for almost three years. I am a secondary school English teacher and have taught for about eighteen years! I have worked in the UK, in rural and urban Australian schools and a range of educational contexts.

I am passionate about literacy and the experience of texts. Relationships are at the heart of my work and I believe in educational equity. I am curious about learning styles and approaches in students. I aim to release potential and empower.

I have a BA Arts (Hons) in English, a B.Ed (Sec) and a MA (Screen Studies). My educational interests have been in representations of gender and power relationships.I hope to embark on more study in the future.

In terms of any advice I can give you about starting the course it is only that

1. There are no stupid questions, if there were I would probably be the queen of stupid questions

2. Always communicate any issues or situations via email as soon as they arise and I will do what I can to support you and take full advantage of the university policies.

3. Please 'talk' in the discussions in the virtual classroom (you need a USB headset-to have the right sound quality) as this makes for a richer experience.(This is also true if you are a committed poster to the forum)