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Deborah Shanley
Professor
Secondary Education
Location: 2403 James Hall
Phone: 718.951.5000 x3848
Fax: 718.951.4816
Email:
Education:
Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University - 1982 (Education of the Emotionally Disturbed)
M.Ed., California State University in California, Penn. - 1974 (Special Education with Applied Behavior Analysis)
BA, Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, NY - 1973 (English & Special Education)
Books and Publications
Chapter-What Really "Matters" at Stephen T Mather Building Arts and Craftsmanship High School" with Lois Adams-Rodgers in America's Largest Classroom: What We Learn from Our National Parks University of Calif. Press (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2020
Co-Editor- Working Together: Enhancing Urban Teacher Quality through School-University Partnerships A book volume in Advances in Teacher Education -Information Age Publishing (2017) (Books and Publications: Book (Edited)) 2017
Draft manuscript for New York State Board of Regents Field Document on Improving Outcomes for Boys and Young Men of Color (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2016
"Leading in an Age of Change: A Dean's Reflection." Special Women, Special Leaders. Editor M. Lupi ( Peter Lang). (Books and Publications: Book Chapter) 2005
Forward to 19 Urban Questions: Teaching in the City, Peter Lang ( NY) (Books and Publications: Article (Other)) 2004
Co-author (2002) Living with multiple sclerosis: A roy adaption model-based study in Nursing Science Quarterly, 15(3), 230-236. (Books and Publications: Article (Peer-reviewed)) 2002
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Co PI of Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation grant and Schott Foundation for Public Education grant in support of the BC Urban Community Teachers (UCT) Program (approx 384K) since 2011 (Grants and Fellowships) 2019
NYSED grant to support TOC II activities-Co. PI (since 9/2018) (Grants and Fellowships) 2019
Co-PI Task Agreement with US Department of the Interior and Brooklyn College: Expand Internship Program and Research-based Education and Teacher PD ($19,996.23)
Timeline Jan. 2015-December 2016 (Grants and Fellowships) 2016
Received the Charles C. Mackey, Jr. Excellence in Service Leadership Award by the NYS Association of Teacher Educators and the NY Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (Awards and Honors) 2015
Awardee of a New York State Assembly Citation "In appreciation for your many years of service to Brooklyn College and the School of Education."
Signed by Rhoda S. Jacobs, Assistant Speaker, NYS Assembly (Awards and Honors) 2014
Eta Theta Chapter #176 of Kappa Delta Pi at Brooklyn College (Awards and Honors) 2014
Award from the Brooklyn High School for Law and Technology's 1st Annual Bridge to College Symposium (Awards and Honors) 2013
Awardee - The Applaud An Educator Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education -"for educating others and inspiring them in the pursuit of their goals." (Awards and Honors) 2013
Graduate Alumni Award and Commencement Speaker at California University of Pennsylvania (Awards and Honors) 2013
Special Recognition Award for Outstanding leadership and service to the Council of the Great City Schools and the millions of urban children it serves. (Awards and Honors) 2013
Mentor Award 2012 Midwood High School at Brooklyn College - Social Science Research Program (Awards and Honors) 2012
Support and Mentorship of the Midwood High School Social Science Research Program (Awards and Honors) 2011
In recognition for support of the Midwood High School Social Science Research Program (Awards and Honors) 2010
Commissioner, The National Parks Second Century Commission chaired by former Senators Howard Baker, Jr. and J, Bennett Johnson (Awards and Honors) 2008
Outstanding Contribution to the New York Council for Exceptional Children (Awards and Honors) 2002
Award of Excellence for Public Service in Behavior Analysis in New York City and New York State from the NYS Association for Behavior Analysis (Awards and Honors) 2000
Outstanding Employer Business Partnerships in Education Award from New York City Board of Education District 75 (Awards and Honors) 2000
For Continued Service to the Middle College High School at Medgar Evers College (Awards and Honors) 1998
Humanitarian Award from the CUNY Consortium for the Study of Disabilities and Medgar Evers College Worker Education Program (Awards and Honors) 1998
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Address Title " Contextualizing Clinical Practice in the Local and National Landscapes" at the NYS A Convening of Educators Conference at Barnard College, NYC (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2018
Organized and Facilitated a Partnership Panel on issues of Bilingual, Immigrant and Refugee Education programs in Charlotte,NC for the Council of the Great City Schools (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2015
Panelist on the opening panel to discuss Robert Putnam's book, Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis at the University of Wyoming in Laramie and created the breakout session, "Schools, Universities, and the National Parks: Partnering for an Engaged Citizenship and presented with a colleague and her graduate students. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2015
Presenter, United to Make a Difference: Ensuring Success for All in Preparing the Next Generation of Educators at the Council of the Great City Schools 59th Annual Fall Conference in Long Beach California October 8, 2015 (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2015
Participant, and Panelist, The 11th Sino-American Conference on Education in Taiyuan, China (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2006
Council of the Great City Schools-Facilitator of "teacher Retention in Urban Schools: The Impact of Induction and Mentoring Programs
Co-Chair Achievement Gaps and Professional Development Task Force (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2005
Professional Leadership
Board Member, Northeast Regional Council, National Parks Conservation Association (joined Council in 2015) (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2022
Chairwoman,the Colleges/Schools of Education within the Council of the Great City Schools (since 2001)
Ex Officio Member on the Council's Executive Board. Co -Chair the Task Force on Achievement and Professional Development and
Co-Chair the Chief HR Directors Annual Meeting to discuss the recruitment,preparation and retention of the next generation of educators (5th year) . (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2022
I serve as a member of the Governing Board of the National Network for Educational Renewal from 2011-Present
I serve as Past President on the Executive Board ( since 2013).
