Experts on K-12 education
Kristin Boudreau
- Professor Humanities & Arts
Professor Boudreau's research in literature, culture, and education is unified by broad concerns for justice, inclusion, and social progress. Her literary scholarship considers the ways literature helps to advance social progress and justice, while her
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Chrys Demetry
- Adjunct Teaching Professor The Global School
Much of Professor Demetry's work pertains to women and girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). She develops and studies programs that broaden notions of STEM and scholarship to include values of service and community engagement.
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John A. Goulet
- Adjunct Teaching Professor Mathematical Sciences
As coordinator of the Master of Mathematics for Educators program, long a part of the WPI Mathematical Sciences Department, professor John Goulet helps many secondary math teachers to gain a better appreciation of the depth and applicability of
Neil Heffernan
- Professor Computer Science
Professor Heffernan researches how smarter technologies can help K-12 classrooms use technology more effectively and optimize student learning. His platform (ASSISTments) can run 100 different experiments comparing different interventions; I’m
Erin R Ottmar
- Associate Professor Social Science & Policy Studies
Professor Ottmar aims to develop and evaluate classroom interventions that improve mathematics teaching and learning. Her research focuses on the intersections of educational, cognitive, and developmental psychology. She is interested in understanding how
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Gillian Smith
- Associate Professor Computer Science
Professor Smith is an award-winning game designer. Her interdisciplinary work merges technical research in AI and HCI with creative practice in textiles and games, with a view towards addressing social issues and broadening participation and perspectives