Teacher Collaborator , Center for Education in Small Urban Communities
1 Education Building
1310 S. Sixth Street (mail code 708)
Champaign (UIUC Campus Mail), IL 61820
Jill DeHart joined the Center for Education in Small Urban Communities in 2012 as a Teacher Collaborator focused on literacy instruction. Jill currently works with local school districts to provide job embedded professional development to area teachers and at the district level. Prior to joining the Center, Jill worked in public elementary schools as a classroom teacher, reading interventionist, and instructional coach. Jill enjoys working and learning alongside teachers while continuing to improve her instructional craft. She continues to study and employ effective models for professional learning to provide the greatest impact on student learning and teacher efficacy.
Jill holds a MA in Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership, MA in Curriculum and Instruction with a Reading and ESL Endorsement from the University of Illinois, and B.A. in Elementary Education from Indiana University.