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A picture of Professor Cossentino Jacqueline M. Cossentino

Assistant Professor

2110E Benjamin Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
(301) 405-3603
jcossent@umd.edu

Ed.D., Harvard University
Joined faculty in 1999


Teaching and Research Interests

Dr. Cossentino offers courses in instructional improvement and qualitative research methods. Both her teaching and research draw from policy studies, organizational, leadership and curriculum theory, and teacher thinking. She is interested in issues of school reform writ large, including the multiple venues in which it occurs (schools, universities, museums) and the various entities that may act as agents of change (principals and superintendents, policy-makers, scholars, and teachers). Her current research centers on teachers' experience of reform with special emphasis on their role as interpreters of policy and architects of change. Prior to joining the EDPL faculty, Dr. Cossentino was Instructor in Teacher Education at Ohio University, where she taught courses in curriculum theory, teaching processes, and qualitative research methods. She has been a high school and middle school humanities teacher and administrator, a museum educator, and the director of a partnership between the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and a local K-12 school.


Selected Publications
Books
  • Cossentino, J. (in preparation). Inside Montessori: Unexpected Lessons for Educational Reform.


  • Cossentino, J. (2004). Talking about a Revolution: The Languages of Educational Reform. Albany: State University of New York Press

Book Chapters
  • Cossentino, J. (forthcoming, 2005). Leadership as a Master Class: Joining Role and Task in the Practice of Educational Administration. In W. Hoy & C. Miskel (Eds.) Theory and Research in Educational Adminstration, 4. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

Refereed Articles
  • Cossentino, J. (forthcoming, 2005). Ritualizing Expertise: A Non-Montessorian View of the Montessori Method. American Journal of Education.


  • Cossentino, J. (2004). Leading in Community: The Importance of Honoring the Former Head. Montessori Life, 16(2).


  • Cossentino, J. (2004). Becoming a Coach: Reform, Identity and the Pedagogy of Negation. Teachers and Teaching Theory and Practice, 10(5), 463-488.


  • Cossentino, J. (2003). Pedagogy of Love: Ritual as Window into Montessori Practice. Montessori Life, 15(4), 38-43.


  • Cossentino, J. (2003). Curriculum under Construction: Confronting the Challenge of Engagement in an era of Reform. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 35(3), 281-302.


  • Cossentino, J. (2002). Importing Artistry: Further Lessons from the Design Studio. Reflective Practice, 3(1), 39-52.


  • Cossentino, J. & Shaffer, D.W. (1999). The Math Studio: Harnessing the Power of the Arts to Teach Across Disciplines. Journal of Aesthetic Education, 33(2), 99-109.
Monographs
  • Cossentino, J. (1998). Looking, Thinking, and Learning: A Teacher's Guide to Learning in Museums. Athens, Ohio: Kennedy Museum of Art.


Awards
  • Outstanding Dissertation Award. Division K (Teaching and Teacher Education), American Educational Research Association (April, 2000).


Dr. Cossentino's Curriculum Vitae PDF Icon
Courses Taught

  • EDPL 635 Curriculum: From Practice to Theory and Back (on-line)
  • EDPL 645 Managing Instructional Improvement
  • EDPL 700 Qualitative Research Methods
  • EDPL 747 Advanced Seminar on Instructional Improvement
  • EDPL 788 Teacher Leadership: Perspectives on School Culture, Organization and Practice

    • Questions, comments, and suggestions can be sent to edpagrad@deans.umd.edu.

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