Consistent with its overall mission, the CDI supports a variety of academic collaborations and initiatives supporting inclusive education and policy change for students with disabilities and those of other marginalized groups.
Baldanza Fellows: Teachers of Color Pipeline Program
- Focused on recruitment and retention of teachers of color in CNY
- Collaborative project with the Maxwell School of Citizenship
- Funded by a generous gift from alumni Marcia and Ben Baldanza
CEEDAR: Collaboration For Effective Educator Development, Accountability, And Reform
- Assists states to reform teacher/leader preparation programs
- Aligns licensure standards with reforms
- Refines personnel evaluation, realign policy structures & learning systems statewide
Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning
A peer-reviewed, fully open-access journal provided by NYACTE (New York Association of Colleges for Teacher Education)
Equity Audits to Identify Opportunity Gaps
- Research on curricular and co-curricular opportunity gaps and impact on underserved populations within SCSD
- Audit of students, enriched/advanced courses, grades, attendance, discipline
- Descriptive statistics and correlational analyses
- Planning for education reforms
Academic Collaborations:
Neurodiversity Community
A pilot project supporting degree-seeking students with autism at Syracuse University, supported by Karen Seybold.
Intelligence ++
Inclusive design course and competition with support from the Zaccai Foundation for Augmented Intelligence