Dr. Robert Ferrera

Professor, School of Education and Leadership

Director, Multiple Subject Credential Program

	Office location:	CC15
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	Phone number:	(650) 508-3531
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	Email:	rferrera@ndnu.edu
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Education History

• Ed.D, University of Southern California
  Dissertation: Teacher Evaluation Based on Student Achievement
• M.A., San Francisco State University
• General Secondary Credential, San Francisco State University
• General Administration Credential, San Francisco State University
• B.S., University of San Francisco
  

Courses Taught

• Assessment and Evaluation
• Assessment in the Classroom
• Trends in Curriculum Development
• Advanced Curriculum Design
• Seminar in Student Teaching
• Oral Communication
• School Law, Governance and Politics
• Leadership Concepts
• Financial Management
• Research Methods

Research and Interests

• Assessment and Evaluation
• Administrative Leadership

Professional Affiliations

• Association of California School Administrators (ACSA)
• American Association of School Administrators (AASA)
• Association of Supervision and Curriculum (ASCD)
• California Council of Teacher Education (CCTC)
• Phi Delta Kappa

Presentations

• “An Update on Rubrics”
  Celebrating Faculty Achievements, Notre Dame de Namur University,
  Spring, 2006.
• Early Adopter Presentation
  Spring Conference 2003- California Council on Teacher Education (CCTE)
  April 10-13, 2003, San Jose, CA.
• “Competencies and Challenges in Implementing SB 2042 in a University with Commitment to Social Justice.”
  Celebrating Faculty Achievements, Notre Dame de Namur University, April 4, 2002.
• “Redesigning Teacher Education Programs:Guided by Core Values, Accountable to Standards.”
  Celebrating Faculty Achievements, Notre Dame de Namur University, April 4, 2002.
• “Strategic Planning for Shared Decisions”
  Juvenile Court and Community School Administrators of California (JCCSAC), San Diego, 1999.
• “Shared Decision Making: It Can Work in any Organization”
  California School Boards Association (CSBA), Long Beach, 1995.
• “Student Achievement in an Urban School District”
  Urban Superintendents” Seminar, American Association of School Administrators (AASA), San Diego, 2000.

Publications

• “Accountability and Assessment Alarms,” Leadership, Nov./Dec., 2005.
• “Transforming Teacher Education at a Small Private Institution: The Challenge of Meshing Internal and External Standards,” Issues in Teacher Education, Fall, 2003.
• “Are We Accountable”? Journal of Court and Community Schools, Winter, 1999.
• “A High Student Interest Program with High Expectations”, Journal of Court and Community Schools, Fall, 1996.
• “A Matter of Trust”, Executive Educator, January, 1993.