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Mari E. Koerner
2439 East Brown Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85028-4310
Academic Degrees:
Ph. D., 1989 University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Education
Curriculum andTeacher Education
Dissertation: "Teachers' Images of Their Work: A Descriptive
Study" William H. Schubert, Chair
M. Ed., 1985University of Illinois at Chicago, Instructional Leadership, Early
Childhood Education
B. A., 1967 University of Illinois at Chicago, English Literature
Professional Experience:
June, 2016-Current Alice Wiley Snell Professor of Education
Director, The Center for the Art and Science of Teaching
Arizona State University
July, 2006-August, 2016Professor and Dean, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
(formerly College of Teacher Education and Leadership),
ArizonaState University
Fall, 2009-2017Member, Board of Directors, Phoenix Teach for America
Fall, 2009-PresentMember, Advisory Committee, Rodel Foundation
July, 2007-January, 2009Director of University Teacher Preparation
December, 2013-August, 2016Deans for Impact
Fall, 2008-2015Member of Board of Directors, Desert Botanical
Gardens, Tempe, Arizona
Fall, 2010-2016Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Business and Education
Council
Spring, 2007-2009Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, AZ K-12 Center for Professional
Development
Summer, 2009-2012Member, Board of Directors, Children’s Museum of Phoenix
2005-2009Member, Board of Examiners for National Council for
Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
1999-2006 University of Massachusetts Boston, Professor, Graduate College of Education
Sept., 1999-Jan., 2001Director of Teacher Education
Jan., 2001-June, 2003 Chair, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
September, 2003-2006Faculty, Doctoral Program, Departments of Leadership
In Urban Schools and Curriculum and Instruction
September, 2003-2006Director, Early Childhood Literacy Resource CenterProject
Summer, 2005-2006Co-Chair NCATE Steering Committee, GCOE/UMB
1985-1999 Faculty, College of Education, Roosevelt University,
1995-1999 Associate Dean, College of Education
1998-1999 Professor, College of Education, Teacher Education
Spring Semester, 1999 New York University, Visiting Scholar
1996-1997 Director, Teacher Education Program Area
1993-1998 Associate Professor, Teacher Education Program
1988-1993 Assistant Professor, Teacher Education Program
1985-1988 Visiting Assistant Professor, Early Childhood Education
1993-1998Coordinator, Teachers for Chicago Program, Operations' Committee
1993-1994 Consultant, ESEA Chapter I School/Community Partnership, Chicago
Public Schools
1994-1997Consultant, University of Chicago Consortium on School Research
1987-1993Instructor, Gifted Class, Contemporary Social Problems with Computer
Application offered through the Chicago Board of Education
1993-1994Consultant, Evaluation of Staff Development, Office of Instructional
Services, Chicago Board of Education
1989-1990 Director of Evaluation, Cities in Schools Dropout Prevention Program
Officer, Chicago Community Trust
1988-1989Research Assistant, Teacher Lore Project, Dr. William H. Schubert,
Director, University of Illinois at Chicago
1987-1988Research Assistant, Initial Year of Teaching Project, Dean Gary A. Griffin,
Director, University of Illinois at ChicagoIllinois at Chicago
1985-1987Intern, District #92 Preschool Program
1967-1975 Kindergarten Teacher-McCorkle School, Primary Classroom Teacher-Henson
School, CPS
Invited Speeches/Presentations
Keynote Speaker,Texas Tech University College of Education, Lubbock, Texas
April, 2017
Keynote Speaker,Arizona School Board Association
June, 2016
October, 2016Keynote, The Art of Teaching Conference
June, 2016Keynote, Arizona School Board Association:
“Leadership: Curiosity, Creativity, Caring and Courage”
April, 2016TedX talk: “Can Dolphins Learn to Type?”
Keynote Speaker,Charro’s of Scottsdale
April, 2015
Dec., 2014Establishing Online Education Programs: An International Workshop
March, 2014Testimony, U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor Pension Committee
March, 2013Measuring Educator Effectiveness Panel, CSSO Conference, Orlando
2013Invited panelist forRodel Foundation “Education Forecast: From the
Capitol to the Classroom and Back
June, 2013Invited panelist, School Reform, ABEC
November, 2012Invited Panelist-Teacher Preparation, Education Writers Association,
Minnesota, MN
April, 2012Invited panelist, Gates funded panel for the Innovation and Technology
Conference, SkySong, Phoenix, AZ
February 15, 2011Invited Speaker, Commission on the Status of Women, ASU
February 10, 2011Invites Panelist, Forum on Issues in Education in AZ, Tucson, AZ
October 21, 2010Invited Panelist, Presidential Retreat, Cardevalle, CA
June 4, 2010Invited Panelist, Forum on Education, National Press Club, Washington
D.C.
