Maria E. Torres
Program Associate
Maria Torres is a Program Associate with SEDL's Improving School Performance program. Before her current work with the Comprehensive Centers, she worked with SEDL's Southwest Consortium for the Improvement of Mathematics and Science Teaching (SCIMAST), Rural Small Schools Initiative, and the Center for Language Minority Populations Projects.
Contact Information
You may contact Maria E. Torres at 512-391-6561
Prior to joining SEDL, Ms. Torres served as a superintendent of schools, a bilingual project director, an elementary school reading supervisor, a staff development specialist, and a classroom teacher at the elementary, middle school, and secondary grade levels. She also has been a program administrator and supervisor of student teachers. Education
Ms. Torres holds a BS in Secondary Education with a mathematics and social studies specialization and an MA in Educational Supervision from Texas A&I University in Kingsville. SEDL Publications
- Constructing Foundations for Success: Implications of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel Report (2009)
- Southeast Comprehensive Center e-Bulletin, Volume 4, Number 1: Improving Teacher Quality and Equitable Distribution of Effective Teachers (2009)
- Rapid Response: Pros and Cons of 6-Week and 9-Week Marking Periods (2008)
- Rapid Response: Summative Teacher Evaluation (2008)
- Lesson Study: Teachers and Students Learning Together (2005)
- Lesson Study DVD (2005)