The Mind, Math, and Multiliteracies Institute

Toby Long, PhD, PT, FAPTA is a Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University, Director of Professional Development at the Center for Child and Human Development, Director of the Georgetown University Certificate in Early Intervention Program. She collaborates with colleagues on serving children with disabilities and delays using contemporary, evidenced-based practices.

María Cioè-Peña, PhD, is a former elementary school teacher whose research focuses on bilingual children with dis/abilities, their families, and their ability to access multilingual learning spaces within public schools. María previously worked as an educational coach/consultant, offering K-12 teachers support around literacy development. She trains teachers in ELA interventions that build upon the assets of culturally and linguistically diverse students.

Janet Walkoe’s work is dedicated to professional development in math content knowledge, helping teachers recognize and design effective pedagogy around algebraic thinking. She trains teachers in noticing this type of thinking as a basis for formulating pedagogy and interventions as responsive teachers and joins M3I with an established track record of professional development focusing on deepening math teachers’ content knowledge and ability to design effective pedagogy for diverse urban student populations.

Douglas S. Reed is a Professor of Government and Director of MAET. He is currently conducting research on the implementation of the Common Core State Standards and the politics of English Learner programs. He co-founded the undergraduate program in Education, Inquiry and Justice (EDIJ) at Georgetown.

Sabrina Wesley-Nero directs EDIJ at Georgetown and is head of Teacher Preparation for MAET. Wesley-Nero has taught in ESL, Spanish bilingual, Spanish immersion, and general education K-12 classrooms, and served as Director of Curriculum for the New Teacher Project in New York. She also has served as a program reviewer for both the Office of State Superintendent of Education for the District of Columbia and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

Crissa Stephens is Assistant Teaching Professor in the MAET program. She is an experienced educator and teacher trainer, having advocated for students and families as an ESL/Title I Curriculum Coach in the Chicago suburbs, trained pre- and in-service EFL teachers, and taught ESL for international university students and adult immigrants and refugees.