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Impacting Impacting SCHOOL OF EDUCATION www.educationEducation.pitt.edu Education Policy Policy SCHOOL OF EDUCAT ION www.education.pitt.edu 1 From the Dean Meeting the Challenges of 21st-Century Education This issue of School of Education News major effort, led by Mary Margaret Kerr, women and men and what it takes to covers a range of topics relevant to the under way that seeks to improve teachers’ provide such education to all children. challenges of 21st-century education and ability to prevent school violence. We have many challenging tasks before how we at the University of Pittsburgh In addition to these resources, we also us, but we are encouraged by our past are working to meet these challenges and welcome new faculty members—Lindsay successes. The work being done in the continue to effect positive change in the Clare Matsumura, Richard Correnti, and School of Education is highlighted by academic arena. Jennifer Lin Russell—who represent the nearly 150 published journal articles, We begin with a special feature section new expertise in key areas, such as book chapters, and books produced by highlighting some of our new initiatives in how teachers respond to policy changes our faculty members during the 2006–07 Table of Contents the area of learning sciences and policy. in reading curricula, how kindergarten academic year. The article on page 14 lists changes in response to the pressures of some of the prominent journals in which Special Feature Section: This focus reflects our commitment to Impacting Education Policy...... 4 keeping the School of Education at the No Child Left Behind, and the comparative my colleagues have been published; for Cover Story: New Learning Policy vanguard of efforts to understand what study of major programs for school reform. a complete list of published works, please

Center Hits the Ground Running kinds of education are needed today Thus, we have a substantial store of visit www.education.pitt.edu/publications/ School News...... 14 and how that education can be provided scholarly strength and have added to it facultypublications2007.pdf. I think you Faculty and Staff News...... 16 Alumni News...... 21 effectively to all. We have opened the with several of the very strongest young will be impressed by the range and extent Learning Policy Center in the School Stein on how school districts successfully scholars in the country. of work being done by our faculty. PUBLISHER of Education and are at work on a new reform has been a major driver of our In addition to developing the new Learning Pitt’s School of Education has been Alan Lesgold doctoral program in learning science new efforts. Policy Center to drive our research and fortunate, both in having a long-term Executive EDITOR and policy. Jere Gallagher Third, work in the school’s Institute for outreach efforts, we also are hard at work history of strong faculty and important Learning has shown how the principles that on a new research doctoral program that educational accomplishments and in being COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER These developments are evolving in a Stacey Hallock context that is especially challenging for have been extracted from several decades will allow us to prepare new scholars who able to attract wonderful new colleagues GRAPHIC DESIGNER all schools of education. They represent, of strong work on cognition and learning can help address the difficult problems in recent years. The problems and Don Henderson however, an investment of intellectual and the additional work on disciplinary that urban school systems face. These demands of education today will require PRODUCTION COORDINATOR capital accumulated over several decades literacy in core subject matters can be problems must be confronted by the the energetic investment of talent and Chuck Dinsmore here at Pitt. First, the pioneering work shaped into practical lessons that schools best minds. We have too many school intellectual capital. We happily accept EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Sarah Jordan Rosenson in cognitive learning of school subjects can bring to the teachers. The institute, systems that are failing to provide basic today’s challenges and count ourselves Aviva Lubowsky that has occurred both at Pitt and at led by University Professor of Psychology education to all children. Also, we need to privileged to have colleagues who are Niki Kapsambelis provide a much higher level of education up to the task of meeting them. Brenda Furiga Carnegie Mellon University provides a and Cognitive Science and LRDC Director strong foundation for improved teaching Lauren Resnick and Executive Director to all children if they are to thrive in the in reading, mathematics, and science. Nancy Israel, also enjoys the substantial information age. And we need to keep Contributors from the School of Education participation of School of Education faculty thinking, in the most rigorous ways faculty include Margaret Smith, Isabel members Anthony Petrosky, Smith, and possible, about just what it means to be The University of Pittsburgh, as an educational institution Alan Lesgold and as an employer, values equality of opportunity, human Beck, Mary Kay Stein, Gaea Leinhardt, Amanda Godley. educated for a world in which computers dignity, and racial/ethnic and cultural diversity. Accordingly, Professor and Dean the University prohibits and will not engage in discrimination are doing progressively more of the things or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, national Kevin Crowley, James Greeno, Margaret Fourth, faculty members in the Department origin, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, familial status, that used to be the tasks of educated sexual orientation, disability, or status as a disabled veteran McKeown, and me, among others, as well of Administrative and Policy Studies include or a veteran of the Vietnam era. Further, the University will continue to take affirmative steps to support and advance these values consistent with the University’s mission. This as many other colleagues in the Learning experts in such areas as the economics of policy applies to admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs and activities. This is a Research and Development Center (LRDC) education, school law, and international commitment made by the University and is in accordance with federal, state, and/or local laws and regulations. and at Carnegie Mellon. Second, work by comparative education. We also have a For information on University equal opportunity and affirmative action programs and complaint/grievance procedures, please contact the University of Pittsburgh; Office of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion; 412 Bellefield Hall; 315 South Bellefield Avenue; Pittsburgh, PA 15260; 412-648-7860. Published in cooperation with the Department of University On the cover: School of Education Dean Alan Lesgold, Pennsylvania Secretary of Education SCMarketingHOOL Communications. OF UMC6413-1107 EDUCATION Geraldwww Zahorchak,.education and Mary Kay.pitt Stein, .edufounding director of the University of Pittsburgh SCHOOL OF EDUCATION www.education.pitt.edu Learning Policy Center, are working together to influence how education policies are developed and modified. 2 SCHOOL OF EDUCAT ION www.education.pitt.edu SCHOOL OF EDUCAT ION www.education.pitt.edu 3 FEATURES FEATURES

Learning Policy Center faculty and staff members include, from left, Lindsay Clare Matsumura, Mary Kay Stein, Sarah Coon, Jennifer Lin Russell, and Richard Correnti. LPC is a joint undertaking of Pitt’s School members have designed (scheduled to education in Pennsylvania’s schools. LPC of Education and Learning Research and begin in fall 2008) and bringing LPC into serves as a member of the design team, Development Center (LRDC). Its mission the limelight of local, state, and federal and its staff serve as lead researchers is to advance scholarship that lies at the policymaking. The first endeavor is off to for the STEM centers. intersection of education policy and the a good start, due to a collaboration of a In order to connect researchers and study of learning and to infuse into policy core faculty group that has designed the policymakers, the center is hosting its decisions high-quality, timely research academic program. Thoughts are now second annual Learning Policy Center on effective teaching and learning and turning to the recruitment of students. Colloquium Series. For the 2007–08 series, the school, district, and policy conditions The second endeavor has taken a giant Coon is bringing a policymaker voice to that support their improvement. The value leap forward with the hiring of Sarah what had been primarily a research-based of having a policy center located in a Coon, a recent graduate of Carnegie series last year. The first installment of the “research I” university like Pitt, according Mellon University‘s H. John Heinz III series was on September 19, with Deborah to Dean Alan Lesgold, is the availability School of Public Policy and Management, Lowenberg Ball, dean of the School of of scholarly talent who can buttress in March 2007. Coon has been connecting Education at the University of Michigan, arguments made to policymakers with both with local and state policymakers to as featured speaker. Ball’s comments theoretical acumen and empirical evidence. develop awareness of the new center on schools of education and their role in LPC has been adding such talent at a and to identify the pressing issues on education research were discussed by furious pace. Lindsay Clare Matsumura–– which policymakers will need guidance Paul Goren, vice president of the Spencer a graduate of the University of California, in the near future. One such issue that Foundation. LPC’s October 25 open house Los Angeles, who has held research has emerged is science, technology, featured Roy Romer, former governor of positions at UCLA’s Center for Research engineering, and mathematics (STEM) Colorado and former superintendent of New Learning Policy Center on Evaluation, Standards, and Student education. LPC, under the leadership of the Los Angeles Unified School District; Testing––was hired as an assistant Rendell and Pennsylvania Secretary of Roosevelt; and