Lisa

Pallett

Education

2010-2018- Ph. D., Instructional Leadership for Changing Populations, Notre Dame of Maryland University 

1999-2002- M.S., Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary Mathematics), Western Maryland College

1993-1996 - B.S., Elementary Education, Towson University

Bio

Lisa H. Pallett, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Programs and Accreditation in the School of Education at Notre Dame of Maryland University. Since joining the university full time in 2009, she has taught undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral courses, including elementary mathematics methods for undergraduates, coursework in the Mathematics Instructional Leadership program, and doctoral-level scholarly writing to prepare doctoral candidates for the dissertation process. Her teaching emphasizes effective and equitable mathematics instruction and preparation for professional standards, and she provides extensive support to teacher candidates completing the edTPA through structured guidance and feedback. Prior to her work in higher education, she was an elementary school teacher, mathematics intervention teacher, and mathematics support teacher.

Her research focuses on teacher preparation, particularly how faculty, mentor teachers, and supervisors support candidates in successfully completing the edTPA and strengthening their impact on P–12 student learning. Her work also includes STEM education and the integration of environmental literacy and mathematics to support meaningful, real-world learning. In addition, Dr. Pallett engages in international work in Haiti, where she has traveled to provide professional development on effective strategies for teaching mathematics for Haitian teachers and collaborates on the development of follow-up support using locally available resources.

Research Interests

Teacher preparation, Elementary and Early Childhood mathematics education, STEM education, Mathematics teacher preparation in Haiti, Integrating environmental education and STEM education

Publications

Pallett, L, Dupuis, J. & Demski, A. (2025). Ants on the Move: Mathematics Meets Environmental Education. Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching Pre-K-12, NCTM.

Pallett, L & Snyder, A (2026). Optimizing edTPA Support: Faculty, Supervisors, and Mentor Teachers’ Roles in Teacher Candidate Success. School University Partnerships.

Snyder, A. L. & Pallett, L. H. (2026). Mindfulness, Motivation, and Milestones: Facilitated Support for Doctoral Students During Dissertation Writing. In M. Tariq (Ed.), Improving Doctoral Education and Research Development for Sustainability (pp. 271-302). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-0225-6.ch009

Silver, P., Dupuis, J., Durham, R., Schaaf, R. & Pallett, L. (2024) Building technology integration at an urban school through a PDS partnership. School University Partnerships. DOI 10.1108/SUP-10-2023-0041

Snyder, A.L., Pallett, L., Pennerman, A., Meyer, A., & Spicer, M. (2019). Sharing our stories: Different paths to edTPA implementation within the MD edTPA collaborative. In L. Barron (ed.) A Practical Guide for edTPA Implementation and Success: Lessons from the Field, Information Age Publishing.

Pallett, L. (2018). The preparedness of candidates and graduates from Maryland universities to teach using elementary mathematics standards [Notre Dame of Maryland University]. ProQuest Dissertations.

Snyder, A. & Pallett, L. (2017). Teacher educators and elementary math Instruction: Two technology “novices” use free rechnology in a teacher preparation program. International Journal of Education and Human Developments. Center for Global Research Development, (3)2.

Recent Publication and Presentations

• “Down the Rabbit Hole: The Journey to Successful edTPA Implementation at a Small University” Co-presented with Dr. Angela Snyder at National edTPA Implementation Conference, San Jose California and Maryland State edTPA Conference, Salisbury, MD.
• “Teacher Educators and Elementary Math Instruction: Two Technology “Novices” Use Free Technology in A Teacher Preparation Program” Co-authored with Dr. Angela Snyder. Published in International Journal of Education and Human Developments, Vol.3, No.2, March 2017.