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The Dean's office is responsible for academic, budgetary, and human resource concerns for the Departments organized within the School of Education and Professional Studies. The staff of the office are available to help applicants, students, faculty, and staff as follows.
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Assistant Dean Colwell earned his B.S. in Elementary Education and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Colwell taught second and third grade in two Connecticut public school districts. Following his elementary school teaching, Dr. Colwell spent ten years as a faculty member in the Educational Studies and Teacher Preparation Department at Fairfield University, serving as Elementary Education Program Director, and Department Chair.
Dr. Colwell has taught elementary methods courses in literacy, math, science, and social studies, as well as student teaching seminars for Elementary Education candidates. Dr. Colwell’s scholarship focuses on how elementary school teachers integrate three different types of models (children’s literature, teacher writing, and student writing) to enhance their classroom writing instruction. He also explores how elementary school teachers use children’s literature to help students process, discuss, and take action regarding contemporary, real-world issues.