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Education

  • WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, 1997, M.A.L.S., American Studies concentration; GPA: 3.95
  • YALE UNIVERSITY, 1994, B.A., American Studies, with a dual concentration in law and education; GPA: 3.79 overall, 3.85 in major. Graduated magna cum laude with distinction in the American Studies major

Experience

  • ASCD, Alexandria, VA
    - Staff Member, Understanding by Design Cadre
  • THE COMPETENT CLASSROOM, Virginia Beach, VA
    - President, Education Consultant
  • EDUCATION CONNECTION, Litchfield, CT
    - Staff Education Specialist
  • CAPITOL REGION EDUCATION COUNCIL, Hartford, CT
    - Senior Education Specialist, Institute of Teaching and Learning
  • UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT, Bridgeport, CT
    - Adjunct Professor
  • NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, Sandy Hook, CT
    - Teacher, Social Studies Department
  • Fall 2001 – present
  • Summer 1999 – present
  • July 2006 – June 2009
  • Winter 2002 – June 2006
  • Fall 2001 – Spring 2002
  • Fall 1994-Spring 2001

Presentation Experience

  • Contracted with public, parochial, and private schools for multi-day, multi-year work to develop curriculum, assessment and instructional systems in over 30 states in the United States, and in Canada, Russia and Japan.
  • Invited to give keynote speeches for district, state and regional conferences throughout United States and Canada
  • Selected to present workshops at national conferences including ASCD National Conferences, ASCD Understanding by Design and Differentiated Instruction National Conferences, NSDC National Conference, Education Trust National Conference, ALA Annual Meeting
  • Selected as feature book author for web-based interview on ASCD website

Publications

Books:

  • Zmuda, Allison (2010). Breaking Free from Myths about Teaching and Learning.
  • Zmuda, Allison and Violet H. Harada (2008). Librarians as Learning Specialists: Meeting the learning imperative for the 21st century. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.
  • Zmuda, Allison, Jay McTighe, Grant Wiggins and John Brown (2008). Schooling by Design Action Tool. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.Zmuda, Allison and Catherine Horton, “Chapter 14: Strengthening and Developing Professional Growth Venues” included in Van Horn, Leigh (ed.) (2008). Reading on the Edge: Enabling, empowering, and engaging middle school readers. Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.
  • Zmuda, Allison, Robert Kuklis, and Everett Kline (2004). Transforming Schools: Creating a culture of continuous improvement. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
  • Zmuda, Allison, Mary Tomaino, and Jeanetta Miller (2001). High Stakes High School: A guide for the perplexed parent. New York: Simon and Schuster.
  • Zmuda, Allison and Mary Tomaino (2001). The Competent Classroom. New York: Teachers College Press.

Articles:

  • Zmuda, Allison (2011). “Six Steps to Saving Your Library Program.” Vol. 27, Number 5, February 2011.
  • Zmuda, Allison and Jay McTighe (2010). “How to be an Education Troubleshooter.” Vol. 67, Number 9, June 2010.
  • Zmuda, Allison (2008). “Springing into Active Learning.” Education Leadership. Vol. 66, Number 3, November 2008: 38-42.
  • Zmuda, Allison. “What Does It Really Look Like When Students Are Learning in the Library Media Center?” School Library Media Activities Monthly Volume 25, Number 1, September 2008: 25-27.
  • Zmuda, Allison. “Hitch Your Wagon to a Mission Statement.” School Library Media Activities Monthly Volume 24, Number 1, September 2007: 24-26.
  • Zmuda, Allison and Violet H. Harada. “Reframing the Library Media Specialist as a Learning Specialist.” School Library Media Activities Monthly Volume 24, Number 8, April 2008: 42-46.
  • Zmuda, Allison. “Where does Your Authority Come From: Empowering the Library Media Specialist as a True Partner in Student Achievement.” School Library Media Activities Monthly. Vol. 23, Number 1, September 2006.
  • Zmuda, Allison and Mary Tomaino. “A Contract for the High School Classroom.” Education Leadership. Vol. 56, Number 6, March 1999: 59-61.

Honors

  • Breaking Free selected to be a premium member book for ASCD
  • Transforming Schools selected to be annual member book for ASCD (first run of 100,000 copies) and named a best-seller
  • Earned National Board Certification in Adolescent Social Studies-History, Fall 2000
  • Recipient of two Celebration of Excellence awards in recognition for development of curriculum on “Thinking Transcendentally,” 2000 and “Immigration and the American Dream,” 1998
  • Recipient of two GOALS 2000 grants for developing project-based assessment learning, 1995-96, 1996-97
  • Brockunier Prize for the best final essay on a social studies topic in Wesleyan’s Graduate Liberal Studies Program, 1997
  • Intern at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, Summer 1996
  • Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter of Connecticut, 1994
  • Norman Holmes Pearson Prize for best Senior essay in American Studies Department at Yale University, 1994