I served as the Editor of the NNER Journal in 2012 and continued on the Editorial Board for 2014 and 2015. I have served since 2017 as the Co-Chair of the NNER Summer Institute and this year will be holding it at Brooklyn College after two years at Lehman College.
I continue to serve as the Setting Director for CUNY/NYC DOE. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2022
Member, Council of the Great City Schools' Black Male Advisory Committee (since 2010) (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2022
Member, Executive Board, Middle College National Consortium (since 2010) (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2022
Chairwoman of the Achievement First School Board (Brooklyn,NY) (since 2016)Rotated off the Board in Jan. 2022 (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2021
Administrative Director, The Urban Community Teachers Project (since 2010) (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2019
Appointed to NYSED Team on CCSSO Project for the Ed Commissioner on Recruiting Diverse Teachers and Leaders and implementing Culturally Relevant Practices across NYS (since 2018) (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2019
Member, New York City Department of Education - Regulatory Task Force Report on Academic Policy (since 2015) (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2019
Member,New York State Blue Ribbon Committee for Improving Outcomes for Boys and Young Men of Color (since 2015) (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2019
Served as Interim Dean, School of Education, Lehman College of the CUNY (2016-2018) (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2018
Member, the National Park Service Educational Advisory Committee
Member of the Steering Committee and Co-Chairing the Program Committee for the NPS Education Summit - Learning From the Outside In - DC April 20-21, 2016 (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2016
Advisory Board Member of the CUNY Institute for Educational Policy at Roosevelt House, Hunter College 2013-2015 (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2015
Appointed Member of the Teachers College-Columbia University, Steering Committee Middle States Self-Study Project (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2015
Appointed Member, the National Park System Advisory Board Education Committee and Co-planned and facilitated an education panel discussion at the Annual Meeting in NYC-Federal Hall (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2015
Advisory Member, CAEP Nominating Committee (one year appointment) (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2013
Review Member, New York State Regents Evaluation of Relay Graduate School (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2013
Coordinated the educational components of the 12th SINO-AMERICAN Conference between CUNY and Shanxi Association for International Exchange (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2008
Trustee, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2008
Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, Trustee (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2005
Extended 3 year term as a member of the Commissioner's Advisory Panel for Special Education Services as a member of the Commissioner's "Institutions of Higher Education." (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 2004
Member, Personnel and Advisory Group, TRUST (Teacher Renewal for Urban Science Teaching) NSF funded Program (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2003
Trustee, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies and Member of Director Search Committee (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2001
Member, NYC DOE Chancellor's Task Force on Professional Development (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 1999
Member, NYS Commissioner's Advisory Panel for Special Education Services (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 1998
CUNY Team Member with Consortium for the Study of Disabilities in association with Reaching Up, Inc., U.S.-Ireland-Vietnam Citizen Exchange Program (Professional Leadership: Public Service) 1997
CUNY Team Member-U.S.-Caribbean Citizen Exchange Program in Disability Issues at the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 1995
President, New York Association for Behavior Analysis (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 1995
President, New York State Council of Exceptional Children (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 1994
Co-Editor with J.S. Skinner of the Journal Youth Policy (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 1988
Community Activities
Advisory Board Member, Mather Building Arts and Craftsmanship High School -a partnership between the National Park System and the New York City Department of Education from 2019-Present 2022
Mentor, NYS My Brother's Keeper Program since 2020 2022
Since 2016, I have served as an Advisory member of the Heroes to Education Project (formally known as Troops to Teachers). 2022
University Partner, NYC Coalition for Teacher Preparation since 2021 2022
Other Professional Activities
Since 2020, IHE Partner with Prepared to Teach at Bank Street College working on Public Policy for Residency Programs. 2022