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The CEC Institute recruits experienced educators to develop content for its publications. A large number of qualified and experienced educators has been recruited to work on various publications of the CEC Institute. You can access the profiles of these educators by clicking on the names below.
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Michelle Barker |
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Core English |
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Nature (M13) Nature on Land (T37) Nature in the Sea (T38) Looking After Nature (T39) |
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Michelle's qualifications include a B. Beh. Science and Certificate III in Business. She has taught in Korean hagwons and studied the Korean language. |
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Nicky Blumfield |
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Core English |
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How Do I Feel About... (M11) School Experiences (T32) |
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Nicky's qualifications include a Dip. Teach. (Early Childhood), B. Arts and a M. Lib. Sciences. She has been a teacher of early childhood and is now Head of the University of Queensland Dentistry Library. |
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Peggy Chapman |
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Core English |
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Fantasy Island (M1) Colors (T2) |
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Peggy's qualifications include a B.A (German), B. Sc. Zoology, Grad. Dip. Education, Grad. Dip. Journalism, Grad. Cert. Publishing and Editing and a Grad. Cert. TESOL. She is currently studying for a M. Ed. (TESOL) and she has 25 years high school teaching experience in Biology, Science, Mathematics, German and TESOL/ESL. |
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Jill Clifford |
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English Writing and Grammar |
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Modules 9 to 16 |
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Jill's qualifications include a Dip. Teach. and B. Ed. She was appointed as an Advanced Skills Teacher, and has been a Reading Recovery Teacher, English Coordinator and elementary school teacher in Education Queensland. |
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Amelia Douglas-Savage |
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Core English |
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Jack Goes to the Mall (M4) Transport (T11)
My Community (M8) Where I Live (T22) People in the Community (23) Getting Around (T24)
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Amelia's qualifications include a B. A., Master of Teaching, Associate of Trinity College London (Speech and Drama) and a partially completed B. Laws. She is now completing an Honors year in Political Science and studying for Licentiate of Trinity College London (Effective Communication). Amelia has been an elementary school teacher for Education Queensland. |
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Christine Elam |
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English Writing and Grammar |
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Modules 9 to 16 |
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Christine's qualifications include a B. Arts (English and French), Grad. Cert. Educ. and a Cert. in TESOL. She has lectured in English and ESL at Hebron College of Education, acted as an external marker at the University of South Africa and a marker with the South African Education Department. She has taught English and French to high school students in Zimbabwe and has also taught in the USA and Canada. Christine has also been a test writer for tests of English Proficiency. |
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Carolyn Etheridge |
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Core English |
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How Do I Feel About... (M11) Collecting Things (T31) |
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Carolyn's qualifications include a B. Ed. and a Dip. of Fine Art. Carolyn has been a teacher and a practicing artist. She has written several short stories for children and taught art to children and adults. She has held two solo art exhibitions and participated in numerous group shows. She is currently completing a Bachelor of Fine Art at the Queensland University of Technology. |
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Jennifer Fitzgerald |
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Core English |
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Having Fun (M10) Special Days and Celebrations (T28) My Party (T29 Theme Park and Circus (T30)
How Do I Feel About… (M11) Activities and Abilities (T33)
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Jennifer holds a B. Ed. She is an elementary school teacher in Education Queensland and has taught ESL students. Jennifer is currently an acting school principal. |
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Leonora Flynn |
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Core English, English Writing and Grammar (Coordinator) |
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Core English - My World (M6) My School (T16)
A Land for All Seasons (M9) What Will I Wear? (T25) Weather (T26) Months and Seasons (T27)
Staying Well (M16) In Sickness and in Health (46) Safety (T47) Healthy Living (48)
English Writing and Grammar - Modules 9 - 16 |
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Leonora's qualifications include a Dip. Teach., B. Ed., Cert. in TESOL Teaching Strategies, Graduate Cert. in Ed. (TESOL) and a M. Ed. (TESOL). Leonora has a National (Australia) Excellence in Teaching nomination, and she was a Teacher and Project Officer (developing learning through multimedia) with Education Queensland. She is an ESL teacher and was chosen by Queensland University of Technology to take up a TESOL Internship at Santa Monica College, Los Angeles in 2001. |
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Patti Grant-Byth |
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Core English, Exit Tests, Entry Tests |
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Fantasy Island (M1) Colors (T2)
Exit Tests (T1 - 48)
Entry Tests (T1 - 48)
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Patti is a qualified middle school and high school teacher of Science and Geography. She has a M. Ed. (TESOL) and had three years' experience teaching English in Korea prior to joining the Choral English College as Director of Studies. Patti is the Manager of Academic Programs at the Choral English College in Seoul. |
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Kerryn Griffiths |
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Sounds-Letters-Words! |
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Modules 1 to 16 |
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Kerryn's qualifications include a B. Arts (German and Linguistics) and a B. Ed. (German and ESL). She has taught English as an Additional Language in London and has been an ESL/German teacher in Queensland. |
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Debi Howarth |
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Total Physical Response, Teacher's Manual, Choral Speaking |
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Total Physical Response - Modules 1, 4, 6
Choral Speaking - techniques and general information
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Debi's qualifications include a Dip. Teach. (Primary/Secondary), Grad. Diploma in Ed. Studies (Professional Development), B. Ed. (Educational Leadership) and a M. Ed. Admin. She was the recipient of an Australian Postgraduate Award (in recognition of academic excellence) to complete a M. Ed. Admin., she is an Accredited Australian Institute of Management Member (entitled to use the letters AIMM) and a Director (National) and Secretary (Queensland Chapter) of the Australian New Zealand Education Law Association. She has previously been Principal of elementary schools in independent Anglican schools and Deputy Principal of a P-12 Anglican College. Debi is currently Director Academic Programs and Administration at the Choral English College Institute and a part time academic at the Queensland University of Technology. |
