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Professional Development Specialist

Connie Rivera

Program/Areas of Interest

  • Adult NumeracyÌý
  • Universal Design for LearningÌý
  • Project- and Problem-Based LearningÌý
  • Learning DifferencesÌý

Biography

Connie guides adults through critical thinking and hands-on experiences which allow them to uncover meaning and discover connections, and therefore act with increased confidence.Ìý

Education

  • BS, Comprehensive Special Education with a concentration in Psychology, University of Maine at FarmingtonÌý
  • MS, Remedial Reading and Language Arts, Central Connecticut State UniversityÌýÌý

Associations

  • Adult Numeracy Network (ANN), former president and current memberÌý
  • Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE), former board member and current memberÌý

Highlighted Publications

unit, an EQuIP ExemplarÌý

, a unit developing proportional reasoning and graphing skills using social justice contextsÌý

, a cross-curricular unit that helps students develop decision-making and entrepreneurial skillsÌýÌý