Kathleen is a Lecturer in Music and Arts Education, and course co-ordinator for the Master of Teaching (Vic) degree at the Australian Catholic University. She also holds the position as advisor to the Arts and Culture Committee for the City of Glen Eira – Melbourne. Her 30-year education career has covered ELC-Year 12, tertiary institutions and community groups. Her work in Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria has focused on pedagogical praxis, curriculum and assessment development and teacher mentoring, within the independent schools sector. Her doctoral research; The Assessment Dilemma: Teacher perspectives on engaging with data, investigated the perspectives of music teachers on using data to enhance both qualities of teaching and student learning outcomes. Kathleen has a passion for ethics and equity in educations and has recently focused research in that area.
Kathleen is presenting papers on:
Transforming Composition Assessment: Removing barriers for creativity and cultural diversity.
and a workshop with Rowena Tall on Repertoire: Reuse and Recycle