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Education
B.A.,
College of
New
Jersey
M.A.T.,
Antioch
College
Ed.D.,
University of
Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise
Educational leadership
Principals
Professional Biography
Dr. Brody earned her doctorate in educational leadership. She
explored her dissertation topic, The Role of a Principal in Developing a School
Climate that Facilitates Student Learning: Reflection as a Catalyst for
Innovating Change, as she served as a principal in the
School
District of
Philadelphia.
During her 10 years of service as an urban principal, she was recognized with
two prestigious awards, the Marcus Foster Award for Excellence in Educational
Administration and the Rose Lindenbaum Improvement of Education Principal
Award. Moving from leadership at the school level, she was appointed regional superintendent,
where she provided leadership for 36 urban schools. She expanded her leadership
in supervising principals by developing a performance appraisal system for the
entire district. She continued to provide leadership in the areas of curriculum,
instruction, assessment, staff development, and personnel functions by serving
as assistant superintendent in the suburban district of Springfield,
Montgomery
County,
Pennsylvania
Prior to receiving her doctorate, Dr. Brody served as a
social studies teacher in
Philadelphia
schools for 15 years. During her teaching career, she helped to develop several
innovative programs, including the
Middle
Years
Alternative School
for the Humanities, which promoted an inter-disciplinary curriculum.
Dr. Brody has served as a consultant and presented extensively
in the area of leadership for school reform at conferences, in school districts,
and in corporate settings. She has focused on the topic of building communities
of learners in which leaders promote a positive climate for learning, reflective
practice, collaborative behaviors, and a process of ongoing inquiry.
Research Interest and Current Projects
Currently, Dr. Brody serves Penn GSE in several roles. She helped
to create the Educational Leadership Program for Aspiring Principals and serves
as both the director and a co-instructor. She has represented the program in
various venues, including the
East
China
Normal
University
in
Shanghai,
China.
Using the model developed at Penn GSE, she is designing and leading programs
for current school leaders, both in the
United
States and abroad. She has also co-led
school leadership study trips to the
United
Kingdom and
New
Zealand. In addition, she teaches in the
Mid-Career Doctoral Program.
Courses Taught
EDUC 643: Instructional Leadership to Promote Learning
EDUC 651: Field Internship Seminar: Inquiring into School Leadership
for School Improvement
EDUC 652: Developing Instructional Leadership in Practice
EDUC 653: Field Internship Seminar: Inquiry into
Organization and Legal Dimensions to Principal Leadership
EDUC 654: Aligning Fiscal, Human and Community Resources in
Support of the School’s Instructional
Mission
EDUC 801: Building and Sustaining Cultures of Learning
EDUC 323: Tutoring: Theory and Practice
Selected Publications
Brody, J., Vissa, J., & Weathers, J. (2007) Partners for Inquiry: School and community collaboration
through focused observations. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of
the American Educational Research Association, April 2007.
Brody, J., Mata. W., Vissa, J., & Weathers, J. (2003). Building a comprehensive and holistic model for leadership preparation: What we have learned. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association, April 2003.
Arredondo, D., Brody, J., Zimmerman, D., & Moffett, C. (November 1995). Pushing the envelope in supervision. Educational Leadership, 53(3).
Brody, J. (1992.) Quoted in Teaching Thinking, ASCD Curriculum Update (June 1992).
Brody, J. (1990.) Cited in Sergiovanni, T. Value-added leadership: How to get extraordinary performance in school. Orlando, FL: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Brody, J., & Scattergood, S. (October 1989). Education for parenting. Educational Leadership.
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