DMAT

03/20/2026

Please take action. It only takes a few minutes.

Support a $10M investment in student-teacher stipends to remove financial barriers, strengthen the educator pipeline and address New York’s teacher shortage.

06/24/2024

Problems with the new NYCDOE mandated and scripted ELA curriculum.

“It didn’t even feel like learning.”

05/23/2024

Graduation ceremony next week. Hope I can think of something inspiring to say.

02/11/2024

My new bumper sticker. Got two: one for my office door as Chairperson of the Elementary and Early Childhood Department of Queens College, and one for my car.

01/19/2024

So important to advocate for CUNY Now with our local and state politicians.

On Friday morning, January 19th, dozens of City of University of New York (CUNY) staff and student activists joined elected officials from across New York Ci...

01/12/2024

Here are clear reasons why we must advocate for CUNY.

The future of the university I have worked at for more than half a century is at risk and it makes no sense. The City University of New York (CUNY) serves

12/07/2023

I share with you the sad news that Dr. Harold (Hal) Sobel, who taught in EECE for more than forty years, passed away on Sunday. A memorial service will be held as follows:
Friday, December 22, 2023
Noon
Shaffer Funeral Home
4509 Little Neck Parkway
Little Neck, NY 11362
Phone: 718-229-4949

Dr. Sobel was an integral part of the the SWS/DMAT program at Queens College which provided a clinically-rich childhood education experience for our students.

11/12/2023

So excited to be presenting at NCTE 2023 on "Social Justice in Interactive Read-Aloud," on Fri., 11/17, 12:30 PM. Hope to see you there.

05/25/2023

An important article that explains clearly the false impressions about more phonics instruction in schools.

Three reading experts challenge the current education orthodoxy about phonics instruction.

05/04/2023

A strong summary of funding at CUNY. I recommend reading this, then advocating for , .

On May Day, students, staff, and teachers are fighting back against budget cuts, despite the outdated Taylor Law. It's time we bring back the public, working-class institution we once revered. 

04/28/2023

https://www.amny.com/opinion/we-are-both-products-of-cuny-and-the-ivy-league-cuny-is-underfunded/

Please read and respond. QC needs more public support!

We know CUNY and the Ivy League. Chloë holds degrees from Yale and Brooklyn College, Tom from Princeton and Hunter College. This semester, we are both