THE IDENTITY TEXTS PROJECT
ABOUT US
The Identity Texts Project
DR. KATHY RUSHTON
Dr Kathy Rushton is a lecturer in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, she also provides professional learning for teachers in the areas of literacy and language development. She is an experienced TESOL and classroom teacher having worked in primary and secondary settings and with adults learning English. She is interested in the development of language and literacy in educational settings especially in culturally and linguistically diverse socio-economically disadvantaged communities. Her current research projects include a study of multilingual pre-service teachers and the impact that teacher professional learning has on the development of a creative pedagogical stance which incorporates translanguaging and supports student identity and wellbeing.
DR. JANET DUTTON
Dr Janet Dutton is a Lecturer in Secondary English at Macquarie School of Education, Macquarie University. She has extensive experience leading teacher professional learning and as Head Teacher English. Janet has worked developing assessment and curriculum at national and state organisations and was the Chief Examiner, English for the NSW Higher School Certificate.  Janet’s teaching and research promote the ways creative pedagogy can enrich student learning and her current projects include: the impact of high stakes testing on English teacher practice; the use of identity texts and translanguaging pedagogies in EAL/D, low SES schools, PST identity formation, and investigating English teacher motivation.
Contact us: Â
janet.dutton@mq.edu.au
kathy.rushton@sydney.edu.au