Lisa M Baker
Lisa Baker has been a teacher, learner and researcher in the field of early childhood education for over 30 years and is currently a Project Officer for The Educational and Developmental Gains in Early Childhood (EDGE) study at the Research in Effective Early Education in Childhood (REEaCh) Centre at Melbourne University, Melbourne, Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Education, specialising in Early Childhood, Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP), Graduate Certificate in Education Research and is currently undertaking a PhD at Melbourne University, researching early education and wellbeing literacy.
Lisa has a breadth of knowledge and experience in education and understands childhood is a critical time for development, learning and wellbeing - in cognitive, social, emotional, neurological and physical domains.
Lisa’s presentations and publications, highlighting synergies between the fields of early childhood, wellbeing science and nature pedagogy, are grounded in literature and based in practice, combining theory and strategy for educators. She advocates that meaningful relationships, wellbeing, and wellbeing literacy are integral to positive education environments and that respect for the capabilities of children be prioritised in order that they flourish. Lisa is also an enthusiastic, creative and flexible practitioner, eager to share wisdom, stories and evidence-informed ideas from her experiences on the ‘front line’ of education.
With many years of teaching practice, Lisa is also aware that wellbeing of educators is crucial to quality pedagogy. As a member of the Wellbeing Literacy and Language Research Stream and Melbourne University’s Centre for Wellbeing Science, Lisa has a particular interest in the development and application of the capability model of wellbeing literacy. She has contributed to several book chapters on wellbeing literacy and is interested in its conceptualisation in early childhood education pedagogy and policy.
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