Marina Sindija

Marina is trained and experienced in Secondary History/HSIE and English Education, Special and Inclusive Education, and Primary Education (particularly STEM and Humanities). 

SCU experience: Marina is the Unit Assessor for EDUC2019 HSIE: Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy I & TCHR2001: English: Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy I (Term 5, 2026); EDUC3019 HSIE: Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy II & TCHR3002: English: Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy II (Term 3, 2026).

Marina has worked as a UA, Tutor and Marker at SCU since the beginning of 2025, particularly on HSIE/History and English units. 

Other Tertiary experience: Marina has been teaching at university level since 2019, across a range of Primary/ECEC, Primary, Core, and Secondary undergraduate and postgraduate education courses. She has worked as a Casual Academic and an Associate Lecturer at the University of Newcastle, and she has coordinated (UA'd) courses focused on Educational Leadership for Digital Learning (Postgrad) and K-6 Science and Technology (Undergrad).

Marina additionally possesses several years of experience as a Tertiary Supervisor/University Mentor, senior TPA marker, and SimTeach mentor.

Marina's PhD research is focused on Experiential Learning pedagogy, student engagement and historical understandings. She is also involved in EdTech research.