Non-Linear Perspectives on Teacher Development

Kathryn J. Strom is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at California State University, East Bay, USA. She employs critical, complex theories to study teacher and leadership development, as well as advocate for different ways of thinking in education more broadly, with broad goals of disrupting inequities for minoritized populations.Tammy Mills, Assistant Professor at the University of Maine, USA, draws from complex theories and self-study methodologies to study situated teacher learning broadly and help both preservice and practicing teachers understand the interaction among their geopolitical locations, socio-ethical imperatives, and the dynamic development of their teacher identities.Linda Abrams, Lecturer at New Jersey City University, USA, is a retired teacher and administrator with over three decades of experience in K-12 education systems. Her expertise lies at the intersections of complex, relational theories and mentoring knowledge and practice.