EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Education
Ph.D. Educational Leadership 2007
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Dissertation: How the Relationship Between High School Size and Student Outcomes is Explained by School Climate
Committee: Drs. Joseph Stevens, Leanne Ketterlin-Geller, Robert O'Brien, Christopher Murray
M.Ed. Cross-Cultural Teaching 2000
National University, La Jolla, CA
B.S. Corporate Communication 1998
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Certification
CT English, Middle School Interim Educator 2009
CT History and Social Studies, Middle School Interim Educator 2009
California Professional CLEAR Multiple Subject Teaching Credential 2008
New York School Building Leader License 2008
Oregon Transitional Teacher License 2002
AREAS OF RESEARCH
► School Equity & Effectiveness
► Assessment & Evaluation
► Large Scale Data Analysis
FOCUS OF TEACHING
►Applied Learning Theories
►Research & Evaluation
►Creativity & Change
SCHOLARSHIP
Refereed Publications
Werblow, J. Urick, A., & Duesbery, L. (accepted with revisions). On the wrong track: How tracking is associated with becoming a high school dropout. Equity and Excellence in Education.
Duesbery, L., Braun-Monegan, J., Braun, D., & Werblow, J. (in press). Practical Issues in Field
Based Testing of Oral Reading Fluency at Upper Elementary Grades. Studies in Educational Evaluation.
Robinson, L. & Werblow, J. (2011). How Black mothers influence the educational success of their sons: A case study of mothers of successful 11th-grade males in failing schools. American Secondary Education, 40, 52-66.
Duesbery, L., Werblow, J., & Yovanoff, P. (2011). Graphical literacy mediates the interaction of decorative dimensionality and cognitive demand in graph comprehension. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 45, 75-93.
Werblow, J., & Duesbery, L. (Feb/March, 2009). The impact of high school size on student outcomes. The High School Journal, 92, 14-23.
Journal Manuscripts Currently In Review
Non-Refereed Publications
Duesbery, L. Werblow, J. & Tyman, T. (December, 2011). The Effect of Seeds of Science/Roots of Reading Curriculum for Developing Literacy Through Science in Fifth Grade. University of California at Berkley. Available at: http://www.scienceandliteracy.org
Werblow, J. (August 15, 2011). New Britain Delinquency Prevention Plan. Published at the request of the City of New Britain and the Consolidated School District of New Britain.
Werblow, J., & Duesbery, L. (2009). The impact of high school size on student outcomes. Leadership Information, 8(3), 17-25.
Duesbery, L. & Werblow, J. (Nov/Dec, 2008). How to retain special education teachers. Principal.
Book Chapters
Werblow, J. & Longo, L. (in press). Addressing the root causes of the achievement gap. In Transforming Schools: Alternative Perspectives on School Reform. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Werblow, J., Robinson, Q.L., & Duesbery, L. (2010). Regardless of School Size, School Climate Matters: How Dimensions of School Climate Affect Student Dropout Rate. In W. Hoy and M. DiPaola’s Analyzing School Contexts (pp.191-208). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Unpublished Manuscripts
Werblow, J. (2007) How the Relationship Between High School Size and Student Outcomes is Explained by Factors of School Climate. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Oregon, Eugene.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Werblow, J., Longo, L. Robinson, Q. (April, 2013). Restructuring for equity: Redistribution, Regionalization, and Robin Hood. Accepted at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA.
Robinson, Q. & Werblow, J.S. (April, 2013). Beating the odds: What high achieving Black males say about the influence of their single Black mothers. Accepted at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA.
Braun-Monegan, J., Schulte, R., Twyman, T., Werblow, J., & Duesbery, L. (Feb., 2013)
Bridging Research and Practice: Administration of the Test of Oral Reading Fluency. Accepted at the Pacific Coast Research Conference (PCRC): San Diego, CA.
French, J., Werblow, J., & Clark, B. (October, 2012). Transforming the space: How an intensive-arts based curriculum and aesthetic pedagogy reveals children’s potential, especially children of incarcerated parents. Presented at the New England Philosophy of Education Conference: New Britain, CT.
Werblow, J. (May, 2012). Addressing the root causes of the achievement gap: A measurement and policy perspective. Accepted at the New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO) Annual Conference: Portsmouth, NH.