Lauren Resnick, director Hits the Ground Running professor in learning policy in spring Education Gerald Zahorchak, worked with of LRDC. Speakers in the spring 2008 2006. She brings expertise in the colleagues from across the state in both term include Susan Fuhrman (Teachers Who does Governor Edward G. Rendell grounded in legal, political, or economic understand how schools and districts measurement of teaching and a strong education and workforce development to College, Columbia University), Ron Cowell turn to as he designs initiatives to models, without reference to the shape what happens inside classrooms. background in learning theory. In spring earn a National Governors Association (Education Policy and Leadership Center), improve technology use in Pennsylvania’s learning demands placed on students Her role as an elected school board 2007, two additional assistant professors STEM education grant. The grant James Hiebert (University of Delaware 501 school districts? Who do Pittsburgh and education professionals. LPC is member for the Riverview School District were hired jointly by the School of will be used to establish a system of School of Education), and Lisle Staley Public Schools Superintendent Mark founded on the notion that ambitious (Oakmont and Verona, Pa.) for the past Education and LRDC: Jennifer Lin Russell, coordinated STEM centers throughout Stigler (Pearson Achievement Solutions). Roosevelt and his academic team consult policies require professionals at all levels eight years has added an appreciation a graduate of the University of California, the commonwealth that will serve More information about the as they make decisions about the best of the education sector—teachers, for the role that state policy plays in Berkeley, and Richard Correnti, a graduate as the foundation for developing colloquium series and all the middle school mathematics curriculum principals, coaches, district leaders, and shaping what is and isn’t possible. “I view of the University of Michigan. Russell and implementing innovative LPC activities can be found at for Pittsburgh? Who do national policymakers—to learn how to think and the entire education system as a set of brings an understanding of organizational strategies to enhance STEM www.learningpolicycenter.org. organizations invite to forums on how behave in new and complex ways. As nested shells,” Stein says. “But instead of theory and how schools as workplaces to build capacity for deep and rigorous such, learning theory needs a place at the worrying about who should be assessing shape teacher learning and practice. learning in our nation’s schools? table—alongside political, economic, and whom, I worry about who should be Correnti brings expertise and experience other theories—as an analytic tool for assisting whom––that is, given what we If Mary Kay Stein has anything to say in using large-scale data sets about studying and informing education policy know about instruction, what do teachers about it, in five years the answer to all instruction and learning to make claims and its implementation. need to learn in order to foster high- three questions will be the University of about the efficacy of reform initiatives. Pittsburgh Learning Policy Center (LPC). Stein’s research has followed a trajectory quality learning environments in their classrooms? And what do principals need Two things are on Stein’s mind as she Too often, according to Stein, the from a deep and exclusive focus on to learn in order to help teachers to learn looks to the future of LPC: launching the founding director of LPC, such challenges instruction and learning inside the that? And so on, up the chain, the whole new PhD program in learning sciences are approached with thinking that is classroom to research that seeks to SCHOOL OF EDUCATION www.education.pitt.edu way to education policymakers.” and policy that she and a group of faculty SCHOOL OF EDUCATION www.education.pitt.edu

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Looking Out for Children and Youth Using Information to Impact OCD Division Shapes How Policies Influence the Youngest of Learners Practice and Influence Policy Keeping a watchful eye on education a need, and division staff then assess improved services. As a result of that Information comes in a variety of forms international tests provided a wealth of policy is the Division of Policy Initiatives the potential for impacting policy and grant, OCD made recommendations and serves many purposes. In education, information for counties, states, and even of the Office of Child Development (OCD). securing financial support. Or, projects that resulted in large child-serving assessment and evaluation data serve individual school districts, enabling them The division uses a collaborative process are chosen when funders approach OCD agencies changing their practices, as important sources of information to review and re-envision what good to inform policymakers and practitioners to invite the division’s staff to address and additional resources have been to both inform practice––such as math and science instruction should and of research, best practices, and evaluation concerns relating to children and families. generated to enhance early care and teaching, curriculum development, and could be. results—all of which address potentially education providers’ ability to serve The following success stories demonstrate administration––and influence policy, In 1999, CEAC Director Cindy Tananis needed policy changes. children with challenging behaviors. how the efforts of the Division of Policy which might include providing baseline worked with MSC Program Director The division begins its work by engaging Initiatives have made a difference. Additional successes of the Division of measures to establish needs and Nancy Bunt (MEd ‘74, EdD ‘97) to families impacted by policy issues, Policy Initiatives include the following: priorities. • OCD staff had historically addressed implement a special TIMSS bench- related community organizations, the challenges of low birth weight, • Working with the RAND-University of The Collaborative for Evaluation and marking study in Southwestern interested professionals, academicians its impact on child development, Pittsburgh Health Institute, Philadelphia Assessment Capacity (CEAC) brings Pennsylvania. The region served as one and researchers, public and private and its correlation with a mother’s Citizens for Children and Youth, parents, together faculty, graduate students, of only 27 such testing sites and was funders, and policymakers. The division smoking during pregnancy. When and managed care organizations, and evaluation practitioners in the field one of the few sites that participated strictly addresses topics that relate data were published on the number the Pennsylvania Office of Medical to assist educational initiatives and in a random selection of schools to test to outcomes for children and families, of women smoking in Pittsburgh, the Assistance Programs has changed its schools—through contracted evaluation eighth graders’ performance in math policies to increase the rate of lead and projects are chosen in one of two division obtained funding and created services and consulting—in order to and science, with the eighth graders screening in Pennsylvania. ways. In one a collaborative to address the issue. build internal evaluation capacity. Both simulating a general population. The instance, a strong This has led to the development of • In collaboration with parents and educational practice and policy can testing and subsequent reporting research literature legislative advocacy groups, a broad- early care and education providers, benefit from CEAC’s work. allowed the region’s results to be base identifies based public education initiative, educational meetings were held One of CEAC’s longtime interests has compared equally to results from changes to Pennsylvania’s Medicaid with all Allegheny County state been working with the Math & Science the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, policies, and funding that will facilitate legislators to inform them of the Collaborative (MSC), and, more recently, the United States, and more than smoking cessation programs among research on the benefits of quality the National Science Foundation- 35 other countries. pregnant women. It also has contributed early care and education and the to the creation of partnerships within current state initiatives to improve sponsored Math Science Partnership of Findings from this test, in conjunction the health care systems to change early care and education. Southwestern Pennsylvania, which is with additional data from the other housed within the Allegheny Intermediate TIMSS assessments, still are helping professional practices. • To strengthen Allegheny County’s Unit. MSC was formed in 1994 to districts in the region to determine how • Local foundations were receiving efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency, improve math and science education in to organize and deliver math and science numerous requests to support young public and private support was Southwestern Pennsylvania. Not long instruction. At the policy level, such children in early care and education obtained to initiate evidence-based after MSC began bringing together studies help to inform school boards and programs who exhibited challenging secondary prevention programs locally. stakeholders in the region to improve other decision makers about best choices behaviors that were placing them • As part of the Governor’s Commission teaching and learning, the Trends in among instructional alternatives and at significant risk of expulsion. One for Children and Families, the policy The CEAC lighthouse International Mathematics and Science how to prioritize instructional decisions. foundation asked the division to review and implementation of screening represents a beacon of information that Study (TIMSS) was conducted—first Furthermore, the region’s strong the research literature and best for maternal depression has been can assist in guiding in 1994 and 1995 and then again in practices outlined in the literature, significantly strengthened statewide education policies 1999 and 2003. Findings from these Continued on page 9 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION publishwww the .educationresults, and inspire.pitt .edu for women with Medicaid benefits. and practices. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION www.education.pitt.edu

