Barbara Allen-Lyall, Ph.D.
Academic Appointment
Assistant Professor of Childhood Mathematics (January 2014-present)
Manhattanville College, School of Education, Purchase, NY
Education
Ph.D. Educational Studies–Mathematics Education, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, 2014
M.Ed. Mathematics Education, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, 2009
M.S. Education, University of Bridgeport, CT, 1989
B.B.A. Marketing, Pace University, NY, 1977
Academic Teaching
Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, Adjunct Instructor, School of Education, 2009-2014 Courses Taught: Learning & the Brain (co-taught doctoral course); Geometry;
Number & Operations; Meeting Diverse Needs in the Mathematics Classroom
Manhattanville College, Adjunct Instructor, School of Education, 1996-2011
Courses Taught: Childhood Mathematics Methods; Curriculum, Management and Assessment
Professional Presentations
“What is Important for Young Children to Learn about Mathematics?”
Manhattanville College Early Childhood Professional Development Conference, Purchase, NY, October 2014.
“Cognitive and Affective Factors That Influence Teachers’ Geometry Learning for Teaching.”
Dissertation Research Presentations, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, July 2014.
“Spatial Ability and Learning Mathematics.”
Lesley University Community of Scholars, Cambridge, MA, March 2010.
“Mathematics and the Brain: Teacher Understanding and Equity in the Classroom.”
Progressive Education Network National Conference, Washington, DC, April 2009.
“Children’s Impressions of Mathematics: What Do They Think They’re Learning?”
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference, Boston, MA, October 2009.
“Real Mathematics for Elementary School Brains: Estimating Area and Quantity.”
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference, Boston, MA, October 2009.
“Mathematics Learning as a Whole Brain Event.”
Learning & the Brain Expo National Conference, Newport Beach, CA, January 2009.
“Helping Children Learn By Understanding the Brain.”
Kappa Delta Pi, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY, 2008.
“Evidenced-Based Mathematics Instruction in the Diverse Classroom.”
Council for Exceptional Children Annual Convention, Boston, MA, April 2008.
“Children’s Impressions of Mathematics: A Gatekeeper for Student Success.”
Progressive Education Network National Conference, San Francisco, CA, October 2007.
“Children’s Impressions of Mathematics.”
Conference on Math Education and Social Justice, LIU, Brooklyn, NY, April 2007.
“An Inquiry into Novice-to-Expert Growth for Students of Qualitative Research.”
Ethnography in Education Research Forum, Philadelphia, PA, February 2007.
“Integrated Learning.”
National Association of Independent Schools National Conference, San Francisco, CA, 1992.
Professional Development and Educational Consulting
Select Invited Speaker Presentations
Parenting Series of The Mead School, Stamford, CT (open to the community)
The Amazing Brain: Every Wonderful Mind has a Biological Base (2014)
The Organized Brain: What Do We Need For Learning? (2014)
The Brain and Middle Childhood: The ‘Maximizing Potential’ Years (2014)
Working Memory: What Is It, How Does It Work, and Why Does It Matter In
Learning? (2013)
What’s Important for Young Children to Learn? (2013)
How the Brain Learns: Considering the Importance of Information In and Information
Out (2013)
Young Children & the Brain: What’s Going On in There? (2012)
The Amazing Brain 101 (2102)
The Adolescent Brain (2012)
The Neurobiology of Emotion: Early Childhood (2012)
The Neurobiology of Emotion: Adolescence (2011)
A Neurobiological and Developmental Conversation about Parenting (with Karen
Perlman, PhD) (2011)
Academic Faculty/Student Professional Development, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
Taxon Memory: Effectively Targeting an Overtaxed Pathway (2005)
Understanding the Hemispheres (2004)
Faculty Development, Wilton Public Schools, Wilton, CT
The Brain and Adolescence (August 2005)
Memory and the Brain 2 (November 2004)
Memory and the Brain 1 (August 2004)
Professional Teaching Practice & Licensure
Licensed Connecticut Professional Educator (1989-present)
Curriculum Director & Teacher – Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, The Mead School, Stamford, CT (1989-2013)
- Early Childhood Professional Development – provided weekly coursework and ongoing
teacher guidance in developing strong early learning programs (2010-2013)
- Faculty Professional Development – provided programs in teaching practice including
differentiation, assessment and cognition (2001-2013)
Curriculum Director - Music, Early Education through Middle School, The Mead School, Stamford, CT (1980-1988)
Educational Program Development
Founder and Director, The Sunpiper Program (a summer program for early childhood learning and development, ages 2-7), Stamford, CT (1982-2010)
Professional Service – Institutional
Manhattanville College Board On Academic Standards (2014-present)
Manhattanville College School of Education Website Committee (2014-present)
Professional Memberships
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development - ASCD
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - NCTM
Associated Teachers of Mathematics in Connecticut - ATOMIC
Phi Delta Kappa - Harvard Chapter
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