Werblow, J. & Gore, L. (May, 2012). Building masks to unmask identity, critical thinking & social justice. Accepted at the 18th Annual Pedagogy and Theater of the Oppressed Conference. Berkley, CA.
Shaw, M. & Werblow, J. (March, 2012). Save our schools. 6th Annual Literacy Essentials Conference. New Britain, CT.
Werblow, J. (March, 2012). Remaking the school lunch. Presented at the Fifth Annual Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium (GESAC). New Britain, CT.
Werblow, J. (March, 2012). Stories of change: New Britain and the achievement gap. Poverty Forum at the South Congregational Church on March 28th. New Britain, CT.
Werblow, J. (March, 2012). Carving a path towards educational equity in Connecticut. Presented at the SEPS Faculty Research Meeting. New Britain, CT.
Werblow, J. (October, 2011). Getting to the root: Addressing the causes of the achievement gap. Presented at the New England Philosophy of Education Conference: New Britain, CT.
Werblow, J. Duesbery, L., Urick, A. (April, 2011). On the wrong track: How tracking is associated with becoming a high school dropout. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA.
Werblow, J. (April, 2011). Be the change: Sustainability at the individual level: Bottled Water. Presented at the Fourth Annual Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium (GESAC). New Britain, CT.
Duesbery, L., McCoy, J., Ketterlin-Geller, L., Braun, J., & Werblow, J. (April, 2010). The relative performance of three oral reading fluency measures at sixth grade. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting: Denver, CO.
Werblow, J., Robinson, Q.L., & Duesbery, L. (April, 2010). How factors of school climate affect student dropout, regardless of a school’s size. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting: Denver, CO.
Werblow, J. (April, 2010). Towards equitable school outcomes: Addressing the causes of the achievement gap. Presented at the 2010 CSU Faculty Research Conference. New Britain, CT.
Werblow, J. (April, 2010). Be the change: Sustainability at the individual level. Presented at the Third Annual Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium (GESAC). New Britain, CT.
Werblow, J. (May, 2009). A new paradigm shifting under NCLB. Presented at the New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO) Annual Conference: Portsmouth, NH.
Werblow, J. & Duesbery, L. (April, 2009). The impact of high school size on math achievement and dropout rate. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA.
Werblow, J. & Duesbery, L. (April, 2009). NAEP:2005. The real state ranks in 4th grade. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting: San Diego, CA.
Werblow, J. (April, 2009). Measuring students’ growth in reading easily and appropriately K-12. Literacy Essentials 3rd Annual Literacy Essentials Conference: New Britain, CT.
Werblow, J. (March, 2009). Breaking the psychic prison of educational change: How can we teach to transgress? Presented at the NY State Foundations of Education Association (NYSFEA) Annual Conference: Latham, NY.
Werblow, J., Gore, E., & Love, K. (Nov., 2008). Tools for teaching critical thinking in a globalized world. The Connecticut State University – International Education Conference. Annual Meeting: New Britain, CT.
Werblow, J. (Jan, 2008) Taking advantage of the United States higher education system. Presented at the AMIDEAST Rabat: Rabat, Morocco.
Werblow, J. (Jan, 2008). Taking advantage of the United States higher education system. Presented at the AMIDEAST Casablanca: Casablanca, Morocco.
Werblow, J. (Jan, 2008). Taking advantage of the United States higher education system. Presented at the AMIDEAST Cairo: Cairo, Egypt.
Werblow, J. (Jan, 2008). Taking advantage of the United States higher education system. Presented at the Fulbright Commission Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv, Israel.
Werblow, J. (Jan, 2008). Taking advantage of the United States higher education system. Presented at the AMIDEAST Jordan: Amman, Jordan.
Werblow, J. (Jan, 2008). Taking advantage of the United States higher education system. Presented at the AMIDEAST West Bank: Ramallah, West Bank.
Werblow, J. (Dec, 2007). Taking advantage of the United States higher education system. Presented at the Education USA Advising Center: Madrid, Spain.
Olson, M. & Werblow, J. (March, 2007) The vital signs of learning. Presented at the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Annual Meeting: Anaheim, CA.
Werblow, J., Duesbery, L., Tyman, T., & Tindal, G. (April, 2006). Special education teacher attrition, according to Oregon teachers and administrators. Presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA.
