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Laura A Snyder is an Associate Teaching Professor of Education at Brown University, specializing in graduate and undergraduate teacher education programs. She teaches cohort-wide courses in the English Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program focused on culturally responsive teaching, deeper learning, and technology integration, while also offering interdisciplinary undergraduate courses in literacy, adolescent literature, and drama education. As Faculty Director of Brown Summer High School, she leads curriculum development and college preparatory initiatives for K-12 students in Providence and Central Falls public schools.
Education:
- MA in English, Breadloaf School of English at Middlebury College (1996)
- Doctoral training, University of California, Berkeley
- BA, Amherst College (1989)
Research Interests center on practice-based education, equity in pedagogy, and curriculum design that emphasizes student identity, critical inquiry, and social justice. Her Humanities Reimagined Project bridges literary analysis with multi-genre texts to foster agency and critical hope in high school classrooms, leveraging partnerships with the John Hay Library and national educators.
Leadership & Affiliations:
- Faculty Director, Brown Summer High School
- Faculty Affiliate, Swearer Center for Public Service and Harriet W. Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
- Trustee, Paul Cuffee Maritime Charter School
- Member, CETE (Consortium for Excellence in Teacher Education) and NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English)
Mentorship & Teaching spans advising 15-20 undergraduates and 5-12 graduate students annually, with courses like EDUC 1665 (Reimagining Humanities Education) and EDUC 2565 (Practicum and Seminar I). She emphasizes student-centered learning, dialogic pedagogy, and practical integration of technology.