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Zigmond and Lyon, with a third Additionally, the PASA is directly Using Information Faculty Lead Statewide colleague from Boston University, have aligned with the alternate academic to Impact Practice been developing the PASA during the standards in reading, math, and science. past eight years. Suggested curricular and instructional and Influence Policy Assessment and This performance-based test consists methods and materials also are being Continued from page 7 of a series of 20–25 tasks addressing developed throughout the course of Evaluation Initiatives the Pennsylvania state standards in the project. Alignment of alternate commitment to using information to reading and mathematics. Tasks are standards, assessment, and frameworks guide practice and decision making has developed through information about for curriculum and instruction have the helped MSC garner additional funding. state academic standards and consist potential to improve the rigor and quality The current $18 million Math Science of functional and important activities of education for these students. Partnership grant that is operating in (e.g., measurement, time, money signs, Working with standards-based testing 53 school districts in the region through sorting and classifying objects, etc.) in a variety of states, Suzanne Lane, MSC is one example of how collective related to reading and mathematics. also is having an impact on assessment efforts to gather and make good use of Test kits and booklets are assembled and evaluation. Under NCLB, states are data—related to both assessment and by PASA staff for the more than 12,000 required to show yearly gains in test evaluation—has generated benefits for students who are assessed each year. scores and every child is expected to be our region’s schools. The partnership The science component of the test proficient by 2010. Lane has served as a between CEAC and the MSC continues is under development and will be technical advisor for state assessments to be an important ongoing project that administered statewide in 2008. in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, benefits the region. To parallel the Pennsylvania System of Delaware, and Kentucky. The link between practice and policy is School Assessment (PSSA), this test is Additionally, Lane was president of critical if what we learn at the classroom administered in the spring and student the National Council on Measurement and school level is going to help performance is recorded either by in Education (NCME) from 2003 to impact the larger educational systems Steve Lyon,Lyon; Shawn Davis, PASA kit videotape or narrative notes. Early each and structures. Policymakers need to coordinator; and Naomi Zigmond 2004 and vice president of Division assemble kits used to evaluate students summer, teams of scorers (including D (Measurement and Research understand the educational alternatives with severe cognitive disabilities. Such mostly special education teachers) that are available, the priorities that students cannot always read; therefore, Methodology) of the American in some cases, how well they are learning are trained to evaluate students’ Educational Research Association from need to be set, and the resources is best assessed by asking them varying performances. Scoring is based on required to translate theory into action. questions about objects—such as those 2000 to 2002. NCME is a professional pictured here —in different context.contexts. the extent to which the student organization for individuals involved CEAC works to provide the necessary completes the test items independently in assessment, evaluation, testing, information and to help educational and correctly. and other aspects of educational organizations develop ample capacity For the 2005–06 school year, 11,782 measurement. Lane’s role was to help to engage in evaluation themselves. As the Learning Policy Center in the School With the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) a key focus in education today, assessment and evaluation of student achievement is critical. students from 483 education service promote the development and use of of Education prepares to engage in School of Education faculty members are responding to this need at both the state and national levels, with efforts involving the providers were enrolled to take the tests and new forms of assessment, policy studies and supported research, development of standards-based testing and the development and testing of alternative assessments for students with a range of severe PASA. Each year, parents receive including performance-based assessment, CEAC looks forward to potential areas of cognitive disabilities. a report explaining their child’s that provide valid and fair interpretation performance and service providers and of results. She also promoted valid cooperative work that can bridge practice Professor Naomi Zigmond and Associate Professor Steve Lyon know there is no one way to assess all students. Zigmond and Lyon, school districts receive reports of their tests for individual and school decision- and policy in meaningful ways to create both members of the Department of Instruction and Learning, are two members of the team that developed the Pennsylvania Alternative students’ scores for their district, which and policymaking. Furthermore, Lane high-quality learning opportunities for System of Assessment (PASA) for students with the most severe cognitive disabilities. help them to identify strengths and was involved in the call for revising the all children. 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Supporting Pittsburgh’s Schools

Pitt’s School of Education has a long When Mark Roosevelt became super- a team of students at Carnegie Mellon; the science and technology school will be the first. It also history of outreach to the leaders and intendent of the Pittsburgh Public Cheyne, Dean Alan Lesgold, and others has helped shape a new curriculum and program called Ninth staff of regional schools. The school’s Schools with a mandate to reform and then outlined some of the work needed Grade Nation, which is designed to bring students from Western Pennsylvania Superintendents’ dramatically improve them, faculty in to achieve the students’ vision. The diverse backgrounds together as effective learning teams, Forum, Principals’ Academy, and Tri- Pitt’s School of Education agreed to do goal is a school that will enroll students smooth the transition into high school, and provide a practical State Area School Study Council all have everything possible to help this effort who aspire to careers in science and civics education to ninth graders that emphasizes the provided opportunities for sharing ideas, succeed. They did so as part of a major technology, help them learn any basic immediate practice of good citizenship and an understanding solving regional problems, and keeping team effort involving the district’s skills in which they might initially of how our local and regional communities work. degree programs relevant and productive. teachers and administrative staff, the be weak, and then provide them with A third instance of Pitt involvement has been led by But the School of Education’s current Board of Education, the Pittsburgh a rigorous education that will prepare the Institute for Learning, which itself has substantial relationship with the Pittsburgh Public Federation of Teachers, regional leaders, them for a solid university program in participation from such School of Education faculty members Schools exceeds even this rich history. the foundation community, and colleagues science or engineering. as Anthony Petrosky, Margaret Smith, and Amanda Godley. Pittsburgh, like many urban school at other universities. Moreover, the Pitt School of Education involvement also has This effort focuses on improving principals’ ability to be systems, is at a watershed point. Unless effort is not restricted to the School of occurred at the planning level. Lesgold leaders of learning, to foster professional development it changes substantially, it could end Education; it also involves the Institute for serves on the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ of their teachers, and to enhance the curriculum of the up serving only those whose economic Learning and the School of Medicine. steering committee for the high school Pittsburgh schools. With foundation support, the institute, circumstances or special problems make A team that includes the School of reform task force and meets weekly with which has been an important force in urban districts around it impossible for them to receive private Education’s Michele Cheyne, a colleague that committee and Roosevelt. He also the country, is providing its full range of resources to help education. For those who believe that from Carnegie Mellon University, and has helped brief the school board on improve Pittsburgh’s schools. children should be prepared for civic life high school reform efforts. The steering staff from the Pittsburgh Public Schools Finally, work is beginning on a range of efforts led by the alongside their future fellow citizens, this committee has played an important role is developing a science- and technology- School of Medicine to improve science education throughout scenario constitutes an emergency that in developing the overall plan for a new focused high school that is slated to the Pittsburgh schools and, ultimately, to develop a health requires a different level of response. set of effective high schools of which open in September 2008. The initial careers high school. That work itself builds on work done plan for the school was developed by by School of Education Assistant Professor Jennifer Cartier with graduate students from Pitt’s School of Arts and Sciences to help improve science education starting in the elementary years. These initiatives illustrate how Pitt has stepped up to the plate in perhaps one of the most important educational challenges in recent memory: preserving high-quality public education for all children in Pittsburgh.

