Parker Centre

Education Program Manager: Ms Nadine Smith
	Parker Centre Australian Minerals Research Centre 7 Conlon St, Waterford, WA 6152 Australia Postal Address: PO Box 7145 Karawara, WA 6152 Australia Phone: +61 8 9334 8954 Fax: +61 8 9334 8959 E-mail: nadine.smith@parkercentre.com.au
Positions:	Manager - Education Program at the Parker Centre
Brief Career History:	Ms Nadine Smith has 17 years of diverse experience in education (predominantly science education), gained through positions with the Kwinana Industries Education Partnership, the Scitech Discovery Centre, the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation and the WA Department of Education & Training. Nadine has a Bachelor of Arts in Teaching (Secondary) from the WA College of Advanced Education and a Bachelor of Education (Secondary) from Edith Cowan University. She worked as a secondary school science teacher from 1991-2001 at seven different Western Australian schools, including three Perth metropolitan high schools and high schools in Northcliffe, Broome, Halls Creek and Australind. Between 2003-2005, she held the position of the Science Education Consultant at Scitech on secondment from the WA Department of Education & Training. Her role involved setting up and coordinating a professional development program for teachers across the state as part of the Kids' Science State education program funded by the Rio Tinto WA Future Fund. Nadine moved on in 2006 to become the coordinator of the Real World Science Project with the Kwinana Industries Education Partnership (KIEP) for two years. KIEP is a partnership between Murdoch University, TAFE, ten schools within the Kwinana/Rockingham district and also local industries. The Real World Science Project aims to encourage school students to study science and to consider careers in science. Most recently, she was the Education and Indigenous Program Manager with the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation, a private not-for-profit organisation which operates the Tall Ship Leeuwin II.
Award Nominations	2007: Nominated by HIsmelt Corporation for the Science Communicator Outside the Classroom Award in the 2007 WA Premier's Science Awards. 2001: Nominated as Outstanding Non-Aboriginal Teacher in the Aboriginal Education Awards – Bunbury District.