Elizabeth McDonald
Beth McDonald is currently involved with the pre-service program in Teaching and Learning, where her primary responsibilities are as an instructor and Co-Coordinator of the Inquiries into Teaching and Learning Program. She also serves as a field supervisor for student teachers at the elementary level. For several years, Beth and other colleagues ran the Early Career Project until foundation funding ceased. The program was designed to provide face-to-face support and networking for NYU's recent graduates moving into their first teaching positions. Before coming to NYU, Beth served as an elementary school teacher and principal, and as a staff developer and program evaluator for the Rhode Island Department of Education.
Degrees Held
- C.A.S.
Harvard University
1991
- Ed.M.
Lesley College
1977
- B.A.
Douglass College
1974
Selected Publications
- (In progress 2011) Adventures in Teaching Online with Protocols (TC Press contract) with Joseph McDonald, Janet Mannheimer Zydney, Alan Dichter
- The Power of Protocols: An Educator's Guide to Better Practice, with Mohr, Dichter, McDonald, Teachers College Press, 2003 and 2007 (Second Edition)
- Principals, Paradox, and Collaboration: Beyond Conflict Resolution, with Nancy Mohr, New York City Challenge (ASCD), 2002
- Supporting Implementation: Strategies to Ensure Success, Work Sampler, 1996
Courses
- TCHL-GE 2010 - Inquiries into Teaching and Learning III
- TCHL-UE 0001 - Inquiries into Teaching and Learning I
- Student Teaching Seminar