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outline expectations for each of these • Developing a partnership network levels on the state assessment test Education Leaders Unite roles and how they cooperate to assist composed primarily of regional experts as well as higher student attendance in accountability. from various schools, universities, and graduation rates. Secondary to Improve Learning Outcomes The ELI program also has provided intermediate units, consortia, and outcomes focus on “enabling skills” agencies; and training and on-the-ground coaching to that professionals demonstrate in order The Western Pennsylvania Educational of education providers and leaders. Given • Positive cultures that expect, • Organizing a network among school to drive and support greater student Leadership Initiative (ELI) is a compre- their experience working in the schools encourage, and support adult and support school districts in the cultural districts that can disseminate achievement. hensive, integrated professional and their desire to improve student student learning; and operational changes required to information about and collaborate Research and experience prove that development initiative designed to learning in the region, the team members advance student achievement. ELI’s core • Effective leadership that inspires on best practices. change of this magnitude involves a high support a school culture that clearly is believed it was critical to involve leaders strategies include: excellence and focuses all activity level of commitment, expert external focused on student learning and built at all levels—including teacher leaders • Conducting classroom walk-throughs; ELI team members value learning as on the core missions of teaching support, and persistence in aligning and upon a foundation of shared leadership. for the first time in many districts—in an organization and therefore have and learning; • Developing high-performing teams managing highly complex systems during It seeks to promote a way of thinking developing effective leadership practices outlined an extensive framework for • Consistently rigorous and relevant at the district, building, and grade/ a span of several years. The ELI program and working that unites education and focusing together on student internal evaluation that specifies both instruction that stimulates and rewards discipline levels; has launched its pilot cohort successfully professionals in the ongoing pursuit of achievement priorities. The forum for intermediate and long-term outcomes. students’ intellectual curiosity and and has begun orienting its phase one excellence. this collaborative work is the vertical • Using content experts to demonstrate The team aims to increase student growth; and support rigorous and relevant learning outcomes within three to five cohort. During the next two years, ELI The ELI development team started (including superintendents, principals, • An intense focus on planning, instruction; years after a district has committed to will begin cultivating new colleagues-in- with University of Pittsburgh personnel, and teachers) ELI Leadership Team. professional development, and resource participate. Indicators of improvement residence and developing the systems including Richard Wallace, Sue Goodwin, ELI’s research-based, coaching-centered • Implementing strategies for allocation that is grounded in data; and include increasing numbers of students and structures required to expand and and Otto Graf, and has expanded to model focuses on five fundamental differentiated supervision and scoring at the proficient and advanced sustain ELI’s outreach to the region. include Gerard Longo, Joe Werlinich, components of high-performing • Integrated systems that reinforce the evaluation;

and Rose Swensen, as well as a team school districts: vision, values, and priorities set by the school districts. In all five areas, the single most important factor is students—what motivates them, what supports them, and what benefits Current Policy Research Published by them as future global citizens. During the pilot year of the project, School of Education Faculty Members 10 hallmarks of high performing ELI C.E. Coburn, M. Honig, and M.K. Stein, “What is the evidence on districts’ use of evidence?,” in Research and Practice: The State leadership teams were developed as of the Field, J. Bransford, L. Gomez, and D. Lam (Eds.), Cambridge: Harvard Education Press. benchmarks for team assessment, development, and support. In addition, A. Crosson, L.C. Matsumura, and S.C. Slater, “Classroom climate, rigorous instruction and curricula, and students’ interactions in position papers were written to address urban middle school classrooms,” Elementary School Journal. the changing roles of the superintendent, L.C. Matsumura and L.B. Resnick, “Academic proficiency: Bright hopes, blurry vision,”Voices in Urban Education, 14, 9-21. principal, and teacher leader. The papers G. Kim and M.K. Stein, “The role of mathematics curriculum materials in large-scale urban reform: an analysis of demands and opportunities for teachers learning,” in Teachers’ Use of Mathematics Curriculum Materials: Research Perspectives on Relationships Robert Post, superintendent of Grove Between Teachers and Curriculum, B. Herbel-Eisenmann, G. Lloyd, and J. Remillard (Eds.), New York: Routledge. City Area School District and executive secretary of Tri-State Area School Study M.S. Smith, M.K. Stein, and J. Remillard, “How curriculum influences student learning,” in Second Handbook of Research on Council, and Gerard Longo, codirector of ELI and director of the Western Mathematics Teaching and Learning, F. Lester (Ed.), Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. Pennsylvania Superintendents’ Forum, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION www.education.pitt.edu discuss future plans for ELI. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION www.education.pitt.edu

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Faculty Publications Support School Mission From the Grants Office: Sponsored Projects Each project listed contains (in the following order) the project being funded, the University liaison or project The mission of the University of Pittsburgh School Health and physical activity includes topics such as of Education—one of the best urban public research different training techniques to enhance fitness, diversity coordinator, the project sponsor, and the project amount. universities in the nation—is to advance knowledge, across the curriculum, ratings of perceived exertion, self- Advanced Proficiency Development Western Pennsylvania Forum Family Centers of Excellence policy, and the practice of education regionally, monitoring techniques for tracking eating and exercise in Chinese, Japanese, and for School Superintendents in School Readiness nationally, and globally and to prepare the next behaviors, and school-based mental health. Journals Korean Languages Gerard Longo Laurie Mulvey generation of professional educators and scholarly featuring these writings include Medicine & Science in Daniel Dewey researchers. Sports & Exercise, Patient Education and Counseling, Grable Foundation/Henry C. Frick Howard Heinz Endowments U.S. Department of Education Educational Fund/Heinz Endowments $360,000 To do this, we must maintain a community of learning International Journal of Aquatic Research and Education, $411,000 $105,000 12/1/06–2/28/10 and teaching practices that equally engage University Archives of Internal Medicine, Journal of the American 7/1/06–6/30/09 4/1/07–3/30/10 This project seeks to implement and faculty, students, and education professionals in Dietetic Association, Journal of Dance Medicine & This project focuses on determining how advancing the understanding and practice of education. Science, and Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. This funding will help to further address school readiness by creating learners are able to attain advanced We strive to increase opportunities for our students to Published works about language, literacy, and culture professional development of Western two Family Centers of Excellence in proficiency in the Chinese, Japanese, learn and develop both inside and outside school as well include such topics as high school students’ exploration Pennsylvania school superintendents, School Readiness. These centers will and Korean languages. as across the life span. Our job is to help these students of class