Ms Anne Semple - Deputy Chair
Anne Semple has many years experience as a teacher of science, specialising in Biology. She is passionate about her profession and throughout her long career gained extensive expertise in writing online and print materials including major contributions to award-winning texts. She has designed and delivered numerous professional learning programmes and sessions on many aspects of teaching, learning and professional issues.
Currently she is an education consultant specialising in general and science-specific curriculum development; professional learning programmes for state and national government and non-government education authorities and schools, and organisations and agencies such as Curriculum Corporation and Cooperative Research Centres. As a former Research Fellow of the Australian Council for Educational Research Anne worked in test development for the Assessment and Reporting Research Program and in research into professional learning for the Teaching and Learning Research Program.
Anne is a past president of the Australian Science Teachers'Association (ASTA) and former office bearer of a number of other professional associations. She was a member of ASTA'sNational Science Standards Committee that developed the National Professional Standards for Highly Accomplished Teachers of Science (2002). She has been awarded fellowships and a number of state andnational certificates for Outstanding Service in recognition of her contribution to her profession.
Anne continues to be excited about scientific endeavour and discovery but still on her wish list is more time with her three grandsons and more opportunity for travel and creative pursuits.
