Sheila Macrine, PhD
Professor / Chairperson
STEM Education & Teacher Development
Contact
508-999-9234
smacrine@umassd.edu
Liberal Arts 398A
Education
| 1994 | Temple University | PhD |
| 1989 | Temple University | M.Ed |
| 1975 | University of Massachusetts | BS |
Teaching
- Psychology
- Special Education
- Teacher Education
Teaching
Courses
Inclusive education viewed from historical, legal, and practical perspectives for the inclusive classroom. Organizational restructuring, philosophical implication, educational diversity, goal setting, curriculum modification, diverse content instructional models, and alternative assessment prepare the future teacher for effective responses to differing student learning styles, rates, and needs. Research into the literature, development of an IEP, curriculum and lesson planning, material development, and classroom management provide essential professional skills for the K-12 inclusionary-classroom teacher. Up to 20 hours pre-practicum suburban experience.
Introduction to the critical social and political issues in U.S. schooling that affect how schools are organized, as well as how teachers approach pedagogy and curriculum. Students will examine how schools and educational policy are intimately interwoven with cultural and social contexts.
Inclusive education is viewed from a historical and legal perspective for pragmatic definition of terms and identification of those participants in the inclusive classroom. Organizational restructuring, philosophical implications, educational diversity defined, goal setting, agency resources, curriculum modification, diverse content instructional models, and alternative assessment prepare the future teacher for effective responses to differing student learning styles, rates, and needs. Research of the literature, development of an IEP, curriculum and adapted lesson planning, material development, and classroom management provide essential professional skills for the K-12 inclusionary- classroom teacher.
Teaching
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Comprehensive review of classroom management and its foundations paramount in teaching the mildly and moderately disabled. Theoretical models for understanding the behavior of children and youth, including Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Supports, along with evidence-based practices/procedures. Case studies are employed in applying theory to practice in addition to actual research focused on current classroom management issues and trends in elementary, middle, and high schools.
Register for this course.
Inclusive education is viewed from a historical and legal perspective for pragmatic definition of terms and identification of those participants in the inclusive classroom. Organizational restructuring, philosophical implications, educational diversity defined, goal setting, agency resources, curriculum modification, diverse content instructional models, and alternative assessment prepare the future teacher for effective responses to differing student learning styles, rates, and needs. Research of the literature, development of an IEP, curriculum and adapted lesson planning, material development, and classroom management provide essential professional skills for the K-12 inclusionary- classroom teacher.
Register for this course.
Introduction to the critical social and political issues in U.S. schooling that affect how schools are organized, as well as how teachers approach pedagogy and curriculum. Students will examine how schools and educational policy are intimately interwoven with cultural and social contexts.
Register for this course.
Research
Research Activities
- Embodied Cognition in the Classroom and Teaching Research Skills
- Dynamic Assessment
- Learning Sciences
Research
Research Interests
- Embodied Cognition
- Cognitive Development
- Alternative Assessment with CLD students
- Learning Sciences
Sheila Landers Macrine, PhD, is a Professor and a Cognitive Psychologist in the Department of STEM Education and Teacher Development at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth where she coordinates the Special Education Program. Her research interests focus on embodied cognition, cognitive development, alternative assessment and the learning sciences. Her work has challenged traditional approaches to learning and assessment, including developing alternative IQ testing, assessing students from culturally diverse backgrounds, students with intellectual disabilities, second language, students with social emotional concerns, and students with low-vision and blindness. She recently published papers on Embodied Cognition in the International Journal of School and Educational Psychology, and in the Oxford Research Encyclopedias-Education at Oxford University Press. She is a critical feminist who has published numerous articles and books, as well as, the recipient of many grants. She is also a licensed and certified School Psychologist and a Reading Specialist.
Select publications
Critical Pedagogy in Uncertain Times: Hope and Possibilities (Education, Politics and Public Life) 2nd ed. 2020 Edition ISBN-13: 978-3030398071, ISBN-10: 3030398072
Macrine, Sheila; Fugate, Jennifer Marie Binzak. “Embodied cognition.” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education. Ed. Li-fang Zhang. New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.ORE_EDU-00885.R2
Fugate, J. M., Macrine, S. L., & Cipriano, C. (2018). The role of embodied cognition for transforming learning. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 1-15.
Macrine, S. (2017). Review Essay, Inside Our Schools: Teachers on the Failure and Future of Education Reform. Teachers College Record.