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Closing date is 25 November 2011 for the 2012 Teacher Awards – one $4000 prize for an outstanding teacher and an additional 5 awards of $500 in recognition of excellence.

 

Teachers

QMEA supports schools and teachers ina a number of different ways. Each QMEA school is part of a QMEA region – northern, central north, central south, surat and southern. A Project Implementation Field Officer (PIFO) from QMEA supports a regional area and the cluster of schools. A QMEA key teacher is appointed and supported at each school.

A focus of QMEA is to work with schools in subject areas aligned to STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics. However, due to the diversity of the minerals and energy industry, QMEA also works across a number of other subject fields such as agriculture and horticulture for site regeneration projects, geography for Spatial Technologies (GPS and GIS) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs for targeted certificate programs and school-based apprenticeships and traineeships (SATs).

QMEA’s programs are aligned to career entry for students and include operator, trade, technical and professional pathways.

Awards - In 2012, QMEA is offering a QMEA Outstanding Teacher Award valued at $4000 to further develop the capabilities of that teacher. Up to five QMEA Teacher Recognition Awards, valued at $500, will also be presented. All awards are presented at the QMEA Award Breakfast and events held each year in March.

Curriculum - QMEA supports the approach of developing work units which teachers can use on a daily basis. The work units are supported with PD. QMEA has gained approval from the Queensland Studies Authority to offer the two year program QSMART – QMEA Science, Maths and Related Technologies subject. Another area of focus for QMEA is to assist teachers and students with technology advances, especially use of automation in the minerals and energy industry. Programs in Robotics already exist for teachers with new work units and PD currently being developed for Spatial (GPS and GIS) Technologies. 

Conferences - QMEA supports the attendance at selected conferences which offer teacher and student workshops.

Event Support - Teachers can apply for $550.00 (inclusive of GST) financial support to assist them with an event. The event can be for students and/or teachers and must contribute to the development of knowledge and skills connected to the mineral and energy sectors. Click here to download the QMEA Event Support Form.

Professional Development - QMEA offers a number of different PD events to schools via attendance at conferences, links to Oresome Resources website and its webinars, workshops, site tours and camps. Keep an eye out on Blog and our Calendar for upcoming events and activities. Click here to request PD financial support.