Mary Kropiewnicki
Dr. Mary Kropiewnicki’s formal training is in teacher development and educational leadership where she has served in various roles for her 30+ year career. Dr. Kropiewnicki served as a teacher, reading specialist, and elementary and middle school principal in K-12 public and private schools in Pennsylvania and South Carolina. She also served as a dean, assistant dean, and department chair in private and state institutions of higher education in Pennsylvania and Georgia. In these roles, Dr. Kropiewnicki taught courses related to undergraduate and graduate teacher preparation and professional development and educational leadership at the masters and doctoral levels. Dr. Kropiewnicki served on numerous doctoral dissertation committees and also served on the Institutional Board at these institutions. At Walden University, she will mentor doctoral students in the completion of the prospectus and dissertation.
Dr. Kropiewnicki’s current research interests focus primarily on K-12 educational leadership with a focus on ethics and policy; curriculum, instruction, and assessment with a focus on literacy education; and issues of access and equity in education. She has presented at numerous conferences including the American Educational Research Association and the Consortium for the Study of Leadership and Ethics in Education. She received over 4.9 million dollars in post-secondary grant awards for the development of highly qualified teachers in mathematics, science, social studies, and English/language arts at the middle level.
Courses Taught
EDDD 8114 - Demystifying Doctoral Writing
EDDD 8032 - Strategic Planning and Program Evaluation in Higher Education
EDDD 8910 - Completing the Prospectus
EDDD 8990 - Completing the Doctoral Capstone
Education
BS, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
MS, University of Scranton
EdD, Temple University
Public Service
Palmetto Animal League, Participant - Bluffton
Awards / Honors
Contributions to STEM Education , Women’s Leadership Conference/Savannah State University , 2018
David L. Clark Scholar Award , University Council of Education Administration (UCEA) , 1989
Faculty Excellence Award, National Society of Leadership and Success, 2007
Fellowship , Pennsylvania Educational Policy & Leadership Center (EPLC), 2006
George E. Walk Award , Phi Delta Kappa/Temple University, 2000
Innovative & Effective Teaching Award, Wilkes University, 2001
Publications
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2006). Comprehending comprehension: Training preservice teachers in comprehension strategy instruction. The Reading Professor
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2004). Developing pre-service teachers’ competence with academic standards. Pennsylvania Teacher Educator
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2001). Female leadership and the ethic of care: Three case studies. . ERIC Document
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2006). The effectiveness of training preservice teachers in comprehension strategy instruction. ERIC Document
Presentations
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2009). A developmental discussion rubric to guide inquiry in an online ethics course. American Educational Research Association
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2003). A framework for connecting the college classroom to the PA standards. Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2000). Female leadership and the ethic of care in the new millennium. University Council for Educational Administration
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2015). Ethics for School Business Leaders. Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2000). Female leadership and the ethic of care in the new millennium. University Council for Educational Administration
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2015). Guiding the advancement of ethical reasoning in educational leadership using a developmental case-based approach. Consortium for the Study of Leadership and Ethics in Education (CSLEE)
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2004). The effectiveness of comprehension strategy instruction training in preservice teacher education. Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2006). The effectiveness of training preservice teachers in comprehension strategy instruction. American Educational Research Association
Kropiewnicki, M. I. (2009). Using a developmental discussion rubric to guide inquiry in an online ethics course in educational leadership. Hawaii International Conference on Education