Associate Professor Robyn Brandenburg is a teacher educator researcher at the School of Education, Federation University Australia. Her research chiefly focuses on mathematics education, teacher education, and reflective practice and feedback. She has published extensively and presented her research nationally and internationally. Robyn has received awards for her teaching and research, including a National Teaching Excellence Award. Her current work focuses on developing and implementing the National Teacher Performance Assessment for graduating teachers. She is the current president of the Australian Teacher Education Association.
Dr. Sharon McDonough is a Senior Lecturer in initial teacher education and teacher development at the School of Education, Federation University Australia. Sharon draws on socio-cultural theories of teacher emotion and resilience, applying them to questions of i) how to best prepare and support teachers for entry into the profession; and ii) how to support teachers’, and teacher educators’, professional learning throughout their careers.