Grounded in a belief that “together we can do more,” All Hands on Deck (AHOD) seeks to leverage the resources of the Buffalo State PDS and its campus and school partners to more fully and deliberately address the varying needs of local educational communities at a unique time in education. AHOD provides a cohesive professional development plan for the year - one that is sustained, meaningful - that responds to the needs identified by PDS stakeholders, and is framed in a co-teaching/co-learning model that considers ways each stakeholder can contribute and support P-12 learners and their families throughout the 2021-2022 academic year. All Hands on Deck is sponsored by the Buffalo State: Professional Development Schools Consortium (PDS) | School of Education (SOE) | International Graduate Program for Educators (IGPE).
Erin Jones, Education and Systems Consultant, Public SpeakerErin Jones is recognized in Washington State as a leader on issues related to equity and social justice, funding and galvanizing community leaders and partners. She has 25 years of experience in education, with over a decade of experience as a successful athletic coach and classroom teacher. Erin was able to translate her “coach moves” from athletics into the context of supporting educators in their classrooms, which led to her being recognized as Washington State’s Milken Educator of the Year in 2013.
Doug Fisher, Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State UniversityDouglas Fisher is a professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College. He is a member of the California Reading Hall of Fame and was honored as an exemplary leader by the Conference on English Leadership. He has published numerous articles on improving student achievement, and his books include The Purposeful Classroom: How to Structure Lessons with Learning Goals in Mind; Enhancing RTI: How to Ensure Success with Effective Classroom Instruction and Intervention; Checking for Understanding: Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom; How to Create a Culture of Achievement in Your School and Classroom; and Intentional and Targeted Teaching: A Framework for Teacher Growth and Leadership.
Follow Up Sessions with Kate Dust: September 20 | October 18
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Wendy Turner, Teacher at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School in Wilmington, DelawareWendy Turner teaches second grade at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School in Wilmington, Delaware. She is passionate about connecting learning in the classroom to the real world. Deeply committed to social-emotional learning, she guides her students to embody respect, empathy, citizenship and growth mindset through dynamic classroom experiences. She advocates for educating the whole child, trauma invested learning, and equitable school breakfast practices. She is a 2016 Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Teaching Science, the 2017 Delaware Teacher of the Year, a 2018 NEA Foundation Excellence in Education Award Recipient, a 2019 NEA Foundation Global Fellow and a No Kid Hungry School Breakfast Fellow.
Kate Dust, Lecturer, Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership at Buffalo State & Retired Vice President, EduKids, Inc.Kate Dust, M.S. Ed. is a seasoned veteran in the Early Childhood world! Kate has worked as a lecturer in the School of Education, Early Childhood, at Buffalo State College for the past 15 years with concentrated work in child development and the significant impact of adults on young children. As Vice President of EduKids Inc. (retired), Kate has developed high quality programs and successful early education centers for Infants through School Age children. An advocate for children, families and our education teams, Kate is a national, state and local professional development leader in the focus of resilience and social emotional supportive strategies
Follow Up Sessions: September 22 | October 20
Diana Maskell and Liza Bair, Lecturers in Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership at Buffalo StateDiana Maskell spent ten years as an elementary teacher in both private and public schools in Western New York. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood and Childhood Education and her Master’s degree in Differentiated Instruction from Canisius College. Diana has held roles as a classroom teacher, math interventionist, and gifted and talented specialist. She is passionate about helping her students build self-efficacy in the math classroom so that all students see themselves as mathematicians. Diana currently teaches math methods courses to undergraduate and graduate students at Buffalo State College.
Liza Bair worked as an elementary teacher in both public and charter schools in North Carolina and Western New York. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Penn State University and a Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Buffalo State. Aside from working as a classroom teacher, Liza also worked as an elementary math coach. Liza is passionate about helping teachers make their math classrooms more equitable spaces through math discourse. Liza currently teaches math methods courses to undergraduate teacher candidates at Buffalo State.
Follow Up Sessions: September 15 | October 12
Larry Maheady, Professor and Horace Mann Endowed Chair in Exceptional Education at Buffalo StateLawrence Maheady is Professor and Horace Mann Endowed Chair in the Exceptional Education Department at SUNY Buffalo State. He prepares pre-service and in-service teachers, conducts classroom-based research, and collaborates with school districts locally and nationally. Dr. Maheady has authored or co-authored over 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 12 book chapters, and two books; presented his work at over 200 international, national, and state-level conferences; and conducted more than 300 staff development sessions in 29 different states.
