Teaching & Learning
Linda Banks-Santilli
Dr. Linda Banks-Santilli is an associate dean for Academic Affairs and clinical associate professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, Dr. Banks-Santilli oversees the operations of the Data & Enrollment Management (DEMO) and Professional Preparation offices. She also serves as ex-officio on the Academic Affairs Committee, a committee that reviews […]
Greg Benoit
Dr. Gregory Benoit (Dr. GB) is a lecturer in math education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development as well as the assistant director for the Earl Center for Learning & Innovation. He uses his experiences as a graduate of, and former teacher in, the Boston Public Schools as an anchor for […]
Elizabeth Bettini
Dr. Elizabeth Bettini is an associate professor in the Special Education program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Bettini’s research examines factors shaping the special education teacher workforce, particularly how working conditions contribute to the shortage of special education teachers and to inequities in access to skilled, committed special education teachers, […]
Andrea Bien
Dr. Andrea Bien is a clinical assistant professor at BU Wheelock with appointments in both the Teaching & Learning and Language & Literacy Education departments. She is also the codirector of Educating Critically, a center for anti-oppression teaching & learning. Dr. Bien’s research and teaching focus on understanding elementary classroom practice as a tool for […]
Aaron Brakoniecki
Dr. Aaron Brakoniecki is a senior lecturer and program director for the Mathematics Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He currently teaches mathematics education courses to prospective and practicing middle and high school mathematics teachers. His research focuses on preservice teachers’ mathematics knowledge for teaching and the impacts of […]
Dina C. Castro
Dr. Dina Castro is director of the BU Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being and the inaugural Bahamdan Professor in Early Childhood Well-Being at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her scholarship focuses on equity and quality in the early care and education of bilingual children in immigrant, migrant, and indigenous communities. It is […]
Samuel Cook
Dr. Samuel Cook is a clinical associate professor of math education with an affiliation in the College of Arts & Sciences Mathematics and Statistics. An applied statistician, he is active in the Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME) community, where he studies inquiry-based learning in undergraduate math classes and statistics education. Dr. Cook is BU […]
Eric Cordero-Siy
Dr. Eric Cordero-Siy (last syllable is pronounced “sea,” like the body of water) is a clinical assistant professor in the Mathematics Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His work supports elementary teachers in developing lessons that support mathematical sense-making, particularly with the use of drawings and other informal representations. […]
Leslie Dietiker
Dr. Leslie Dietiker is the associate dean for research at Wheelock College of Education and Human Development and an associate professor of mathematics education. Her research focuses attention on the curricular perspectives of mathematics teachers and their use of mathematics curriculum materials. Dr. Dietiker is the recipient of the Boston University Metcalf Award for Excellence […]
Lana Edwards Santoro
Dr. Lana Edwards Santoro is a research professor in the Special Education program at BU Wheelock. She has presented extensively on how to apply evidence-based instructional strategies in the classroom. She has also coauthored multiple reading programs for elementary-grade students who struggle with reading, including Early Reading Intervention (Pearson), and Moving-up Literacy’s Enhanced Core Reading […]