Rachel Massaro
Position: Lecturer
Study area: Education & Enabling Education
Location: Gippsland Campus
Phone: 5122 6391
Email: r.massaro@federation.edu.au
Qualifications
2017 Master of TESOL, University of Melbourne
2008 Master of Education (Literacy Specialist), Monash University
2000 Bachelor of Education (Primary and Secondary), Monash University
1997 Bachelor of Teaching, Monash University
Teaching
Courses
- Foundation Access Studies (FAST) Program
- Advance to University
- Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood & Primary)
- Bachelor of Education (Primary)
- Bachelor of Secondary Education
Units
- Introduction to Tertiary Education (FASTP1011)
- Understanding University Learning (ATSGC1369)
- Transition to the Profession 1 (EDBED2114)
- Professional Experience: Learning & Teaching (EEZED1711)
- Professional Experience 2a (EEZED2711)
Biography
Rachel has extensive experience as a primary and secondary school teacher. This includes 17 years working in schools and 7 years as an online teacher of adolescents who have disengaged from school. Rachel has worked with pre-service teachers in the tertiary sector since 2014 and now also teaches in enabling programs. Privately, works as a literacy intervention teacher and is passionate about evidence-based reading and writing instruction.
Areas of expertise
- Literacy
Research interests
- Literacy
- Enabling Education
- School Refusal