Robyn is an Arts educator and Arts curriculum specialist with 20 years of experience teaching Visual Arts in both primary and secondary settings in South Australia and Victoria. Robyn is active in the Arts Professional Association community and is currently a committee member of Art Education Australia. Robyn's recent experience has been as an Associate Lecturer in Arts Education at Flinders University and at the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) as the Curriculum Specialist for The Arts which included the 2021 review and refinement of the Australian Curriculum and the development of professional learning and resources to support the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: The Arts. Robyn's... Read more
About me
Robyn is an Arts educator and Arts curriculum specialist with 20 years of experience teaching Visual Arts in both primary and secondary settings in South Australia and Victoria. Robyn is active in the Arts Professional Association community and is currently a committee member of Art Education Australia. Robyn's recent experience has been as an Associate Lecturer in Arts Education at Flinders University and at the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) as the Curriculum Specialist for The Arts which included the 2021 review and refinement of the Australian Curriculum and the development of professional learning and resources to support the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: The Arts. Robyn's research interests include curriculum design and development and authentic assessment. Robyn is passionate about advocating for, promoting, and supporting quality arts education for all students across Australia through supporting all teachers to develop a deep appreciation of the benefits of the arts for themselves and their students.
About me
Art Education Australia: Committee member: Professional Learning
Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA): member
Visual Arts Educators South Australia (VAESA): Member
The University of Melbourne: Alumni
University of South Australia: Alumni
HERDSA (Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australiasia): Member
A>R>T Committee: Member
About me
Master of Education in Evidence-Based Teaching The University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Education (Secondary) University of South Australia
2023 - current
University of South Australia: Lecturer Initial Teacher Education
2023
Flinders University: Associate Lecturer - Arts Education
2020 - 2022
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA]: Curriculum Specialist: The Arts (review)
2019 - 2020
Prince Alfred College Kent Town: Visual Arts and Design Secondary Teacher
2008 - 2018
Blackfriars Priory School: Visual Arts Teacher R - 12, teacher of design, religion, research project
2000 - 2006
MacKillop College Swan Hill: Secondary Teacher Visual Arts, Design, Textiles, Design Technology
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
ACARA Jun 17 2021 Australian Curriculum Review: The Arts Helen Champion and Robyn Carmody, Curriculum Specialists discuss the review of the Australian Curriculum: The Arts
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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Carmody, R. Cavanagh, D. Ryan, M (2022) Drama and Wellbeing in the Australian Curriculum: The Arts version 9.0. Australian Drama Education Magazine
Presentations
Meaningful planning with First Nation’s arts perspectives workshop (in person - co-presenting with Anne-Marie Shin (UniSA) as the online facilitator) National Visual Arts Educators Conference (NVAEC) 22-24 January 2024 National Gallery of Australia
Navigating renewed landscapes of the Australian Curriculum: Visual Arts – upholding cultural sovereignty and principles of relatedness: paper presentation National Visual Arts Educators Conference (NVAEC) 22-24 January 2024 National Gallery of Australia
Australian Curriculum: Music: Instrumental Music End of Year Conference: Department for Education South Australia 13 Dec 2023
Australian Association for Special Education Annual Conference Better Together 2023: Curriculum into practice: Arts and Diverse Learners
Arts Masterclass: Unpacking the Australian Curriculum: The Arts for Queensland’s State Schools: Teaching, Leadership, Rural and Remote team, Queensland Department for Education 2022
Australian Curriculum: The Arts F – 6 and 7-10 Key changes and curriculum planning cross-sector online presentations: Independent Schools Tasmania 2022
Creativity and Changing Landscapes 6 August 2022 University of Tasmania Hobart• Panel discussion member: Within an Utterance: A conversation in motion at MONA• Co-presentation with Therese Sainty: Changing Curriculum landscapes – cultural responsiveness and the curriculum
Australian Curriculum: The Arts: Introduction to version 9.0 Independent Schools Victoria 2022
Australian Curriculum: The Arts – key changes F-6 Catholic Education South Australia 2022• Australian Curriculum: Music version 9.0 ASME South Australia Conference Sept 2022
The Arts: Visual Arts Curriculum Key Messages: Art Educators of the NT (AENT) 24 May 2022
Visual Arts Educators of South Australia (VAESA) Annual conference: facilitator 2018 – 2021
Assessment in Visual Arts VAESA Annual Conference 28 August 2021 Adelaide
Using student goal-setting and feedback to encourage independent learning National Visual Arts Educators Conference (NVAEC) 21 – 23 January 2019 National Gallery of Australia
Assessment in the Arts. Visual Arts Educators South Australia(VAESA) 'Teaching and Assessing the Creative Process' Art Gallery of South Australia 17 April 2018
Teaching & student supervision