Gert Nesin
Bio: Gert Nesin is teacher-leader in residence with the Center for Applied Research on Education and Schools (CARES) in the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development, where she is responsible for facilitating the Rural Teacher Leader Support Network.
Gert’s long-term area of interest and expertise is middle school education. She has held roles as a teacher, principal, college instructor and director of the Middle Level Education Institute. She is currently president of the Maine Association for Middle Level Education. In addition to middle grades education, Gert’s research has examined young adolescent development, integrated curriculum, building community, restorative practices, assessment and math learning.
Education B.S., University of Maine, 1983, Elementary Education M.Ed., University of Maine, 1993, Middle School Education Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2000, Middle School EducationSample Publications
- Nesin, G. & Brazee, E. N. (2012). Creating developmentally responsive middle level schools. In G. Davis & S. Mertens (Ed.). Encyclopedia of middle level education (2nd ed). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.
- Nesin, G. (2011). Students and teachers engaged in active learning. In T. Erb (Ed.). This we believe in action (2nd ed.) Columbus, OH: National Middle School Association. 53-62.
- Nesin, G. & Lounsbury, J. H. (1999). Curriculum integration: Twenty questions with answers. Atlanta, GA: Georgia Middle School Association.
- Pate, P.E. & Nesin, G. (2000). Teaching about and through curriculum integration: How two University professors organize their curriculum. Middle Grades Research Journal.