Jeanne DiDomenico

Jeanne Di Domenico joined UChicago STEM Education in 2013 after teaching for 12 years in Chicago elementary schools. She works on a range of projects in both curriculum development and school support services for mathematics, science and engineering.

Jeanne creates and facilitates professional development and provides coaching support for elementary school teachers across the STEM disciplines. She works closely with school-based leadership teams to help them develop goals and implement plans to improve teaching and learning. Jeanne also teaches math content and pedagogy courses for teachers as a part of the Elementary Math Specialist project and has taught Elementary Science Methods for preservice teachers through the UChicago Urban Teacher Education Program. Jeanne is trained to lead professional development for the Engineering is Elementary curriculum and CryptoClub. She has taught both Engineering and Cryptography at the UChicago STEM Education South Side STEM Camp.

Jeanne has worked on the author teams for both the Everyday Mathematics 4 and Science Companion curricula. She has also worked to develop curriculum for the UChicago STEM Education summer camps and to develop interdisciplinary units integrating computer science for elementary schools in Broward County Public Schools.

Jeanne holds a BA in Mathematics from Carleton College and a MS in Elementary Education from Northwestern University. She holds endorsements for Middle Grades Mathematics and Science.