Rate My Professor Cameron Bacholer

Cameron Bacholer is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences at Adelaide University. In this role, he teaches and supervises postgraduate students in educational leadership. His academic qualifications comprise an MBA, MEd, BA (Hons - English Literature), BTeach, and PDM. He is pursuing a PhD in Education at Adelaide University, contributing to research into Pragmatic Adaptive Leadership Theory through his doctoral study, with a focus on teacher time and wellbeing. Bacholer is recognized as a dedicated educational leader committed to creating outstanding school cultures collaboratively.

Bacholer's career includes leadership positions across schools in Victoria and South Australia, such as Vice Principal (Teaching & Learning) at Huntingtower School, Principal at Pulteney Grammar School, and Director of Teaching & Learning at The Peninsula School. A values-driven and relational leader, he has experience in fostering strong school cultures, advancing curriculum innovation, supporting student achievement, staff wellbeing, and leadership growth. His leadership has steered schools through strategic transformations, curriculum reforms, and community expansion, emphasizing empowerment and inspiration for teachers to achieve sustainable excellence. He serves as a Design Partner for Learning Creates Australia, an organization dedicated to educational equality, innovation, and skill development for students. Key publications include the 2024 article 'Closing the loop by expanding the scope: using learning analytics within a pragmatic adaptive engagement with complex learning environments' (Frontiers in Education), co-authored with Lesley Johnson, Deborah Devis, and Simon N. Leonard. Additional works encompass 'Chat GPT: Gutenberg started this mess' (2023), 'Pastoral Care and The Theory of Change' (Independence, 2018), 'A tale of two desks' (Independence, 2020), 'The Middle School Trap' (Principal Matters, 2013), and 'Combating a Culture of Assessment' (Principal Matters, 2010). Honors include selection for the Australian Educator Magazine 'Hot List' in 2019 and leading a school awarded 5 Star Innovative School in 2023.