Personal
- Name
- Dr Carly Lassig
- Position(s)
- Lecturer
Faculty of Education,
School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education - Discipline *
- Curriculum and Pedagogy, Specialist Studies in Education
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 3233
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Identifiers and profiles
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- Qualifications
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PhD (Queensland University of Technology), Bachelor of Education (Hons 1) (Griffith University)
- Professional memberships
and associations Professional memberships and associations
- Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children (QAGTC) – Vice President
- Queensland Studies Authority – Equity Committee Representative
- Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE)
Biography
Dr Carly Lassig is a Lecturer in the QUT Faculty of Education with a passion for social justice, equity, and inclusion. Her research and teaching interests include:
- creativity
- inclusive education
- diversity, social justice, and equity
- gifted students and gifted education
- students who are twice-exceptional
- differentiation
- Universal Design for Learning
- cognition, intelligence, and learning
- grounded theory methodology
Carly’s PhD, “Perceiving and pursuing novelty: A grounded theory of adolescent creativity” used grounded theory methodology to research student voice in relation to young people’s experiences of creativity within and beyond the school environment. Carly’s background is as a primary and middle school teacher, having taught nationally and internationally. She has also worked as an Australian Curriculum project officer with Independent Schools Queensland.
Publications
- Lassig CJ, Doherty CA, Moore K, (2015) The private problem with public service: rural teachers in educational markets, Journal of Educational Administration and History p117-139
- Doherty CA, Lassig CJ, (2013) Workable solutions: the intersubjective careers of women with families, Conceptualising Women's Working Lives: Moving the Boundaries of Discourse [Career Development Series, 5] p83-104
- Lassig CJ, (2013) Approaches to creativity: How adolescents engage in the creative process, Thinking Skills and Creativity p3-12
- Lassig CJ, Dillon LH, Diezmann CM, (2013) Student or scholar? Transforming identities through a research writing group, Studies in Continuing Education p299-314
- Lassig C, (2012) Creating creative classrooms, The Australian Educational Leader (AEL) p8-13
- Lassig C, Lincoln M, Dillon L, Diezmann CM, Fox J, Neofa Z, (2010) Writing together, learning together: the value and effectiveness of a research writing group for doctoral students, Proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education Annual Conference 2010 : Making a Difference p1-14
- Lassig C, (2009) Teachers' attitudes towards the gifted: The importance of professional development and school culture, Australasian Journal of Gifted Education p32-42
- Lassig C, (2009) Promoting creativity in education: from policy to practice: an Australian perspective, Proceedings of the Seventh ACM conference on Creativity and Cognition p229-238
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Awards
Awards and recognition
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Conference convening committee member, and abstract reviewer and editor, for the international IRATDE/AAEGT/QAGTC conference, Illuminating the spectrum of giftedness and talent development.
- Type
- Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- Editorial panel member and book review editor of the Australasian Journal of Gifted Education (2016-present)
- Type
- Editor/Contributor of a Prestigious Work of Reference
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Invited by Juliet Corbin to contribute a section to "Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory" (Corbin & Strauss, 2015), a seminal grounded theory methodology text.
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- Vice President of the Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children (2013-2017); State Management Committee Member (2009-2017)
- Type
- Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Queensland Studies Authority Equity Committee representative (2013-2014)
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- QUT Executive Dean's Commendation for higher degree research (Outstanding PhD thesis award)
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Keynote speaker at the Sydney K-12 conference on Creative and Critical Thinking in the Australian Curriculum
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2012
- Details
- Keynote speaker for Teachers as Researchers conference
- Type
- Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Invited speaker at the Australian Primary Principals Association's Queensland conference
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Best practice in gifted education: A review of a Queensland school's extension and enrichment program
Professional Doctorate, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Deborah Henderson - Teaching higher ability students, including twice exceptional, within the classroom by changing teacher and student perceptions, and encouraging rigorous and challenging differentiation
Professional Doctorate, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Donna Tangen