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Sandra Prolman, Ph.D.
Director, Initial Certification Programs; Associate Professor
College of Education
Office Location: Institute for Collaboration, Room 222D
Telephone: 630-844-5251
Fax: 630-844-5530
Email Address: sprolman@aurora.edu
Dr. Prolman was an elementary school teacher before earning her Ph.D. in Educational Administration at the University of Chicago in 2000. Her dissertation focused on understanding the changes occurring in public elementary schools as a result of the move toward full inclusion. She is especially interested in developing positive relationships among different kinds of teachers as they come together to work in partnerships for all students. She has a strong belief in social justice which lays the foundation for her work with pre-service teachers. Before coming to Aurora she was an adjunct at several local universities, working with K-12 teachers in graduate programs. She is currently the Director of AU's Initial Certification Programs. She also teaches in the EdD program.
Education
Ph.D., University of Chicago
A.B., Brandeis University
Areas of Specialization
PhD, Educational Administration
A.B., Anthropology, minor in Education
Courses Taught
How Schools Work
Educational Psychology (Theories of Learning)
The Learning Environment
Culture, Diversity and Expression
Advanced Educational Psychology
Middle School Mission and Methods
History and Philosophy of Education
Contemporary Issues in Education
Action Research
Educational Leadership
Sociology of Education
Legal Aspects of Educational Administration
Highlights of Publications, Honors and Professional Contributions (maximum of five):
Aird, Christie; Prolman, Sandra; Rogg, Steven, and Iasbel de los Santos. La Aurora: Collaborative Inquiry Model for Grant Evaluation. Paper presented at the Twenty-Eighth Annual Statewide Conference for Teachers of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students conference in Oak Brook, February 2005..
"Forging a Diverse Research Community by Marrying an Odd Couple: Qualitative research and Business-Oriented Project Management Techniques", with Joan Fee, Jody Piro and Jay Thomas, presented at AERA Montreal, April 2005.
"Gender, Career Paths, and Administrative Behavior," paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, April 1983.
"The Elementary Principal in Suburbia: An Occupational and Organizational Study," with Dan C. Lortie and Gary M. Crow, Final Report to the National Institute of Education, 1983.
"Forging a Diverse Research Community by Marrying an Odd Couple: Qualitative Research and Business-Oriented Project Management Techniques" is being published by The Qualitative Report. In press
Highlights of Campus Involvement
Co-Chair Council on Certification of School Professionals
Faculty Senate 2002-2006
General Education Committee
Personnel Committee, College of Education
Other Interests
Reading in general
Reading Science Fiction
Traveling-anywhere!
Fresh water kayaking
Playing the piano
