Dr Karen Cornelius

Lecturer in Early Childhood Education

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

karen.cornelius@flinders.edu.au

Education

GPO Box 2100, ADELAIDE, SA, 5001

An experienced educational leader across schooling and early years sectors. Leadership roles in metropolitan schools (R-7, P-7), Thailand (Leader, Birth-8) and a remote area school (P-12) as well as regional leadership (literacy and District Director line managing and leading site leaders) and statewide responsibilities (Director Primary - significant input into TfEL and responsible for South Australia's relationship with ACARA through the consultation on the Australian Curriculum and leadership of the implementation in primary schools).

Qualifications

Qualifications held: Diploma of Teaching (1977, Sturt CAE), Graduate Diploma of Reading Education (1980, UniSA), B.Ed Leadership (1988, Flinders), M.Ed (2002, Flinders) and a Graduate Diploma in Building Professional Learning Communities (2008, UniSA) and a Ph.D at James Cook University: 'Aspirations for equity and excellence'.

Honours, awards and grants

2002 National Merit Award for educational leadership at Reynella East CPC-7 School.

Key responsibilities

Lecturer in Early Childhood

Teaching interests

Curriculum (including literacy and numeracy), pedagogy, inclusion, behaviour support, and professional practice.

Topic coordinator

EDUC9103 Exploring Early Years Curriculum and Pedagogy

EDUC4722 Critical Pedagogies for a Changing World

EDUC9302 Exploring Language, Literature and Literacies (4-8)

Topic lecturer

EDUC9302 Exploring Language, Literature and Literacies (4-8)