May, 2010Keynote speaker, Fifth Annual National Youth Development Master's
Institute Kids at Hope Conference
February 16, 2010Panel, Leadership for Equity and Excellence Forum,
Equity Alliance at ASU.
January 4, 2010Keynote speaker, Arizona Association for Independent Schools
Conference
September 30, 2008Keynote speaker, Teach for America Principals’ Breakfast
April 28, 2008Keynote speaker, Third Annual National Youth Development Master's
Institute Kids at Hope Conference
October 25, 2007Invited featured panel member, Arizona Summit on 21st Century Skills
September 28, 2007Panel member, “Getting Engaged in the Community Through
Education.” Community Forum
September, 2007Keynote, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Induction
Ceremony
April 25, 2007Keynote Speaker, Commission on the Status of Women’s Awards,
“Woman in Leadership: An Autobiography,” ArizonaStateUniversity
January, 2007Keynote Speaker, “Cost of Dropouts,” Town Hall, Rodel Scholars
October, 2006Key Speaker, Recruitment and Retention of Teachers in Arizona,
WestValley Think Tank
October, 2006Panel Presentation, “Role of the University in Community Growth,”
Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce and Economic Summit
September, 2006Keynote Speaker, “Women in Leadership Positions,” Wine, Women
And Politics Organization
September 24, 2002Invited Panelist, Effects of the Leave No Child Behind Act-UMB
April 22, 2002Invited panelist, "Inclusion: Why Implementation Issues Remain After
Years of Policy Development," sponsored by Institute for Community
Inclusion and UMB
October 26, 2001Facilitator, "Teacher Education: Whose Responsibility Is It?”
Conference, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA,
November, 1998 Presenter, Supporting Gay/Lesbian Families, GLSTEN, Chicago, IL
August, 1990 Main Speaker, Faculty Staff Development, Morton Community
College “Seeing the University Classroom through a Multicultural
Perspective."
Service to the Professional Community (Selected examples):
2012-2017Study of Teacher Preparation Experiences and Early Teacher
Effectiveness Abt Associates for an IES grant study–Advisory Board
September, 2017External review for faculty promotion to fill, U of Hawai’I, Manoa
March, 2016Award, Phoenix Teach for America
January, 2016Advisor, Mathematica Teacher Education Research
November, 2014Panel, teacher Preparation-Zocolo in Los Angeles
October, 2014Liaison with Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
September, 2015Founding Member of Deans for Impact
September 23, 2014Introduce Keynote, Pasi Sahlberg, next Conference, Phoenix
March, 2014Panel, Milken Foundation, TAP, Los Angeles
January 7, 2014Presentation, Georgia Budget & Policy Institute Conference
2010-CurrentAdvisory Group, Accreditation for LD University Students,
Institute for Community Inclusion
2011Member Committee for PAARC, AZ Board of Regents
2012-2013 Study of Teacher Preparation Program Experiences Technical Work
Group for ABT IES Teacher Preparation Study
2011Awards Committee, Division K, AERA
2010-2011Arizona Task Force SB 1040, State Board of Education
2009, 2010Member, AERA, Division K Exemplary Research in Teaching and
Teacher Education Award Committee
2009Appointed member of Governor’s P-20 Task Force
2008-2009Steering Committee, First National Conference on What Works in
Education Partnerships.
