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Dr. Martin J. WasserbergAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Elementary, Middle Level and Literacy Education |
| Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Florida International University M.S., Urban Education, Florida International University B.A., Elementary Education with Honors, Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Courses Taught EDN 300 - Elementary School Programs and Practices EDNL 300 - Elementary School Programs and Practices Field Experiences EDN 334 - Elementary Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction EDN 411 - Internship K-6 EDN 595 - Special Topics: Media Representations of Education and School (A Critical Analysis) Professional Service American Educational Research Association Division G: Social Context of Education SIG: Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender SIG: Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research Eastern Educational Research Association North Carolina Association for Research in Education Southeastern Association of Educational Studies Watson School of Education Diversity Committee Watson School of Education MAT in Elementary Education Program Development Committee Research Interests Racial and Gender Stereotyping Urban Education Youth Engagement Achievement Gap Equity and Social Justice Elementary Education Student-Teacher Relationships Recent Publications Walker, B. & Wasserberg, M. J. (2011). The incredible work of the elementary school. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt. http://www.kendallhunt.com/store-product.aspx?id=23213 Rodriguez, L. F., & Wasserberg, M. J. (2010). From the classroom to the country: Engaging marginalized youth in research for educational rights. Journal of Urban Education: Focus on Enrichment, 7(1), 103-107. Recent Presentations Wasserberg, M. J. (2011). "How you gonna breathe, man, how you gonna breathe!?" Standardized testing pressures in an urban elementary school. Paper presented at the North Carolina Association for Research in Education Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC. Wasserberg, M. J. (2011). Testing while Black: The effect of stereotype threat on top-performing African American students in an urban elementary school. Paper presented at the North Carolina Association for Research in Education Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC. Wasserberg, M. J. (2010). "White people gonna be thinking that it's just an F": Stereotype threat in an urban elementary school. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Denver, CO. Wasserberg, M. J. (2010). "I’m trying to bring the scores of my school up, man!" Standardized testing, stereotypes, and high-performing African American elementary school students. Paper presented at the Ninth Annual Florida International University College of Education Research Conference, Miami, FL. Wasserberg, M. J., & Rodriguez, L. F. (2009). Project POWER: Promoting our will through education and research. Paper presented at the Eighth Annual Florida International University College of Education Research Conference, Miami, FL. Wasserberg, M. J. (2009). The invisible influence: Stereotypes and the high-stakes testing of African American elementary school students. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Wasserberg, M. J., & Rodriguez, L. F. (2009). Classroom dialogue toward social justice outcomes: Using action research to engage marginalized children. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Current Research Project Y.E.S. (Youth Engagement for Success): This participatory action research initiative has several goals, and is first and foremost committed to exploring creative ways of boosting student engagement in “struggling” schools. Most recently, the specific objectives of the project have included the following: (a) Including student perspectives (particularly the voices of traditionally marginalized students) in the research-based definition of “teacher quality.” (b) Helping to facilitate collaboration between the Watson School of Education and “struggling” elementary schools. (c) Facilitating a dialogue between pre-service teachers and the students they will soon be teaching (particularly students from traditionally marginalized groups). I collaborated with groups of elementary school students (4th graders, 5th graders, and kindergarteners) on a biweekly basis. These meetings began as dialogues centered around the question: “What makes a great teacher?” As a result of these dialogues, students have put together presentations that they presented to my EDN 300 students: View here. Additional Information Vita |
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