Overview

My teaching career began when I had the great privilege to study Outdoor Education and Natural History at Antioch University, Ohio, USA.  Here I found my vocation for teaching and learning.  In addition to this, my undergraduate training as a zoologist, led me to become a strong advocate to Outdoor Learning and Learning for Sustainability.  My path led then to Exeter University, where I studied for a Primary Science PGCE, and received the Ted Wragg Award.  My teaching practice in primary schools was highly rewarding, and here I continued my research into Outdoor Learning and the use of technology in schools.

In 2012 I started to teach science on the Primary Science PGCE at Exeter, and now run the Core Science module and lead the Science Specialist Primary PGCE.  Along the way I have taught the Teaching & Learning pathway, and was the academic lead for theTeach First PGCE programme for four years.

My research interests are currently linked with the Climate Crisis; with a project called: Visual art education in new times: Connecting Art with REal life issues (CARE) aimed at enhancing visual arts education (VAE) with education for sustainable development (ESD) within primary education.

Hall, E., Wood, A., Ruck-Keene, H., & White, H. (2021).  The arts and education for sustainable development (pp 21-30).  Teaching the Arts in the Primary Curriculum.  SAGE.

Links

• The Re-Place Research Group
• Connecting Art with REal life issues

Research group links

• Re-Place
• Centre for Creativity, Sustainability and Educational Futures