differences in a multicultural literature class, and advance their mission to advocate serve as community models for focusing flourish as healthy, productive, and knowledgeable literacy coaching, best practices for improving literacy SmartHelp Literacy Project for children and youth by enhancing activities and outcomes on preparing citizens who are able to work collaboratively with others instruction, vocabulary assessment, increasing vocabulary Development their leadership skills and professional children and parents for school by linking in a democratic society while contributing to global repertoires, language learning during study abroad, Rebecca Hamilton knowledge. prekindergarten programs with the improvement of the human condition. and multigenre reading and writing in the content Heinz Endowments Accelerated Learning Academies in their Indonesia Improved Quality of Toward these objectives, faculty members throughout areas. Journals featuring our faculty’s writings include $600,000 communities. Decentralized Basic Education the school have produced peer-reviewed research in Pennsylvania Reads, The Language Educator, Reading 12/1/06–5/31/08 Maureen McClure Classroom Excellence Initiative notable scholarly journals. They also have published Research and Instruction, Reading Research Quarterly, This project involves the design and Education Development Center James Turner books and contributed book chapters. Overall, during Urban Education, and Children and Youth Services Review. testing of a system that provides $308,540 Grable Foundation/Pittsburgh Foundation the last academic year (2006–07), School of Education Published works about education policy include such affordable, research-driven approaches 7/1/06–9/30/10 $600,000 faculty members published more than 148 articles, book topics as professionalism, school districts’ use of for literacy skill acquisition to all chapters, and books. evidence, merit aid, and large-scale urban reform. students. This project will provide technical 12/1/06–2/28/09 services and related resources necessary This project will provide new processes, Topics of these writings include enabling factors for Publications featuring these writings include Philosophical Western Pennsylvania Education school and life success, urban education, the education Studies in Education, Nonprofit and Volunteer Quarterly, to improve the quality of teaching and information resources, and tools for Leadership Initiative of professionals, and educational policy. The subject and Journal of College Student Development. learning in Indonesia’s public- and teachers, principals, and administrators to Alan Lesgold of enabling factors also includes the promotion of Published works about teacher education include such private-sector primary schools. 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appointed to be the director of the Clement A. Stone was promoted to the Amanda Godley was granted tenure National Institutes of Health-funded rank of professor in research methodology and promoted to the rank of associate Obesity and Nutrition Research Center. in the Department of Psychology in professor in English education in the Jakicic has a national and international Education. Stone’s research addresses two Department of Instruction and Learning. reputation as a leading scholar in the area main areas: application of psychometric Her research agenda emanates from her of physical activity and weight control. models and validation of assessments and teaching experience, including teaching His current research examines the score interpretations. Both of these areas high school English, and her work in a appropriate amount of exercise needed, have major implications for education variety of school settings. when combined with healthy eating policy. The passage of the No Child Left Godley uses an interdisciplinary approach, recommendations, to prevent weight Behind Act placed a national emphasis and her research is grounded in English gain in adults. This research will provide on standards, assessment of student education and literacy studies, but it valuable public health information related learning, school accountability, and school also incorporates linguistics and gender to exercise recommendations for the improvement. The consequences of state studies. Godley’s teaching of three key prevention of obesity. His area of research assessment programs are wide-ranging subjects—basic college-level writing, stems from a long line of prior research and may affect grade promotion and gender and literacy, and high school-level demonstrating that approximately 60 graduation for students, merit pay for grammar and language instruction—is minutes per day of moderately intense teachers, and reconstitution and funding informed by an understanding of literacy Jakicic Stone Godley physical activity is necessary to enhance levels for school districts. Therefore, it is as a social practice inseparable from imperative that these programs operate This year, John M. Jakicic and Clement long-term weight loss and prevent through modest increases in physical has direct policy implications with cultural and historical institutions or at the highest level of integrity. A. Stone were promoted to the rank weight from being regained. This line of activity and modest reductions in dietary regard to the reporting of scores and ideologies. Godley also shares what she of professor and Amanda Godley was research has significantly influenced the intake. Through this initiative, data will be Stone’s research has contributed their subsequent use for instructional is learning with classroom teachers. Her awarded tenure and promoted to the rank recommendations included in the 2005 available on the feasibility of conducting significantly to technical and purposes. Lesgold said of Stone’s teaching and mentoring are enriched of associate professor. All three are to be Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which community-based interventions and the methodological issues related to state research and mentoring: “His work, by her experiences and interests as congratulated on their dedication to the support this level of physical activity for economic impact of these interventions assessment programs as well as to while technically complex, is extremely a researcher of literacy, language, school and their accomplishments during weight control. on health care use. Dean Alan Lesgold evaluating the integrity or validity valuable both to the advancement of qualitative methods, and equity. the past years. These experiences have culminated said that Jakicic “does very solid work, of evidence associated with these educational measurement research and “Her energy and effectiveness in in Jakicic’s serving as the director of mentors strong students and postdocs, assessment programs and score to public policy.” Lesgold added, “He research, teaching, regional service, John M. Jakicic, chair of the the America on the Move in Pittsburgh converts his findings into publicly valuable interpretations. Stone has explored the has trained a number of strong doctoral and service to the scholarly profession Department of Health and Physical initiative, which is a collaborative effort community service, invests heavily of his impact of the state assessment program students, and they have ended up in very are exemplary. Her ability to demonstrate Activity and director of the Physical by academic, corporate, medical, and time to build major programmatic funded on classroom instruction and assessment good places, including the Educational the highest level of both applied and Activity and Weight Management community organizations throughout research, teaches extreme­ly well, and has practices; student learning; professional Testing Service and other major testing translational research and her consistent Research Center, was promoted to the the greater Pittsburgh and Western a very strong reputation.” development activities; and attitudes of organizations, including companies in seeking and effective uses of optimal rank of professor. In addition to the Pennsylvania region. This initiative is administrators, teachers, and students Wisconsin and Iowa.” methodologies for her research are promotion, Jakicic also recently was part of a national program designed to toward the assessment program and test exactly what the School of Education improve the health of children and adults preparation activities. Stone’s research needs,” said Lesgold.

