Dr Karen Murcia is a Lecturer in Education. She has over 20 years experience in education in which she had the unique opportunity to teach at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Karen is currently a Science Education Lecturer in the School of Education at Murdoch University, Perth Western Australia. Her PhD was an interrogation of students development of scientific literacy in the context of sustainable development. Her broarder experience in research and the action learning process include being the Project Research Officer on the $550 000 Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) funded Western Australian Strategic Primary School Numeracy Research Project.  In addition, Karen was the Co-Director of DEST’s Round Two Innovative Projects Initiative, Innovative Numeracy Project. She has had the role of Critical Friend to first, second and third round Australian School Innovation in Science, Technology and Mathematics (ASISTM) projects. Karen was most recently the Co-Director on the DEST funded Round Three Innovative Project’s Initiative, Whiteboard Technology: engaging children with literacy and numeracy rich contexts. Karen was the 2006 joint winner of the Western Australian Institute for Educational Research’s (WAIER) Early Career Award.

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