Glenda F. Copeland
Glenda Copeland is a Program Associate with SEDL's Improving School Performance program. She oversees the planning and delivery of technical assistance and professional development in Georgia, and assists in providing similar services to other states that SEDL's SECC serves.
Contact Information
You may contact Glenda F. Copeland at 770-432-7675
Experience/Education
In her previous work with SEDL, Glenda was a member of the Regional Laboratory Network Program (Facilitating Systemic Change in Science and Mathematics Education: A Tool Kit for Professional Developers and A Tool Kit for Professional Developers: Alternative Assessment), the Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Consortia, and the National Model Professional Development Award Program, helping plan the selection process and managed the site visit process for the US Department of Education. She led the development and production of A Flashlight and Compass: A Collection of Tools to Promote Instructional Coherence for SEDL's Promoting Instructional Coherence (PIC) project.
As project director of a national comprehensive middle and high school improvement program, Glenda focused on leadership development and building collaborative relationships. Prior to joining SEDL in 1992, she coordinated district gifted programs in social studies, language arts, and mathematics for the Austin ISD and was a classroom teacher (K-12) for 12 years. Her degrees are in secondary education, mental retardation, and gifted education.
Publications
- Flashlight and a Compass: A Collection of Tools to Promote Instructional Coherence (2000)
- Improving Classroom Assessment: A Toolkit for Professional Staff Developers, Toolkit 98 (1998)
- Renovar el Sentido de la EnseÒanza (1999)
- Restoring Meaning to Teaching (1999)
- State Mathematics and Science Curriculum Framework Development & Implementation: A Case Study Synthesis (1997)