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His teaching interests and experience Crawford’s research interests focus Association 21st World Congress are in the areas of qualitative research primarily on literacy learning of young on Reading, International Dyslexia methods, multicultural education, mixed- children. She has published numerous Association 53rd Annual Conference, methods research, education and social articles and a book about elementary and International Reading Association change, and organizational leadership education. She also has appeared as a 49th Annual Convention. and strategy. Jacob’s recent research guest on the radio program A+ Parent. Wieland graduated from the Catholic has been about interactions among Crawford graduated from Indiana University of America with a Bachelor ethnically diverse populations both within University of Pennsylvania with both of Arts degree in music. She received the United States and abroad. His work a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of a master’s degree in reading education has been published in journals such as Education in elementary education. She and her PhD from the University at Families in Society, International Review obtained her doctoral degree in education Buffalo. Wieland’s additional research of Education, The Journal of Education from Pennsylvania State University with a interests include adolescent literacy, Research, Development in Practice, and major in curriculum and instruction. reading diagnosis and remediation, Journal of Children & Poverty. developmental spelling, writing Jacob graduated from Brigham Young Karen M. Wieland remediation, and teacher education. University, where he earned a Bachelor Before joining the School of Education’s of Arts degree in history, a Master of program in reading education as a Amanda J. Hirsch Arts in international development, and a tenure-stream assistant professor, Amanda J. Hirsch joins the Applied second master’s degree in organizational Karen M. Wieland was a reading Developmental Psychology program as behavior. He earned his PhD in education educator through the University at an assistant professor. Hirsch earned BS at UCLA. Buffalo’s Center for Literacy and Reading and PhD degrees in school psychology at Instruction, a university-based reading Michigan State University and sought out Six New Faculty Members Join Patricia A. Crawford clinic serving children in Western New training opportunities in nontraditional Patricia A. Crawford joins the School of York. Wieland also taught graduate settings. She has worked with under- the Ranks of the School of Education Education as a tenure-track associate classes at the University at Buffalo served populations, including youth with professor. Prior to moving to Pitt, Crawford Graduate School of Education, including depression, sexual minority (gay, lesbian, Three departments in the School W. James Jacob Beyond his experience abroad and at taught at the University of Maine at Language Arts Methods, Middle and bisexual, and questioning) youth, and Farmington in the Department of Early Adolescent Methods, and Clinical Literacy urban and low-income youth. of Education welcomed new faculty During the past 15 years, W. James UCLA, Jacob also has worked with a Childhood and Elementary Education and Assessment and Instruction. members this fall. W. James Jacob joined Jacob has worked in 27 developing number of private, public, bilateral, and Hirsch recently completed an internship more recently, at the University of Central the Department of Administrative and countries and served as an assistant multilateral organizations—including the She received the 2006–07 William Eller with the Omaha (Neb.) Public Schools, Florida, where she was an associate Policy Studies, Patricia Crawford and director of the Center for International United Nations Educational, Scientific Scholarship, which is awarded annually where she provided comprehensive professor in the College of Education’s Karen Wieland joined the Department and Development Education at the and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); to an outstanding doctoral student in school psychology services to two Department of Teaching and Learning of Instruction and Learning, and University of California, Los Angeles. UNAIDS: The United Nations Joint Buffalo’s Department of Learning and elementary schools and one middle Principles. She was the director of Amanda Hirsch joined the Department Jacob joins the program in Social and Programme on HIV/AIDS; United Nations Instruction. Her research focuses on school. Her research interests include undergraduate studies and a member of of Psychology in Education. In addition, Comparative Analysis in Education as a Development Programme; World Bank; vocabulary acquisition and instruction behavior disorders, bullying and Success to Significance Leadership Group, the Learning Policy Center has two new visiting assistant professor. and U.S. Agency for International for middle and secondary students and school violence, child and adolescent faculty members: Richard J. Correnti and Development—in his research endeavors. a think tank commissioned to consider and the investigation of effective preparation development, factors affecting Jennifer Lin Russell. plan for the impact of current and future of preservice and in-service teachers. achievement in minority populations, trends in teacher education. She recently coauthored a chapter in low-income and urban children and a book on multisensory learning and youth, and sexual minority youth. New faculty members in the School of Education include, from left, Karen M. Wieland, Amanda J. 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She has been published in the Journal As a research associate at the University education is from the University of San of Applied School Psychology and of Michigan, Correnti specialized in the Francisco, and her Bachelor of Arts Legacy Laureate Gaunt the Journal of Child and Adolescent study of instructional improvement. degree is from Northwestern University, Uses Teaching as a Psychiatric Nursing. She also has received His interests focus on how policy and where she majored in political science research funding from Michigan State educational reform initiatives can improve and urban studies. Her long-term research Foundation for Leadership University and the National Association instruction and student learning and how agenda includes the continued use of of School Psychologists. these efforts are influenced by issues of organizational and institutional sociology As the firstborn child of parents who In the middle of her implementation and scaling up. Correnti to examine the consequences of policy came of age during the Great Depression, career, Gaunt took a Richard J. Correnti was the primary analyst for a formative shifts on school improvement efforts Bobbie Gaunt was raised in a home sabbatical to attend Richard J. Correnti joins the Learning evaluation of three large, comprehensive and teachers’ work. environment that placed a high premium Stanford University’s Policy Center as a tenure-stream school reform programs: the Accelerated Russell worked as an adjunct researcher on education. senior executive assistant professor with a joint Schools Project, America’s Choice, and for a mixed-methods longitudinal study “I was expected to do well academically, program. Twenty-nine appointment in the Learning Research Success for All Foundation. The overriding conducted by RAND Corp. The study was and it was teachers who made that years later, she retired and Development Center. He received his focus of this work has been a formative designed to identify factors that enhance possible, who every day gave of as a corporate vice PhD in educational administration and analysis of the conditions under which the implementation of standards-based themselves in the classroom and president and president policy from the University of Michigan. both teaching practice and student accountability, foster positive changes the community,” recalls Gaunt, who and chief executive His master’s degree in human resources learning improve. Correnti’s research has in schools and classroom practice, and graduated summa cum laude from officer of Ford Motor counseling is from Northeastern been published in The Elementary School promote improved student achievement. the School of Education with a BS in Co. of Canada, a global University, and his undergraduate degree Journal and Teachers College Record. Russell also has worked as a research vocational business education. affiliate with 16,000 in psychology is from the University of assistant on a mixed-methods study employees. Massachusetts Amherst. Jennifer Lin Russell of the interaction of human and social It was that dedication that inspired Gaunt Unafraid to speak her In 2006, Correnti received the American Jennifer