2007-2009Member, Governor’s P-20 Task Force, Teacher Preparation Committee
2007-2009Chair, Mentor Committee, Division K, American Education Research
Association
2006-2009Member, Mentoring Committee, Division K, American Education
Research Association
Fall, 2008Reviewer for Journal of Teacher Education
Fall, 2008Reviewer for Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
2007Team member for the tri-university/publicsector Arizona Initiative
in Math and Science Education (AZIMASE)
2005-2006Program Chair for Division K (Teacher Education), American Educational Research Association, 2006 San Francisco Conference
2004-2006Faculty Liaison for Jumpstart Program at UMB
2005Reviewer for Educational Policy
2005Proposal reviewer for AERA, Division G and Division K
2005Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Teacher Education
2005Book review for Teachers College Record
Fall, 2004Proposal Reviewer for AERA, Division K, Section 1 and Division 8
Summer, 2004 Proposal reviewer for AACTE
Spring, 2003-2004Chair, Division K (Teacher Education), Section 4 (Teaching and
Learning), American Education Research Association for 2004 Conference
Fall, 2003-2008Manuscript reviewer about professional development schools for
Teachers’ College Record
Fall, 2003Proposal Reviewer for AERA, Division K, Section 8
Sept, 2002-2004Member, Teacher Induction Implementation Team for Boston
Public Schools
March, 2003Manuscript Reviewer, Teaching and Teacher Education Journal
October 10, 2002Participant, Standard Setting Conference for the Elementary test
for the Mass Tests for Educator Licensure
August, 2002Reviewer for Division K (Teacher Education) for Sections 4 and 5
for AERA Conference for April, 2003
Summer, 2002Reviewer for American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education
February, 2003 Conference
January, 2002External Reviewer for Doctoral Program at Lesley University,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
January, 2002Manuscript Reviewer, Urban Education
August, 2001Reviewer for Division K (Teacher Education) for AERA Conference
for 2002.
June, 2001Reviewer for Strand II proposals for AACTE Conference for 2002.
March 20, 2001Coordinator with Center for Adoption-UMass Medical School,
Conference “Urban Schools Supporting Children of Diverse Families”
2000-2001 Advisory Board, City on a HillCharterSchool, Boston
Dec. 6, 2000Facilitator, Mass. Coalition for Teacher Quality and Student :
Promising practices for the Massachusetts Coalition. October, 2000
Fall, 2000External Reviewer for Nancy S. Williams for De Paul University for
promotion to full professor.
Sept., 2000Review proposals for AERA Conference, Seattle, Washington,
April, 2001
1998-2000 Co-Chair, Division B, Curriculum Studies, Teachers' Research Section for 2000, American Education Research Association
Fall, 1999Review manuscript for Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers
Spring, 1998 Reviewer, National Association for Multicultural Education
Conference, St. Louis, Fall, 1998.
September, 1997 Review manuscripts for Teaching and Teacher Education
October 25, 1996 Invited participant, The Teachers College Forum on Teacher Education, A National Forum, Columbia University, New York, New York.
1995-1996 Facilitator, Pathways to Achievement: The Three-Tiered Process
Initiative, Chicago Public Schools
1993-1994 Consultant, Murray School as a Professional Development Site for
RooseveltUniversity, College of Education
1998, 1995, 1994,1993, 1991, 1990, 1988
Selection Committee, Golden Apple Awards, Foundation for
Excellence in Education, Chicago, Illinois
November 21, 1994 Consultant, Multicultural Institute, District 200, Oak Park, IL
1993-1995 Member, Anti-Bias Higher Education Task Force, Chicago
Association for the Education of Young Children
February, 1993 Faculty Research Associate, University of Chicago, Consortium on
Chicago Research & Center for the Study of Urban Inequality Integrative Report
February, 1993 Consultant, Institute for Metropolitan Affairs, Major Richard Daley's Educational Roundtable
1993-1994Committee for Curriculum Planning for LocalSchool Councils in Chicago Public Schools, Joyce Foundation Grant to RooseveltUniversity
Metropolitan Institute
September, 1992 Proposal Reviewer, Lesbian and Gay Studies Special Interest Group
of the American Education Research Association.
1990-1992 Facilitator, "A World of Difference," Anti-Defamation League,
1990 Division B Paper/Symposia Reviewer, Curriculum Studies American Education Research Association, April, 1991, Chicago, Illinois
Grants and Grant Proposals:
June/July, 2017, Proposal for US Department of Education, SEED, Professional Development for Secondary Teachers, approximately $15M.
March, 2017, Proposal for US Department of Education, AZ Project SOAR, Teacher and Leader Incentive Program, $47.2M.
July, 2016, Proposal for IES, PI, Inspire Modules: Innovative Professional Development for Instructional Coaches, $1,400,000. Not funded.
July, 2016, Proposal for DOE, Internal PI on CAST subaward.$17.5M Total grant proposal, TIF5 Grant entitled: AZ TIF5 / Focus on 5: Recruit, Support, Evaluate, Reward and Retain Effective Educators. ADE submitted. $56M. Not funded.
