Dr. Tom Brady

Education:

Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CTDecember 2006

Ed.D in Educational Leadership

Dissertation: The effect of the use of graphing calculators on student achievement.

Saint Joseph CollegeWest Hartford, CTMay 1998

Master of ArtsConcentration: Curriculum and Instruction

Central Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, CT May 1995

Bachelor of ArtsMajor: MathematicsMinor: Physical Education

College/University Teaching Experience-

Delta State University-2014-present

Interim Chair- Teacher Education, Leadership and Research

Coordinator- Unit Outreach and Innovative Programming

Coordinator- Master of Arts in Teaching

Assistant Professor- Teacher Education, Leadership and Research

University of Mississippi-2013-2014

Director- Mississippi Teacher Corps

Assistant Professor of Teacher Education

Bridgewater State University- 2006-2014

Graduate Coordinator- Accelerated Post Baccalaureate program

Associate Professor- Secondary Education

Other University/College teaching experience

Stonehill College- 2005-2007

Tunxis Community College-2003-2004

High School Teaching Experience- Mathematics Teacher

BMC Durfee High SchoolFall River, MA2005-2006

Lewis S. Mills High SchoolBurlington, CT1998-2005

Selected Scholarship:

Harvard 21st Century Forum Conference4/15

  • Presentedon developing digital literacy in teachers and students

The Field Experience Journal 3/11

  • Published “Reforming Teacher Education Programs through the use of Electronic Portfolios”

The Beginning Teacher 4/12

  • wrote book on Teaching and Learning via Rainmaker Publishing
  • Project was released Fall 2012

Society for Instructional Technology in Education International Conference3/08

  • Presented on the use of graphing calculators and student achievement

Teachers Teaching with Technology () International Conference3/07

  • Presented on the use of graphing calculators and the impact on achievement in calculus.

National Student Teaching Conference4/10

  • Presented on the use of electronic portfolios in the collection of evidence towards teacher licensure standards

Massachusetts Department of Secondary and Elementary Education4/10

  • Wrote an algebra module in a publication published by the DESE for use in the training of elementary teacher education candidates in the passing of the elementary mathematics section of the MTEL exam

Massachusetts Association of Colleges of Teacher Education Conference11/08

  • Presented on alternative teacher preparation program

Educators’ Professional Day- Islamic Conference10/10

  • Presented about assessment and grading in the high school

Educators’ Professional Day- Islamic Conference10/11

  • Presented about assessment and grading at all K-12 levels

Presentation for Kuwait Senior Education Officials for the Harvard Executive Program on Educational Reform 10/07

  • Presented on secondary education teacher preparation programs.

Presentation with South African Education Officials6/08

  • Presented with educational officials from South Africa regarding the importance of mentoring to teachers in our two countries.

Framingham State College E-Portfolio Conference1/08

  • Presented about the use of e-portfolios with teacher candidates.

Bridgewater State College Educational Technology Day1/08

  • Presented about the use of e-portfolios with teacher candidates.

Center for the Advancement of Research and Teaching Conference5/09

  • ePortfolio 2.0's Role in the Future of Learning: A Demonstration and Discussion

Center for the Advancement of Research and Teaching Conference5/08

  • The Use of Computer Graded Assessments Panel

Guest View for South Coast Today6/09

  • Changing careers to teaching not insurmountable

Guest Commentary for the Patriot Ledger. 5/08

  • Learning in the digital age- the natives are getting restless.

Other Educational Experiences of Interest:

Former Treasurer and Webmaster for MassMATE non-profit educational organization

Project funded by the Brockton Area Workforce Investment Board to identify the reasons students drop out of school in their town.

High School Redesign Task Force- Met on several occasions with representatives from colleges, universities and State high schools to make recommendations to the State about how to improve the high school experience for all students

State of Connecticut Department of Education Internship- I provided support for the division within the department of education that determined nexus of special education students that were placed in other districts.

Worked in pre-school special education/regular education integrated setting, including specific responsibilities furthering the cognitive development of an autistic child.

Trained BEST mentor by the State of Connecticut Department of Education

Governor’s Service Award Honoree- 2001

Project to Increase Mastery in Math and Science (PIMMS) researcher- 2000