Lin Russell joins the Learning capital with the learning demands of (now a Pitt trustee, Legacy Laureate, and mind, Gaunt challenged Educational Research Association’s Policy Center as a tenure-stream assistant mathematics curricula in two urban Distinguished Alumni Fellow) to pursue how the industry Distinguished Dissertation Award. While professor with a joint appointment in districts. Her recent work has appeared an undergraduate degree in education— addressed the needs of at the University of Michigan, he received the Learning Research and Development in the journal Teaching and Teacher that, as well as a desire to cultivate what Education as well as in books and women, both employees a Spence Fellowship and the Charles Center. She received her doctoral degree she describes as “this ability to make working papers for RAND Education. and customers. Under Milne Greig Award. Correnti also is a in education from the University of such a difference in a life.” California, Berkeley, where she received her stewardship, Ford of member of Psi Chi, the National Honor Russell has received the Founder Regional Pitt expanded Gaunt’s understanding of a Spencer Dissertation Fellowship for Canada employees rated Society in Psychology, and Alpha Lambda Fellowship from the Founder Region of what an education degree can do. She her dissertation, Not Kid Stuff Anymore? Soroptimist International of the Americas, their satisfaction higher National Honor Society. moved out of the classroom and into Ford Institutional Change in Kindergarten and was named a RAND summer among all key dimensions than did Ford After retiring from Ford, Gaunt joined Motor Co., where she became the first Education. Her master’s degree in associate in 2004. staff globally. An active mentor known for the Board of Directors of the Great woman to enter the automaker’s sales her down-to-earth style, Gaunt led a team Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc., in 2001, and marketing management program. to address employees’ growing work- serving as director. In 2003, Gaunt “Relative to my career, it prepared me to life balance concerns. She spearheaded assumed the role of chair of the Board of understand the critical role of teaching the construction of an onsite child care Directors of the Saugatuck Center for the and learning in meeting and raising the center as well as a new headquarters to Arts in her Michigan hometown, and in standard for leadership,” Gaunt says ensure that employees were surrounded 2004, she became interim CEO for ADVO of her Pitt degree. “By and large, great by a leading-edge environment and the Inc., the nation’s largest home-delivered leaders are also great teachers.” technological tools for doing business in print advertising company, continuing the 21st century. SCHOOL OF EDUCATION www.education.pitt.edu SCHOOL OF EDUCATION www .education Continued on the.pitt next page.edu

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to serve on the Board of Directors until recognized by the Automotive Hall of family. She continues to mentor young the company was sold earlier this year. Fame with its Distinguished Service entrepreneurs and businesswomen. School of Education Honors its In 2006, Gaunt joined two automotive Citation, and in 2000, Automotive News Gaunt has been a continual supporter 2007 Alumni Award Recipients industry colleagues to form the Capitol named her among the “100 Leading of the School of Education and the Group, which includes automotive Women in the North American Auto University of Pittsburgh, advising Dean dealerships and related businesses Industry.” That same year, she received Alan Lesgold during the past seven years in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan. Their the YWCA Toronto’s prestigious Women and establishing the Bobbie Andrea Gaunt mission is to support the economic and of Distinction Award. Gaunt has received Endowed Scholarship to provide financial cultural vitality of the communities they honorary degrees from Niagara College, support to students who are preparing to serve and to create a work environment Ryerson University, and Sheridan Institute become teachers. for their employees and an experience for of Technology and Advanced Learning, In 2003, Gaunt addressed the School of their customers that are satisfying and and in 2000, she was among the first Education graduating class, reminding that sustain profitable growth. group of alumni to be honored as Legacy them, “No matter what your age, you Laureates by Pitt. Gaunt has been the recipient of many must be wise, and make important awards, including the Canadian Public Since retiring, Gaunt has relished her choices carefully … and intentionally Relations Society, Inc.’s 1998 CEO of the renewed “gift of time.” She enjoys her … for they will provide the structure Year Award and the Women’s Automotive waterside home in Saugatuck, Mich.; of your life story and a foundation of Association International’s Professional traveling; and spending time with her impermeable personal strength.” Achievement Award. In 1999, she was husband, Bob, and her many friends and

The School of Education’s 2007 Alumni Awards was held in April at the William Pitt Union. Pictured from left are School of Education Tell us what’s new! scholarship recipients Derek Fuchs, Catherine Eberbach, and Karen Dryer; honoree Susan Albrecht; honoree Patricia Pierce; Dean We’d love to hear about your job, graduate studies, professional accomplishments, volunteer work, or anything else you would like Alan Lesgold; honoree Wendy Sink; honoree Richard Mathews; and honoree Yidan Wang. to share. Complete and return this card, and you could be highlighted in the next School of Education News. On April 19, 2007, 150 alumni, faculty, nursing from the School of Nursing 2007 Distinguished NAME emeritus faculty, students, and friends Alumni Award in 1975 and 1978, respectively. This

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2007 Early Career Award and a presenter at conferences and Yidan Wang received her PhD degree in Department of Health Department of Psychology of his long-standing commitment to workshops. Pierce has written articles international and development education and Physical Activity in Education the Falk School, including his work to Patricia Ann Pierce, PhD for, among others, the American College in 1996. This award recognizes her long help organize the school’s 75th reunion. Chair Kent Barry Pandolf, PhD, MPH, FACSM Marjorie Digby Kostelnik, PhD of Sports Medicine’s Health & Fitness and distinguished career within the World He also was honored for his ongoing Department of Exercise Director (Retired) Dean Journal and the Journal of Health, Physical Bank Institute. After graduating from philanthropy to Pitt and Southwestern and Rehabilitative Sciences U.S. Army Research Institute College of Education and Human Sciences Education, Recreation, and Dance. Pitt, Wang joined the Asian Development Pennsylvania. Fisher was nominated by Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania of Environmental Medicine University of Nebraska–Lincoln Bank, which works closely with the World his granddaughter, Madison Fisher, a fifth- Slippery Rock, Pa. Natick, Mass. Lincoln, Neb. 2007 Departmental Bank Institute, and then the World Bank grade student at the Falk School, who, Patricia Ann Pierce received her PhD Alumni Awards Institute itself. Throughout her career Kent Barry Pandolf earned his PhD Marjorie Digby Kostelnik received her along with the rest of Fisher’s family, degree in exercise physiology from the with the World Bank, Wang has been degree in health, physical education, and Bachelor of Science degree in applied attended the alumni reception in April. Department of Administrative Department of Health and Physical Activity actively involved in training programs recreation education in 1972. This award developmental psychology from Pitt in and Policy Studies in 2001. This award recognizes Pierce for while also writing extensively. was given to Pandolf in recognition of 1971. She was a member of the first class 2007 Student her outstanding contributions to the field Yidan Wang, PhD his distinguished career as a researcher to receive this degree from Pitt. Kostelnik Leadership Award of exercise science as department chair at Senior Education Specialist and nationally known scholar in the received this award in recognition of her Wendy M. Sink Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, World Bank Institute field of exercise physiology. During his distinguished career and dedication to Doctoral Candidate a researcher, an author of scholarly works, Washington, D.C. long career, Pandolf maintained a close the field of education. Previously, she Department of Instruction and Learning relationship with the School of Education. served as chair of the Department of Science Education Over the years, he provided