Curriculum Vitae

Education

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, PhD  

Learning Sciences and Technology: An interdisciplinary review of: cognitive psychology (specifically how students learn), technology (specifically using technology to improve learning) and statistics (specifically how to analyze educational data).  

Boston College, M.Ed 

Secondary Education, French: An intense study of methods, special education, literacy, & curriculum development. Student Teaching at Revere High School.

Boston University, M.S.  

Psychology: Concentration in cognitive psychology, human development, & language development

Hartwick College, B.S.   

Psychology and French (with honors)

K-12 Experience

K-12 Curriculum Coach, Northbridge Public Schools, Northbridge, MA

• Support implementation of core curriculum and supplemental resources in grades K-12 in math, science, social studies, and ELA (Reveal, ST Math, Zearn, Open Sci Ed, Investigating History, Wonders, ECRI, SRSD)

• Engage in coaching cycles with teachers to support instructional growth.

• Provide professional development  

• Participate in collaborative decision making as part of the school leadership team

7th Grade Math Teacher, Sky View Middle School, Leominster, MA

• Implement MA state frameworks for mathematics by employing the mathematical practices. 

• Provide differentiated instruction to students while using a variety of instructional practices to engage students including technology.

• Supervise student teachers 

• Math Ambassador to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 

Instructional Resource Specialist, Southbridge Middle High School & Northbridge Middle School

• Coach teachers (all subjects grades 6-12), which included observing teachers, providing written feedback and conducting follow up debrief sessions.

• Facilitate department/team meetings focusing on unpacking Common Core standards, vertical alignment, reviewing student work, data analysis and sharing teaching strategies. 

• Develop, plan and implement professional development around teaching methods.

• Facilitate unit plan creation applying UBD principles. 

• Data analysis- review MCAS scores and benchmark (ANET/MAP) results to assist teachers with instruction. Review re-teach and reassessment plans and results to track student growth. 

Math Coordinator, Millbury Street Elementary School, Grafton, MA

• Provide remediation and enrichment for students in grades 4-6. 

• Assist teachers in planning units and researching lessons aligned with the common core. 

• Administer grade-level assessments. Collect, analyze and interpret data, while promoting the use of formative assessment.

Math Teacher (4 years) French Teacher (6 years), Grafton Middle School, Grafton, MA

• Curriculum Leader: Attend curriculum leader meetings, conduct department meetings, ensure vertical and horizontal curriculum alignment, and other required tasks. (6 years)

• French Club Advisor: Hold weekly meetings, produce French plays, supervise World Language Week activities, host Mardi Gras Festival, and host community World Language Banquet. (5 years)

• Yearbook Advisor: Hold weekly meetings to organize and publish a yearly memory book. (5 years)

• Mentor: Welcome, assist and observe new teachers providing advise, feedback and suggestions.  (2 years)

• Strategic Plan Committee Member: Assist in the creation of the district strategic plan and serve on the curriculum sub-committee to implement objectives. (2 years)

• School Advisory Committee Member: Assist in the creation and implementation of a School Improvement Plan, revise the student handbook and address parent and community concerns. (4 years)

Certifications

Principal/Assistant Principal 5-12 (Provisional)

Math 5-8        (Professional)                          

 French 4-12   (Professional)                                                                       

Publications

Kelly, K.,  Heffernan, N., Heffernan, C.,  Goldman, S., Pellegrino, G. & Soffer, D. (2013). Estimating the Effect of Web-Based Homework. In Lane, Yacef, Motow & Pavlik (Eds) The Artificial Intelligence in Education Conference.  Springer-Verlag. pp. 824-827. 

Kelly, K.,  Heffernan, N., D'Mello, S., Namias, J., & Strain, A. (2013).  Adding Teacher-Created Motivational Video to an ITS. Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society (FLAIRS 2013). 503-508.

Kehrer, P., Kelly, K. & Heffernan, N. (2013).  Does Immediate Feedback While Doing Homework Improve Learning. In Boonthum-Denecke, Youngblood(Eds) Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS 2013, St. Pete Beach, Florida. May 22-24, 2013. AAAI Press 2013. p 542-545.

Kelly, K. & Arroyo, I. & Heffernan, N. (2013). Using ITS Generated Data to Predict Standardized Test Scores. In S. D'Mello, R. Calvo, & A. Olney (Eds.) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM2013). Memphis, TN. pp. 322-323.

Kelly, K., Wang, Y., Thompson, T., Heffernan, N. Defining Mastery: Knowledge Tracing Versus N-Consecutive Correct Responses. Educational Data Mining Conference: Madrid, Spain 2015. 

Dissertation: A Set of Experiments Investigating Methods to Improve Learning Through Self-Regulated Learning. https://web.wpi.edu/Pubs/ETD/Available/etd-112618-131805/unrestricted/Submit_Dissertation.pdf.