Teaching Challenges and Dilemmas

Susan Groundwater-Smith is Honorary Professor of Education in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, where she chairs the Teacher Education Advisory Board. In recent years she has given her attention to issues in relation to consulting with children and young people and has published and researched extensively in this area of 'student voice'. Thus her commitment to teacher inquiry has extended to include students as active inquiring agents into the circumstances of their learning.Rosie Le Cornu is an adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Education at The University of South Australia. She has worked in education for more than 40 years, which includes 12 years as a primary teacher, R-12 advisor and deputy principal and 30 years as a teacher educator. She has a strong commitment to high quality teaching and teacher education, underpinned by the notions of reflection, collaboration, partnerships and social justice. Her research has focused primarily on pre-service teachers and early career teachers, providing insights and ideas that can help them become creative and agentic professionals who are able to support student learning effectively and responsibly.Robyn Ewing AM is Professor of Teacher Education and the Arts in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney. A former primary teacher she continues to work extensively alongside teachers interested in quality teaching and learning, and curriculum reform. Her current research interests include: the role of the Arts in creative learning and teaching; educational drama, literature and literacy; issues in teacher education, especially the experiences of early career teachers and mentoring; teacher professional learning; the role of reflection in professional practice; curriculum innovation and evaluation; and inquiry, case-based and action learning. She has worked in partnership with Sydney Theatre Company on the School Drama teacher professional learning program since 2009.