Advisory Committee
Dr. William C. Bosher Jr.
Distinguished professor of Government, Educational Leadership & School Improvement and executive director for the Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute (CEPI) of the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government & Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU); former Virginia superintendent of public instruction and division superintendent.
Gloria K. Barber
Project assistant for the Professional Development Toolkit for New & Beginning Teachers and former director of the Office of Educational Technology for the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE).
Barbara Brown
Staff development instructor for Henrico County Schools.
Marti Collier
Assistant director and adjunct faculty for CEPI at VCU.
Dr. Christopher Corallo
Director of staff development for Henrico County Schools and adjunct faculty in the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, former VDOE director of Teacher Education & Professional Licensure and Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) regional research specialist.
Dr. Bruce Gansneder
Project research advisor for the Professional Development Toolkit for New & Beginning Teachers and professor in the Department of Leadership & Public Policy of the School of Education at the University of Virginia.
Dr. Ida Hill
Project director for the Professional Development Toolkit for New & Beginning Teachers and adjunct faculty for CEPI at VCU.
Dr. Tammy Milby
Associate professor for the Department of Teaching & Learning in the School of Education at VCU; serves as a mentor to practicing teachers; research interests include teacher quality/professional development practices and low-performing schools.
Lan Neugent
Assistant superintendent of Technology, Career & Adult Education for VDOE.
Patty Pitts
Assistant superintendent of Teacher Education & Professional Licensure for VDOE.
Dr. Joan Rhodes
Assistant professor for the Department of Teaching & Learning in the School of Education at VCU; researching early literacy development, the use of hypertext and study skills, new and emerging literacies, and assessment and instructional strategies for remediation of reading difficulties.
Dr. Loraine Stewart
Associate professor for the Department of Teaching & Learning in the School of Education at VCU; currently researching strategies used by teachers to integrate the literature of African-American cultures into classroom instruction and the impact on these cultures on student achievement.
Linda Thompson
Assistant director of Staff Development for Henrico County Schools.
Dr. Thomas Elliott
Independent project reviewer for the Professional Development Toolkit for New & Beginning Teachers and former assistant superintendent of Teacher Training & Professional Licensure for VDOE.
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