Samuel Fancera Professor • Educational Leadership and Professional Studies View CV Website Dr. Fancera joined the faculty in the Department of Educational Leadership & Professional Studies after spending 16 years in NJ public schools as a principal, supervisor, and teacher. He holds the rank of Associate Professor and serves as Director for the MEd in Educational Leadership and the School Principal Certificate programs. Dr. Fancera enjoys his role in preparing future school leaders and is proud of the work program completers do to improve school and student level outcomes. Dr. Fancera also teaches research design and methods courses in the Doctor of Education in Leadership program, and he works with doctoral candidates to develop, design, and conduct their dissertation research. He invites you to connect with him on X: @SamFancera Professional Interests Dr. Fancera's scholarship is focused on school leadership in general. More specific lines of inquiry include the principal's role in professional development & learning, positive psychology in schools, the utility of state-level data sets for school leaders, leadership preparation, and teacher leadership. Degrees EdD Educational Theory, Policy, & Administration, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ EdM Educational Theory, Policy, & Administration, Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ MS Exercise & Sport Sciences, University of Arizona Tucson, AZ BA Biology, Kean College Union, NJ Specialization School leadership; principals; K-12 schools; professional development & learning Licenses and Certifications Certificate of Eligibility 06/30/2010 School Administrator CE, NJDoE State Standard Certificate 07/31/2010 Principal, NJDoE State Standard Certificate 05/31/2005 Supervisor, NJDoE State Standard Certificate 06/30/2003 Teacher of Physical Science, NJDoE State Standard Certificate 06/30/2002 Teacher of Biological Science, NJDoE State Representative Publications Context Responsive Leadership to Explain X/Twitter for Professional Development Scale Scores; , The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas; Volume 97, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1080/00098655.2024.2426650 Leadership for staff hope: Can it offer similar outcomes as student hope?; , ; 2023 https://jesma.net/index.php/jesma/article/view/70/45 Twitter for Professional Development and Learning in High-Needs Schools: Considerations for School Leaders; Digital Learning in High-Needs Schools: A Critical Approach to Technology Access and Equity in PreK-12; Routledge; 2023 The role of context on leadership transition: Building to district-level leadership; , Journal of Organizational & Educational Leadership; 2022 https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1108&context=joel A Scale to Measure School Leaders’ Use of Twitter for Professional Development and Learning; , NASSP Bulletin; Volume 105, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1177/01926365211008990 Representative Presentations Enhancing student engagement through teacher cultural competence NERA 2023 Conference Northeastern Educational Research Association Trumbull, CT 2023 Exploring principal experience and school demographics to explain Twitter for Professional Development Scale scores NERA 2023 Conference Northeastern Educational Research Association Trumbull, CT 2023 Professional learning via Twitter in global citizenship education: Considerations for school leaders Leadership for Professional Learning Hybrid Symposium International Professional Development Association Dublin, 2022 School leaders’ use of Twitter for professional learning Leadership for Professional Learning Symposium International Professional Development Association , 2021 A measure of school leaders’ use of Twitter for professional development International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership 2020 Virtual Conference , 2020 Awards and Honors Nominated for Excellence in Educational Leadership Award University Council for Educational Administration 04/01/2012 Reward School, Indiana Avenue School #18, Woodbridge Township School District, Woodbridge, New Jersey New Jersey Department of Education 04/01/2012 Dissertation Proposal Award Delta Xi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, Rutgers University 04/01/2008 Media PDiE Author Interview https://strath.zoom.us/rec/play/TZ1OcGZ6BPuFQsOn_1Cv5-hNbsL_sb6btYMuLQmBelQleerXsd3QP1I3EvLpNFYIICNuDbKziRKloPP6.XJ1fA3vlzkbL-gXE?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=JDdJC6cRRqumxqiIVBDZ4w.1624882689687.5dad7928f26efb9ae68488e458157a5c&_x_zm_rhtaid=79 A short interview with a number of authors, whose articles have recently been published in PDiE and the focus of these conversations is leadership within technology enhanced professional learning spaces. Fellowships, Grants and Research Practices to Promote and Support Teacher Leadership in New Jersey P-12 Public Schools (Contracted with the NJ Department of Education) Contract Applying self-determination theory to elucidate the online professional learning landscape for teachers in the post-pandemic era Grant Fostering pathways for STEM teachers and leaders Grant The professional development and learning landscape for urban and rural teachers and administrators: Factors to consider for the post pandemic era Grant Notable Courses Taught Spring 2025EDLP 6110 Legal and School Centered IssuesLEAD 7310 Research Design & Methods ILEAD 7901 Leader Learner CommunityLEAD 8600 Dissertation: Scholarship in PracticeSummer 2025EDLP 6030 Educational ResearchEDLP 6110 Legal and School Centered IssuesEDLP 6134 Internship in Educational Leadership Part DLEAD 7901 Leader Learner Community Email 973 720 3088 4015 Valley Road Schedule an appointment @ https://calendly.com/samfancera/office-hours
