NAME, DEPARTMENT:

 

Nancy Laine Marano, PhD

Education

 

JOURNAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED:

Palincsar,A.S., Collins, K.M., Marano, N.L., & Magnusson, S.J. (2000). Investigatingthe engagement and learning of students with learning disabilities in GuidedInquiry Science Teaching. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools. 31. 240-251.

 

Marano,N.L. (1998). The teaching learning dialectic: Two cases of teachers in graduateschool.

           Teachingand Teacher Education, 14 (4). 429-443.

 

Palincsar,A.S., Magnusson, S.J., Marano, N., Ford, D., & Brown, N. (1998). Designinga community of practice: Principles and practices of the GIsML community. Teaching and TeacherEducation, 14(1), 5-19.


 

OTHER PUBLICATIONS:

SouthernConnecticut State University Field Experiences Handbook (2004-2005), with Dr. Sharon Misasi

 

SCSU inpartnership with public schools:  Aprimer (2004), with Dr. Sharon Misasi

 

Haynes,N., Ben-Avie, M., Doepper, K., Ihuegbu, N., Fopiano, J., Marano, N., Ruby, M.,Tiso, S. (October 2003). Striving to Achieve Reading Success. An evaluation of Project STARS: ConnecticutÕsimplementation of the U.S. Department of EducationÕs Early Childhood EducatorProfessional Development Initiative. CCSAR-Center for Community and SchoolAction Research. Southern Connecticut State University.

 

 

 
 

 
 

CONFERENCE PAPERS ORALLY DELIVERED:

Marano, N. L. (2005, September)Exploring opportunities to foster analytical thinking through writing:  Preservice teachers consider childrenÕsliterature. Paper presented at the International Society for Cultural andActivity Research Conference, Seville, Spain.

 

Marano,N.L., Palincsar, A.S. (2002, June) Teacher learning: Collaborations within andacross three professional development activity settings. Paper presented at theFifth Congress of the International Society for Cultural Research and ActivityTheory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

 

Marano,N., Palincsar, A., & Magnusson, S. (2000, April). Collaborativecontributions to three professional development activity settings. Paperpresented at the 2000 AERA Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

 

Marano,N., Palincsar, A., & Magnusson, S. (1999, December). An emerging communityof practice:  The dynamics ofshared understanding. Paper presented at the 49th annual meeting of the NationalReading Conference, Orlando, FL.

 

Marano,N., Palincsar, A., Collins, K., & Cutter, J., (1999, October).Collaborative use of case research to design supportive classroom instruction.Research presented at the 21st International Conference on LearningDisabilities, Minneapolis, MN.

 

Palincsar,A.S., Magnusson, S.J, Collins, K.M., Marano, N.L., & Hapgood, S. (1999,April). Making rigorous curricula accessible to all students: Research inscience education. Paper presented at the 1999 annual meeting of the AmericanEducational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.

 

Palincsar,A.S., Collins, K.M., Marano, N.L. & Magnusson, S.J. (1998, December).Methodological choices in the design and conduct of case-based literacyresearch. Paper presented at the 48th annual meeting of the National ReadingConference, Austin, TX.

 

Magnusson,S.J., Palincsar, A.S., Ford, D., Marano, N., & Brown, N. (1997, March). TheGIsML community:  Buildingknowledge of science teaching practice. Paper presented at the annual meetingof the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL

 

Marano,N.L. (1997, March). The teaching learning dialectic: Two cases of teachers ingraduate school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the AmericanEducational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

 

 

Palincsar,A.S., Magnusson, S.J., Marano, N., Ford, D., & Brown, N. (1997, March).Design principles informing and emerging from a community of practice. Paperpresented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association,Chicago, IL.

 

Marano,N.L. & Palincsar, A.S. (1996, March). Interacting with and aboutinteractive literacy technology. Presentation at the Michigan ReadingAssociation 40th annual conference, Grand Rapids, MI.

 

  

WORKSHOP LEADERSHIP:

MeadSchool, Ansonia, CT, March 2003

á   Engaging learners in comprehension strategies

MeadSchool, Ansonia, CT, August 2002

á   Comprehension: Fostering higher order thinking

Mead School, Ansonia,CT, March, 2002

á   Reading instruction:  Strategies and management

GuilfordPublic Schools, Guilford, CT, May 2001

á   Teaching phonics in meaningful contexts


 

RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED:

March5, 2005, Conference:  ÒSchool anduniversity partnerships:  Providingfield experiences in classrooms that work.Ó SCSU Faculty Development Grant withS. Misasi and F. Carrano.


 

RESEARCH INTERESTS IN GENERAL:

Literacy learning and teacher education; early literacy; teacher learning

 

 

CURRENT/FUTURE SPECIFIC RESEARCHPROJECTS:

Professional Development School Partnerships; analyzing student surveys toinvestigate quality of Fieldwork experiences and the development of teachingidentity and efficacy

  

 
DISSERTATION TITLE:

Marano, N. L. (2000). Teacher learning: Collaborations within and across three professional development activitysettings. Dissertation Co-Chairs: Dr. Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar, Dr. Jean C. McPhail


INSTITUTION GRANTING Ph.D.:

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor