Faculty

BS, Florida State University; MS, Florida State University
Email: gpbenedetti@plymouth.edu

Gillian Benedetti is a Teaching Faculty in the Elementary Education and Youth Development program at Plymouth State University. Prior to PSU, Gillian served as a Program Coordinator in the Special Education Program and taught as a Faculty Lecturer in the Education and Special Education Programs at another institute of higher education. Before that, Gillian taught in K-12 grades as an elementary and middle school teacher with students with disabilities as well as English Language Learners, and taught in Adult Education for English Language Learners.

Publication/Presentation

Benedetti, Gillian. Developing special education teachers in rural communities. Critical Questions in Education by Academy for Educational Studies, Savannah, GA, 2019

Benedetti (Lie), Gillian. The FAR model: Increasing rural access to special education teacher preparation. The 35th Annual National Conference of the American Council of Rural Special Education, Las Vegas, NV, 2016

Awards/Recognition

Distinguished Faculty Award 2016

Courses

Undergraduate

• ED 1500 – Foundations of Education
• ED 2800 – Inclusive Education and Technology
• ED 3010 – Designing Positive Learning Environments
• ED 3051 – Designing Positive Learning Communities
• ED 3070 – Classroom Applications in Inclusive Education
• ED 3090 – Introduction in Special Education
• ED 3350 – Classroom Planning, Management, and Organization
• SE 2080 – Children and Youth with Disabilities
• CD 1000 – Children and Youth in Schools and Communities
• IS 1115 – Tackling a Wicked Problem – Cultural Illiteracy In and Beyond Education

Graduate

• EL 5300 – Differentiated Instruction, Assessment, and Environment
• EL 5400 – Inclusive Supports and Accommodations