Cynthia Callard, Executive Director of the Center for Professional Development and Education Reform at the Warner School of Education (Center hereafter), will direct and oversee all project activities as the PI, a role she has played since 2012 in Phase I and II MTF projects. An experienced math teacher and professional development provider, and also the co-PI of the NSF-funded DRK-12 SYNCON project, Callard will be the lead facilitator of all the Leadership Seminars, co-teach the first course on STEM Teaching & Learning (as she did in Phase II), and be ultimately responsible for education components of the project and reporting to NSF.
Dave Miller, Associate Director of the Center for Learning in the Digital Age and Associate Professor of Education at Warner, will be a co-PI and project coordinator. Dr. Miller has prior experience with instructional technology as the PI of three SBIR grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, which focused on designing and leveraging a learning management in K-12 settings system. Dr. Miller has also participated as a consultant in the Digital Conversion Tem that launched digital conversion at East Irondequoit, has been a leading member of the team of faculty that designed and has been teaching the sequence of courses to prepare online instructors at Warner, and contributed to launch the Western New York Digital Conversion Consortium. Dr. Miller will be teaching or co-teaching the courses related to digitally-rich teaching and digital conversion, providing support to both the leadership team and partner districts on issues related to digital conversion, and serving as the main liaison with the partner districts.
Dr. Mike Daley currently splits his time as an Associate Professor of Environmental Science at LeSalle College in Boston, where he teaches online science undergraduate courses, and as Assistant Professor in the Center for Professional Development and Education Reform at Warner, where he is involved in professional development and coaching of K-12 science teachers. As one of the STEM co-PIs for the project, Daley will be responsible for all science education components of the project, as well as co-teach the new technology-rich STEM teaching course and serve as mentor for about half of the science Fellows.
Dr. Raffaella Borasi, Professor and currently the Dean of the Warner School of Education but returning to a faculty position by the start of this project, and a mathematics educator with extensive experience in directing NSF-funded projects, will be another co-PI – a role she already played in Phase I and II. She will co-teach the first course on digitally-rich teaching (as she did in Phase II) and serve as a mentor for a few of the math Fellows. Her previous role as dean puts her in a unique position to coordinate the complex staffing and cost-sharing required for this project.
Dr. John Kessler, Associate Professor in the Earth and Environmental Science Department at the UR, will also serve as co-PI. Dr. Kessler has been the PI of prior NSF grants, and has research and outreach interests that well complement the rest of the project leadership team. He will serve on the project’s leadership team, acting as liaison with the College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering – which will include participating in the selection process, providing direct support in the design and/or implementation of specific aspects of the training programing, proactively identifying other STEM faculty in the College that could enrich the Noyce Scholars’ experience and connecting them with the project’s leadership team as needed.
*Michael Occhino, a former 22-year veteran science teacher in the Rochester City School District and currently the Director of Science Education Outreach in the Center, will also be a member of the project leadership team, and will co-facilitate the Leadership Seminars (a role he played in Phase II), co-teach some of the courses, serve as mentor for about half of the science Fellows, and support the project in other capacities. *Stephanie Martin, a former teacher for 14 years and current Director of Math Education Outreach in the Center and a member of the SYNCON team with Callard, will also be a member of the project leadership team, and will co-facilitate the Leadership Seminar (a role she played in Phase II), co-teach some of the courses, serve as mentor for the math Fellow working in middle school and support the project in other capacities.
*Stephanie Martin, a former teacher for 14 years and current Directorof Math Education Outreach in the Center and a member of the SYNCON team with Callard, will also be a member of the project leadership team, and will co-facilitate the Leadership Seminar (a role she played in Phase II), co-teach some of the courses, serve as mentor for the math Fellow working in middle school and support the project in other capacities.
Digitally-Rich Leadership Team
University of Rochester Key Program Personnel:
Cynthia Callard, Executive Director of the Center for Professional Development and Education Reform at the Warner School of Education (Center hereafter), will direct and oversee all project activities as the PI, a role she has played since 2012 in Phase I and II MTF projects. An experienced math teacher and professional development provider, and also the co-PI of the NSF-funded DRK-12 SYNCON project, Callard will be the lead facilitator of all the Leadership Seminars, co-teach the first course on STEM Teaching & Learning (as she did in Phase II), and be ultimately responsible for education components of the project and reporting to NSF.
Dave Miller, Associate Director of the Center for Learning in the Digital Age and Associate Professor of Education at Warner, will be a co-PI and project coordinator. Dr. Miller has prior experience with instructional technology as the PI of three SBIR grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Education, which focused on designing and leveraging a learning management in K-12 settings system. Dr. Miller has also participated as a consultant in the Digital Conversion Tem that launched digital conversion at East Irondequoit, has been a leading member of the team of faculty that designed and has been teaching the sequence of courses to prepare online instructors at Warner, and contributed to launch the Western New York Digital Conversion Consortium. Dr. Miller will be teaching or co-teaching the courses related to digitally-rich teaching and digital conversion, providing support to both the leadership team and partner districts on issues related to digital conversion, and serving as the main liaison with the partner districts.
Dr. Mike Daley currently splits his time as an Associate Professor of Environmental Science at LeSalle College in Boston, where he teaches online science undergraduate courses, and as Assistant Professor in the Center for Professional Development and Education Reform at Warner, where he is involved in professional development and coaching of K-12 science teachers. As one of the STEM co-PIs for the project, Daley will be responsible for all science education components of the project, as well as co-teach the new technology-rich STEM teaching course and serve as mentor for about half of the science Fellows.
Dr. Raffaella Borasi, Professor and currently the Dean of the Warner School of Education but returning to a faculty position by the start of this project, and a mathematics educator with extensive experience in directing NSF-funded projects, will be another co-PI – a role she already played in Phase I and II. She will co-teach the first course on digitally-rich teaching (as she did in Phase II) and serve as a mentor for a few of the math Fellows. Her previous role as dean puts her in a unique position to coordinate the complex staffing and cost-sharing required for this project.
Dr. John Kessler, Associate Professor in the Earth and Environmental Science Department at the UR, will also serve as co-PI. Dr. Kessler has been the PI of prior NSF grants, and has research and outreach interests that well complement the rest of the project leadership team. He will serve on the project’s leadership team, acting as liaison with the College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering – which will include participating in the selection process, providing direct support in the design and/or implementation of specific aspects of the training programing, proactively identifying other STEM faculty in the College that could enrich the Noyce Scholars’ experience and connecting them with the project’s leadership team as needed.
*Michael Occhino, a former 22-year veteran science teacher in the Rochester City School District and currently the Director of Science Education Outreach in the Center, will also be a member of the project leadership team, and will co-facilitate the Leadership Seminars (a role he played in Phase II), co-teach some of the courses, serve as mentor for about half of the science Fellows, and support the project in other capacities. *Stephanie Martin, a former teacher for 14 years and current Director of Math Education Outreach in the Center and a member of the SYNCON team with Callard, will also be a member of the project leadership team, and will co-facilitate the Leadership Seminar (a role she played in Phase II), co-teach some of the courses, serve as mentor for the math Fellow working in middle school and support the project in other capacities.
*Stephanie Martin, a former teacher for 14 years and current Director of Math Education Outreach in the Center and a member of the SYNCON team with Callard, will also be a member of the project leadership team, and will co-facilitate the Leadership Seminar (a role she played in Phase II), co-teach some of the courses, serve as mentor for the math Fellow working in middle school and support the project in other capacities.