I am most excited about our various projects in the Justice-oriented Youth (JoY) Education Lab. Getting to collaborate with incredible youth and community members as well as working with amazing SOE students, faculty, staff and other colleagues at Drexel on inspiring research and programs brings me great “joy”!

I am currently working with the Centre for Equity and Quality in Universal Education (CEQUE), a non-governmental organization (NGO) in India, that upskills public and private school teacher practices. To improve classroom practices, CEQUE coaches and mentors teachers to engage in reflective practice.

Working with colleagues Valerie Klein and Wesley Shumar at Drexel, as well as partners at 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education, and SoE alum Anthony Matranga at California State University – San Marcos, much of my attention this year will be on our NSF-funded ORCIDS project. The project brings together teachers, researchers and other math educators to focus on ways to engage more meaningfully with students online.

As a Research Professor and Co-Director of The Methods Lab, I am part of many exciting new projects this year! In addition to building interdisciplinary research teams and partnerships, the most current project is a collaborative project among Drexel University, Bowling Green State University, and Clarity Assessment Systems.

Dara Bright, a doctoral researcher from Drexel University’s School of Education, has been selected for one of 15 highly competitive annual fellowships with the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE), a resource network for STEM education researchers supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF).