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Sorensen, N (2023) The improvising teacher: reconceptualising pedagogy, expertise and professionalism. Routledge, Abingdon. ISBN 9781032121260

Sorensen, N, ed. (2019) Diversity in teacher education: perspectives on a school-led system. UCL IOE Press, London. ISBN 9781782772521

Burnard, P and Sorensen, N (2022) 'Making silence matter: rethinking performance creativity as a catalysing space for sounding oneself in music education.' In: Randles, C and Burnard, P, eds. The Routledge companion to creativities in music education. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 429-440. ISBN 9781032163628

Sorensen, N (2022) 'Developing the improvising teacher: implications for professionalism and the development of expertise.' In: King, H, ed. Developing expertise for teaching in higher education: practical ideas for professional learning & development. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 218-230. ISBN 9781032057002

Sorensen, N (2021) '"Of course we improvise!" What the best teachers do (and why they do it).' In: Robbins Dudeck, T and McClure, C, eds. The applied improvisation mindset: tools for transforming organizations and communities. Methuen Drama, London, pp. 179-203. ISBN 9781350143609

Sorensen, N (2021) 'The craft of teaching musical improvisation improvisationally: towards a theoretical framework.' In: Holdhus, K, Murphy, R and Espeland, M.I, eds. Music education as craft: reframing theories and practices. Springer, Cham, pp. 165-180. ISBN 9783030677039

Gomez Bermeo, L and Sorensen, N (2019) 'Encouraging equitable access to higher education in Bogotá, Colombia: a case study of an innovative dual-enrollment project.' In: Huber, T and O’Meara, J.G, eds. Teacher education at the edge: expanding access and exploring frontiers. Information Age Publishing, Charlotte, NC, pp. 141-178. ISBN 9781641138284 Please click the title to check availability.

Sorensen, N (2019) 'Introduction: Diversity in Teacher Education: a study of a school-led system.' In: Sorensen, N, ed. Diversity in Teacher Education: perspectives on a school-led system. UCL IOE Press, London. ISBN 9781782772521

Sorensen, N (2019) 'Partnerships: the changing relationships between schools and HEIs.' In: Sorensen, N, ed. Diversity in Teacher Education: perspectives on a school-led system. UCL IOE Press, London. ISBN 9781782772521

Black, P and Sorensen, N (2019) 'Reclaiming teacher education: a conversational journey of realization, innovation and determination through imposed national policies.' In: Sorensen, N, ed. Diversity in Teacher Education: perspectives on a school-led system. UCL IOE Press, London. ISBN 9781782772521

Sorensen, N (2017) 'The nature of work based learning on placement.' In: Hordern, J and Simon, C, eds. Placements and work-based learning in education studies: an introduction for students. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 22-31. ISBN 9781138839069

Sorensen, N (2016) 'The music: extracts from The Eleonora Diary.' In: Oddey, A and White, C, eds. A gift for Eleonora. Eleonora Press, pp. 35-39. ISBN 97809935552007

Sorensen, N and la Velle, L (2014) 'Catching the sparks: an evaluation of the early development of a novel master’s degree in teaching and learning.' In: la Velle, L, ed. Masterliness in the teaching profession. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 73-91. ISBN 9781138813632

Sorensen, N and Fisher, L (2009) 'Listening to vegetables.' In: Friedland, S.R, ed. Vegetables: proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2008. Prospect, Totnes. ISBN 9781903018668

Sorensen, N and Miller, D (1990) 'Managing change: managing time for talk. A whole school approach to oracy.' In: Talk and the secondary school: reports from the West Sussex Oracy Project. West Sussex language papers, 2 . West Sussex County Council, Chichester, pp. 6-11.

Burnard, P, Sorensen, N, Gill, S and Rabinowitch, T-C (2021) 'Identifying new parameters informing the relationship between silence and sound in diverse musical performance practices and perception.' International Journal of Music Science, Technology and Art, 3 (1). pp. 7-17.

Whiting, C ORCID: 0000-0002-9963-426X, Whitty, G, Menter, I, Black, P, Hordern, J, Parfitt, A, Reynolds, K and Sorensen, N (2018) 'Diversity and complexity: becoming a teacher in England in 2015-16.' Review of Education, 6 (1). pp. 69-96.

Sorensen, N (2017) 'Improvisation and teacher expertise: implications for the professional development of outstanding teachers.' Professional Development in Education, 43 (1). pp. 6-22.

Sorensen, N (2016) 'The challenges of student-centred learning: from policy to practice.' The 10th International Silk Road Conference on EU Association Agreement: Perspectives and Challenges - Proceedings, 10. xi-xvi.

Sorensen, N and La Velle, L (2013) 'Catching the sparks: an evaluation of the early development of a novel Master’s degree in teaching and learning.' Journal of Education for Teaching, 39 (1). pp. 74-92.

Sorensen, N and la Velle, L (2013) 'Catching the sparks: an evaluation of the early development of a novel master’s degree in teaching and learning.' Journal of Education for Teaching, 39 (1). pp. 74-92.

Sorensen, N (2013) 'The metaphor of 'the jazz band': ethical issues for leadership.' Critical Studies in Improvisation, 9 (1).

