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Department of Mathematics
Math Sciences Unit 3009
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-4120
Phone: 860-486-3442
Email: cardetti@math.uconn.edu |
Fabiana Cardetti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Connecticut. She received her Ph.D. in Mathematics from Louisiana State University in 2002. Her research interests are in geometric control theory, mathematical biology, as well as in mathematics education for K-12 teachers. As a member of the TNE team, Dr. Cardetti will be investigating the development and assessment of instructional strategies to improve the mathematics content knowledge of prospective teachers. She teaches the mathematics content courses for elementary education pre-teachers and has provided assistance to practicing teachers through professional development programs.
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Committee Chair
Department of Educational Psychology
249 Glenbrook Road Unit-2064
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-2064
Phone: 860-486-0201
Fax: 860-486-0180
Email: robert.colbert@uconn.edu |
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Principal of Mansfield Middle School
Storrs, Connecticut
E-mail: CryanJ@MANSFIELDCT.ORG
Phone: 860-429-9341 x 161
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Jeffrey Cryan is currently in his fifth year as principal of Mansfield Middle School in Storrs , CT. Prior to that he served as assistant principal at Mansfield Middle School , and as an English teacher and department head in the Reading , MA public schools. He was editor of Massachusetts English Teacher and a member of the executive board of the Massachusetts Council of Teachers of English for several years. Jeff holds a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Connecticut , a Master of Arts in Teaching from Brown University , a Master's degree in English from the University of Massachusetts/Boston, and a Certificate of Advanced Studies from the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University . |
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Department of History
241 Glenbrook Rd., Unit-2103
Storrs, CT 06269-2103
Phone: 860-486-2711
Email: michael.dintenfass@uconn.edu
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Michael Dintenfass is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Connecticut. He wrote extensively on British economic and business history for many years and on the philosophy of history. He now concentrates his intellectual energies on the study of the existential and ethical discourses of the West from the ancient world to the present. For over a decade Professor Dintenfass has been developing a skills-intensive approach to teaching history as one of the humanistic disciplines anchored by a tradition of great books.
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Connecticut State Department of Education
165 Capitol Avenue Hartford CT 06145
Phone: 860-713-6548
Email: sharon.fuller@po.state.ct.us |
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Department of Educational Psychology
249 Glenbrook Road Unit 2064
University of Connecticut
Room 015A
Phone: 860-486-1456
Email: robert.hannafin@uconn.edu |
Robert Hannafin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut. He earned received his Ph.D. in Learning and Instructional Technology at Arizona State University in 1994. His research interests include examining open learning environments and technology integration in public school classrooms. For TNE, Hannafin will be identifying ways to use technology to support UConn teachers during the induction years.
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Department of Curriculum & Instruction
Gentry Building Unit 2064, Room 240A
Storrs, CT 06269-4120
Phone: 860-486-9523
Email: jason.irizarry@uconn.edu |
Jason G. Irizarry is an Assistant Professor in Residence in the Neag School of Education of Education at the University of Connecticut . A former middle school teacher in New York City , he has most recently worked as a Postdoctoral fellow with the Teachers for a New Era (TNE) Project- a grant funded program designed to enhance teacher preparation, particularly as a means to improving pupil achievement in K-12 settings . Prior to his arrival at the University of Connecticut, he was the Director of Project SPIRIT (Springfield Partnership to Improve the Recruitment of Inspiring Minority Teachers), a college-community collaboration aimed at increasing the number of teachers of color in urban schools. He received his doctorate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2005 and has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in multicultural education, philosophy of education, culturally responsive curriculum development, and urban education. His research focuses on urban teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention with an emphasis on increasing the number of teachers of color. Additional areas of interest include culturally responsive pedagogy, urban youth culture, and Latino students in U.S. schools.
