Biography
Dr Carly Sawatzki is a teacher educator and educational researcher with a particular interest in teaching mathematics through real world economic and financial contexts.
Carly is internationally recognised for her financial capability research in primary and secondary school settings in Australia and New Zealand. She has published in prestigious journals and led curriculum and research consultancies for Australian government agencies, teacher associations and schools.
The focus of Carly's work is students and their learning. Hence, the work she enjoys most occurs in schools - researching, coaching, and learning from teachers and their students.
Carly is regularly engaged to design and lead teacher professional learning, being recognised as a dynamic, thought-provoking presenter who promotes critical conversation, inspires innovation, and transforms pedagogical practice.
Carly writes for academic, government, teacher and preservice teacher audiences.
Read more on Carly's profileUnits taught
ESM211 Children and mathematics: Developing mathematical concepts
EEE755 Numeracy, social justice and new pedagogies
ETM709 Knowledge for teaching mathematics 7-10: Number
EDX707 Independent research project for professional practice
Knowledge areas
Financial capability
Financial education
Curriculum innovation
Numeracy and mathematics task design
Mathematical problem-solving in real world contexts
Teacher education
Pedagogical coaching
Publications
Tensions between theory and practice: A mathematics education perspective.
Jill Brown, Carly Sawatzki, Wanty Widjaja
(2022), Vol. 3, pp. 286-307, Methodological Approaches to STEM Education Research, Newcastle upon Tyne, Eng., B1
Paradoxes of in-school teacher coaching by outsiders
M Ludecke, S Rutherford, C Sawatzki, D Rady, M Gindidis, K Marangio, E Tour
(2022), Vol. 49, pp. 323-345, Australian Educational Researcher, C1
Carly Sawatzki, Ekaterina Tour, Karen Marangio
(2022), pp. 1-19, The Australian Educational Researcher, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
Using mathematics to drive future-focused financial capability
Carly Sawatzki, Jill Brown
(2022), Vol. 4, pp. 25-30, Australian Mathematics Education Journal, Adelaide, S.A., C1
Economics + Maths = Financial Capability Research Report
Carly Sawatzki, Jill Brown, Tim Powers, Romy Prins, Simone Zmood
(2022), Geelong, Vic., A6
Russell Tytler, linda Hobbs, Jill Brown, Peta White, Coral Campbell, John Cripps Clark, Seamus Delaney, Sandra Herbert, Amanda Peters, Carly Sawatzki, Wanty Widjaja
(2021), pp. 40-65, Methodological Approaches to STEM Education Research : Volume 2, Cambridge, Eng., B1
Methodology as critical and creative ingenuity: Articulating a philosophy of mathematics task design
Carly Sawatzki, Jill Brown
(2021), Vol. 2, pp. 198-219, Methodological approaches to STEM education research, Cambridge, Eng., B1
Trevor Bills, Carly Sawatzki, Jodie Hunter, Jodie Miller
(2021), pp. 23-41, Financialization, Financial Literacy, and Social Education, London, Eng., B1
Spotting the military influence in mathematics education
Jude Ocean, Carly Sawatzki, Zara Ersozlu
(2021), Vol. 26, pp. 20-24, Australian primary mathematics classroom, C1
Facets of numeracy: teaching, learning, and practices
Vince Geiger, Keiko Yasukawa, Anne Bennison, Jill Fielding-Wells, Carly Sawatzki
(2020), pp. 59-88, Research in mathematics education in Australasia 2016-2019, Singapore, B1
Carly Sawatzki, Jude Ocean, Davidson Aylie, Natalie Lander
(2020), Vol. 1, pp. 154-173, Methodological Approaches to STEM Education Research Volume 1, Newcastle upon Tyne, Eng., B1
Jodie Hunter, C Sawatzki
(2019), Vol. 31, pp. 419-439, Mathematics education research journal, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
Stimulating proportional reasoning through questions of finance and fairness
C Sawatzki, Ann Downton, Jill Cheeseman
(2019), Vol. 31, pp. 465-484, Mathematics education research journal, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
Shopping for shoes: teaching students to apply and interpret mathematics in the real world
Carly Sawatzki, Peter Sullivan
(2018), Vol. 16, pp. 1355-1373, International journal of science and mathematics education, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Cost, price and profit: what influences students' decisions about fundraising?
