What is the best part about teaching in this graduate program?
The best part of teaching in this graduate program is that it is with aspiring administrators who are from local component districts, neighboring towns, and/or private schools.
What is the one thing you hope students take away from your course(s)?
The one thing I hope that my students take away from my course is that teacher evaluations are for the promotion of teacher professional growth and support.
What are the real-world applications of the work you do at the University?
Providing support, feedback, and standard-based grading practices to the students in my class. I am a practicing K-12 administrator. I understand the barriers and celebrations my students are experiencing in real-time. This makes me a relevant, approachable member of the faculty.
What kinds of coursework and capstone projects should students expect?
The students experience how to conduct formative and summative teacher supervision and evaluation practices for teachers. The conduct walkthroughs, snapshots, and an announced observation following the Clinical Supervision Model and the contract and culture of the district they currently work.
What advice would you give to a student who wants to be successful?
Be organized, ask questions, begin to understand your philosophy of supporting teachers’ learning throughout the APPR process that is required by NYSED as well as the students’ own personal styles in leadership and who they are as humans to support teaching and learning.
What is the focus of your scholarly pursuits?
I am passionate about providing feedback to teachers. The theory embedded in my dissertation was Andragogy, the art and science of adult learning.