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Keiler, Leslie

Keiler, Leslie

Professor and Chair

Teacher Education

Phone: 718-262-2453
Office Location: AC-1D12D
Email: lkeiler@york.cuny.edu

Throughout my career I have remained committed to supporting students who have been underserved by the wider educational community in an on-going quest for social justice. My research focuses on developing and analyzing the best ways to prepare teachers for meeting the instructional challenges of 21st century classrooms. I collaborate with teachers to create student-centered learning environments where all students can succeed. My work involves creating research-based, high quality professional development for teachers at the K-12 and university levels. I spend much of my time in urban secondary schools, implementing programs and researching their impacts. Supported by an entrepreneurship grant from the NSF, I formed a consulting group to scale this work to new contexts. This deep and sustained involvement with K-12 schools infuses my university-level teaching and shapes my service to the university as I share research-based insights about best teaching and assessment practices.

Office Hours

DayTime
Tuesday2:00-3:00

Education

DegreeInstitutionFieldDates
PhD University of Oxford Educational Research 2000 
MA Teachers College, Columbia University Secondary Science Education 1991 
MS Stanford University Biology 1990 
BA Stanford University Human Biology 1989 

Areas of Expertise

  • STEM education
  • Teacher education
  • Professional development
  • Student-centered pedagogy

Publications in Field Of Expertise

Other