The Centenary of Federation Teaching - Team Awards

(Previously The Centenary of Federation Teaching Award)

 

These awards acknowledge that original and impactful new initiatives in the education sector are increasingly developed by teams of people, rather than individuals acting alone.

Excellence in teaching will be honoured with up to three awards, one each for Primary, Secondary and Tertiary education initiatives.

The award requires either self-nomination by the primary contact of the team or nomination by another RACI member, Branch, or the RACI Chemical Education Division.  The primary contact and the team members are required to be financial RACI members for a minimum of 12 months, however for school-based teams or team members, it is sufficient for the school to be an affiliate member.

Provide:

  • Details of the primary contact and a description of the initiative in a supporting statement of no more than 5 pages
  • quality and originality of the initiative, including how these will be evaluated
  • impact and significance within the education sector, including how the initiative will be disseminated and its potential for broader applicability
  • name and email address of a person within the primary,  secondary school, tertiary institution, or RACI Branch/Division member who knows of the initiative and is prepared to act as a referee
  • Names, email and telephone contacts of no more than four referees
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Hear from our 2021 recipient

 

Awardees


      2022  Bond University Team lead by Stephanie Schweiler
2021
Lesli Findlay
2019
Andrew Eaton
2016
NSW: Jaya Chowdhury
2015
NSW: Andrew Eaton (Secondary Education NSW)

 

 
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      2014
      Vic: Bill Esman/Cameron Senn-Sanger/Gillian Hume , Tas: Michael van der Ploeg, NSW: Nicolette Hilton ACT: Gary Rolfe
      2012
      Peter O’Neill, Louise Tyson, Gary Turner
      2011
      Tatiana Anesbury, Deborah Beswick
      2010
      Alisdair Hey
      2009
      Graham Armstrong

 

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2022 WINNER

 

 

Bond University Team lead by Dr Stephanie Schweiker 

 

The Bond chemistry team comprises Dr Stephanie Schweiker, Dr Stephan Levonis and Dr Amanda Tauber who are from Bond University on the Gold Coast. They created The Virtual Scientist – a website which gives school and university students access to virtual lab experiments, combining 360-degree tours with embedded interactive videos which students can navigate in their own time. The high level of interactivity, gamification, and step-by-step instruction provides a unique and genuine lab-teaching environment, with added accessibility of digital resources. 

The Virtual Scientist has averaged approximately 2,000 views per month since launch in late 2021, and has benefited many students around the world.