Autor/-in: Dr. Kevin Colleary

Dr. Kevin Colleary is an adjunct professor at Fordham University's Graduate School of Education in New York. His research and publications focus on social studies education, content area reading, critical thinking, diversity issues, best practices in teaching and learning, and helping teachers understand how to develop content driven literacy instruction at all grades.

Dr. Colleary has been an elementary, middle school and high school teacher in Harlem and Brooklyn, New York. He has authored numerous chapters in a wide variety of educational texts and has been published in a variety of professional journals. He has been a member of the senior authorship team on several elementary-level US social studies curriculum programs. Dr. Colleary is also an English Language Specialist for the US State Department and Georgetown University. He is often requested for professional development and educational conference keynote presentations around the world. His thoughtful insights, energetic style and passionate delivery make him a sought-after speaker and professional developer. Dr. Colleary received his BA in history from Siena College, Albany NY. He also earned both his master's and doctorate in education from Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

A native New Yorker, Kevin currently lives in Helsinki, Finland with his husband Francisco, a diplomat.