Braun-Monegan, J., Duesbery, L., Werblow, J., & Tindal, G. (August, 2005). Best
practice assessing oral reading fluency. Presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Meeting: Washington, DC.
Twyman, T., Bettesworth, L., Braun-Monegan, J., & Werblow, J. (Feb., 2005). Teaching content knowledge in the classroom. Presented at the 38th Annual Oregon Conference: Eugene, OR.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University Experience
Assistant Professor
Secondary Education, 2008-
Department of Teacher Education, Central Connecticut State University
Graduate Teaching Fellow 2005-2007
Middle / Secondary Teacher Education Program,
Department of Teacher Education, University of Oregon
Research Assistant 2004-2007
Behavioral Research and Teaching,
Department of Education Leadership, University of Oregon
Student Teaching Supervisor 2008-
Department of Teacher Education, Central Connecticut State University
Student Teaching Supervisor 2004-2005
Department of Teacher Education, University of Oregon
Consulting / Advising
Advisor 2010-
CT Center for Kingian Nonviolence, University of Hartford
Data Analyst 2010-
Edmetric, Eugene, OR
International Outreach: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Spain, West Bank & Israel 2007-2008
University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT
Data Analyst 2006-2007
Eugene 4J School District, Eugene, OR
Projects / Grant Involvement
Summer Enrichment Program Grant
Hartford Public Schools
Summer Budget for 2012: $5,000
Responsibilities: Lead author on proposal, co-evaluator on project evaluation.
School Funding Equity Summit: What Will It Take to Provide All Students with Equal Opportunity for a Quality Education?
CCSU Office of Diversity & Equity
Annual Budget from 2011-2012: $500
Responsibilities: Coordinating the planning and organization of a summit involving CCSU Teacher Education Students, youth theater performances, graduate student research posters, keynote speaker Dr. Dianne deVrise (CCJEF), and a panel of superintendents.
Title V Delinquency Prevention Program (New Britain)
State of Connecticut
Annual budget from 2011-2012: $84,000
Responsibilities: Authored the Local Delinquency Prevention Plan; assisted the lead author, Nancy Puglisi, in writing the proposal; member of the Prevention Plan Board, established under the grant; project director for Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation Training.
Urban Immersion for Change: Nonviolence Leadership Academy
Institute for Municipal Policy and Research
Annual budget from 2011-2012: $13,260
Responsibilities: Project director; lead author on proposal; lead project evaluator.
New Britain Community Foundation: New Britain Youth Theater After-School Program
Annual budget from 2010-2011: $10,000
Responsibilities: Co-authored the proposal, coordinated CCSU interns, and conducted a program evaluation for the New Britain Youth Theater After-School Program at Smith Elementary School.
Using Nonviolent Communication to Teach and Transform: Continuing the Vision of Dr. Gloria Marie Caliendo
CCSU Office of Diversity & Equity
Annual Budget: $900
Responsibilities: Coordinated training for a group of CCSU faculty, staff, and students in Kingian Nonviolence.
West Bank Refugee Community Development Project
European Union
Annual budget from 2009-2012: 50,000 Euros
Responsibilities: Assisted the lead author in writing the proposal for the Lagee Children’s Center (Bethlehem, West Bank) and provided direction in clarifying the project outcomes and aligning these outcomes to the call for proposals.
Project PREPARE: Proactive, Research-Based and Evaluative Procedures for Administrators Reaching for Excellence
U.S. Department of Education, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
Annual budget from 2004-07: $185,645
Responsibilities: Developed multimedia curricula and curriculum-based measurement systems designed to train pre- and in-service principals to use data to make instructional decisions.
Progress Monitoring Centers: Model Demonstration Centers on Progress Monitoring
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Annual budget from 2006-2009: $296,318
Responsibilities: Served as the project supervisor at Gilham Elementary School, Eugene, OR. Designed reading comprehension passages for middle-school level progress monitoring assessments. Assessed (a) letter names and sounds, (b) phoneme segmentation and blending, (b) word and sentence reading, (d) oral reading fluency of passages, and (d) comprehension at various school sites involved in the project.
