About
Colleen McMahon
Somewhere during my early teaching career I discovered Feynman's 'pleasure of finding things out'. One day in class I noticed a feeling of envy toward the students who were displaying this pleasure, so I decided to find some new things out myself.
It seems that my enthusiasm was far reaching. Not only am I a qualified primary school teacher, but I am also now qualified in digital information and interaction design, as well as geological and geophysical earth sciences.
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With that said, all of it has indeed brought great pleasure. My professional career has consisted mostly of casual relief teaching -
with temporary blocks and full time positions
Photography by Connor
(2016, 3 years old)
Bits
and Pieces
thrown in - while studying outside of school hours. When science work took up most of my time, I would teach where I could at school or university.
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McMahon Education was created with the intention of combining these three areas of interest into one profession.
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I am presently teaching in primary schools as an accredited Proficient Teacher with the NSW Educational Standards Authority (NESA), and a currently valid Working with Children Check (WWCC - WWC0681626E).
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Take a look at some of the bits and pieces in the slideshow. These show a few things that I've been dabbling with over the years.