Holly Dolan

Holly Dolan is a Professor of Practice in Education at Clark University, serving as Chair of the Education Department and Director of the Adam Institute. She holds a Ed.D. (2017), M.Ed. (1990), and B.S.E. (1986) from Clark University and Springfield College, respectively. Her work focuses on elementary and early childhood education, with a clinical emphasis at the Jacob Hiatt Magnet School through the Clark–Worcester Public Schools Collaborative.

Her research explores integrating pre-K math programs like Number Worlds with Accountable Talk strategies in Springfield, MA preschools. She has collaborated with the Core Knowledge Foundation, developing teacher training modules for early childhood mathematical reasoning and providing instructional support for their programs.

Dr. Dolan’s professional service includes mentoring pre-service teachers, facilitating workshops on topics like ‘Mentoring Pre-Service Teachers’ and ‘Integrating Primary Sources in Social Studies,’ and leading teacher development initiatives. She is a licensed Massachusetts elementary educator (Grades 1–6).

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