Dr. Susan Caldis

Biography

Susan Caldis is an early-career researcher and Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University, specializing in geography education. She serves as the Course Director for the Master of Teaching (Primary and Secondary) in the Macquarie School of Education. Her teaching expertise includes social sciences, with a focus on geography education, and she actively teaches professional experience units and methodology units related to Geography and Economics-Business. Caldis's research interests primarily revolve around the transition into the teaching profession, pedagogical practice transformations in geography classrooms, and the implications of out-of-field teaching on teacher practices. She is currently the Chief Investigator of a national project titled 'Shifting Culture Out-Of-Field Professional Education Teachers,' which emphasizes the complexities involved in entering the teaching profession. Caldis's contributions to the field of geography education have earned her multiple awards, including recognition from the Geography Teachers' Association of New South Wales and the Australian Geography Teachers Association. Through her research, she actively engages in consultancy projects to enhance curriculum design and advocate for high-quality geography education in school settings.

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