Kathleen Francis
Doctoral Student
Katie is an aspiring school leader and 9th grade algebra teacher at Curtis High School in Staten Island, New York. She has been teaching mathematics for thirteen years and has served in a teacher leadership role as the IB Diploma Program coordinator for eight years. Kathleen is currently pursuing her EdD at Hunter College in Instructional Leadership. Her research interests include examining whiteness ideology in mathematics education, critical reflective practices of teachers, and transformative social and emotional learning. She has been a Math for America Master teacher for eleven years, leading numerous professional development workshops, supporting teachers to develop their self-awareness, resilience, and strengthen connections with colleagues using mindfulness, reflective practices, and vulnerable dialogues.
Related Professional Experience
- Research Assistant, Star Factor Coaching
Conference Presentations
- EI Coaching for Educational Leaders, International Congress of Emotional Intelligence- August 2022,
- Palermo Cultivating Joy through Creative Reflective Practices, MfA Summer Think Conference- July 2023,
- New York Literacy Practices and their Alignment with Transformative SEL, CASEL SEL Exchange- October 2023,
- Atlanta Unpacking Whiteness in Math Education, NCTM Annual Meeting & Research Conference- September 2024, Chicago
- Doctoral Candidate of Education in Instructional Leadership, CUNY Hunter College
- MS Ed in Educational Leadership, CUNY Hunter College
- MA in Secondary Mathematics Education, CUNY Brooklyn College
- BS in Mathematics, CUNY College of Staten Island
Unpacking whiteness ideology in mathematics education, transformative SEL, critical reflective practices of teachers