News Doctoral Candidates Defend Dissertations and Capstones Posted April 10, 2017 By News editor Ed.D. dissertation defenses and Ed.L.D. capstone projects of HGSE's graduating students will be showcased throughout April. For more: .Chen Chen, Ed.D. CandidateRomantic Transfer: From Science to Social IdeologiesTuesday, April 4, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Gutman 440Mariama Grimes, Ed.L.D. CandidateLeading the Implementation of the Strategies for Children Community Readiness InitiativeWednesday, April 5, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Eliot Lyman room, Longfellow Hall, 2nd floorSarah C. Warren, Ed.L.D. CandidateAn Assets- and Equity-Based Approach to Multilingualism, Multiliteracy, and Multiculturalism: Harnessing the Development of a District-Wide Strategy to Foster Learning, Shift Mindsets, and Seed System-Level ChangeMonday, April 10, 8:00-9:00 a.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 1Rev. Tyler S. Thigpen, Ed.L.D. CandidateCross-Sector Collaboration to Design Breakthrough School Models: Strategic Community Building for TranscendMonday, April 10, 9:00-10:00 a.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 3Michael Figueroa, Ed.L.D. CandidatePutting the Horse before the Cart: A County Office of Education’s Journey to Support School Districts in System-Level Problem AnalysisMonday, April 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 1Christine Marie Ortiz Guzman, Ed.L.D. CandidateequityXdesign: Leveraging Identity Development in the Creation of an Anti-Racist Equitable Design Thinking ProcessMonday, April 10, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 3Mark Martin, Ed.L.D. CandidateBuilding Regional Intermediary Capacity Towards Equity, Access, and Excellence in Tennessee’s Grades 7-14/16 College and Career PathwaysMonday, April 10, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 1Andrea LaRocca, Ed.L.D. CandidateTeacher Absenteeism: Engaging a District to Understand Why It Happens and What It MeansMonday, April 10, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 3David Hay, Ed.L.D. CandidateFrom Communication to Coherence: Leading ChangeTuesday, April 11, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 1Michael LaRosa, Ed.L.D. CandidateHelping Teacher-Created Ideas Survive and ThriveTuesday, April 11, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 3Samuel A. Mehr, Ed.D. CandidateSocial Functions of Music in InfancyTuesday, April 11, 10:00-11:30 a.m., Eliot Lyman room, Longfellow Hall, 2nd floorAnnice Enyonam-Kwawu Fisher, Ed.L.D. CandidateLeading on the Line: Reimagining the High School Experience at the Harlem Children’s Zone Promise AcademiesTuesday, April 11, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 1Sarah McLean, Ed.L.D. CandidateDelivering Blended Value in the Education MarketplaceTuesday, April 11, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 3Kerry Donahue, Ed.L.D. CandidateBeyond Minimally Adequate: Building Public Support for High-Quality, Accessible Charter Schools in South CarolinaTuesday, April 11, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 1Y. Debbie Liu, Ed.D. CandidateUnderstanding Systems Problem Solving:What Sets Expert vs. Competent Players Apart in High-level GameplayWednesday, April 12, 10:00-11:30 a.m., Longfellow 229Bonnie B. Mackintosh, Ed.D. CandidateA Matter of Perspective: An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between the Early Math Skills and Social Competence of Children from Low-Income FamiliesWednesday, April 12, 1:30-3:00 p.m., Larsen 106Ali Imad Fadlallah, Ed.L.D. CandidateMusic Forward’s Movement to Improve Life Outcomes for Underserved Youth: Championing Career & Technical Education, STEAM, and PersonalizationWednesday, April 12, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Larsen Hall, Room G08Mary C. Wall, Ed.L.D. Candidate A Bias Toward Teams: Are We Teaming Well? Does It Even Matter? Implications for Teams in Public School Districts from a Case Study at Boston Public SchoolsWednesday, April 12, 3:00-4:00 p.m., Askwith Hall, Longfellow HallCatherine Pozniak, Ed.L.D. CandidateLeading, Learning, and Disequilibrium: Defining the Role of a Harbormaster Organization in a System of SchoolsWednesday, April 12, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Larsen Hall, Room G08Dwight E. Rhodes, Ed.L.D. CandidateTeacher by Design… Not Accident! Partnering with Educators Rising to Prepare Tomorrow’s Teachers, TodayThursday, April 13, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Eliot Lyman Room, Longfellow HallShashwata Prateek Dutta, Ed.L.D. CandidateMaking Advanced Courses More Equitable and Effective: Aligning Approaches, Philosophies, and Decision-Making Structures in Bellingham Public SchoolsThursday, April 13, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Longfellow Hall, Room 229Zachary Herrmann, Ed.L.D. CandidatePartner Up: The Role of Collaboration in EducationThursday, April 13, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Eliot Lyman Room, Longfellow HallMargaret Troyer, Ed.D. CandidateTeaching By the Book? Teacher Implementation of an Adolescent Reading InterventionThursday, April 13, 1:00-2:30 p.m., Gutman 440Janine de Novais, Ed.D. CandidateBrave Community: Teaching and Learning Race in College in the 21st CenturyThursday, April 13, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Larsen 203Ola J. Friday, Ed.L.D. CandidateWidening the Shot: Strategic Design and Development of the Pennsylvania Early Care and Education Career Pathway and Career Pathway SystemThursday, April 13, 2:00-3:00 p.m., Eliot Lyman Room, Longfellow HallNicole Magnuson, Ed.L.D. CandidateAdvancing and Sustaining the Oceanside Promise, a Collective Impact Initiative Anchored within Oceanside Unified School DistrictFriday, April 14, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Gutman Conference Center, Area 3Jessica D. Rose, Ed.L.D. 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