Mary E. Little PhD

Dr. Mary Little is a Professor in Exceptional Student Education at the University of Central Florida and also currently serves as the Coordinator of Graduate Programs. Her interests continue to be in teachng and learning! Check out her webpage at; www.maryelittle.com

She received her graduate and undergraduate degrees in Special Education and Curriculum and Instruction from the State University College at Buffalo and her doctorate in Special Education from the University of Kansas. Her professional experiences in the K-12 schools include roles as a secondary teacher, co-teacher, program coordinator and principal. Her interests include evidence-based instructional practices, interventions, teacher efficacy, and student learning related to teacher learning. She teaches courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels using traditional and on-line formats, specifically in mathematics, assessment, instruction, action research, and program evaluation. In addition, she has received in excess of $15 million in external funding for research and development from federal, state, and private funding agencies including the Institute for Educational Sciences (IES) and the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Currently, she serves as the Principal Investigator for Building Bridges in Teacher Education, a federally-funded research and development project through OSEP. The purpose of this project is to research, develop, and enhance the existing graduate programs at UCF to ensure highly-qualified special education teachers in the content areas of mathematics and science to improve learning outcomes for secondary students, especially within diverse, urban schools. Among her numerous articles, chapters, and books, two recent publications are entitled, Response to Intervention for Teachers: Classroom Instructional Problem Solving and RTI and Mathematics: Practical Tools for Teachers in K-8 Classrooms.