Fiona J. Hughes-McDonnell EdD
- Director of Educator Preparation and Accreditation
- Associate Professor, Teacher Education
Education
- Ed.D., Harvard Graduate School of Education
- M.A. Education, Tufts University
- B.A. Zoology, University of New Hampshire
Dr. McDonnell researches and publishes in the field of teacher education. She is a long-time educator and has held a range of leadership roles in public education that include senior academic leader at a community college, and associate principal for curriculum and instruction and secondary science teacher in the PK-12 public school system. She has served on the NH Council for Teacher Education and Professional Education Standards Board, the Massachusetts Alliance for Socio-Emotional Learning and Boston Area Girls STEM collaborative.
Expertise
- Progressive and Holistic Education
- Teacher Development
- Critical Exploration in the Classroom
- Inquiry-Based Learning and Teaching
- Collaborative Processes for Looking at Student Work
- STEM Education
- Preparation of STEM Teachers
- Qualitative and Ethnographic Research Methods
- Epistemology
- Science and Science Education
- School Re-Design and Transformation
- Democratic Education, and the contributions of Piaget
- Inhelder
- Dewey and Duckworth to the field of education
Education
- Ed.D., Harvard Graduate School of Education
- M.A. Education, Tufts University
- B.A. Zoology, University of New Hampshire