Oxford Teacher Reference

Peter Sullivan is an Emeritus Professor of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, Monash University. He has extensive experience in research and teaching in teacher education.

He was a member of the Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences panel of the Australian Research Council College of Experts from 2005 to 2008 and was an editor of the Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education for 8 years. He is a past President of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers and was the lead writer of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics.

Peter Maher’s career in mathematics spans more than 40 years, supporting both learning for students and professional development for teachers. He is the author of more than 30 books designed to improve maths teaching and learning across the primary years.

Peter is passionate about creating meaningful experiences in mathematics and supporting students in creative thinking and problem solving. In 2021, Peter was awarded the Order of Australia for his contribution to Education. 

George Booker was a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education at Griffith University where he taught all introductory primary and special education student teachers. George has been widely published at the academic level and has written curriculum resources for all areas of mathematics education with an emphasis on the relationship between language and the development of concepts, processes and ways of thinking. He regularly provides professional learning in assessment, numeracy and problem solving for schools and other organisations throughout Australia. 

Ed Lewis has a Master of Education, is an experienced educator and numeracy consultant. He spent 15 years as an educator in the primary environment and a further 20 years in the tertiary sector. Ed is also an accomplished author of numerous Primary maths print resources, including his very successful Daily Work-Outs series. 

Pat Lilburn focused on primary maths education throughout her career. She has been a classroom teacher, a maths tutor and a university lecturer. She lectured in primary maths education at La Trobe University and at Australian Catholic University, providing graduates with the knowledge to implement the maths curriculum and ideas to use in their future classrooms. Pat has been writing teacher resource books for maths since 1988 when the Action Maths series was published by Oxford University Press. She has author and co-authored many published books including the hugely successful Open-Ended Maths Activities. She has also developed and written several of OUP’s maths books for Papua New Guinea over many years.