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Jennifer Howarth |
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Core English |
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Jack Goes to the Mall (M4) Shopping (T12)
A Day in the Life (M5) My Body (T13) Days and Daily Routines (T14) Food and Meal Times (T15)
My World (M6) My Playground (T17)
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Jennifer's qualifications include a B. Arts (Social Welfare), Certificate III in Information Technology, Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, Cert. in TESOL, and a M. Ed. (TESOL). Jennifer has been a Preschool teacher/director in New South Wales, as well as a Principal and ESL teacher in China. |
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Belinda Kennedy |
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Core English |
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I Want to be Famous (M14) Dear Diary (T40) When I Grow Up (T41) My Ideal World (T42) |
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Belinda's qualifications include a B. Arts. (Mod. Asian Studies) and a B. Arts in Languages and Applied Linguistics. She has been an ESL Tutor to Korean students and a teacher in Korea. |
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Eun-Ju Kim |
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English Writing and Grammar |
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Modules 9 to 16 |
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Eun-Ju's qualifications include a B. Soc. Sc. in Ed. and a M. Ed. (TESOL). She has been an ESL teacher in Australia and an EFL teacher in Korea. |
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Robin Liao |
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Total Physical Response |
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Modules 1 - 8 |
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Robin's qualifications include a M. Ed. (linguistics and second language teaching) and a Grad. Dip. (further education and training). He is a Mandarin Chinese teacher at Coomera Anglican College, a private Anglican school on the Gold Coast. His special research interests include:
(1) Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
(2) The research and practice of teaching a second language with the Total Physical Response method (TPR)
(3) The research of cross cultural differences of student learning styles
(4) Early childhood second language teaching and learning
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Lorna Longston |
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Choral Speaking (Advisor) |
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Teaching Sequences - Modules 1 to 4, Choral Speaking Techniques (CD-ROM) |
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Lorna was educated in South Africa and her qualifications include a Cert. Teach., specializing in infants (South Africa) and a Certificate Speech & Drama - Licentiate Trinity College of London (Australia). She has been a Speech & Drama teacher and a Communications teacher in the vocational education area. Lorna teaches choral speaking to ESL students and native speakers of English. |
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Cassandra Mathie |
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Core English |
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Jack Goes to the Mall (M4) Clothes (T10)
My World (M6) My Room and My Favorite Things (T18)
Going Out (M7) A Visit to the Zoo (T19) After School Activities (T20) Going to My Friend's Place (T21)
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Cassandra's qualifications include a B. Photojournalism. She was the recipient of a Griffith University Medal - Academic Achievement. She has been an ESL teacher at Nudgee College, Queensland and an English teacher in South Lebanon. |
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Alexandra Norris |
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Core English |
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Following Instructions (M15) Time (T43) Building a Playhouse (T44) Looking After a Pet (T45) |
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Alexandra's qualifications include a B. Arts (Hons) and a Grad. Dip. Ed. She has been a high school teacher of English and Geography in Sweden, an ESL teacher, a Department Head and a writer of English proficiency test items. She is currently studying for a M. Ed. TESOL. Alexandra is the Coordinator of Academic Studies at the Choral English College Institute. |
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Peter Parlett |
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Core English |
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Jack's House (M3) Family (T8) Actions (T9) |
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Peter's qualifications include a Dip. Teach. and a Grad. Dip. Ed. Stud. Peter is an elementary school teacher and Student Welfare Coordinator at Coomera Anglican College, a private Anglican school on the Gold Coast. |
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Cecilia Sherlock |
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English Writing and Grammar |
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Modules 9 to 16 |
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Cecilia's qualifications include a B. Teaching, Grad. Cert. in Arts, Grad. Dip. Arts and a M. Ed. (TESOL). She has been a Focus Teacher for the National (Australia) Literacy and Numeracy Project, an ESL Supervisor and a teacher in ESL schools in the Northern Territory. |
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Jenny Tremellen |
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Core English |
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Fantasy Island (M1) Shapes (T3)
Things I Like (M2) Animals (T5)
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Jenny's qualifications include a Dip. Teach. Jenny is a teacher at Coomera Anglican College, a private Anglican school on the Gold Coast. She has written extensive school syllabuses in the Mathematics and English Curriculum areas, including assessment tasks for Mathematics. |
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Muriel Wilkins |
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Core English, English Writing and Grammar, Choral Speaking |
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Core English - Fantasy Island (M1) My Face (T1)
English Writing and Grammar - Free Time (M12) Hobbies (T34) Sports (T35) Games and Board Games (T36)
Choral Speaking - Modules 1 to 16, Articulation Exercises
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Muriel's qualifications include a Certificate in Education, B. Arts (Asian Studies) and a Teaching English as a Foreign Language Cert. Muriel is currently studying for a M. Ed. (TESOL). She has been an elementary school teacher and teacher of ESL, a teacher of Indonesian and an Adult Literacy Tutor. |
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Sue Wright |
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Core English |
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Things I Like (M2) Toys (T6) |
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Sue is an elementary school teacher with extensive experience in the Philippines. She is presently studying for her Masters Degree in TESOL. |
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Janice Wu |
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Core English (Music - melody and lyrics) |
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Modules 1 to 16 |
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Janice's qualifications include a B. Arts / Music, B. Arts (Hons), Cert. TESOL, Ph.D. (Musicology), Dip. Pub. Rel. and Publicity and a Certificate in TESOL. She is a lecturer and tutor at the University of Queensland and an ESL teacher at the International College of Queensland Australia. |
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