Project INFORM: Instantiating Frameworks of Organized Responsive Measurement
U.S. Department of Education, Technology and Standards-based Reform
Annual budget from 2006-09: $298,000
Responsibilities: Aligned the state test with the state standards for both the standard and the alternative assessment for Alaska. Provided direction in validating the entire process of understanding the constructs of achievement and their systemic relationships by using multiple sources of data.
Project SIG: State Improvement Grant Evaluation: Evaluation of the Oregon State Improvement Grant
Oregon Department of Education (ODE)
Annual budget from 2001-2006: $65,000
Responsibilities: Analyzed (a) reading instruction in intermediate elementary schools, (b) efforts to include students with disabilities in large-scale testing programs (without accommodations, with accommodations, with modifications of the standard test, using the extended measures, and participating in a juried assessment), and (c) efforts to recruit people into the profession of teaching and to retain teachers as a career choice.
Public School Experience
Language Arts Teacher (Summer School) Summer 2009
New Brittan Public Schools, CT
Administrative Intern, Academy of Arts and Academics 2005-2007
Springfield Public Schools, Springfield, OR
Steering Committee Member, Exemplary Student Performance
Project (ESP2) 2005-2006
Bethel
School District, Eugene, OR
Algebra / Physical Education Teacher 2003-2004
Horace Mann Middle School, San Francisco, CA
Teacher Fellow 2003-2004
San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum, San Francisco, CA
GATE/Language Arts/ Social Studies Teacher 2002-2003
Enola D. Maxwell School of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
ELL/Language Arts/ Social Studies Teacher/Teamworks mentor 1999-2002
Mount Vernon Middle School, Los Angeles, CA
Co-Head, Art/Computer Department for Creative Arts Program Summer 1999
Campbell Hall School, North Hollywood, CA
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
2011 Board of Ed. Award for Contribution to the District Fine Arts Programs 2011
Consolidated School District of New Britain
Above the Rim Luncheon: Honoree 2011
Consolidated School District of New Britain
Certificate of Special Recognition: Gaffney Elementary School 2010
Consolidated School District of New Britain
Certificate of Special Recognition: Diloreto Dual Language Magnet School 2010
Consolidated School District of New Britain
Certificate of Special Recognition: Louis P. Slade Middle School 2009
Consolidated School District of New Britain
Research Training and Travel Grant Award 2008
National Center for Educational Statistics
Graduate Teaching Fellowship 2004-2007
Department of Teacher Education, University of Oregon
Graduate Teaching Fellowship 2004-2007
Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon
California Assumption Program of Loans for Education (APLE) recipient 2001-2004
Teacher Fellow ` 2003
San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum
SERVICE
National Association Service
Reviewer, The High School Journal 2012
External Examiner, Doctoral thesis: Education on the Edge of Chaos: Using 2012
Complexity Theory to Examine Pedagogical Responses to Global Complexity
by Peace Educators. Candidate: A. Romano, University of Bradford (UK)
Reviewer, Education Policy Analysis Archives 2011
Discussant, SIG100: Research Use, AERA 2011
Special Recognition, “Service to Youth by an Organization” Award, 2010
Consolidated School District of New Britain
National Association of Multicultural Education, CT Board Member, 2009-
Special Recognition, “Service to Youth by an Organization” Award, 2009
Consolidated School District of New Britain
Chair SIG100: Research Use, AERA 2009-
Discussant, SIG100: Research Use, AERA 2009-
Discussant, Returning to Plato’s Cave, NEERO 2009
Proposal and Manuscript Review, AERA, Division A & SIG-Research Use 2008-
Institutional Service
Co-Chair, Website Redesign Subcommittee, Teacher Education, CCSU 2012-
Chair, Reading List Subcommittee, Teacher Education, CCSU 2012-
Chair, Course Evaluation Redesign Subcommittee, Teacher Education, CCSU ’11-‘12
Member of Organizing Team, Latinos in Higher Education Conference 2011
Instructor: New Britain High School 9th Grade Academy at CCSU 2011
Lead Organizer: Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr. lecture at CCSU 2011
Ad hoc Committee on Student Course Evaluations, Chair 2010-
New On-Line Course Design: ED598 2009-
Faculty Senate Diversity Committee, Program Chair 2009-
CCSU Information Technology Committee, Chair of Mac/PC 2009-
Classroom Subcommittee
Library Liaison (Department of Teacher Education) 2009-
CCSU Summer Curriculum Teaching Grant: EDTE314 2010
CCSU Summer Curriculum Teaching Grant: EDTE598 2010
CCSU Summer Curriculum Teaching Grant: ED598 2009
University-Museum-Community (UMC) New Britain Collaborative Committee 2009
Diversity Curriculum Transformation Project ‘08-‘09
Proctor Professional Program Essay, Teacher Education 2009
Education & Technology Committee 2008
Classroom Management (Ad Hoc) Sub Committee 2008
Community Service
Lead Organizer: “Expanding Bilingual Dual Language Education Spring 2011
in Our Schools: A Summit to Inspire, Organize, and Advocate”
Advisor, CT Center for Nonviolence Fall 2010 Board Member, CT NAME (National Association of Multicultural Education) 2009-
Co-Chair, Creating a Compassionate Community to End Homelessness 2009
Summer School Teacher (English), New Brittan Public Schools, CT. Summer 2009
Volunteer, Baan Dada Children’s Home, Sangklaburi, Thailand January 2009
Grant Writer / English Teacher, Lagee Center, Bethlehem, West Bank January 2008
Guest Lecturer, Avon High School, Avon, CT. October 2008
Professional Development Attendance
Fifth Annual Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium (GESAC). New Britain, CT. March 29th, 2012.
