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Doctor of Biotechnology (University of Queensland), Master of Biotechnology (University of Queensland), Bachelor of Science (University of Queensland)
I am an educator committed to increasing access and equity in education by centring students and engaging teachers as powerful agents of change. I leverage my ten years of experience in the biotechnology sector and seven years as a classroom teacher to coach teachers and leaders on how to analyse and use data regularly to inform instructional practices and school-wide decision-making. I support new mathematics teachers to interrogate the status quo based on data, give students a voice and teach for social justice.
Selected Publications
Challen, C. & Sharrock, D. (2024). Online Lesson Study: Solving authentic problems of practice. In R. Huang, N. Helgevold, J. Lang, & H. Jiang (Eds.), Teacher professional learning through lesson study in virtual/hybrid environments: opportunities, challenges, and future directions (pp.104-124). Routledge.
Sharrock, D. & Challen, C. (2023) Lesson study can build teachers’ confidence in their practice, The Learning Professional, 44(5): 50-54.
Projects (Chief investigator)
Additional information
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2023
- Details
- Invited as a keynote speaker to the conference to discuss research on Networked Improvement Communities for teacher professional learning
- Adams, S., Challen, C., Bourke, T. & Davis, J. (2025). Designing Inclusive Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Practice. Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/251843
- Challen, C. & Strong, S. (2025). Daily Discourse: Empowering every student in mathematics through Assessment for Learning. In JP. Davis, S. Adams, C. Challen & T. Bourke (Eds.), Designing Inclusive Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Practice (pp. 39–49). Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/251848
- Sharrock, D. & Challen, C. (2024). Online Lesson Study: Solving authentic problems of practice. In R. Huang, N. Helgevold, J. Lang & H. Jiang (Eds.), Teacher Professional Learning through Lesson Study in Virtual and Hybrid Environments: Opportunities, Challenges, and Future Directions (pp. 104–124). Routledge. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/245292
- The Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Philippine Initial Teacher Educators in Remote Teaching Environments
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Jennifer Clifton - Integrating Lesson Study into Mathematics Preservice Teachers' Experiential Learning Courses: A Design-Based Research
Professional Doctorate, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Vinesh Chandra