| Name: | Amity E Currie |
| Title: | Professional Lecturer in Educational Psychology |
| Office Location: | Dyson 388B |
| Extension: | (845) 575-3000 ext. 2821 |
| Email: | Amity.Currie@marist.edu |
| Degrees Held: | Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Psychology, Capella University M.A. in School Psychology, Marist College Courses for certification, SUNY New Paltz B.A., Williams College |
| Certifications: | New York State Elementary N - 6 New York State School Psychologist |
| Bio: | After a dozen years as a classroom teacher (everything from third grade through high school math), I went back to get a degree in school psychology. Both of my children had been diagnosed with developmental disorders, and I found myself fascinated with special education, and with helping general education teachers work effectively with all students. I have been at Marist since 1999, and love teaching teachers. |
| Interests: | My goal is to help teachers and parents find ways of helping children reach their "full stature." To do this, I teach problem-solving skills, effective use of data, integration of technology, and advocacy skills. I am a proponent of "solution-focused" thinking, which encourages hopefulness and the study of exceptions in looking for solutions. I love using technology, and can often be found trying to solve people's computer-related problems (even when they ask me to stop-- you can't get rid of me quite that easily!), or developing databases that few people need or want. |
| Research Interests: | Assistive technology, cognitive factors in childhood developmental disabilities, solution-focused interventions, integration of technology, technology education for teachers, portfolios in teacher education, psychological factors in chronic illness |
| Affiliations: | CEC (Council for Exceptional Children)-- Teacher Education and Technology and Media Divisions ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)-- Teacher Education and Special Education Technology Special Interest Groups NASP (National Association of School Psychologists) |
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Social and Behavioral Sciences
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