Professional of the Year for 2009 in Secondary Education: Lorraine Ellis

	Lorraine Ellis
Industry	Secondary Education
Title	Head of Learning Area Science, Newtown Moore Senior High School, Bunbury WA
Expertise	Science teaching, wetland rehabilitation strategies, native fish breeding programs, local frog populations
Current Organization	Education Department, Western Australian
Type of Organization	Secondary School
Major Product	Secondary Education
Area of Distribution	Western Australia
University/Degree	B.S. Western Australian Institute of Technology, Diploma of Education
Born	June 15, 1954, Perth, Western Australia
Honors & Awards	Numerous including- 2009, Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, University of Technology, Sydney Eureka Prize for Science Teaching; 2008, Premiers Science Award, Premiers Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching, Western Australia; WA Science Teacher Representative National Science Conference, Canberra, 2002; WA Secondary Teacher Representative National Innovation Conference, Melbourne; 2004, Ribbons of Blue State Award for Excellence to Schools
Published Works	"Native Flora in the Wetlands at Newton Moore Senior High School", 2000; "Reflections-Our Wetlands Through Time", 2000; "Frog Trapping Report, 1999" revised annual editions through 2008; Wetland Studies Modules 1 and 2, 2004
Affiliations	Science Teachers Association of WA; Australian Science Teachers Association; Western Australian College of Teaching
Career Accomplishments	2008 onwards- Achieving Science Specialist School status for Newton Moore Senior High School, the only exclusive science specialist school in WA; The program is called Science Horizons and fulfills a need in the South West region to provide GATE endorsed extension opportunity in the public systems; Program provides a desirable alternate situation to the online learning environment and avoids the need to move away to Perth GATE schools; Curricular compacting of essential information allows for acceleration and extension of Science and Mathematical skills
Work History	1976-79, Newman Senior High School, Teacher of Senior Biology, Human Biology, Middle School Science, Country Week Hockey Coach; 1980-84, Newtown Moore Senior High School, Teacher of Senior Biology, Human Biology, Middle School Science, Junior Hockey Coaching; 1984-95, Donnybrook, Non teaching worked in Stone Fruit industry and farming; 1995-2006 Newtown Moore Senior High School, Teacher of Senior Biology, Senior Science, Middle School Science, Mathematics, Computer Studies, Work Studies, Electronics, Robotics, Wetland Studies, Hockey Coaching Science, Biology, Human Biology, School Hockey Manager for South African tour, Teacher in Industry Workplace, Iluka Resources Pty. Ltd.; 2006-10, Head of Science Learning Area, Newton Moore Senior High School, Teacher of Senior Biology, Certificate 1 Seafood (Aquaculture), Integrated Science, Middle School Science
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