Follow Up Sessions: September 16 | October 13
Larry Maheady, Professor and Horace Mann Endowed Chair in Exceptional Education at Buffalo StateLawrence Maheady is Professor and Horace Mann Endowed Chair in the Exceptional Education Department at SUNY Buffalo State. He prepares pre-service and in-service teachers, conducts classroom-based research, and collaborates with school districts locally and nationally. Dr. Maheady has authored or co-authored over 90 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 12 book chapters, and two books; presented his work at over 200 international, national, and state-level conferences; and conducted more than 300 staff development sessions in 29 different states.
Follow Up Sessions: September 23 | October 14
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Andrew Hashey, Assistant Professor in Exceptional Education at Buffalo StateAndrew Hashey is an Assistant Professor in the Exceptional Education Department at SUNY Buffalo State College. In his K-12 teaching career, Dr. Hashey taught in classrooms serving students experiencing significant behavioral and emotional difficulties. His beliefs about teaching and learning are rooted in the tenets of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and in the power of positive and proactive classroom management strategies. Dr. Hashey’s recent research examines how video-enhanced performance feedback can support pre-service teachers’ acquisition and implementation of evidence-based strategies; other scholarly interests include self-regulation, high-leverage practices (HLPs), and school-university partnerships.
Follow Up Sessions: September 21 | Tuesday, October 19
Patty George, Lecturer in Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership at Buffalo StatePatricia George began her career in the classroom teaching second, third and fourth grade. Patty has worked extensively as a literacy consultant, coaching classroom teachers on effective reading and writing instruction. She also educates parents and caregivers on how they can help their children become better readers and writers. Children's literature is the foundation of everything Patty does. She loves motivating teacher candidates to read to children and wants to impart a very important message to all students: that reading is the key to success in life. Patty and her teacher candidates share this message with children in the community each week at Global Book Hour. Patty received her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education at Canisius College and her Master's degree in Education at the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is a certified literacy specialist.
Follow Up Sessions: September 21 | October 19
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Selenid Gonzalez-Frey, Visiting Scholar - PRODiG+ Fellow in Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership at Buffalo StateSelenid Gonzalez-Frey completed her doctorate at the CUNY Graduate Center in Educational Psychology: Learning, Development, and Instruction with a sub-specialization in Research on the Acquisition of Literacy with Dr. Linnea Ehri. Her dissertation, titled “Teaching Children to Decode Words: Connected Versus Segmented Phonation,” has been published in the Scientific Study of Reading Journal. She received her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Rochester as well as two Master’s degrees in Childhood Education and in Literacy. She has taught Literacy Education courses at Teacher’s College, Columbia University and at CUNY Brooklyn College. She is a former elementary school teacher and learning specialist. She is an alumnus of the Gates Millennium Scholarship Program and is currently a PRODiG+ Fellow at SUNY Buffalo State in the Elementary Education and Literacy department.
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Follow Up Sessions: October 5 | November 4
Dianne McCarthy, Associate Professor in Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership at Buffalo StateDianne McCarthy is a 30-year member of the National Council of Teacher’s of Mathematics and has served as a reviewer of its publications including Teaching Children Mathematics and Learning and Teaching: Mathematics Teacher PK-12. She taught elementary school at the Tuscarora Nation School before joining higher education 20 years ago with a focus on teaching elementary and early childhood math methods. She has served on various committees at the college including assessment and curriculum and has served as interim department chair for the department of elementary education. Dr. McCarthy was a awarded the SUNY Buffalo State President’s Medal for service to the college for her work improving the math content knowledge of preservice teachers. Dr. McCarthy’s research interests include equity in mathematics, particularly Women & Mathematics, Early Childhood Mathematics, edTPA, and content knowledge in mathematics for teachers.
Follow Up Sessions: September 30 | October 28
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Jen Reichenberg, Assistant Professor in Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership at Buffalo StateJennifer Reichenberg teaches literacy classes at the undergraduate and graduate level. She has experience as a literacy specialist, literacy coach, and consultant from prekindergarten through grade 12 in urban, rural, and suburban schools. Her research focuses on the professional learning of teachers, reflection, and literacy coaching. Jennifer’s current research looks at the application of co-teaching principles and models in field placements for teacher candidates. She is a Reading Hall of Fame Emerging Scholars Fellow and a recipient of the Literacy Research Association’s Student Outstanding Research Award. Jennifer also serves as co-editor of The Language and Literacy Spectrum, journal of the New York State Reading Association.
