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Tricia Hughes-Fitzgerald

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Program Specialist, Center on Education and Training for Employment

hughes-fitzgerald.1@osu.edu

Biography

Patricia is a Program Specialist for the Center on Education and Training for Employment (CETE). Patricia brings more than 20 years of secondary and post-secondary curriculum and instruction expertise to a variety of projects including instructional design and delivery; professional development design and delivery; and curriculum education and design. 

Education

  • BA, History, University of Cincinnati, 1996
    • Social Studies certification with concentration in Economics
  • BS, Education, University of Cincinnati, 1997
  • MEd, Education, University of Cincinnati, 2000

Research Interests

Selected Presentations

  • Embracing the Future – How Ohio is Meeting Instructor Needs and Planning for Student Success on the 2014 GED®. Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE), Pittsburgh, PA. March 2014.
  • The Road to Retrofitting: New Standards…New Curriculum? Ohio Association for Adult and Continuing Education (OAACE), Columbus, OH. April 2014.
  • Differentiation: What It Is and How to Do It. Ohio Association for Adult and Continuing Education (OAACE), Columbus, OH. April 2013.
  • Shining the Light on Instructional Practices in ABE Classrooms: A Statewide Initiative. Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE), New Orleans, LA. March 2013.