Poverty Forum at the South Congregational Church on March 28th. New Britain, CT.
Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr. and Andrew Young discuss Freedom Riders. Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT. February 16th , 2012
Role of Religion and the Civil Rights Movement. Reverend Arthur Price, Jr., Pastor, 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, AL. February 9, 2012.
The Relevance of Black Studies to Closing the Achievement Gap in Education. Dr. Benjamin Foster, Jr. An African American Studies Black History Month Lecture, Feb 23rd, 2012.
New England Conference on Multicultural Education (NECME). Central Connecticut State University, Oct. 18th, 2011.
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA. April, 2011.
Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Jr. Continuing King’s work of nonviolence: Addressing injustice then and now. February 11th, 2011.
Conference on Social Justice: Central Connecticut State University. October 27th, 2010
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting: Denver, CO. April, 2010.
Grant Writing USA Workshop, Western Connecticut State University, CT. March 25th-26th, 2010
Keith Jones Workshop: Disability – What’s Race Got to do with it. Central Connecticut State University. December 9th, 2009.
Sustainability Education Workshop, Central Connecticut State University. October 30th, 2009
4MAT Training. Central Connecticut State University. August 25th, 2009.
Life Space Crisis Intervention (LSCI) Training. Central Connecticut State University. May 1, 2009.
Pedagogy and Theater of the Oppressed Conference, Minneapolis, MN. May 4-6, 2009.
Communities Revitalizing and Fostering Transformative Teaching (CRAFTT) - First Annual Conference. New Britain Museum of American Art. April 26, 2009
Cultural Awareness and Competency Leadership Workshop, U.S. Department of Justice, Community Relations Service/ Office of Diversity and Equity, CCSU. New Britain, CT. November, 2008
Diversity Curriculum Transformation Project, Merenstein, B. CCSU, New Britain, CT. Fall 2008
CCSU Middle East Lecture Series: “Syria, Israel and the Palestinians: Will There Be a Peace Process in the Near Future?” Mezvinsky, N. CCSU, New Britain, CT. September, 2008.
Engaging the Community, Enhancing Scholarship, Miller, W. Center for Teaching Excellence and Leadership Development and Academic Affairs, CCSU. New Britain, CT, November, 2008
The Educated Person: Toward a New Paradigm of Liberal Education, Mulcahy, D. Central Authors, CCSU, New Britain, CT. October, 2008
An Evening with Jonathan Kozol, educator, writer and activist. National Conference for Community and Justice, University of Hartford, Hartford, CT. October 2008
Pedagogy and Theater of the Oppressed Conference, Omaha, NE. May, 2008.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Education Research Association (AERA)
National Association of Multicultural Educators (NAME)
Pedagogy and Theater of the Oppressed (PTO)
GLOBAL CULTURAL EXPERIENCES
Extensive travel, study, and learning: Alaska, Brazil, Cameroon, Cambodia, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Kauai’ I, Morocco, Nepal, Jordan/Palestine (West Bank), The Netherlands, Niger, Thailand, Peru, and Tibet.
