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Kelly Johnston is a lecturer with the Department of Educational Studies. She teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate units, specialising in mathematics and technology in early childhood and primary school. Prior to moving to Macquarie University Kelly was engaged in a wide range of roles across the early childhood education sector. This included working as an early childhood teacher and service director in Australia and New Zealand, primary school teaching in the UK and also working in early childhood licensing and accreditation at both a state and federal level.
Kelly’s PhD research focused on the conceptualisations, beliefs and practices of early childhood educators in relation to technology integration within play-based curriculums. It also explored practitioner inquiry as a professional learning strategy to support educators to extend knowledge and integrate technology in socially and culturally relevant ways in their curriculums.
Kelly’s current research projects explore technology and digital citizenship for young children, mathematical language, thinking and learning for infants and toddlers, and young children's learning in museum spaces.
Education/Academic qualification
Early Childhood Education, Doctor of Philosophy , Macquarie University
Research, Postgraduate Certificate - Research Methods, Macquarie University
Early Childhood Education, Master of Early Childhood, Macquarie University
Early Childhood Education, Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Macquarie University
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Practitioner inquiry as a professional learning strategy to support technology integration in early learning centres: building understanding through Rogoff’s planes of analysis
Johnston, K., Hadley, F. & Waniganayake, M., 2020, In : Professional Development in Education. 46, 1, p. 49-64 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
learning strategy
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citizenship
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Critical but fair: reflections on publishing post-PhD
Johnston, K., 23 Aug 2019, BERA Research Intelligence Magazine , 140, p. 42 1 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Article › Research
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Digital technology as a tool to support children and educators as co-learners
Johnston, K., 1 Dec 2019, In : Global studies of childhood. 9, 4, p. 306-317 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Integrating technology to support children's agency and transition to school
Johnston, K., Highfield, K. & Hadley, F., 2019, Early learning in the digital age. Gray, C. & Palaiologou, I. (eds.). London: SAGE Publications, p. 94-108 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
Sparking knowledge: educators and researchers making a difference together
Johnston, K., 18 Sep 2019, The Spoke -Early Childhood Australia's blog.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Website contribution › Research
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