Professional Experience
Education
Ph.D., University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, 2010.
Major: Curriculum and Instruction, Mathematics Education
M.Ed., University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, 2008.
Major: Curriculum Studies, Middle Level/Adolescent Education
B.A., Western Washington University, 2005.
Major: Education, Elementary and Secondary Mathematics
Professional Positions
Professor, Idaho State University (2020 – Present).
International Consultant, Bennett Educational Consulting (2015 – Present).
Associate Professor, Tenured, Idaho State University (2015 – 2020).
Director, Albion Center professional development center, Idaho State University (2015 – 2016).
Assistant Professor, Idaho State University (2011 – 2015).
Instructional Resource Teacher (K-12), Hawai‘i Department of Education (2011).
Mathematics Instructional Coach (Grades K-8), Hawai‘i Department of Education (2010 – 2011).
New Teacher Mentor, Hawai‘i Department of Education (2010 – 2011).
Secondary Mathematics Teacher, Hawai‘i Department of Education (2005 – 2010).
Select Leadership Positions/Projects
Academy NEXT Co-Director (2017 – 2020).
-Responsible for managing ten project personnel, coordinating program for secondary students, & managing $182,000 USD project budget.
Instructional Leadership and Practices Project Director (2015 – 2019).
-Responsible for leading 22 K-12 school administrators and instructional coaches, coordinating and delivering on-going professional development, & managing $342,000 USD project budget.
Idaho Building Capacity Director (2016 – 2017).
-Responsible for managing up to 12 project personnel, coordinating school administrator support/coaching programs, providing targeted professional development for K-12 school administrators and project personnel, coordinating with external partners & managing $1,400,000 USD project budget.
Regional Mathematics Center Director (2013 – 2017).
-Responsible for managing four project personnel, coordinating programs and on-going job-embedded professional development for 200+ teachers and K-12 school administrators, coordinating with external partners & managing $1,950,000 USD project budget.
Licensures and Certifications
National Board Certified Teacher, (2009 – 2029).
Mathematics – Early Adolescence
International School Leadership Certificate, AAIE (2019).
Idaho State Teaching Certificate, (2020–2025)
Elementary (K–8), Secondary Mathematics (grades 5 – 12), Teacher Leader, and K-12 Administrator (Expected 2022).
Washington State Residency Teaching Certificate, (2005 – Present).
Elementary (K-8) and Secondary Mathematics (grades 5 – 12)
International School Support
Carol Morgan School, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2019-2020).
United Nations International School, New York, USA (2018-2019).
American United School of Kuwait, Kuwait (2015-2019).
AMA International School, Salamabad, Bahrain (2018).
American Academy for Girls, Kuwait City, Kuwait (2018).
Mohammed Bin Khalid School, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (2018).
Mirdif American School, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2018).
Chadwick International School, South Korea (2016).
Universal American School, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2016).
Relevant Scholarship & Research
Select Publications
Bennett, C. A. & Morgan, M. (2020). Developing norms with silent discussion. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 113(10), 841-844.*
Bennett, C.A., Gallup, J., Chambers, D. and Ray, B. (2020). Designing inclusive STEM learning experiences for adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Leveraging robotics to support discourse. D. Chambers (Ed.), Assistive Technology to Support Inclusive Education (International Perspectives on Inclusive Education, Vol. 14), Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 125-140. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-363620200000014011 Invited.
Bennett, C. A. & Ray, B. (2020). Going beyond skill-based mathematical learning: Expanding the arc of pre-service teachers’ online mathematics teaching in an era of emergency COVID-19 online teaching. In Ferdig, R.E., Baumgartner, E., Hartshorne, R., Kaplan-Rakowski, R. & Mouza, C. (Eds.), Teaching, technology, and teacher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Stories from the field, (425-429). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/216903/.
Ruchti, W., Bennett, C. A., & Dunstan, M. (2018). Understanding quality work in mathematics: Supporting teachers in leading professional development. Journal of Interdisciplinary Teacher Leadership, 2(1), 19-28.*
Bennett, C. A., & Martin, K. (2018). Reclaiming advisory: Advocacy in action. Middle School Journal, 49(1), 32-37.
Bennett, C. A. (2017). “Most won’t do it!” Questioning homework as a structure for learning. American Secondary Education Journal, 45(2), 22-38.
Bennett, C. A., Ray, B., & Fairley-Nelson, M. (2017), Supporting STeM teachers’ learning: Lessons from a newly established school in the Middle East. In M. Carmo (Ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and New Developments (Vol. 1, pp. 52-56). Lisbon, Portugal: END.*
Bennett, C. A. & Amador, J. (2015). Administrators’ mathematical noticing: Supporting teachers’ instruction. In K. Beswick, R. Muir, & J. Wells (Eds.) Proceedings of the 39th Conference Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. 1, pp. 148-149). Hobart, Australia: PME.
Bennett, C. A., Amador, J., & Avila, C. (2015). Framing professional conversations with Teachers: Developing administrators’ professional noticing of students’ mathematical thinking. Mathematics Education Leadership, 16(2), 14-26.*
Bennett, C. A., & Ruchti, W. P. (2014). Bridging STEM with mathematical practices. Journal of STEM Teacher Education, 49(1), 17-28.
Bennett, C. A. (2013). Teachers’ perspectives on whole-class discourse: Focusing on effective instruction to improve student learning. In N. Gallavan (Ed.) Action in Teacher Education Annual Yearbook XXII, (pp. 475-488).
*indicates collaborative work with teachers, teacher leaders, and/or administrators in K-12 schools.
Presentations
80+ International and National presentations, workshops, and webinars on teacher and teacher leader development.