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Dr. Marie Cianca

Associate Professor

Ralph C. Wilson Jr. School of Education

Research

Recent Presentations:

Success and Support Through Co-Teaching; a three day training session for 7th grade co-teaching teams at Merton Williams Middle School in Hilton, NY.

Distributed Leadership and Team Dynamics; a seminar session for Cohort 2 candidates from St. John Fisher College’s extension site at the College of New Rochelle, held in Rochester, NY.

Preparing for An Academic Career: Presenting at Professional Conference; a seminar session for Cohort 2 candidates from St. John Fisher College’s extension site at the College of New Rochelle, held in Rochester, NY.

Organizing and Writing Chapter 5; a seminar session for Cohort 2 candidates from St. John Fisher College’s extension site at the College of New Rochelle, held in Rochester, NY.

Getting Ready for Regents Exam Preparation at St. John Fisher College; a group presentation to 9th graders and teachers at University Preparatory Charter School for Young Men in preparation for a 4 week initiative at Fisher for hosting Algebra, Living Environments and Global Studies classes.

Parents as Partners in Teacher Preparation; a Round Table session for participants at the annual conference of the American Association of Colleges for  Teacher Education in Chicago.

Peer to Peer Collaboration in Higher Education; a presentation to St. John Fisher College faculty on faculty development day to share the results of a Teaching and Learning Circle project with colleagues.

Charter Schools:  Governance by Paradox; a presentation for Board of Trustee members of charter schools in Central and Western New York, sponsored by the School of Education and the Center for Community Engagement at St. John Fisher College.

Parents of Children with Disabilities as Co-instructors in Teacher Preparation; for college faculty and educators at the Annual New York State Council for Exceptional Children Conference in Rochester, NY.

Partnership for Collaboration in Special Education at St. John Fisher College; for NYSATE/NYACTE members at the Annual Fall Conference in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Cohort 2 Dissertation Committee Members Training for faculty at SJFC’s College of New Rochelle Extension Site, New Rochelle NY.

Publications

2012

Cianca, M. & Wischnowski, M.(2012,October/November).  Collaborating with parents of students with disabilities. Educational Horizons.  (In press)

Cianca, M. & Goewey, D. (2012, Spring) Themes for principals in a changing landscape. SAANYS Journal, 41,(2) 2-6.

 

Wischnowski, M. & Cianca, M.(2012). A new script for working with parents.  Kappan, 93,(6) 34-37.

2011

Cianca, M. (2011). Special Education (Section 7). In Bradley, Robert L. (ed.) The Administrator’s Handbook. Latham: Magellan Foundation

2010

Cianca, M. & Freytag, C. (Eds.). (2010). Duets and dialogue: Voices on inclusive practices in our schools.  Syracuse, NY: Higher Education Support Center Task Force for Quality Inclusive Schooling, Syracuse University.

Cianca, M. and Mascitti-Miller, E. ( 2010)  Are we there yet? Making inclusive schooling part of our daily journey. Duets and dialogue: Voices on inclusive practices in our schools.  Syracuse, NY: Higher Education Support Center Task Force for Quality Inclusive Schooling, Syracuse University.

Cianca, M., Wischnowski, M. W., Hildenbrand, S., & Kelly, D. (2010). Collaboration for inclusion: Authentic experiences in teacher preparation. Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning, 5(1), 19-34.

Cianca, M, & Lampe, P. (2010, September) Restoring hope. Principal

Leadership, 11(1),50-54.       

Cianca, M & Lampe, P. (2010, December) Restoring hope. The Education Digest, 78(4), 47-51.

2009

Cianca, M., Gladstone-Brown, W., & Wischnowski, M. (2009, Fall) Practices that work for students with special needs: Building parent partnerships at the pre-service level.  SAANYS Journal, 38(3),17-20.

Brown, C., Cianca, M., Gladstone-Brown, W., Wischnowski, M., &Yingling, J. (2009, March) Planting the seeds of partnership: Parents as instructors in teacher education.  Exceptional Parent, 39(3), 28-29.

2005-2000

Brent, B.O. & Cianca, M. (2005, November) Why districts should get principals involved in projects. School planning and management, 44 (11),14.

Cianca, M. (2002, Summer/Fall) Inclusion progress in the Rochester City School District.  Urban Perspectives.

Cianca, M and Brent, B. O. (2002, September) Why districts should get principals involved in renovation projects. School Business Affairs, (pp. 13-16).

Cianca, M. & Brent, B. O.  (2001, Fall) Involving principals in school renovations:  Benefit or Burden?  Journal of Education Finance, 27(2),729-749.

 

Book Chapters

 

Brent, B. O. & Cianca, M. (2003) Should principals be involved in school renovations? In Crampton, Faith E. &Thompson, David C. (Eds.), Saving America's school infrastructure. Research in education fiscal policy and practice. (pp. 215-231)  Greenwich, Connecticut: Information Age Publishing.

 

Reports:

2011 Cianca, M., Robinson, M, & Hertrick, C. Charter School Boards in Central & Western New York: Training Needs and Recommendations.  St. John Fisher College: The Center for Community Engagement.

2010 Contributor, Rhode Island Program Approval Report, Providence College Educator Preparation Programs,  Rhode Island Board of Regents.

 

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