Dr Deanna Hoermann
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Faculty of The Professions, School of Education
Qualifications
PhD (UNSW), BA (UNE), DSME, L.Mus.A, L.T.C.L., F.A.C.E
Contact
| Email: | deanna@hoermann.net.au |
| Room: | off campus |
Deanna Hoermann has combined a career in music education with educational research and administration. She taught music and languages in secondary schools before being appointed Director of the Developmental Music Research Program that looked at the appropriateness of the Kodaly approach to music education for primary schools in NSW. With her consultancy team she adapted and implemented this music education research program in 200 primary schools in the Western Sydney Region.
Deanna has been engaged as a lecturer and consultant both nationally and internationally. Her research work led to her involvement in curriculum and policy development and preceded her appointment as an Inspector of Schools, Secondary High School Principal, Director of Schools, and Manager of the School Leadership and Executive Learning Unit in the NSW Department of Education. Her senior management & leadership experience has included the implementation of significant educational and systemic changes, strategic planning, and the development, co-ordination and management of programs such as Teacher Assessment Review Schedule, Teachers Experiencing Difficulties with their Teaching Performance, the training of Independent Reviewers, Changing School Cultures and Customer Service and the design and development of DVDs for the professional development of leaders. These experiences enriched her work as a part-time lecturer with the course “Managing Change in Education and Training” for post-graduate students at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Deanna was a driving force behind the development & establishment of Newtown High School for the Performing Arts. Her doctorate, from the University of New South Wales, The Dynamics of Implementing a Planned Change in a Public Education System was based on her work developing Cherrybrook Technology High School. Both schools were at the cutting-edge in the areas of the performing arts and technology. Each included the challenge of new curriculum, recruitment procedures, conditions of employment and the involvement of the business sector. Of particular note was her work in bringing to fruition the first Principal's contract in the State. The pressure from parents for enrolment of their students in these schools from day one of their operation is but one indicator of the successful realisation of these projects.
As a member of an International Steering Committee in the 1970s she played an influential role in the establishment of the International Kodaly Society (IKS) and served as the first President for a period of eight years. Recently she was awarded Honorary Membership of this organisation. In 1973 she founded the Kodaly Music Education Institute of Australia (KMEIA).
Her work and achievements have led to her appointment to a number of state and national Boards in the Performing Arts, to the position of Vice-Chair of the Board of the Macquarie Community College until 2010 and to the position of a Director of SydneyLearning Pty Ltd at Sydney University.
Deanna has published widely in the area of music education and continues her endeavours to enhance the teaching and learning process through her appointment as Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of New England Armidale.