Switch into Grad Cert mathematics course proves inspired for Nguyen

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By EducationHQ News Team
Published August 21, 2017

Mathematics teacher Diem Nguyen’s motivation was waning. In the absence of any face-to-face contact and support, completing her online postgraduate studies had become more of an arduous than deeply satisfying task.

So to re-invigorate her professional ambitions, the New South Wales educator from Moorebank High School made the switch to The ...

This story appeared in the September 2017 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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