Lecturer Jana Kokkinos

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Selected Publications
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• Contact Details

Biography

Jana joined UWS as a casual academic in 2007, teaching mathematics in the Primary Education Masters course and the Aboriginal Rural Education Program. Jana became a permanent staff member in January 2009 and has established a profile in early years mathematics education, lecturing in the Early Childhood Program to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Prior to lecturing at university, Jana has had experience over the years working as an early childhood teacher, a primary school teacher and business owner in the finance sector.

Currently a PhD candidate, her research focuses on early childhood teachers’ knowledge of mathematics, and demonstration of this knowledge through the use of physical resources in early childhood settings.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Early Childhood mathematics teaching and learning; mathematics and the affective domain; effective use of various physical resources in mathematics pedagogy.

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Selected Publications

Kokkinos, J. (2009). Do we really need to teach mathematics in pre-school? Paper presented at the College of Arts Conference: Sharing New Knowledge, University of Western Sydney, Bankstown, November 2-3, 2009.

Kokkinos, J. (2009). Does prior-to-school mathematics exist in practice? Paper presented at the International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (CoSMED), Penang, November 10-12, 2009.

Kokkinos, J. (2007). Pumpkin Pie Story. Square One, 17(4), 2-3.

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Other Activities

Early childhood mathematics presentation for Chilean delegates involved in the Futuro Infantil Hoy Project, 2010

Consulted in the planning stages on both Early Childhood and Primary drafts of the National Professional Standards for Teachers, June, 2009

Conducted mathematics session in ‘Vital Statistics’ Workshop held by Mathematics Association of NSW, Caroline Chisholm College, June, 2009

Conducted mathematics workshop ‘Maths for Scaredy Cats’, at Beginning Teachers Forum, UWS Bankstown, May, 2008

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