Professionalism and Teacher Education

Dr Amanda Gutierrez is a Senior Lecturer and Professional Experience Coordinator (Secondary Postgrad Courses) in the QLD School of Education at the Australian Catholic University.  She is an experienced teacher educator who works in the fields of literacy, professional experience and partnerships.  Her major research interest is professional becoming of pre-service and practicing teachers and partnerships, with a minor research interest in critical literacy.  She has developed and coordinated multiple partnership programs in Victoria and Queensland.Jillian L. Fox is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education and Arts at the Australian Catholic University. She is an experienced early childhood teacher who has worked with preservice and practicing teachers both in Australia and China. Her areas of teaching and research expertise include work integrated learning, mentoring and early years education. In 2017 she won the Vice Chancellor's Award for Innovation for or her work on establishing a university wide work integrated learning online platform.Dr Colette Alexander is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the Australian Catholic University. She is an experienced teacher educator who has worked with preservice and practicing teachers across both public and private institutions. Her current research and teaching is focussed on research methodology, policy and assessment. She is the Project Lead for the implementation of the Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment (GTPA) across the School of Education, and is an early career researcher working with the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE).