ABOUT IIDC
Before joining the CELL staff, Jim was a high school English and drama teacher in both New Haven, CT and Chicago, IL. Currently, Jim collaborates with other CELL colleagues and Indiana educators to facilitate school change. Past and present change efforts have focused on culturally responsive teaching, classroom management, differentiating instruction, instructional consultation, school-wide positive behavior support, smaller learning communities, universal access, and writing/problem solving across the curriculum. Jim currently serves as Project Coordinator for Instructional Consultation Teams training in Indiana. In 2012, Jim completed his doctoral dissertation, which focuses on a collaborative service learning effort in two urban high schools, and earned a Ph.D. from Indiana University.
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Education
- Indiana University, Bloomington, IN | Ph.D., Education (Curriculum Studies) | 2012
- Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT | M.A., Teaching (English) | 1994
- Southern CT State University, New Haven, CT | B.A., English (Drama minor) | 1991
Professional Experience
- Center on Education and Lifelong Learning, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Bloomington, IN | Research Associate | 2002-Present
- Center on Education and Lifelong Learning, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Bloomington, IN | Graduate Assistant | 2000-2002
- Indiana University School of Education, Bloomington, IN | Associate Instructor | 1998-2000
- Roberto Clemente Community Academy High School, Chicago, IL | Alternative School Teacher | 1997-1998
- James Hillhouse High School, New Haven, CT | English Teacher | 1994-1997
Awards, Honors & Certifications
- ICAT Approved Level 6 IC Teams Trainer
- Indiana Teacher Appraisal System (INTASS) Leadership Cadre | Member
Presentations & Publications
- Ansaldo, J. (2012). A study of a collaborative effort to engage Latino high school students in service learning activities. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. (1021368228).
- Cole, C. M., Robinson, J. N., Ansaldo, J., Whiteman, R. S., & Spradlin, T. E. (2012). Overhauling Indiana Teacher Evaluation Systems: Examining Planning and Implementation Issues of School Districts. Education Policy Brief, (10)4, Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University. | Summer 2012
- Ansaldo, J. and Walter-Bailey, W., (2011). Equity Pedagogy Presentation. Center on Education and Lifelong Learning, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University.
- Ansaldo, J. and Robinson, J., (2011). Instructional Consultation Teams Tutorial. Center on Education and Lifelong Learning, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University.
- Ansaldo, J. and Robinson, J., (2011). Instructional Consultation Teams Discussion Guide. Center on Education and Lifelong Learning, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University.
- Cole, C.M., Washburn, S. and Ansaldo, J., (2002). Practices and structures that support inclusive schools: A descriptive case study. Center on Education and Lifelong Learning, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, Indiana University.
- Ansaldo, J. and Goodman, J., (2002). Doctoral curriculum studies in an age of shifting boundaries. Journal of School Leadership, (12)1, 78-96.
Areas of Expertise
- Connected Learning
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Curriculum Design
- Differentiated Instruction
- Instructional Consultation Teams
- School Wide Positive Behavior Support
- Service Learning
- Technology
- Unified Systems
Additional Information
- Center on Education and Lifelong Learning (2010). Grants for the Establishment of Indiana Resource Centers for Improvement Activities. Indiana Department of Education. Funded at $4.5 million.
- Bartholomew County Consolidated School Corporation (2008). Grants to Integrate Schools and Mental Health Systems. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. Funded at $347,875.
- Bartholomew County Consolidated School Corporation (2004). Smaller Learning Communities Program. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. Funded at $300,000.
- Bartholomew County Consolidated School Corporation (2003). Smaller Learning Communities Program. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education. Funded at $45,500.
- Goodman, J. and Ansaldo, J. (2001). Joining forces: A study of a collaborative service education program aimed at the improvement of schooling for low-income and Latino high school students. Maris M. Proffitt and Mary Higgins Proffitt Endowment Grants, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Funded at $15,000.
- Ansaldo, J. and Stocco, D. (1998). Cities of stone and blood: A multimedia project for students in a high school alternative program. Oppenheimer Family Foundation Teacher Incentive Grants, Chicago, IL. Funded at $2,000.