Meet the Team

Joyce Malyn-Smith (Principal Investigator) leads a body of work at EDC, Inc. (USA) that focuses on how people develop technology and computer science skills/knowledge in and out of school, then translate those into a productive and rewarding career. She works with industry to define new/emerging skill sets needed to address challenges in working at the human-technology frontier; and works with educators to integrate these new skills into curricula K-20. Current projects focus on the future of work, computer science, computational thinking and data/big data.

Anne DeMallie (co-Principal Investigator) has held industry positions in aerospace/defense operations and management, financial systems management, and courseware development before becoming a middle school math and science teacher. In her current role as the Computer Science and STEM Integration Specialist at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Anne presents regularly in STEM conferences and workshops, facilitating networking opportunities to ensure that best practices are shared across districts, and actively communicating with stakeholders about the MA Digital Literacy and Computer Science Framework and its implementation.

Kevin Waterman (Curriculum Lead) is one of EDC’s resident computer science/mathematics subject matter experts. A curriculum developer and project director at EDC for nearly two decades, Kevin previously worked as a programmer and principle systems engineer at Lotus. He has facilitated workshops for numerous federal and state funded projects, and has presented nationally at NCTM and other professional conferences. He brings significant expertise in instructional design, professional development, and R&D, specializing in the design and testing of innovation approaches to enhancing STEM education. His current work focuses on computer science education by integrating computational thinking throughout the K–12 landscape.

Lynn Goldsmith (Research Lead) is a researcher who has explored issues in STEM education from a variety of perspectives, including student learning, teacher professional development, and how curriculum materials can support both teaching and learning. Recently, she has resurrected the memory of exploring her high school’s PDP-9 and turned her attention to issues related to computer science education.

Paul Goldenberg (Mathematics Subject Matter Expert) has taught in elementary, middle, high school and graduate school, has authored numerous books on mathematics and on the use of computers in education, has facilitated workshops on elementary mathematics for many years, and has been a frequent presenter both at NCTM and internationally to scholars and practitioners. Paul is PI of the https://elementarymath.edc.org/ project that integrates computational thinking into grade-level mathematics in grades 2 through 5 and of the NSF-funded AP CS curriculum https://bjc.edc.org codeveloped by EDC, UCBerkeley, and NYC for broadening CS participation among high school students.

Marian Pasquale (Science Subject Matter Expert) has deep expertise in middle grade and high school science professional development, technical assistance, and curriculum development. She leads and co-leads numerous innovative science education initiatives and designs and leads professional development that focuses on integrating inquiry into standards-aligned science instruction. Pasquale regularly presents on the topics of middle school science, assessment, science and literacy, and the use of games to enhance science learning. She has designed and conducted professional development and technical assistance for middle and high school administrators and teacher leaders throughout the nation, including the Portland (OR), New York City, Cambridge (MA), and Fort Wayne (TX) public schools.

Irene A. (Anne) Lee (Computer Science Subject Matter Expert) is a research scientist at MIT’s Scheller Teacher Education Program / Education Arcade. She is the founder and program director of Project GUTS: Growing Up Thinking Scientifically and Teachers with GUTS. The programs she develops enables participants to create computer models then use them to gain a scientific understanding of the world around them. Lee’s research focuses on students’ and teachers’ understanding of complex adaptive systems and their development of computational thinking skills. She is the Chair of the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Computational Thinking Task Force and serves as a lead writer of the K-12 Computer Science Frameworks and the CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards. Lee is past president of the Supercomputing Challenge and the Swarm Development Group, and past director of the Learning Lab at Santa Fe Institute.