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Mrs Leonie Menzel

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 5722
Email: l.menzel@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9910-224X

Leonie is a lecturer in School of Education Early Childhood Studies (ECS) program, lecturing in the undergraduate and post graduate programs. Leonie is currently studying her PhD at Edith Cowan University.

Background

Leonie has extensive early childhood experience. She has worked in early childhood education and care contexts as a teacher and pedagogical leader. Since joining ECU in 2017, Leonie continues to share her passion of promoting high-quality early childhood education to pre-service teachers. Her teaching specialisation is working in birth-five early childhood settings.

Current teaching

  • ECE6140 - Investigating young children’s holistic learning and development
  • ECE6230 - Constructing curriculum in early childhood
  • ECE6340 - Inquiry in Professional Experience (Birth to 35 months)
  • ECS1265 - Young children’s learning and development

Professional associations

  • Early Childhood Australia (ECA)
  • Children, Families and Communities Research Group – Edith Cowan University
  • OMEP Australia (World Organisation for Early Childhood Education and Care)
  • Teacher’s Registration Board of Western Australia (Full Teacher Registration)
  • Western Australian Institute for Educational Research (WAIER)

National and International Awards

  • 2020 - Golden Key International Honour Society (Academic Achievement Membership)

University and National Teaching Awards

  • 2025 - Vice Chancellors Staff Excellence Award – Citation for an outstanding contribution to student learning
  • 2021 - Edith Cowan University, School of Education, Teaching and Learning Award
  • 2020 - Edith Cowan University, School of Education, Teaching and Learning Award

Research areas and interests

  • Inclusive practice and supporting developmentally vulnerable children in early childhood settings
  • Playful pedagogy in early childhood contexts
  • Mentoring pre-service teachers students on professional experience
  • Improving quality and care in early learning centres

Qualifications

  • Master of Education-Early Childhood Education, Edith Cowan University, 2020.
  • Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood Studies), Edith Cowan University, 2001.
  • Bachelor of Social Science-Children and Family Studies, Edith Cowan University, 2000.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Roberts, P., Menzel, L., Adkin, B., Barblett, L. (2024). Developing an ‘ePortfolio of Evidence’ Towards Employment and Registration for Early Childhood Teachers. Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 15(1), 346-361. https://doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2024vol15no1art1933.
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