About Mr Joe!
I am Mr Joe (AKA Joseph Ireland). I have been working in educational settings for over 7 years, in areas from Kindergarten to Tertiary. I began teaching in the Northern Territory as a High School science teacher, but now have taken to freelance shows as a much more rewarding experience. I bring an infectious love of life and learning to any educational environment, and I enjoy the challenge of making people think!
I have a masters degree in education, a graduate diploma of education (secondary), and a bachelor degree in science (psychology). I am currently studying a doctorate of philosophy of science education at QUT - focusing on teachers conceptions of inquiry learning in science. I have written a few articles on science education and other things which you can read and comment on under ‘categories’ to the right of this message.
I am a devout christian, enjoy dabbling in complementary therapies, and I live happily in Brisbane with my dear wife and 3 daughters, also very dear.
Favourite links
Science links:
Science teachers association Queensland = http://www.staq.qld.edu.au/
Dept of Education Science curriculum = http://education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/area/science/index.html
CSIRO Science ed (I got a lot of respect for those guys!) = http://www.csiro.au/places/EducationSQld.html
ABC Science = http://www.abc.net.au/science/
Dr Karl (A man to be admired!) = http://www.abc.net.au/science/drkarl/
Comics I follow:
http://www.giantitp.com/comics/ootslatest.html
http://www.xkcd.com/
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