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Pearl Rock Kane

Pearl Rock Kane

Pearl Rock Kane, a professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University, holds the Klingenstein Family Chair for the Advancement of Independent School Education. She holds a master of arts degree from Smith College and a doctorate from Teachers College. Professor Kane serves as the director of the Klingenstein Center and is the advisor for the master's degree programs.

Professor Kane taught and served as an administrator in public and private schools in Michigan, Massachusetts and New York. She currently serves on the board of Uncommon Schools, a charter management organization. She is a founding trustee of Brooklyn Prospect Charter School in Brooklyn, NY.

Professor Kane is the recipient of a number of honors and awards including the 2009 National Association of Principals for Schools for Girls Outstanding Achievement Award, and the European Council of International Schools 2008 Award for Exemplary Contribution and Outstanding Service to Promotion of International Education.

She is editor of The First Year of Teaching: Real World Stories by America's Teachers; Independent Schools, Independent Thinkers; and The Colors of Excellence: Hiring and Keeping Teachers of Color in Independent Schools. She has published numerous articles on issues of leadership, diversity, governance, and the attraction and retention of teachers. Her current areas of research focus on privatization, charter schools, and independent and international school leadership and governance.

Kevin Mattingly

Kevin Mattingly

Dr. Kevin Mattingly (edX Username: D_Kevin_Mattingly) has been a science teacher, administrator, and athletic coach for 35 years in junior high and high schools. In addition, he has taught graduate courses in learning theory and its practical teaching applications for 10 years at Teachers College Columbia University. Over the years he has helped start a school (The Mountain School in VT), been a consultant to systemic school reform initiatives, and worked with over thirty schools on curriculum design, teaching strategies and professional development programs. He has also been involved with a variety of summer academic programs for students including the New Jersey Scholars, Vermont Governor's Institute on Science and Technology, Hotchkiss Summer Portals and a number of summer enrichment programs for public school students from New York City, Philadelphia and Trenton, NJ. He is the director of the co-curriculum for the Riverdale School (NYC). Mattingly holds a Ph.D. in zoology and a B.A. in biological sciences from Indiana University (IN).

Assistant Course Designers

	Jessica Sepke Jessica Sepke (edX Username: jwsepke) manages communications and special projects at the Klingenstein Center at Teachers College, Columbia University where she also earned an M.A. in private school leadership. She has served as a teacher, educational technologist and administrator at schools in North Carolina and New York City. She holds a B.S. Biology from Wake Forest University, where she conducted research in neuroscience and molecular biology.
	Mathurada Jullamon Mathurada Jullamon (edX Username: MattyJU2016) received a B.A in psychology from Whitman College in 2014, and a M.A in Cognitive Studies in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2016. Currently, she is a Research Associate at EL Education.
	Marianna Lamnina Marianna Lamnina (edX Username: mlamnina) is a doctoral student in Cognitive Science in Education and a research fellow at the Institute for Learning Technologies, where she researches how instructional technology facilitates mastery, transfer, and motivation in the STEM fields.
	Alison Lee Alison Lee (edX Username: AlisonYL) is a Ph.D Candidate in Cognitive Science in Education, with an M.S. in Learning Analytics at Columbia University. Her current dissertation topic centers on metacognitive responses to failure in games, and how these judgments and strategies result in more productive learning from formal instruction that follows (preparation for future learning). Alison graduated from Rutgers University with B.A.s in Psychology and Communication, and a minor in Philosophy.

The Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning

The Columbia Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) builds education experiences for Columbia University’s faculty, staff, and students across all of Columbia’s colleges, schools, and departments — on campus and online. CTL has been dedicated to producing new media and developing educational technology to enhance university teaching and learning. Our productions, publications, and events aim to provide thought leadership and practical support — and promote innovation in pedagogy and curriculum development — for teachers and higher education everywhere. For more information, please visit http://ctl.columbia.edu.

The design, production, and distribution of "The Science of Learning: What Every Teacher Should Know" is generously supported by the Office of the Provost, Columbia University. Provost: John H. Coatsworth.