June, 2016, ITQ grant awarded by Arizona Board of Regents. PI, Strengthening Instructional Leadership in Mathematics in Pinal County. $322,896. Funded.
September, 2014 Kellogg Foundation-early Childhood Community and iTeachAZ 2014, $1M
PI. Funded.
September, 2014 TQP PI, Bringing STEM to Life for Diverse Young Learners, $11.5M. Funded.
September, 2010 PDS Next “PDS NEXT TEP w/ TAP” $31,842,060. Funded.
September, 2009 TIF – “Arizona Ready-for-Rigor Project” $43,443,563. Funded.
Excel- “URBAN-EXCEL” $3,656,549. Funded.
PDS WIN-“Professional Development School Teaching Excellence Network through Educational Technology with Indian Nations (PDS-TENET-WIN) $1,258,796. Funded.
January, 2010 (Submitted) National Science Foundation, Co-PI with Lawrence Krauss, “Big Ideas” Curriculum for Middle School. Not funded.
Spring, 2007 Arizona Community Foundation ($225,000/ 3 years) PI, Tri-University Teacher Preparation and Retention Data Collaboration. Funded.
December, 2006 Grant proposal ($60,000) to Women in Philanthropy for scholarships and coordinator for professional development school in Pendergast School District, AZ. (Not funded)
October 15, 2005 Co-PI with ML Love. Commonwealth Information Technology Initiative: Preparing Teachers to Implement Information Technology Across the Curriculum In Middle and High School Classrooms. “Starting Out With Computer Savvy Teachers: UMB On-Line Course Development for Early Childhood Educators.” Funded for $9,000.
September 30, 2005 Co-authored and PI for Proposal for a small research grant from the NAECTE Foundation Award for Research on Early Childhood Teacher Education. “Paths to Quality Early Childhood Teacher Education Programs.” Not funded.
Summer, 2005 Co-Author and PI for Proposal for $53,000 from State DOE for grant to support Early Childhood Educators, “Building Careers in Early Childhood to Support Inclusive Programs and Curriculum.” Awarded September 1, 2005.
May, 2005 Co-authored and PI for Proposal for $200,000/year for four years for Personnel Preparation (CFDA 84.325K ) Focus Area a: Training of Early Intervention and Early Childhood Personnel. Not funded.
October, 2004 Co-Author and PI for Proposal for $175,000/year for three years for Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Program from Higher Education Partnership Grant, 2004-2005, “Support for Early Childhood Educators Network (SECEN).” Not funded.
Summer, 2004 Co-Author and PI for Proposal for $50,000 from State DOE for grant to support Early Childhood Educators, “Building Careers in Early Childhood to Support Inclusive Programs and Curriculum.” Awarded October 1, 2004.
October, 2003 Author and PI for Proposal for $50,000 for Improving Teacher Quality Grant with the Institute for Community Inclusion, “Physics and Mathematics in Early Childhood Education,” Awarded January, 2004.
October 1, 2003 Author and PI for Proposal for $50,000 for Improving Teacher Quality, “Teaching Beginning Teachers to Align Instruction with Student Achievement,” State grant with the Boston Public Schools, $50,000. Awarded January, 2004.
October 17, 2002 Co-author and Co-PI for Proposal for PI for Touching the Future: Transforming K12 Education One Classroom at a Time, NSF Grant, $400,000/year for 3 years. Not funded.
October, 2002 Transition to Teaching, Federal grant with Boston Public Schools for alternative training of teachers. Leave No Child Behind Act. Funded for $56,000 subcontract/year for five years. PI and Director. Funded.
September, 2002, Principal Investigator for an Early Childhood Literacy grant funded for $100,000 for three years with Read Boston from an anonymous donor. Funded.
Spring, 2001 Awarded a $10,000 grant from the Center for Research on Adoption, UMassMedicalSchool, for developing a booklet distributable to schools about family diversity.
Summer, 2000-Principal Investigator, Department of Education, MINT Program, Consultant, Project Focus, UMass Boston.
1999 Author and PI for a Proposal for $16,000 for The Goals 2000/Eisenhower Higher education Preservice Grant Program for “Redesign of Teacher Education Preservice Experiences” in partnership with the Boston Public Schools. Awarded 1999.
