College of Education
CEEDAR Center (Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform)
Led by Mary Brownell · Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
What we study
Mary Brownell's lab studies teacher education and professional development, focusing on improving teaching quality for students with disabilities through research and technical assistance.
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Validating an Observation Protocol for the Evaluation of Special Educators
This project aims to develop and test a protocol for evaluating special educators' performance.
Project STEEP: Studying Teacher Effectiveness, Education, and Policy
This initiative explores teacher effectiveness and policy impacts on education.
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Recent papers, explained
- Project Coordinate
2026 · The Elementary School Journal
Taught teachers a new method to improve reading instruction and teamwork, showing it worked in a study.
- Facilitating Professional Learning Across the Career Span:
2026
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- Professional Learning for Young Dual Language Learners With Disabilities: A Review Study
2026 · Teacher Education and Special Education The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children
Reviewed professional learning programs to help teachers support dual language learners with disabilities.
- Designing an Observation Protocol to Assess Tiered Instruction: An Exploratory Study
2026 · Learning Disability Quarterly
Developed a way to observe how teachers use structured instruction in different support tiers for struggling students.
- Project Coordinate: Impact of Content-Focused Lesson Study on Teacher Knowledge, Collaboration, and MTSS Instruction
2024 · Teacher Education and Special Education The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children
Tests whether a professional development program improves teachers' knowledge, collaboration, and instruction in reading.
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