Teaching & Learning
Gregory Benoit
Dr. Gregory Benoit (Dr. GB) is a lecturer in math education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development as well as the assistant director for the Earl Center for Learning & Innovation. He uses his experiences as a graduate of, and former teacher in, the Boston Public Schools as an anchor for […]
Elizabeth Bettini
Dr. Elizabeth Bettini is an associate professor in the Special Education program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Bettini’s research examines factors shaping the special education teacher workforce, particularly how working conditions contribute to the shortage of special education teachers and to inequities in access to skilled, committed special education teachers, […]
Maya Bialik
Maya Bialik is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, where she is studying how AI can enhance teaching and learning using interdisciplinary and mixed methods. Maya is the founder of QuestionWell AI, a webapp that uses AI to support teachers in designing learning experiences and the author of […]
Andrea Bien
Dr. Andrea Bien is a clinical associate professor at BU Wheelock with appointments in both the Teaching & Learning and Language & Literacy Education departments. Dr. Bien’s research and teaching focus on understanding elementary classroom practice as a tool for disrupting inequity. In her role as a clinical faculty member, Dr. Bien has the unique […]
Penny Bishop
Dr. Penny A. Bishop is dean of Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and professor of teaching and learning. A scholar of early adolescence and middle grades education, Dr. Bishop joined BU in 2024 after a competitive national search for the college’s new leader. Dr. Bishop comes to BU most recently from […]
Aaron Brakoniecki
Dr. Aaron Brakoniecki is a senior lecturer and program director for the Mathematics Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He currently teaches mathematics education courses to prospective and practicing middle and high school mathematics teachers. His research focuses on preservice teachers’ mathematics knowledge for teaching and the impacts of […]
Pia Caronongan
Dr. Pia Caronongan is a research associate professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is a faculty affiliate of the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC). Her work focuses on developing research-based and data-informed policy strategies to support and improve early care and education (ECE) access and quality. Before coming to […]
Michael Alan Chang
Dr. Michael Alan Chang is an assistant professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, a faculty fellow in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS), and an assistant director at the Earl Center for Learning & Innovation. Dr. Chang is a learning scientist and computer scientist who envisions AI-supported possibilities […]
Samuel Cook
Dr. Samuel Cook is a clinical associate professor of math education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, with an affiliation in the College of Arts & Sciences Mathematics and Statistics. An applied statistician, he is active in the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME) community, where he studies inquiry-based learning in […]
Eric Cordero-Siy
Dr. Eric Cordero-Siy (last syllable is pronounced “sea,” like the body of water) is the associate dean for equity, diversity, and inclusion ad interim at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, where he is also a clinical assistant professor in the Mathematics Education program. His work supports elementary teachers in developing lessons […]