Lisa Fiore
Professional Title: Professor, Dean of Faculty
Areas of Academic Focus and Expertise:
Use of documentation to extend and enhance individual and group learning; making assessment meaningful and relevant for teachers and young children through the use of alternative strategies and materials.
Area of Work and Concentration at Lesley: Development and learning; assessment; Reggio Emilia
Representative List of Recent Courses Taught:
Developmental Learning: ECE lifespan development course
Development and Learning: Psychosocial Perspectives in Education: Elementary education lifespan development course taught in both face-to-face and online models
Observation, Documentation, and Assessment: Introduction to reflective evaluation of young children, as well as teacher research and advocacy.
Enduring Ideas and Current Issues in Early Childhood Education: Capstone course in the Professional Licensure program, focusing on key topics in the field.
Study Tour to Reggio Emilia, Italy: Collaboration, Inspiration, and Interpretation
Education: Ph.D., Boston College; M.A.T., Tufts University; B.A., Brandeis University
Representative List of Recent Publications / Exhibitions:
- Fiore, L (2012). Assessment of young children: A collaborative approach. New York: Routledge.
- LifeSmart (2010). New York: McGraw-Hill
- Julia Child. (In press). In Runco, M.A., and Pritzker, S.B. (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Creativity, 2/e. New York: Elsevier. The rights of children: Policies to best serve three-, four-, and five-year-olds in public schools. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Indiana University, Fort Wayne. Guest edited Special Issue of Theory into Practice, 49(1): Observation, Documentation, and Reflection to Create a Culture of Inquiry (Winter 2010)
- Shifting the Culture of Higher Education: Influences on Students, Teachers, & Pedagogy. In Theory into Practice, Winter 2010.
- Presentation at annual NAEYC conference in Anaheim, CA. Mining the mess: Recognizing the power of ordinary classroom moments.
- Presentation at the North American Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA) Initiative, Dialogues for quality in education: Inspiring change through collaboration and community building, in Weston, MA. Documentation across contexts: A focus on relationships, reflection, and responsibility.
- Presentation at the 32nd annual National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology (NITOP) conference, St. Pete Beach, FL. Teaching innovations in human development.
- Presented at annual Wonderplay conference at the 92nd St Y in New York. Anxious Children: Strategies to Empower Children and Families.
Dr. Fiore brings her background in developmental and educational psychology to her work with pre- and in-service teachers. A licensed Early Childhood teacher, she infuses documentation of children's and students' learning throughout her teaching and other research and writing pursuits. As a parent and active board member of Families First Parenting Programs, in Cambridge, MA, Dr. Fiore strives to bridge home and family environments to make theory relevant for students. She enjoys writing and presenting at conferences, with a recent focus drawing inspiration from the practices of educators in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
lfiore@lesley.edu