Clinical Practice Advisory Council (C.P.A.C.)

Mary Ann McKinnon, Assistant Dean, SEAS (Chair)
Mary Ann McKinnon is the Assistant Dean of the School of Education and Allied Studies. She was appointed Chairperson of the Clinical Practice Advisory Council by the Dean of the School of Education and Allied Studies in December 2004. In her role as Assistant Dean and certification officer, she serves as the liaison between the college students, faculty and administration and the Massachusetts Department of Education in all matters pertaining to educator licensure. In addition to her work at BSC, she is currently serving as the President of the MA Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (MACTE). Ms. McKinnon was appointed to the MA Certification Review Panel by the Commissioner of Education in 1998 and still serves in this capacity.

Sam Baumgarten, Chair, MAHPLS Department
Sam Baumgarten is Professor of Physical Education and Chair of the Department of Movement Arts, Health Promotion, and Leisure Studies. His primary teaching responsibilities are in dance (folk and square dance, rhythmic activities, creative dance for children) and in teacher preparation for Physical Education. Prior to joining the Movement Arts Department, Baumgarten was the physical educator for twenty years at the College's Burnell Campus Laboratory School. His years of work as an elementary educator led to the publication of a textbook, co-authored with Terry Langton. The book is entitled: Elementary Physical Education: Building a Solid Movement Foundation. During his career, Baumgarten has been recognized as Physical Education of the Year and Dance Educator of the Year by the Massachusetts Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.

Catherine Brine, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning, Brockton Public Schools
Catherine began her career as an urban educator in 1970. She was an elementary school teacher for many years and has also been an assistant principal, a principal, and Senior Director of Elementary Education. Currently, she serves as Executive Director of Teaching and Learning PK-5. She joined CPAC in November 2006.

James Calnan, Director of History and Social Studies, New Bedford Public Schools
Mr. James A. Calnan is the Director of History and Social Studies for the New Bedford Public Schools. His responsibilities include overseeing and coordinating the curriculum, instruction, and assessment for social studies in grades K-12, as well as serving as the History Department Chair at New Bedford High School. Prior to being appointed Director, Mr. Calnan was a classroom teacher at New Bedford High School for ten years, teaching World and United States History as well as Constitution Law and Economics. In his classes, he employed a wide range of instructional strategies and developed many technology based units for his students. Mr. Calnan has also been a guest lecturer in the Teaching Strategies of Social Studies course at Bridgewater State College, where he assists students in developing technology based lessons and strategies to use in the Social Studies classroom. He has also served as a supervisor for BSC students in their pre-practicum and student teaching experiences and has been a member of the CPAC committee since its inception.

Cheryl Carey, RRS, Davis School, Brockton
Cheryl worked in Brockton Public Schools as a Grade 2 and Grade 3 classroom teacher at Davis Elementary. She was a Title 1 teacher for Grades 1 through 4 also at the Davis School, as well as a Silber Specialist for 2 years and a Reading Resource Specialist for 3 1/2 years.

Cheryl Daily, Curriculum Coordinator, Foreign Language, Whitman-Hanson RSD
Cheryl Daily is the curriculum coordinator of Foreign Languages at Whitman-Hanson Regional High School. She has been a Spanish and French teacher at Whitman-Hanson for fifteen years. Ms. Daily is a native of Bridgewater. She received her BA degree from Emmanuel College and is currently working on her masters in Educational Leadership at Bridgewater State College.

Ken Dobush, Faculty, Special Education
Dr. Ken Dobush, Associate Professor of Special Education, is currently the Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders. As such, he is responsible for ensuring quality field experiences for all practicum candidates. As a member of the teaching faculty, he also teaches introductory courses in special education and advanced reading strategies in special education.

Luci Fortunato, Faculty, History Department
Before coming to Bridgewater State College as a professor Luci Fortunato attended the school receiving a B.A. in History summa cum laude with a minor in Secondary Education (1974). She studied Italian language and literature at the graduate level at Middlebury College (VT) and earned her M.A. in the Humanities (1978) from Bridgewater State College with concentrations in Italian and English Renaissance literature and Philosophy. She taught first in the Social Studies Department at Weymouth South High School (MA) where she introduced the Advanced Placement program in European History. Subsequently she was an instructor of History, Philosophy, and Italian language for twelve years at Miss Porter's School (Farmington, CT) where she also served for several years as History Department Chairperson and as the Director of Teaching Interns, In collaboration with St. Joseph's College, (West Hartford, CT). She participated in an N.E.H.-sponsored model Western Civilization curriculum development seminar at the University of Connecticut, Storrs and went on to teach courses at both the Storrs and West Hartford Campuses.

Phyllis Gimbel, Faculty, Educational Leadership
Dr. Phyllis Gimbel, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Bridgewater State College, teaches graduate courses both online and face to face, in the Department of Secondary Education and Professional Programs. She is the author of the 2003 book, Solutions for Promoting Principal-Teacher Trust, published by Rowman & Littlefield. She is co-author of the 2004 article, Effective Online Practices: Virtual Textbooks, Sloan School, MIT.

Karen Richardson, Faculty, MAHPLS Department
Dr. Karen Richardson is an assistant professor of physical education pedagogy in the Department of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies Department. Dr. Richardson's teaching philosophy is rooted in social constructivism. Her students are active participants in the learning process as they explore teaching, learning, classroom management and curriculum development, among other salient topics in education, to become effective physical educators committed to improving the health and well-being of their K-12 students. Constructivist learning theory also provides the framework for Dr. Richardson's research on the work of exemplary physical education teacher/coaches. Her research also includes work on promoting physical activity in youth in physical education to reduce childhood obesity, and the development of a decision making model for teaching sport and games.

Sydné M. Martins, Staff Assistant to the Dean, School of Education and Allied Studies
Sydné is the newest member of the School of Ed staff and is primarily responsible for website management and budgetary functions of the SEAS department. Her background in higher education has been specifically related to student development having worked within the student affairs division at Boston College for the past sixteen years. Sydné is a native of  Boston, currently resides in Brockton and received her BS from Boston College.

Thomas Brady, Ed.D
Tom is the graduate coordinator of the Accelerated Post Baccalaureate program that leads candidates to initial licensure in secondary education.  He is also a member of the Secondary Education and Professional Programs department.  Tom comes to Bridgewater State College after spending ten years as a high school mathematics teacher in Connecticut and Massachusetts.  His research interests include the uses of technology in education, classroom management and teacher preparation.

 

 

Last Modified: October 16, 2008