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Passionate about putting research into practice, Dr. Boardman works closely with teachers and school leaders to study and innovate reading instruction across content areas in classrooms that include emergent bilingual learners and students with disabilities. She is especially interested in finding ways to engage teachers in meaningful professional learning experiences. Dr. Boardman is a principal investigator on a design based implementation research study that has developed a project-based learning (PBL)...

Melissa Braaten's research aims to understand more about how teachers learn to teach science across multiple contexts for professional learning including the pre-service preparation of teachers in coursework and field experiences, professional learning in designed settings such as professional development for teachers, and professional learning that takes place 'on the job' in the day-to-day work of teachers in schools. She uses a variety of approaches to study science teachers' learning...

Emily Gleason, PhD, is the director of the Teacher Leadership program, the stackable certificate based MA program that she helped design and develop with an eye on equity, accessibility and professional learning. She is also a Teacher Professor in the Learning Sciences and Human Development department in the School of Education, as well as an affiliate faculty member with the Renée Crown Wellness Insitute. Emily currently teaches K-12 teachers, undergraduates...

Daniel (Dan) Liston is Professor of Education in the Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice (EFPP) program and in the Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) program. Professor Liston's research interests include curriculum theory, teacher education, reflective teaching, and educational foundations. Specifically he examines justifications for distinct curricula; provides articulations for and critiques of teacher education; and explores the social and political contexts of schooling. Recently he has begun to explore the various...

I am a Professor in the program of Equity, Bilingualism and Biliteracy in the School of Education at the University of Colorado Boulder. I was a two-way dual language bilingual teacher in Redwood City, CA prior to entering the PhD program at UC Berkeley in Language, Literacy and Culture in Education in 1999. I conduct qualitative research using ethnographic and discourse analytic methods in culturally and linguistically diverse settings. My...

I design and study curriculum materials, assessments, and professional learning experiences for teachers in science. I work in partnership with school districts and state departments of education, and the research I conduct is in support of educational equity in three dimensions: (1) equitable implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards; (2) creating inclusive classroom cultures that attend to students’ affective experiences and where all students have authority for constructing knowledge...

Dr. Ashley Potvin was drawn to the Crown Institute by the mission, approach to research, and the dedicated and amazing faculty and staff. She was eager to work in a community that strives to live out its commitments to collaboration, inclusiveness, and equity. She was also excited to collaborate with educators to think deeply about compassion and wellness in schools. Ashley has a PhD in Curriculum & Instruction from CU...

Karla Scornavacco, PhD, is Director of Field Experiences in the School of Education at the University of Colorado Boulder. She designs, studies and supports collaborations focused on teacher leadership, new teacher learning and mentoring. Her work has been published in a variety of journals, including Journal of School Leadership , Phi Delta Kappan and Teaching and Teacher Education. Dr. Scornavacco’s extensive career in education centers on a commitment to teachers...