Professional Development Specialist
Program/Areas of Interest
- Adult Numeracy
- Universal Design for Learning
- Project- and Problem-Based Learning
- Learning Differences
Biography
Connie guides adults through critical thinking and hands-on experiences which allow them to uncover meaning and discover connections, and therefore act with increased confidence.
Education
- BS, Comprehensive Special Education with a concentration in Psychology, University of Maine at Farmington
- MS, Remedial Reading and Language Arts, Central Connecticut State University
Associations
- Adult Numeracy Network (ANN), former president and current member
- Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE), member and current board member
Highlighted Publications
Deepening Understanding of the Order of Operations unit, an EQuIP Exemplar
Disproportionate Incarceration, a unit developing proportional reasoning and graphing skills using social justice contexts
Be Your Own Boss: Use Math to Take Charge of Your Decisions, a cross-curricular unit that helps students develop decision-making and entrepreneurial skills
