Robert Delisle

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Interim Director, Center for Programs in Education

Summary of Education and Relevant Experience

A.B., St. Anselm College; M.S.Ed., University of New Hampshire; Ed.D., Boston University.
Bob Delisle most recently worked as a consultant to improve student achievement and affect curriculum reform. Delisle has more than 20 years of experience in administration serving as chair of the Department of Specialized Services in Education and as NCATE Coordinator of the Division of Education at Lehman College of the City University of New York. He holds professor-in-residence honors at various school districts in Brooklyn, New York, the Bronx and in Tempe, AZ.

Affiliations

• International Reading Association
• National Council of Teachers of English
• American Education Research Association
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Publications

Delisle, R. (1997). How to Use Problem-Based Learning in the Classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Translations: Arabic, 2000; Chinese-Taiwan, 2003; Chinese-Beijing, 2004.

Bravmann, S. and Delisle, R. (1996). "Recreating Schools: some thoughts for the twenty-first century," Journal for a Just and Caring Education. Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 331-335.

Delisle, R. (1989). "The Children's School Project," in Risk Makers, Risk Takers, Risk Breakers. Allen, J.B. and Mason, J. N. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann Educational Books, pp. 83-92.

Sledge, A. Delisle, R. and Blot, R. (1988). "Malfeasance of Method: A Response to Goldenberg," Anthropology and Education. Vol. 19, No. 2, pp. 48-51.

Delisle, R. and Woods, A. (1981). "Children's Perception of Death: a look at the appropriateness of selected picture books," Death Education. Vol. 5, No. 6 (13pp.) Reprinted: (1984). Jump Over the Moon: selected readings. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, pp. 267-276.  Reprinted: (1985). ERIC Documents, ED #173 786

Delisle, R, and Woods, A. (1978). "The Treatment of Death in Sympathy Cards," in Deviance and Mass Media. Winick, C. ed. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications (Sage Annual Review of Studies in Deviance), pp. 95-103

Delisle, R. and Woods, A. (1976). "Children and Death: Coping Models in Literature," Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. Vol. 14, Winter, pp. 438-443

Delisle, R. and Woods, A. (1976). "Death and Dying in Children's Literature: an analysis of three selected works," Language Arts. Vol.53, No.7, pp. 683-687. Reprinted  (1977). PROJECT YOUTH-LITERATURE: Produktie en Verkoop, Educaboek, Amsterdam. Reprinted: (1978). ERIC Documents, ED #173 788.

Grants, Awards and Recognition

Lehman College of the City University of New York, multiple grants and awards:

• Professor-in-Residence, PS 233, School District 18, Brooklyn, NY, 1997-1998
• Professor-in-Residence, Ventures in Education, New York, NY, 1994-1995
• Professor-in-Residence, Community School District 9, Bronx, NY, 1991-1994
• Professor-in-Residence, School District 3, Tempe AZ, 1990-1991
• Professor-in-Residence, Community School District 10, Bronx, NY, 1985-1991

Outstanding Literacy Educator, Bronx Reading Council, Bronx, NY, 1985    

Contact Information

Center for Programs in Education
206-268-4600

Robert Delisle
206-268-4612
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