Faculty and Staff

Michelle Gonzalez

Professor • Educational Leadership and Professional Studies

Michelle Gonzalez, PhD has over 20 years working as a special education teacher and professor. Prior to her faculty position at William Paterson University in the Educational Leadership and Professional Studies department, she was an early childhood special education teacher in New Jersey.

Degrees

PhD Doctor of Philosophy – Education, Walden University Minneapolis, MN

MS Master of Science –Reading , Gwynedd-Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, PA

BA Education , La Salle University Philadelphia, PA

Specialization

Literacy, inclusive practices, dyslexia, in-service educators, best practices in online instruction

Licenses and Certifications

05/30/2001
Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-5,

05/30/2001
Instructional I Elementary Education K-6,

05/30/2001
Instructional I Mentally and Physically Handicapped K-12,

08/30/2006
Reading Specialist,

05/30/2001
Teacher of the Handicapped K-12,

Representative Publications


A Comparison of Faculty and Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Engaging Online Courses: A Mixed-Method Study; , International Journal of Educational Methodology ; 2020
http://www.ijem.com/IJEM_6_1_223.pdf


Early childhood educators’ perceptions of dyslexia and ability to identify students at-risk; , Journal of Education and Learning; 2019
http://jel.ccsenet.org


Supporting Graduate Student Writers with VoiceThread; , Journal of Educational Technology Systems ;
http://439 Jefferson Street, Floor 2


Dyslexia knowledge predictors, self-efficacy, and professional development needs of in-service educators; Volume Annals of Dyslexia, Issue 71 2021


Making the Time: Relationships Among the School Specialists.; Volume School Community Journal , Issue 31 (1) 2021

Representative Presentations


Developing Teacher Leaders: An Examination of a Graduate Reading Specialist Program
Critical Questions in Education Conference Academy for Educational Studies
Savanah, GA 2019


Dyslexia knowledge predictors, self-efficacy, and professional development needs of in-service educators
Council for Learning Disability Conference Council for Learning Disabilities
, 2020


Dyslexia knowledge predictors, self-efficacy, and professional development needs of in-service educators
International Dyslexia Association Conference IDA
, 2020

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