Being a successful educator requires a resilient, adaptable professional identity for continuously negotiating changes in one’s lived contexts. In this keynote address, I will introduce a complex dynamic systems informed model of identity development and change - the Dynamic Systems Model of Role Identity (DSMRI) - that explains how teachers can develop such an identity while considering the complex, contextual nature of teaching. I will provide examples of how the DSMRI can be used by teachers, teacher educators, and researchers to understand and support professional identity development, resilience, and well-being. 

Dr. Joanna Garner (Old Dominion University - USA)