Coombs, S and Sorensen, N (2010) 'Authorised to teach?' CPD Update, 126. pp. 8-9.

Coombs, S and Sorensen, N (2010) 'Whither Postgraduate Professional Development? Towards a theoretical framework to guide long-term teacher development in England.' Professional Development in Education, 36 (4). pp. 683-689.

la Velle, L and Sorensen, N (2018) The DiTE project. In: ICET 62nd World Assembly, 9 - 11 July 2018, Laredo, TX, USA.

Sorensen, N (2018) Collaboration & partnership within a school-led system of teacher education. In: Marjon Academy Lecture Series, 12 March 2018, Plymouth Marjon University, UK.

Sorensen, N (2016) Transitioning 'Eleanora': an auto-ethnographic account of site-specific transdisciplinary collaboration. In: Performance Studies Network: Fourth International Conference, 14 -17 July 2016, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK.

Sorensen, N, Ellis, P.W and Wesley, F (2016) Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley workshop: funk masterclass. In: Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival, 19 March 2016, Bristol Folk House, Bristol, UK.

Sorensen, N (2015) Improvisation and teacher expertise: reconceptualising teacher professionalism. In: BERA Annual Conference, 15 - 17 September 2015, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Sorensen, N (2015) Developing the art of improvisation in expert teachers. In: The Arts and Science of Improvisation in Education, 8 - 12 June 2015, Stord/Haugesund University College, Norway.

Sorensen, N (2015) Challenges of student centred learning in the framework of the Bologna Process. In: 10th International Silk Road Conference: EU Association Agreement - Perspectives and Challenges, 22-23 May 2015, Silk Road Research Institute, International Black Sea University, Tbilisi, Georgia.

Sorensen, N and Ellis, P.W (2015) Pee Wee Ellis masterclass: funk and all that jazz. In: Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival, 7 March 2015, Bristol Folk House, Bristol, UK.

Sorensen, N, Ellis, P.W and Wesley, F (2014) In session with Pee Wee Ellis and Fred Wesley: a funk masterclass. In: Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival, 9 March 2014, Bristol Folk House, Bristol, UK.

Sorensen, N (2012) Understanding expert teaching: in search of ‘the improvising pedagogue’. In: BERA Annual Conference 2012, 4 - 6 Sep, University of Manchester.

Coombs, S, Barrington, R, Sorensen, N, Caston, A, Maine, F and Wisdom, P (2010) Fixed vs negotiated CPD: abridging the best of the TDA’s PPD with the new MTL. In: International Professional Development Association, 26-27 November 2010, Aston University, Birmingham.

Sorensen, N (2010) Creating “authorised” teachers: the leadership of CPD in a self-improving school system. In: International Professional Development Association International Conference, 26-27 November 2010, Aston University, Birmingham.

Sorensen, N (2010) Researching teachers lives: finding out how brilliant teachers improvise and why this is a good thing. In: Bath Spa University Second Annual Summer Symposium, 4 June 2010, Corsham Court Centre, Bath Spa University.

Sorensen, N (2009) Creating a culture of professional learning: the role of metaphor, teacher narrative and improvisation in school-based CPD. In: BERA Annual Conference, 2-5 September 2009, University of Manchester.

Coombs, S and Sorensen, N (2009) 'Effective', 'Excellent', 'Outstanding: Unravelling the lexicon of 'good practice'. In: International Professional Development Association. International Conference 2009, 26-28 November, Paragon Hotel, Birmingham, UK.

Sorensen, N (2008) Principles of professional learning: how PPD can have an impact upon students learning experience. In: International Professional Development Association 40th Annual Conference, 5-6 December 2008, Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool.

Sorensen, N (2007) The value of a four phase framework for teacher development to identify individual staff training needs. In: International Professional Development Association Conference, 30 November - 1 December 2007, Ramada Hotel, Belfast.

Sorensen, N (2014) Improvisation and teacher expertise: a comparative case study. PhD thesis, Bath Spa University. doi: 10.17870/bathspa.00005128

Whiting, C ORCID: 0000-0002-9963-426X, Black, P, Hordern, J, Parfitt, A, Reynolds, K, Sorensen, N and Whitty, G (2016) Towards a new topography of ITT: a profile of Initial Teacher Training in England 2015-16. An Occasional Paper from the IFE No.1. Bath Spa University, Institute for Education, Bath. ISBN 9780992633899

Sorensen, N and Oddey, A (2015) A gift for Eleonora. Pazzi Chapel, Basilica di Santa Croce, Florence, 14-15 May 2015.

Sorensen, N, Blanden, C, Dutiro, C and Maia, L (2018) Kusanganisa Live.

Sorensen, N and Law, J (2010) The journey home.

Sorensen, N (2024) Raymond Williams and education: history, culture, democracy [book review]. Journal of Education for Teaching, 50 (3). pp. 538-539.

Sorensen, N (2021) The lived experience of improvisation: in music, learning and life, Simon Rose [book review]. Critical Studies in Improvisation = Études critiques en improvisation, 14 (2-3).

Sorensen, N (2021) Exploring teacher recruitment and retention: contextual challenges from international perspectives [book review]. Journal of Education for Teaching, 47 (2). pp. 300-301.