MrsStephanie McDonald

My teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate Initial Teacher Education, with expertise in curriculum design, constructive alignment, authentic assessment and preparing classroom-ready graduates. I have taught across units that support pre-service teachers throughout their professional journey, from foundational studies in education through to professional experience, transition to the teaching profession and postgraduate learning.

Current teaching

• ETP405 – Primary Specialisation Pathway: Pedagogical Content Knowledge (Unit Chair)
• EPR787 – Transition to the Profession 2

Previous Unit Chair roles

• ETP300 – Educating Students with Additional Needs
• EIE702 – Teaching and Learning in the Inclusive Classroom

Previous teaching experience

• ETP102 – Social Contexts of Education
• ETP400 – Assessment: Ways of Knowing Learners
• ETP403 – University-to-Work Transition
• EPR786 – Transition to the Profession 1

Teaching expertise

• Initial Teacher Education (undergraduate and postgraduate)
• Professional experience and work-integrated learning
• Transition to the teaching profession
• Inclusive education
• Curriculum design and constructive alignment
• Authentic assessment and feedback
• Pedagogical Content Knowledge
• Reflective practice and professional identity development
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning