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Christine Preston

BSc(Macquarie), DipEd(Macquarie), MA(Educ)(Macquarie)

Associate Lecturer, Primary Curriculum Studies

Email:

Phone: +61 2 9351 6282

Fax: +61 2 9351 2606

Building.Room: A35.541

Research interests

Educational systems: administration, management and leadership

  • Preschool and primary education

Research on teaching and learning

  • Learning & teaching in higher education
  • Mathematics and science

Keywords

primary-school science education, primary curriculum, marine education, teacher education


Professional biography

Chris began her teaching career as a secondary-school science teacher and switched to higher-education pedagogy in 1997 at Macquarie University, as a lecturer in secondary-science teaching.

After completing her master's degree, Chris conducted educational research and taught K–12 in a field studies centre before moving into the field of primary-school-science teacher-education (also at Macquarie).

Chris taught primary-school science, K–6, at Abbotsleigh Junior School.

In addition to her lecturing duties at the University of Sydney, Chris has lectured at Macquarie University in:

  • early-childhood science
  • primary pedagogy and science
  • technology and secondary-science teacher education.

Chris continues to teach kindergarten science on a weekly basis.


Awards

  • Quality Teaching Award 2001, NSW Minister for Education and Training and the Australian College of Educators (NSW Chapter)

  • Excellence in Teaching Award 2007, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney

  • Award for Innovation and Excellence in the Vocation of Teaching 1996, Rotary Club of Sydney


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