STAFF PROFILE
Ms Allison Byth
Allison is a Lecturer, partnership and WIL specialist, teacher, and researcher. Her expertise spans education sectors internationally and within Australia.
Allison's education experience includes roles in a variety of international contexts in primary, secondary, initial teacher and teacher education across Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and China. These experiences encompass mainstream classrooms, international schools, English as a second language, teacher education, and partnership development.
In Higher Education, Allison delivers theory and practice courses and brings innovative approaches to initial teacher education. She works collaboratively with schools to lead the workplace learning component of initial teacher education.
Allison leads collaborations globally, integrating teacher expertise and research to influence educational practices. Allison's commitment extends to working closely with partners to foster impactful research-informed educational initiatives.
- Teacher education specialist
- Primary / ECE educator
- School partnership lead
- Developing teacher mentor practices
- PhD Education, RMIT (pending 2023)
- Master of Education, Victoria University (2007)
- Bachelor of Education, University of Tasmania (1994)
- 2017- Current Lecturer, School of Education, RMIT
- 2013-2017 Sessional Lecturer, School of Education, RMIT
- 2001-2013 Teacher, Education Department, Victoria
- 2000 Founding Teacher, Australian International School, Malaysia
- 1999-1999 Teacher, Tanjung Bura International School, Indonesia
- 1998 Teacher, Shenyang International Kindergarten, China
- 1994-1997 Teacher, Education Department, Tasmania
- Moving a sedentary generation: comparing implementation approaches at scale to increase child and youth physical activity (Administered by Deakin University). Funded by: NHMRC - Investigator Grants from (2020 to 2023)
- Nash, M.,Byth, A.,Whewell, D.,Leonard Kilkenny, M.,Hickey, R. (2022). Working Relationally to Bridge the Divide: An Exploration of An Australian School-University Professional Experience Partnership form the Perspectives of Five Stakeholders. In: School-University Partnerships—Innovation in Initial Teacher Education, Springer, Singapore