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Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Neag Schoool of Education
249 Glenbrook Road, Unit 2033
Storrs, CT 06269-2033
Room 240A
Phone: 860-486-0268
Fax: 860-486-0280
Email: douglas.kaufman@uconn.edu |
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Teachers for a New Era
249 Glenbrook Road Unit-2064
University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2064
Gentry Room 225
Phone: 860-486-3772
Fax: 860-486-8325
Email: laduke_1@yahoo.com |
Aja LaDuke is a second year doctoral student in the Curriculum and Instruction Department of the Neag School of Education. Her interests include literacy and language development, bilingual education, teacher education, and instruction for diverse learners. Aja graduated from the Neag School of Education Integrated Bachelor's/Master's program in 2002. She taught third grade for two years in Burlington, CT before returning to graduate school. Aja’s Website |
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University of Connecticut
249 Glenbrook Road Unit 2033
Storrs, CT 06269-2033
Phone: 860-486-5449
Email: thomas.levine@uconn.edu |
From 1987 through 1995, Tom taught social studies courses at Algonquin High School in Northboro, MA for 8 year. He designed the A.P. U.S. History course and a heterogeneously grouped course, "Difference and Diversity", designed in part to mainstream first year special education students. Tom then taught in China and Taiwan and completed a graduate certficate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Chinese Language and Culture from Clark University. From 1998-2000, he was the Associate Director of the New England China Network at Primary Source; he designed and led workshops on China for elementary and secondary teachers on groups, led teacher study tours to China, and supported teachers in designing lessons on peoples traditionally excluded from Social Studies curricula. In 2005, he earned a Ph.D. in Teacher Education at Stanford University. His dissertation explores teacher collaboration and its influence on classroom practice. Tom's wife is Korean; Tom and Jihee hope to raise their twin daughters to be bi- or tri-lingual. Dr. Levine's Vita (doc) |
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Curriculum & Instruction - Science Teacher Education
Gentry Building 226
Neag School of Education
249 Glenbrook Road
Storrs, CT 06269-2033
Phone: 860-486-1151
Fax: 860- 486-0280
Email: john.settlage@uconn.edu |
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Gideon Welles School, Glastonbury
Phone: 860-652-7800
Email: vancer@GLASTONBURYUS.ORG |
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Michael Vose
Killingly Public Schools
Killingly, CT. 06239
Phone: 860-779-5650
Email: mvose@killinglyschools.org
Website: http://www.killinglyschools.org/
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| Michael Vose is an administrator with Killingly Public Schools working specifically in the high school as the designer/coordinator of the Freshman Transition Program. Mike also serves the district as a technology integration specialist with the Killingly Information Technology department providing in-service to teachers on best practices for infusing technology in teaching and learning strategies. Along with these duties, Mike is responsible for teacher induction as master mentor with Connecticut’s Beginning Educator Support Training (BEST) program responsible for training and updating new and current mentors and cooperating teachers. This service also assists beginning teachers providing induction support specifically involving the portfolio process. He is also a BEST social studies portfolio scorer for the state. He has a B.S. in education from Central Connecticut State University, an M.S. in Human Relations from Eastern Connecticut State University and a Sixth Year in Educational Leadership from Sacred Heart University. Awards include the Connecticut Celebration of Excellence Award 2002, the Outstanding Administrative Practicum in Education Award 2003, and the National Education Association Teacher Excellence Award representing Connecticut 2005. He is also a member of the UCONN Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa. Mike’s professional interests focus on educational reform initiatives involving developing small learning communities, infusing technology in curriculum and instruction and designing teacher training and induction programs. |
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Neag School of Education
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-2033
Unit 2064
Phone: 860-486-8924
Fax: 860-486-0280
Email: thomas.weinland@uconn.edu |
Thomas P. Weinland is a Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the Neag School of Education, serving the last six years as head of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. A graduate of Williams College with a major in history, Tim holds a Master’s degree from Harvard and a Doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University. He taught six years and served as social studies department head at Huntington High School (NY) before joining the faculty at the University of Connecticut in 1969. At UConn, Tim has been a leader in the effort to reform teacher education, presiding over changes in the teacher preparation program that have helped lead to national recognition for UConn’s programs in elementary and secondary education. Active in the wider university community, he served as Chairman of the University Senate and President of the UConn chapter of AAUP. Tim’s scholarly activity included publications of or in ten books and thirty-one articles with an emphasis on history and social studies curriculum development. He has been a frequent consultant to school systems, museums and the state of Connecticut, working on social studies curriculum and teaching standards. Tim has had a long association with international education activity including serving as adjunct professor at Chiang Mai University in Thailand, coordinating a Neag School of Education study-abroad program in inner-city London, and presenting papers or workshops at conferences and universities in Venezuela, Thailand, Australia and several European countries. Since retirement Tim has taken on several university-related responsibilities including a UConn partnership with the University of Fort Hare in South Africa and a human rights curriculum project with the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. His current role with the TNE Project is chair of the Induction Committee. Dr. Weinland's Vita (pdf) |
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