Carly Sawatzki, Merrilyn Goos
(2018), Vol. 30, pp. 525-544, Mathematics education research journal, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1
C Sawatzki, Simone Zmood
(2018), Canberra, A.C.T., A6-1
Evaluation of a Pilot Personalised Professional Coaching Program
Carly Sawatzki, M Gindidis, K Tour, M Ludecke, S Rutherford, K Marangio, D Rady, J Southcott
(2018), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Lessons in financial literacy task design: authentic, imaginable, useful
C Sawatzki
(2017), Vol. 29, pp. 25-43, Mathematics education research journal, New York, N.Y., C1-1
Teachers' perceptions of financial literacy and the implications for professional learning
Carly Sawatzki, Peter Sullivan
(2017), Vol. 42, pp. 51-65, Australian journal of teacher education, Joondalup, W.A., C1-1
C Sawatzki, Simone Zmood, Anita Forsyth, Ann Downton
(2017), [Melbourne, Vic.], A6-1
C Sawatzki
(2016), [Melbourne, Vic.], A6-1
Carly Sawatzki
(2016), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Insights from a financial literacy task designer: the curious case of problem context
C Sawatzki
(2016), pp. 576-583, MERGA 2016 : Opening up mathematics education research : Proceedings of the 39th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Adelaide, S. Aust., E1-1
Ethics and the challenges for inclusive mathematics teaching
Helen Forgasz, Jennifer Bleazby, Carly Sawatzki
(2015), pp. 147-165, Diversity in mathematics education : towards inclusive practices, Berlin, Germany, B1-1
C Sawatzki
(2015), pp. 555-562, MERGA 2015 : Mathematics education in the margins : Proceedings of the 38th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Sunshine Coast, Qld., E1-1
Connecting social and mathematical thinking: the use of "real life" contexts
C Sawatzki
(2014), pp. 557-564, MERGA 2014 : Curriculum in focus: research guided practice : Proceedings of the 37th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Sydney, N.S.W., E1-1
Students' willingness to engage with mathematical challenges: implications for classroom pedagogies
Peter Sullivan, Doug Clarke, Jill Cheeseman, Angela Mornane, Anne Roche, C Sawatzki, Nadia Walker
(2014), pp. 597-604, MERGA 2014 : Curriculum in focus: research guided practice : Proceedings of the 37th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Sydney, N.S.W., E1-1
What financial dilemmas reveal about students' social and mathematical understandings
C Sawatzki
(2013), pp. 602-609, MERGA 2013 : Mathematics education: yesterday, today and tomorrow : Proceedings of the 36th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Melbourne, Vic., E1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Secondary Mathematics and Science initiative for out-of-field teachers.
Prof Russell Tytler, A/Prof Jill Brown, A/Prof Peta White, A/Prof Linda Hobbs, A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Dr Jo Raphael, Dr Carly Sawatzki, A/Prof Wanty Widjaja, Dr Seamus Delaney, Dr John Cripps Clark, Prof Damian Blake
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2023: $217,396
- 2022: $1,305,002
- 2021: $1,984,010
- 2020: $764,034
CIRCLS - Support program for Secondary Mathematics and Science Initiative.
A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Dr Jo Raphael, Dr Carly Sawatzki, Prof Russell Tytler, A/Prof Jill Brown, A/Prof Peta White
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2022: $16,823
- 2021: $154,545
Design and delivery of a Graduate Certificate of Secondary Digital Technologies.
A/Prof Julianne Lynch, A/Prof Andrew Cain, Dr Jo Raphael, Dr George Aranda, Dr Sunil Aryal, Dr Chathu Ranaweera, Dr Carly Sawatzki, Dr Matthew Thomas, Dr Guy Wood-Bradley, A/Prof Glenn Auld, Dr John Cripps Clark, A/Prof Linda Hobbs
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2023: $274,434
Industry and Other Funding
Economics + Maths = Financial Capability Program.
Dr Carly Sawatzki
Financial Capability Open Grants
- 2021: $92,500
Supervisions
Richard Voss
Thesis entitled: Adult students¿ experience of learning mathematics in regional Australian vocational education and training (VET)
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education