OUR PEOPLE
Contributors
Ms Tricia Allen
Mrs Katie Barten
Miss Emily Boyd
Mr Dan Brown
Tricia is the Director of Teaching and Learning at Pymble Ladies’ College and a Doctoral Candidate in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, in collaboration with the Gonski Institute for Education, at the University of New South Wales. She believes that every student at Pymble has the right to demonstrate growth through a personalised learning environment so that she develops a passion for learning and scholarship, selfassurance, and a capacity to contribute meaningfully to society. Students are no longer the passive recipients of knowledge; they are the co-creators of their own learning experience.
Katie has more than eight years’ experience working in early childhood and other education settings. Her approach to teaching has been shaped by child development and the importance of learning through play and exploration. She is keen to continue investigating students’ understanding of Science to further develop her holistic understanding of the way children learn.
Emily has been working at Pymble for more than nine years and has been teaching in the Preparatory School for the past six years. She is passionate about Science and Technology and about instilling this interest in her students. She was motivated to investigate this topic after identifying a need for change in student engagement in Science and Technology, and development in skills essential for future success in schooling and beyond.
Dan has been working at Pymble for more than six years. A teacher in the Junior School for four years, Dan has applied his passion for Technology and creative thinking in many areas, including coordinating STEM initiatives, running a Junior School Robotics program and being involved in many extension opportunities across a range of key learning areas. Dan’s skills and experience in this forum has recently seen him change role and become a Digital Learning Leader at Pymble from K-12.
Mrs Katie Barten PREPARATORY SCHOOL TEACHER
Miss Emily Boyd PREPARATORY SCHOOL TEACHER
Mr Dan Brown DIGITAL LEARNING LEADER
Ms Tricia Allen DIRECTOR OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
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Illuminate EDITION 2 2019
Pymble Ladies’ College
