Instructors

Meet our Professional Development Instructors:

Aldo Bianchi

Cornelis de Groot

Deb Armitage

Ellen Szecsy

Jacqueline Labate

Julia Watson-Barnett

Susan Looney

Tracy Lavallee

Susan Looney

Primary Focus:

Mathematics, K-5

Background:

Susan Looney has over 11 years of experience in the classroom and holds an Ed.D. in Mathematics Education from Boston University. She earned her Master's Degree in Elementary Education from Bridgewater State College.

Susan currently works with districts, as an independent consultant, to tailor professional development to meet their specific needs using demonstration lessons, graduate level course work and system-wide evaluations. Additionally, she works as an adjunct professor at Simmons College and Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts.

Awards and Nominations

Recipient of GRASP Award, Boston University, 2000

Nominated for the Board of Directors, Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Massachusetts, 2004

"Students are amazed at how they can lift their levels of achievement by following the rubric and knowing what is necessary for all levels."

A Title I Teacher