1999-2004 Co-Principal Investigator for UMB for Title II Funded Enhancing the Quality of Teacher Education. BostonCollege with five other universities. Awarded $165,000/year for five years. Extended through 2005.
Publications:
Manuscript in preparation: “Teacher Educators in the Bardo.” With J. Hernandez, W. Farr,
D. Demp.
Rillero, P., Koerner, M., Jimenez-Silva, M., Merritt, J., & Farr, W. (In press, Autumn 2017). Developing Teacher Competencies for Problem-Based Learning Pedagogy and for Supporting Learning in Language-Minority Students. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning.
“iTeachAZ,” Deans for Impact (June 9, 2016).
“Teacher Education: A Journey.” (November, 2014) Zocolo Publication
“iTeachAZ: Moving Through the Puzzle.” (2014) With Nancy Perry and Jennifer Owin, submitted to JTE.
“Forward” in “Bridging the Divide Between Faculty and Administration: A Guide to Understanding Conflict in the Academy.” T. Bess and J. Dee. (2014)
“Teacher Educators Who Want to Change the Conversation.” (Spring, 2008). Phi Delta Kappan.
With Doug Lynch and Shane Martin.
“A Story of Using Community as a Resource for Teacher Education: Lessons Learned.” (February, 2006). With Najwa Abdul-Tawwab. Equity and Excellence in Education, 39 (1).
Book Review of A Radical Rethinking of Sexuality and Schooling Status Quo or Status Queer? By Eric Rofes for Teachers’ College Record, V108 (2). (August 3, 2005 at
American Education Research Association, Division K Newsletter, (Spring, 2005and September, 2005).” Proposal Submission and Review.”
“Special Feature on the Deanship.” With Gayle Mindes. AACTE Web Site. (2004)
"Exploring Roles in Student Teaching Placements." Teaching Education Quarterly, 29(2) (Spring, 2002). With Frances O'Connell Rust and Frances Baumgartner. 35-58.
Book Review of Gay Parents/StraightSchoolsBuilding Communication and Trust (Caspar and Schultz) for Democracy and Education, 1999.
"Taking Risks in Elementary Classrooms." (1999) with P. Hulsebosch and D. Ryan for (W.J. Letts and J.T. Sears, Eds.) Queering Elementary Education Advancing the Dialogue about Sexualities and Schooling. Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc
"Making Classrooms Safe for Family Diversity: Supporting Gay and Lesbian Parents." (April, 1999) with P. Hulsebosch, Supervision and Curriculum Development. 2(7).
“Teachers’ Images.” In (Eds.) William H. Schubert and William Ayers. Teaching Lore Learning From Our Own Experience. (1999) NY: Educator's International Press, Inc.
"You Can't be for Children and Against Their Families: Family Diversity Workshops for Elementary School Teachers." (1997) with P. Hulsebosch for (Ed.) James Sears and Walter L.Williams. Combating Homophobia and Heterosexism; Affirming Dignity and Diversity: Strategies That Work! (pp. 261-271). NY: ColumbiaUniversity Press.
"Preparing Teachers for Family Diversity: Supporting Gay and Lesbian Families"
(November-December, 1996) with P. Hulsebosch for Journal of Teacher Education.
"A Feminist View of Foundations of Education." with P. Hulsebosch. (1994), Teaching Education.
"Leveling the Playing Field" with S. Zemelman and M. Bizar. (Winter, 1993), Best Practice.
Guest Co-editor, Action in Teacher Education, Winter, 1993, Special Issue, “Feminist Pedagogy."
"Unlocking Staff Development in the Chicago Public Schools" with M. Lewis, A. Hyde. (Summer, 1993). Monograph for the Institute for Metropolitan Affairs of RooseveltUniversity.
"The Cooperating Teacher: An Ambivalent Participant in Student Teaching." (1992).
Journal of Teacher Education, (42)1, pp. 66-73.
"Teachers' Images," (1992). In W. H. Schubert and W. C. Ayers (Eds.). Teacher Lore. New York: Longman.
"Inquiring Into Discipline Problems: Becoming a Dynamic Classroom Leader." (1991). In J. Henderson Becoming An Inquiring Teacher: A Caring Approach to Problem-Solving in the Classroom. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co.
Rethinking Urban Schools: The Chicago Agenda. (1990). Editorial Consultant. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica Corporation.
"Best Practice." (1989). Editorial Board. Publication from CATAPULT Organization funded by the Joyce Foundation, 1989.