Roseann Maurantonio has been a classroom teacher for the past 14 years.  She began her career at P.S. 158 in New York City, one of the highest performing schools in New York State and currently teaches first grade at Rosendale Elementary School, a suburban elementary school in Upstate NY. 

In addition to having taught grades 1-4, Rosie has been an adjunct professor in the Literacy Teaching and Learning Department at the University at Albany.  She has worked with graduate students to help them understand the basics of the balanced literacy framework and how to differentiate their instruction to support diverse learners.   

In 2014, Rosie was presented with the Milken Educator Award for her leadership in education and her success improving student achievement.  In 2016, she received an Excellence in Part Time Teaching Award from the University at Albany.  For the past few years, Rosie has done consulting work in schools in the states and abroad. She enjoys pushing teachers to be reflective about their practice and aims to be sure that all of her presentations and professional development work reflect what she herself has done in the classroom. 

Her academic degrees are as follow:  B.S. Childhood Education/Childhood Special Education ('04  NYU), M.S. Reading/Writing/Literacy ('05 UPENN), M.A. Educational Leadership ('11 NYU)