internship Family and Child Ecology at Michigan opportunities to many education students, State University, where she combined Wendy M. Sink is a doctoral candidate allowing them to work with him and his two academic schools into one. She also in science education. She received this research team at the Research Institute of has coauthored several books, including award in recognition of her service to the Environmental Medicine in Massachusetts. Guiding Children’s Social Development School of Education. As president of the and Developmentally Appropriate Council of Graduate Students in Education Department of Instruction Curriculum: Best Practices in Early (CGSE) during the 2005–06 academic year, and Learning Childhood Education. Sink reorganized CGSE and brought it to the forefront of the School of Education. Richard P. Mathews Under her leadership, CGSE’s research Coprincipal Investigator 2007 Falk School conference was well attended for the first Pittsburgh Partnership for Outstanding Alumni time in years. Sink also has volunteered ENERGIZing Science in Urban Schools Award at the school’s graduation ceremony as Pittsburgh, Pa. Henry Fisher the sign language interpreter. Class of 1950 Richard P. Mathews earned his Master Owner and President If you would like more information of Education degree in elementary Commonwealth Securities on the school’s alumni awards program education in 1978. This award honors and Investments, Inc. or are interested in nominating an Mathews’ long-standing commitment to Owner and Chair alumnus for a 2008 alumni award, science education in urban public schools. CIM Investment Management, Inc. please contact Gary V. 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1929On April 13, 2007, Ruth Enderlin 1960Joseph Gilkey (BS ’60, EdD ’70) is living She started the international education Teacher Education. She also serves on the 1983Diane Johnson Eicher (PhD ’83) was 1997Dilruba Ahmed (MAT ’97) is a former Miller (BA ’29) turned 100. Her in a retirement community affiliated with program and office at the university. She board of Indiana Advocacy and Resources elected president of the Pennsylvania project coordinator with the Carnegie family and close friends gathered in the University of Florida, but, he writes, also established an exchange and study for Citizens with Cognitive, Intellectual, Association for Supervision and Foundation for the Advancement of Florida for a special celebration of this his loyalties remain with the Pitt Panthers. abroad program with partner universities and Developmental Disabilities. Through Curriculum Development for a two-year Teaching in Stanford, Calif. As part of her milestone. Miller writes that she is worldwide. collegial efforts and funding from the term, effective July 1, 2006. work with Carnegie, she coedited Going still a “proud Pitt Panther” and follows FISA Foundation, Glor-Scheib wrote and Public with Our Teaching: An Anthology Karl Heimbach (BA ’83) is the athletic the accomplishments of the Panthers 1968Carol Stanton (MEd ’68) is the author produced an instructional DVD about of Practice, published by Teachers College director at Col. Zadok Magruder High football team. She looks forward to of Life Coach in a Box, which recently 1975Michael Brown (BS ’75) recently using technology to engage students with Press. She also contributed to the launch School in Rockville, Md. He recently the School of Education News alumni was published by Chronicle Books of San was re-elected to a fourth term on the disabilities in the Individualized Education of Inside Teaching, an online archive coauthored an article that appeared in updates section, although, she writes, Francisco. After living in San Francisco Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Program decision-making process. She of teaching practice. Her poems have the Interscholastic Athletic Association few of her classmates are “still around.” for many years, she returned to Pittsburgh Association, Inc. District IX Committee. also has authored a book, titled Building appeared in several literary journals. of Maryland’s magazine and authored As a Pitt student, Miller was selected and has been a career counselor in the He recently retired after 32 years in the Electronic Portfolios, published by an article on creating a high school hall to participate in the groundbreaking College of General Studies at Pitt for the Redbank Valley School District (New Attainment Co., Inc. of fame that was published in Athletic ceremony for the Cathedral of Learning. past seven years. Bethlehem, Pa.) as athletic director and 1998Cynthia Pierce Liefeld (PhD ’98) was Bonita Marks (BS ’77, PhD ’89) was Management. He serves as president of She has fond memories of being at the dean of students. During that time, he appointed vice president of academic Linda Choder Walker (BS ’68, MEd ’71) awarded a $1,500 Neuroimaging Prize for the Maryland State Athletic Directors construction site and of attending the served as head coach in three varsity affairs at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh is the principal of Davey Elementary Junior Investigators from the American Association and was selected as its 2006 ceremony with other Pitt students and sports. He now is in his second year in October 2006. She recently was elected School, which is part of the Kent City Federation for Aging Research, the Athletic Director of the Year. dignitaries. A tear still comes to her eye as assistant baseball coach at Clarion vice president of the School of Education Schools in Kent, Ohio. For three years in New York Academy of Sciences, and GE when she sees a picture of the Cathedral University of Pennsylvania. Alumni Society. a row, the school has been awarded an Healthcare for her research project, Role of Learning. excellence rating by the state of Ohio. of Aerobic Fitness and Aging on Cerebral 1984Jamaludin Mohaiadin (MEd ’84, The school also was one of 63 Ohio 1977Nikola Drobac (BS ’77) was promoted White Matter Integrity. Her research was EdD ’95) was appointed as an associate 1999Eric Asongwed (MEd ’99, PhD ’05), schools awarded the state’s 2006–07 presented at the New York Academy of professor and director of the Centre for 1957Joseph Chimento (MEd ’57) has had a to instructional supervisor at Reading who as a student was a K. Leroy Irvis Superintendent’s Award. Sciences and American Federation for Instructional Technology and Multimedia long and enjoyable career as an educator High School in Reading, Pa., in fellow, currently is working as a research Aging Research conference, Imaging at the Universiti Sains Malaysia. In 2001, and musician. He has been a professional January 2007. He also completed associate at Optimal Solutions Group LLC the requirements for his principal’s and the Aging Brain. The research was he was appointed as the deputy vice in Maryland. musician for many decades; he also 1969William Welker (BS ’69, MEd ’70) has certification through Pennsylvania State in partial fulfillment of her postdoctoral chancellor for student affairs at the same served as a high school administrator for been the reading specialist at Warwood University in April 2007. studies at Duke University’s Center for the university. He retired in March 2007 but 22 years, a music supervisor for 15 years, Middle School in Wheeling, W.Va., since Study of Aging and Human Development. currently is serving as a visiting professor 2000Brian White Jr. (MEd ‘00, EdD ’06) and a guidance counselor for three years. Susan Glor-Scheib (MEd ’77, PhD ’91) 1976. He served as dean of students at the Universiti Malaysia Perlis. recently was elected secretary of the Since 1988, he has been a supervisor of was promoted to the rank of professor in from 1991 to 2000. He also has authored School of Education Alumni Society. He is student teachers at Niagara University. the fall of 2006. She has been with the nearly 500 articles on the art and science 1979Lee Ann Wagner Cica (BS ’79, assistant superintendent for the Beaver Throughout the years, he has received Department of Special Education and of wrestling. MEd ’80) is teaching with the Pittsburgh 1988Pamela Solvay (EdD ’88) recently Area School District in Beaver, Pa. many awards and citations at the local, Clinical Services at Indiana University of Public Schools as a transitions teacher was elected president of the School of state, and national level. Pennsylvania for 14 years. Glor-Scheib and with CITY Connections. She also is an Education Alumni Society. She works for Della Lee-Lien (PhD ’74) retired as 1974 chairs the Education of Exceptional adjunct instructor at Point Park University. the Moon Area School District in Moon the dean of international education at Persons Program, which is approved by Township, Pa. Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. the National Council for Accreditation of

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