MEET Jennie
Jennie Bickmore-Brand’s career has largely been in Higher Ed (TEQSA Expert). Jennie taught in SA & WA unis (Early Childhood- Adult Literacy). Dir Teaching & Learning at Murdoch uni- taught Tertiary Teaching Grad Dip; Mentoring for women academics. Dean of Graduate Education with Alphacrucis College (2005-2010), taught Masters of Leadership; developed their MTeach (Prim). Adjunct with AC- PhD supervisor; lead researcher with AC & CHC on Graduate Attributes. Australians Together commissioned research into how Australian unis prepare teachers to teach Indigenous students. Jennie mentors and consults across Australia, PNG, Philippines, Indonesia, South Africa, Zambia and Uganda. Principal- Lake Joondalup Baptist College (WA), and Inaugural Principal- Lindisfarne Anglican Parish School (SA), Jennie is a sought-after consultant to Christian schools. She has a heart for all those involved in raising the next generation and believes in the transformative power of Christian education.
Qualifications
Selected Publications
Research Project: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Content concerning AITSL 1.4 and 2.4 in Tertiary Initial Teacher Preparation Courses. Commissioned by Australians Together, Adelaide. (2017-18)
“Materials design and development process: Collaborating for Success: Enhancing the Transition of Chinese Communication/Media Students into Australian Postgraduate Education Project.” November, 2013, ALTF Forum – Australian Universities in the Asian Century VUT, Melbourne.
Bickmore-Brand, J. & Starling, S. (2019). “I can do this. We can do this. They can do this. Confidently including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in curriculum and assessment.” Education Today, Term 2, 2019, Vol 19(2).
Bickmore-Brand, J. (2017). ‘Grief and Loss: Reflections on Being Single Again’. In Reflections on Singleness, (2017) Arasaratnam, L. (ed), Baker, C., Bickmore-Brand, J., Burgess, B., Melton, N. Australian Pentecostal Supplementary series Volume 4: Alphacrucis College Press, Sydney, Australia.
Presentations
“We bring our Spiritual Journey as Christian Teachers into the Classroom.” Paper presented at International Conference- The DNA of Christian Schooling, Mackay Christian College, August, 2016. Online proceedings Revelatory Classroom.
“Mathematical Pedagogy.” In God’s Big Story 2.0: Mathematics Companion. ( 2019) pp. 21-26, CSA, Canberra.
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“We bring our Spiritual Journey as Christian Teachers into the Classroom.” Paper presented at International Conference- The DNA of Christian Schooling, Mackay Christian College, August, 2016. Online proceedings Revelatory Classroom.
“Mathematical Pedagogy.” In God’s Big Story 2.0: Mathematics Companion. ( 2019) pp. 21-26, CSA, Canberra.
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