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Informationen zum Autor Angi Stone-MacDonald, Ph.D. , is a professor and chair for the Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling Department at California State University, San Bernardino. Dr. Stone-MacDonald earned her doctorate from Indiana University in Special Education and African Studies, where she studied the role of culturally relevant curriculum and cultural beliefs about disabilities in the experiences of children with developmental disabilities at a special school in Tanzania. Dr. Stone-MacDonald has worked with children and adults with disabilities for the last two decades as a paraprofessional, teacher, consultant, and researcher, including most recently as a faculty member. Prioring to moving to California State University, San Bernardino, she worked at the University of Massachusetts, Boston in the College of Education and Human Development and Early Education and Care in Inclusive Settings Program for 12 years. Her areas of research include early intervention, young children with autism, international inclusive education, and educator preparation for early intervention and early childhood special education. Dr. Stone-MacDonald serves her field and children and families with disabilities at the local, state, and national levels on a variety of committees and projects. She has been actively involved in state and local committees, organizations, and grant work with the state government to promote inclusion and adequate teacher preparation to work with children with disabilities in early childhood. She also taught STEM early childhood educator preparation courses and participated in STEM grants with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She has published several articles and four books highlighting inclusive education and early childhood special education. Kristen Wendell, Ph.D. , is an associate professor of mechanical engineering and education at Tufts University. She received a B.S. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University, an M.S. in aeronautics and astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a Ph.D. in science education from Tufts University. Dr. Wendellâ (TM)s teaching and research interests include teacher education in science and engineering, the integration of engineering design into childrenâ (TM)s learning experiences, and knowledge building communities in undergraduate engineering education. An NSF CAREER award winner, she serves as PI or co-PI on NSF-funded projects that investigate curriculum and instructional supports for inclusive knowledge construction by engineering learners. Major projects emphasize community-based engineering curricula and professional development, engineering classroom discourse, design notebooking, undergraduate learning assistants, and responsive teaching for engineering. Kristen is an associate editor for the Journal of Engineering Education . She teaches courses in design, mechanics, electronics, and engineering education. Wendell previously served as Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She was a graduate policy fellow at the National Academy of Engineering in Washington, D.C. and a research assistant in aerospace engineering at the Man-Vehicle Lab at MIT. Anne Douglass, Ph.D. , is a professor of early childhood education and founding executive director at the Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Dr. Douglassâ (TM)s research and teaching focus on leadership and quality improvement. She has significant experience in designing, evaluating and overseeing innovative quality improvement and professional development interventions and projects in the ECE sector, with particular expertise in quality improvement and leadership in center-based, family child care, and Head Start settings. She has taught graduate and undergraduate courses i...
