Teaching Impact Fellowships

Teachers as agents of change

“Being a change agent means actively dedicating oneself to improving education and making positive, transformative impacts in the lives of young people and their school communities.”  Glenn C. Savage

Be inspired by our teacher fellows from Victorian government, Catholic, and independent schools who have made a significant impact on student learning by leading impactful projects within their respective contexts.

These educators are graduates of our Teaching Excellence Program and recipients of Teaching Impact Fellowships (previously known as Teaching Innovation Fellowships).

As part of their fellowship, the teachers:

• identified a problem of practice within their schools and used evidence to design and implement a project to address this
• conducted research to find effective solutions
• applied their ideas and shared their learning
• led teams to drive whole-school improvement.

Inspiring students to write through character-driven narratives

Meaghan Beddoe is an experienced educational leader in literacy who researched her students’ learning needs and designed a creative and successful way to teach students to write character-driven narratives with the help of AI at Phoenix P-12 Community College.

Impact of the project:

Meaghan guided her team to regularly track learning goals and review skill development, adjusting teaching to better support each student's needs.

Increased teacher collaboration and capacity 

Teachers worked together to set and track learning goals and student progress. They also gained confidence in using a digital tool for creating Individual Education Plans and AI-based assessments.

Increased student outcomes

Students improved their vocabulary, sentence structure, responsibility for their work, and involvement in the writing process.

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Improving Koorie cultural connections, agency and self-determination by applying responsive pedagogies

Kimberly Silva, a highly skilled mathematics educator, and Shae Attrill, an arts educator and theatre practitioner, researched the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to develop a Koorie Inclusion Program at Mount Rowan Secondary College. 

Impact of the project:

Kim and Shae led a detailed process that expanded their school's involvement with the community, helping create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment.

Increased teacher confidence

By understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students' ways of learning, teachers gained the confidence to effectively integrate Koorie perspectives into their classrooms.

Increased student outcomes

The strategies in the Koorie Inclusion Program improved student attendance and wellbeing, as shown by data, by helping students feel a stronger sense of belonging to the school.

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Enhancing student engagement in mathematics through purpose-driven lesson planning

Stacey Lamb, a passionate mathematics primary school teacher, designed ways to provide opportunities for students to access multiple exposure to maths topics throughout the year at St Benard’s Primary School, Wangaratta. 

Impact of the project:

Through her leadership, Stacey helped her team grow by using proven strategies that were tailored to her school's needs and included in the creation of lesson starters. This approach, focused on students and based on data, led to noticeable improvements in mathematics.

Increased teacher capacity

Teachers gained confidence in the delivery of lesson starters and continued to observe growth and engagement in students in mathematics.

Increased student outcomes

By reviewing what they had learned before and applying it to new lessons, students became more engaged in mathematics and developed stronger thinking skills. 

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