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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Janet Dutton has extensive experience as a lecturer in teacher education, leader of teacher professional development and as Head Teacher in government and independent schools.
Janet has worked developing assessment and curriculum at national and state level organisations and was the Chief Examiner, English for the NSW Higher School Certificate, 2011-2016.
Areas of speciality include:
- Secondary English curriculum and HSC English
- Creative literacy pedagogy
- Teacher motivation and retention
- Out of field teaching (OOFT)
- Teacher identity, voice and reflective practice
Janet’s teaching and research promotes the ways creative pedagogy can enrich student learning and current projects include:
- Investigating English teacher motivation, job satisfaction and resilience
- The impact of high stakes testing on English teacher practice
- The use of identity texts for enhancing literacy and engagement in students from EAL/D and low SES backgrounds
- Early career teachers' exoeriences of out of field teaching (OOFT)
- Developing strategies to enhance pre-service teacher reflexive practice.
Research supervision
I am happy to hear from HDR students with interests in one of the research projects/topics below:
- teaching subject English in secondary schools
- the experiences of mid-career changers transitioning to teaching or
- teacher education students' experiences of paid work in schools prior to graduation.
Community engagement
Janet has strong connections with schools where she supports teachers in fostering quality English teaching. She delivers professional learning, sustains long term relationships and works with teachers to implement practitioner inquiry projects. Janet convenes the Language and Literacy Special Interest Group for AARE and delivers keynote presentations to schools and professional organisations.
Education/Academic qualification
Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
Award Date: 7 Dec 2017
Education, Graduate Diploma in Education, University of Sydney
Arts, Master of Arts: Literature (with Merit), University of Sydney
Education, Diploma in Education, University of Sydney
Arts, Bachelor of Arts, University of Sydney
External positions
Co-convenor Language & Literacy Special Interest Group, Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE)
Dec 2018 → …
Chief Examiner English, Higher School Certificate, New South Wales Education Standards Authority
2012 → 2016
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Accelerate MTeach Program: Supporting STEM mid-career transition into the teaching profession
Dutton, J., Ryan, M., Hay, I., Hadley, F., De Nobile, J., Caldis, S., Wilson, K., Cavanagh, M. & Chu, H. E.
1/12/21 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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NSWEC: NSW Equity Consortium
Upton, S., Dutton, J., Wilson, K., Kohnen, S., Colenbrander, D., Morison, C., Hussain, S. & Ollerhead, S.
1/01/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Using the translanguaging space to facilitate poetic representation of language and identity
Dutton, J. & Rushton, K., 1 Jan 2021, In: Language Teaching Research. 25, 1, p. 105-133 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'Tell me your story': developing creative classrooms
Rushton, K. & Dutton, J., Oct 2020, In: Practical literacy: The early and primary years. 25, 3, p. 14-18 5 p., 146212498.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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'The dream and aspirations of teaching': English teachers' perspectives on sustaining the motivation to teach
Manuel, J., Dutton, J. & Carter, D., 2019, In: English in Australia. 54, 2, p. 5-23 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How do secondary school English teachers score NAPLAN? A snapshot of English teachers' views
Carter, D., Manuel, J. & Dutton, J., Oct 2018, In: Australian Journal of Language and Literacy. 41, 3, p. 144-154 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Becoming an English teacher: an arts-informed and inquiry-based model of initial teacher education
Dutton, J. & Manuel, J., 2023, International perspectives on English teacher development: from initial teacher education to highly accomplished professional. Goodwyn, A., Manuel, J., Roberts, R., Scherff, L., Sawyer, W., Durrant, C. & Zancanella, D. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Taylor and Francis, p. 61-75 15 p. (National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Without my language, I’m a broken tree’: Nurturing thirdspace translanguaging pedagogy in culturally diverse classrooms
Janet Dutton (Speaker)
5 Sep 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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The Mid-Career Transition to Teaching Program, partnering with the DoE to support aspiring teachers as they shift from STEM professions to a career in teaching
Kim Wilson (Speaker), Janet Dutton (Speaker), Mikah Holmes (Speaker) & Rose Garofano (Speaker)
Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Social Labs, a data collection method that gives participants a voice whilst supporting their mid-career transition to teaching
Kim Wilson (Speaker), Janet Dutton (Speaker), Mikah Holmes (Speaker) & Rose Garofano (Speaker)
Jul 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Using systems theory to explore out of field teaching
Janet Dutton (Speaker), Linda Hobbs (Speaker), Merrilyn Goos (Speaker), Greg Oates (Speaker), Seamus Delaney (Speaker), Susan Caldis (Speaker), Constance Cirkony (Speaker) & Emily Ross (Speaker)
21 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Teacher Inquiry @MQ: a professional learning program of inquiry into practice
Kim Wilson (Speaker), Janet Dutton (Speaker) & Susan Caldis (Speaker)
17 Feb 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Press/Media
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Teacher influencers: The Instagram side hustle helping educators pay the bills
2/04/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Spotlight on practice: lesson planning for online classes
28/01/21
1 Media contribution
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Former HSC chief examiner recommends 5 productive pedagogies for writing in the senior years and beyond
5/11/20
1 Media contribution
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Do Australian secondary students have a 'problem' with writing?
13/10/20
1 Media contribution
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