State Heritage Convention

Ms Christine McMulkin
Manager Education Services, National Trust of Australia (WA)

2000-2001: Manager Education Services, National Trust of Australia (WA)
Key Role/s

Manage and develop education programs and training relating to WA heritage. This includes: Negotiation and brokerage skills in the development and delivery of education programs and professional development; Liaison with community groups, agencies and individuals; Comprehensive range of writing skills including reports, research, publicity, feature articles etc.; Public speaking to a wide range of audiences and for a variety of purposes; Project Management; Museum Education; Cultural Awareness; Performance Management; Risk Management; Preparation and Management of National Trust of Australia (WA) education budget
Co-author of "Active Citizenship: Celebrating the Centenary of Federation at Parliament House, National Trust and Kings Park " teachers' resource launched at Parliament House, May 2001
WA Representative, Museums Australia Education Sig
Member Citizenship Education Reference Group, WA
Member History Teachers' Association of WA executive
Member WA Social Studies Association executive

1998-1999: Curriculum Support Officer: Society and Environment (WA Department of Education, Central Office)
Key Role/s

Provide system wide support to schools and education districts in the Society and Environment learning area through the development of specialist curriculum policy and initiatives. This included: Curriculum implementation and change management; Developing and delivering programming ideas in the Society and Environment learning area; Collaborative planning and evaluation of classroom teacher programs; School development planning; Management Standards and Effectiveness planning- delivery and evaluation of testing in the S&E learning area; Modelling collaborative planning and delivery of outcomes focused pedagogy
Contributing author to "Economics On-Line" international education website by 1999 Keizai Koho Fellows, launched July 2000
Co-authored and delivered "Train the Trainer" program for Discovering Democracy in WA project
National Treasurer, Social Education Association Australia
EDWA representative Curriculum Council of WA, Society and Environment learning area Committee

1997: School Development Officer: Society and Environment, Hillarys Education District
Key Role/s

Provide district level support and assistance to schools, teachers and other curriculum leaders in the implementation of the Curriculum Framework and Student Outcomes for the Society and Environment learning area
Member Curriculum Council, Society and Environment learning area Working Party
Member Curriculum Council, Society and Environment Community Working Party
Member EDWA Society and Environment Standards and Outcomes Framework Reference Group
Education District Representative, Gender Equity Policy Development

1979-1996: Classroom teacher in various Western Australian schools; Teacher exchange to New Zealand; and as an Australian Volunteer teacher in Western Samoa
Key Role/s

Member Teacher Reference group, Society and Environment Student Outcome Statements (EDWA)
Member Western Australian Consortium for Citizenship Education, Murdoch University
Contributing author, Active Citizenship Resource Manual for Teachers, DEETYA

Awards, Prizes, Honours
Keizai Koho Fellow, Japanese Institute for Social and Economic Affairs, 1999
Certificate of Service, Australian Volunteers International, 1999
Certificate of Gratitude, Office of Foreign Affairs, Federal Government of Australia, 1999
Certificate of Appreciation and Recognition, Civic Education in Australian Schools Project, National Academics Civics Consortium, 1998

Professional Affiliations
History Teachers of WA Association (HTAWA)
Social Studies Association of WA (WASSA)
Social Education Association of Australia
One World Centre, Global Education
Museums Australia
Museums Australia Education Sig.
Friends of WA Museum

Telephone (08) 9212 1114
Email chris.mcmulkin@ntwa.com.au