Board of Directors
Lee Anna Stirling, EdD (Teachers College, Columbia), For Deeper Learning Founder/ President/ Executive Director.
More about Lee Anna Stirling.
Terri I. Cooper, EdD, For Deeper Learning Board Secretary. In Dr. Cooper’s work as school superintendent, teacher, principal, and employee support director, Terri Cooper has worked to promote high quality, inclusive learning where students develop into inquisitive, productive citizens.
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Carole K. Lee, PhD,
For Deeper Learning Treasurer, has expertise in professional development of science teachers, inquiry-based science teaching, and curriculum development. As Associate Professor of Science Education at University of Maine in Farmington Dr. Lee taught science education courses.
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Jeffrey S. Beaudry, PhD, For Deeper Learning Board member, was Professor in the Educational Leadership Department at the University of Southern Maine. More about Jeffrey S. Beaudry
Shamini Dias, PhD, For Deeper Learning Board member, is Director of Transdisciplinary Studies at Claremont Graduate University (CGU). Dr. Dias is an artist and deeper learning arts-integrator across curriculum in K-16 and corporate spaces. More about Shamini Dias…
Heather J. Perry, PhD, For Deeper Learning Board member, is Superintendent of Schools for the Gorham School Department, Gorham, Maine. More about Heather J. Perry…
Kathryn Welby, EdD is For Deeper Learning Board member. As Director of Teacher Preparation and Assistant Professor of Education at Merrimack College, Dr. Welby’s research, numerous publications, and conference presentations are grounded in her 15+ years of experience as an educator working in urban schools. More about Kathryn Welby…
Deeper Learning Journal of Practice Editorial Board
Maura Smith, MSEd CAGS
Skowhegan Area High School
Callie M. Victor, PhD OTR/L
Shenandoah
University
Terry Goodin, EdD (Vanderbilt University) Middle Tennessee State University
Yolanda F. Kirkpatrick, PhD
University of Tennessee,
Knoxville
Andrea Stairs-Davenport, PhD
University of Southern Maine
Ann E. Aust, EdD
North Greenville University
Rabina Baksh Bissesar, EdD
Independent Consultant
Ivan A. Shibley Jr, PhD
The Pennsylvania State
University
Lee Anna Stirling, EdD
(Editor-in-Chief)
For Deeper Learning
Workshop Guest Speakers
Leslie Marquis
Project-Based Learning, 2021
Science Teacher, Fort Kent Community High School, Fort Kent, Maine
2017 Aroostook County Teacher of the Year, Professional learning community leader.
Dominic (Nic) J. Voge
College & University PBL, 2022
Associate Director McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Co-Author, Life Beyond Grades: Designing College Courses to Promote Intrinsic Motivation Cambridge University Press.
Kailey N. Smith
Project Based Learning, 2022 Drama Teacher and Strom Theater Director
Camden Hills Regional High School, Rockport, Maine
President, Maine Drama Council
Author, Student-Centered Theater Class,Deeper Learning Journal of Practice
Terry Goodin, EdD
PBL with Inquiry & Service, 2024 Workshop
Professor of Education
Middle Tennessee State University.
Mindset for Success: The Powerful Partnership
of Problem-Based Learning and PLC at Work®.
Deeper Learning Wabanaki and Indigenous American Studies
Sherry Coyne
Wabananki and Indigenous American
lnterdisciplinary Studies
Teacher, Gorham Middle School
Lindsay Ely
Wabananki and Indigenous American
Interdisciplinary Studies
Teacher, Gorham Middle School
Darren Ranco, PhD (Harvard University)
Overcoming Doctrine of Discovery and Colonial Origins of Settler Property through #LandBank and Rematriation
Professor of Anthropology, Chair of Native American Programs and Coordinator of Native American Research.
University of Maine
Deeper Learning with Arts
Damian Bebell, PhD
Understanding Students through their Art
Presenter
Research Assistant Professor
Boston College, Lynch School of
Education and Human Development.