Rate My Professor Helen Grimmett

Grimmett's research interests encompass sociology, history, and philosophy of education; cultural-historical theory; interventionist methodologies; teachers' professional development and learning; creative pedagogies; primary education; arts education; transforming teaching and learning; and professional experience in teacher education. Notable contributions include developing innovative professional experience models for preservice teachers via school partnerships and dialogic pedagogical practices. She teaches in areas such as creative arts and generalist primary curriculum and pedagogy, serving as unit coordinator for EDF4033 - Innovation in curriculum and pedagogy in schools. Key publications feature the edited book Ludic Inquiries Into Power and Pedagogy in Higher Education: How Games Play Us (2025, Routledge), chapters like "Ludic lessons in liminality: a provocation from playing Solitaire" (2025) and "Game on! Collaborative research and resistance through play" (2022), and peer-reviewed articles such as "Tangly tendrils of radical influence: a poetic Oral History inquiry of Huntingdale Technical School as an example of radical education" (2025), "Becoming-unhinged: Walking with vulnerability as a methodology of co-creating and reconnecting new forms of knowledge and possibilities" (2021), and "Teacher educators using cogenerative dialogue to reclaim professionalism" (2019). Her scholarship has garnered over 150 citations, influencing discussions on dialogic and creative approaches in teacher education.