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Programmes
Grad Dip In Education, BEd (Tchg), Teachers specialisation BEd (Tchg)
Teaching Area/Interests
Current areas of interest include: practicum and student teacher learning; supervision/mentoring; professional practice, assessment, professional development; children's learning
I coordinate the practicum courses for primary student teachers. I also coordinate and teach two teachers specialisation courses - EDPROST 358: Refining Professional Performance and EDPROST 359: Supervising Professional Performance.
Research Interests (area & methodologies)
- Practicum and student teacher learning
- Associate Teacher supervision/mentoring (qualitative methodology)
Professional Links
Member of PEPE (Practical Experiences in Professional Education) a cross discipline association (Australia) that focuses on research in the practicum; Member of NZCER; BERA; Auckland Normal Schools Group; Chair of the Primary Practicum Advisory Group at the Faculty that comprises external and internal representation
University Committees served on
FoEd BEd (Tchg) Qualifications Committees - for the legacy programme and current programme. BEd Co-ordinators Committee; TEMPCO (Coordinators of Teacher Education Programmes and Practicum); Practicum Advisory Committee
Qualifications / Degrees
MEd, PGDipEd, BTchLn (CCE), HDip Tchg, TC.
Previous professional experience (prior to present position)
- Primary Teacher (23years) years 4- 8; Masterton, Scotland, England, Australia, Auckland
- Senior teacher/Deputy Principal and Primary School Principal Auckland
- Resource teacher in language, reading, social studies, gifted children and assessment
- Education Lecturer Auckland College of Education
- Principal Lecturer Schools Liaison Auckland College of Education
- Head of Practicum Primary Auckland College of Education
Other information, interests or things that drive you
I am keen to continue working towards promoting collaborative practices when mentoring student teachers during the practicum (i.e. encouraging a reflective and an inquiry based approach to learning based upon adult learning principles and professional development)
I am particularly interested in the tensions that student teachers experience during practicum and how they might better manage their learning. My MEd thesis sought to uncover student teacher perspectives on what and how they learnt during the practicum.
