Glenn Colby

Predoctoral Fellow

Advisor: Paul Cobb

AREAS OF INTEREST

Mathematics instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs)
Supporting low-performing students' access to high-quality mathematics instruction
Supporting principals as instructional leaders in mathematics
Large-scale improvement of mathematics instruction
Relations between instructional practices in mathematics and student achievement
Quantitative methods, including value-added modeling, growth modeling, and meta-analysis

KEYWORDS INTERESTS

CURRENT RESEARCH TOPIC/FIELD-BASED PROJECT

Designing Learning Organizations for Instructional Improvement in Mathematics (Faculty: Cobb, P., & Smith, T. M.) -- A study of the institutional setting within districts attempting to implement mathematics reform in the middle grades.
Evaluating Math Recovery with Student Outcomes (Faculty: Cobb, P., Smith, T. M., Cordray, D. S., & Farran, D. C.) -- An evaluative study of effectiveness of an early math tutoring intervention.
Equity and Access to High-Quality Instruction in Middle School Mathematics (Faculty: Jones, K. J., Cobb, P., Milner, R., & Jimenez, R.) -- A study of the instructional support structures districts provide to promote high-quality instruction to low performing students, particularly African American and English Language Learners (ELLs).
University of Pittsburgh Subcontract under Designing Learning Organizations for Instructional Improvement in Mathematics (Faculty: Matsumura, L. C., & Boston, M. D.) -- A design study of professional development for principals and other instructional leaders based on using the Instructional Quality Assessment (IQA) to build knowledge of, and consensus about, the features of excellent mathematics instruction in middle schools.

FORMER EXPERIENCE

Vanderbilt University’s
Peabody College

Peabody #329
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, TN 37203-5721