Deborah Greenblatt

Deborah Greenblatt is a former Adjunct Lecturer at Hunter College and field supervisor at Teachers College.  Before starting in teacher education, Deborah was a public elementary school teacher in New York City and the surrounding area.  Deborah has a strong interest in social justice issues especially in relation to educational testing.  She hopes that her research will bring the voices of those not heard to educational policymakers.  Deborah's dissertation was on the "edTPA experience” for NYC elementary teacher candidates and their teacher educators.  Deborah is also dedicated to clinical preparation and finds her work with teacher candidates and cooperating teachers in the field the most important part of her job.  She is also an avid sports enthusiast, knitter, and animal lover (especially for her dog, Jem).

Education

City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center, New York, NY
Ph.D. Urban Education, Educational Policy and Leadership Strand, 2016

Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, NY
Advanced Certificate in Administration and Supervision, January 2008
Led to certification as a Building Level Leader & District Level Leader

The George Washington University, Washington, DC
M.Ed. Elementary Education, August 2000
Led to a certification in Elementary Education PreK-6
B.S. Environmental Studies, May 1998
Minors: Biology and Electronic Media

  • Research

    Research Interests:

    • Teaching and teacher education
    • Educational policy and politics
  • Publications and Scholarly Activities

    PUBLICATIONS:

    • Greenblatt, D. (May 2016). “Consequences of the edTPA.” Educational Leadership.
    • Greenblatt, D. (2016). “Supporting Teacher Candidates Taking the edTPA.” In Polly, D., Heafer, T., & Hart, L. (Eds.) Evaluating Teacher Education Programs through Performance-Based Assessments.
    • Greenblatt, D. (2015). "TPA-Taking Power Away." Education in a Democracy: A Journal of the NNER.
    • Greenblatt, D. & O'Hara, K. E. (Summer 2015). "Buyer Beware: Lessons Learned from edTPA Implementation in New York State." Thought and Action: The NEA Higher Education Journal.

    CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

    • Greenblatt, D. (2016, October 27-29) “edTPA Challenges and the Strategies to Mitigate Them.” Paper presented at the 2015 National Network for Educational Renewal Conference, Arlington, Texas.
    • Greenblatt, D. (2016, April 8-12). "New York City Elementary Education Teacher Candidates' Experiences with the Implementation of the edTPA" Paper will be presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D.C.
    • Greenblatt, D., Oliphint Flanagan, J.; Rogers, K., Savonick, D., Tagliaferri, L., Westerling, K. (2015, December 4-5). "Mapping the Futures of Higher Education: Community, Equity, and Innovation" Paper presented at the 14th Annual CUNY Instructional Technology Conference, New York, New York.
    • Greenblatt, D. & Flanagan, J. (2015, October 1-3). "Mapping the Futures of Higher Education" Paper presented at the 2015 National Network for Educational Renewal Conference, Chico, California.
    • Greenblatt, D. (2015, October 1-3). "Experiencing the edTPA" Paper presented at the 2015 National Network for Educational Renewal Conference, Chico, California.
    • Greenblatt, D. & O'Hara, K. E. (2015, April 16-20). "Privilege, Praxis, and the edTPA." Paper to be presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois.
    • Greenblatt, D. (2015, April 16-20). "Investigating the Authenticity Of The edTPA" Paper to be presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois.
    • Greenblatt, D., Michelli, N., Warinner, J., Cabrera, J., Rombolakis, S., & Pociecha-Araf, E (2015, March 21). "Experiencing the edTPA." New York Collective of Radical Educators Conference 2015: Justice- Not Just Tests, New York, New York.
    • Greenblatt, D. & Michelli, N. (2014, October 23-25). "Sustaining Democratic Engagement through the Agenda for Education in a Democracy: Policy Roadblocks to Success and Possible Responses." Paper presented at the 2014 National Network for Educational Renewal Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Professional Experience and Memberships

    Memberships

    • American Educational Research Association (AERA)
    • Association of Teacher Educators (ATE)
    • New York State Association of Teacher Educators (NYSATE)
    • National Network for Educational Renewal (NNER)