Art of Teaching Faculty

BA, Sarah Lawrence College. MSEd, EdM, Bank Street College of Education. Former early childhood and public elementary school teacher; keynote speaker and workshop leader for seminars and conferences on early childhood education; member, editorial advisory board, Child magazine; contributor to Scholastic, Inc. publications; author, Tough Topics: How to Use Books in Talking with Children About Life Issues and Problems, What You Need to Know When Your Child Is Learning to Read, and Nurturing Young Children’s Disposition to Learn. Roy E. Larsen Chair in Psychology (2001-2006). SLC, 1982–

BA, MA, New York University. Former teacher and coordinator of primary education, Mamaroneck, New York, public schools; curriculum and assessment consultant in New York City and Westchester; coordinator of teacher and study groups, including The Art of Teaching Professional Development Series. Board member of The Prospect Archive and Center for Education and Research, North Bennington, Vermont. SLC, 1985—

BA, Knox College. MA, PhD, Cornell University. Special interests include cultural-ecological approaches to infant and child development, children at risk (children in poverty, HIV/AIDS orphans, children in foster care and institutionalized care), health and cognitive development, and development in African contexts. Areas of academic specialization include infant categorization development and the influences of the task, the stimuli used, and infants’ culture, language, and socioeconomic status on their performance; infant face processing in African and American contexts; and relationships between the quality of southern African orphan care contexts and child outcomes. SLC, 2007–

BS, Wheelock College. MPA, New York University. MS Ed. Pace University.  An educator for over 20 years and a principal of small progressive public schools in New York City for over 12 years, she is currently Principal of the Ella Baker School located in the Julia Richman Educational Complex in Manhattan where children come from all five boroughs and represent ethnic, racial, and socio-economic diversity.  She has served as the Supervisor of Special Education for a cluster of New York City high schools, and was instrumental in creating innovative models for special education supporting children and their teachers throughout schools in New York City. SLC, 2011–

BA, Manhattanville College. MA, PhD, City University of New York. MS, Columbia University. Special interests in the effects of culture and social context on conceptualization of health and illness, multicultural aspects of genetic counseling, the negotiation of HIV within families, and the development of sexuality in ethnic minority adolescents and adults. Recipient of a MacArthur postdoctoral fellowship and an NIH-NRSA research fellowship. SLC, 1997–

BA, College of Mount St. Joseph. MSEd, Bank Street College of Education. Faculty member, Bank Street College; consultant, Bank Street Center for Minority Achievement; work in restructuring and math reform in New York City, Newark, and Baltimore elementary and middle schools; math consultant in school districts outside the New York City area; classroom teacher, K-12, for 30 years. SLC, 1994—

BA, MA, Sarah Lawrence College. PhD, New York University. Special interest in connections between teaching and creating artwork. Former teacher and assistant director, Central Park East I Elementary. Grant writer, Center for Arts and Education, New York City. Founder and Artistic Director of Undermine, Under One Roof Theatre, Tribeca, New York City. SLC, 2003—