Charlene Trovato
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
4310 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-7429
EMAIL:
trovato@pitt.eduFull Time Faculty - Clinical Associate Professor/Associate Chair
Dr. Charlene A. Trovato is an Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Education, Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, School Leadership Program where she teaches courses in the Master of Education, Doctor of Education, and school leadership certificate programs (K-12 Principal and Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction). Recently, Dr. Trovato received a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to redesign the principal preparation program. She is also a member of the PDE work group that is developing new standards for principal certification. Currently, she is chairing a team convened by PDE to review the principal preparation program at Drexel University. As a Core Faculty member at the University, Community Leaders and Individuals with Disabilities (UCLID) Center, she serves as training co-coordinator of their interdisciplinary leadership education program, teaches seminars on leadership in developmental disabilities, and conducts leadership seminars for general academic pediatric medicine fellows at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. For the past year, Dr. Trovato has been a data consultant on the Watson Institute Behavioral Support for Youth (WIBSY) project, a partnership of the Watson Institute, School of Education, and the Pittsburgh Public Schools. This year Dr. Trovato and Dr. Mary Margaret Kerr have partnered Pittsburgh Arsenal 6-8 in the Pittsburgh Public Schools with three courses in the School Leadership program and one course in Behavioral Health to engage our students in analyzing behavioral and academic data. In addition, Dr. Trovato has team taught a Project Management course with Dr. John Yeager, Coordinator of the Higher Education Management Program. Dr. Trovato has also taught reading methods courses for the Department of Instruction and Learning. This year she published an article with two professors from the Dental School on utilizing debates as an instructional tool for dental students. In the past, Dr. Trovato's research has focused on issues relating to transitioning and inclusive preschool for children with disabilities. Dr. Trovato demonstrates her commitment to service through her work as associate chair of the Department of Administrative and Policy Studies, program coordinator of School Leadership,a member of the School of Education Academic Affairs Committee, and a member of the University Senate Educational Policies Committee. Dr. Trovato graduated from the fellowship program at the Education Policy Leadership Center, an affiliate of the Education Leadership Institute (ELI). The Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) is a professional development program for individuals whose work record reflects strong leadership abilities and a concern for issues important to children and education. Dr. Trovato has a B.S. in Speech Pathology from Carlow College and a Master of Education Degree with certifications in Special Education, Early Childhood Education, and Reading Specialist. Her doctoral work at the University of Pittsburgh focused on reading and her dissertation research focused on the oral language ability of learning disabled children. Early in her career, Dr. Trovato was a speech therapist, taught children with learning differences and emotional difficulties, and was the founder, owner, and director of an inclusive early childhood center for 18 years.
School Affiliations
- Department: Administrative and Policy Studies - Clinical Associate Professor/Associate Chair
- Program: School Leadership - Coordinator/Clinical Associate Professor
Education
- Ph.D., Reading and Language Arts, University of Pittsburgh, 1978
- M.Ed./Reading Specialist, Reading and Language Arts, University of Pittsburgh, 1974
- B.S., Speech Pathology and Audiology, Carlow College, 1969
- Socially and Emotionally Disturbed Certification, Special Education, University of Pittsburgh,
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
- Chianese, J. MD, MS; Ploof, D. EdD; Trovato,C. PhD;Chang, J.C. MD, MPH. (2009). Inner-City Caregivers’ Perspectives on Bed Sharing With Their Infants. Academic Pediatrics,volume 9 (1), 26 - 32.Link: More...
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Recent Course Instruction
Spring 2010 (2104)
Fall 2009 (2101)
Summer 2009 (2097)
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Current Professional Participation
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Recent Grants
- Leadership for Student Achievement
Redesign for Principal Preparation
PA Department of Education
$75,000.00
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Recent Collaborative Efforts
- Program or Teaching
- External Collaborative Efforts - The newly redesigned K-12 Principal certificate program will be available to aspiring school leaders in Western Pennsylvania through partnerships with Intermediate Units and University of Pittsburgh regional campuses. Our first two cohorts will open at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit and the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown beginning in the summer of 2009.
- Internal Collaborative Effort - The core teaching team of the newly redesigned K-12 Principal certificate program in the School Leadership Program will be distinguished academicians, educators, researchers, authors, and practitioners in their respective fields. Representing various disciplines, they are close to practice through relationships with school districts and Intermediate Units and through personal involvement as consultants in school districts nationally and around the world.
We are working closely with several University research and practice Institutes, Centers, and Partners that inform the design, delivery, and evaluation of the certificate, including:
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, Center for Executive Education focuses on evidence-based management, strategic development and implementation, continuous and sustainable improvement, decision making and problem solving, negotiations and conflict management, and time management strategies.
Institute for Learning (IFL) focuses on the importance of literacy learning in the disciplines rather than as the product of generic strategies.
Learning Research and Development Center focuses on research on teaching and learning and its application in partnerships with educators, business and government, and non-profit organizations to reform and improve instruction and learning.
Learning Policy Center focuses on research that examines the “teaching and learning” practices that occur inside schools, classrooms, central offices, boardrooms and state capitols.
Urban Education Center fulfills the School of Education mission by focusing on teacher and school leader preparation, research, and service on Urban Education
Watson Institute/Pittsburgh Public Schools/School of Education creates an ideal interdisciplinary laboratory where Watson practitioners and Pitt students and faculty can create new models for serving children with serious behavioral and learning challenges.
- HRS 2089-Interdisciplinary Clinical Care for Children with Developmental Disabilities
Faculty from Physical Therapy, General Academic Pediatrics, Speech Pathology, Psychology, and Education
This course is taken by the UCLID Fellows and Trainees either for credit or as part of their program's internship requirements.
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Recent Service
- Non-University Service
- Board Member - La Escuelita Arcoiris
Pittsburgh's only spanish immrsion preschool and kindergarten.
- School of Education Department-level Service
- Search Committee Member - School Leadership
- Search Committee Member - Higher Education Management Program
- Enrollment Management Committee
- Associate Chair, Department of Administrative and Policy Studies
- Steering Committee Member
- School of Education Program or Specialization-level Service
- School Leadership Program Coordinator
- School of Education-level Service
- Academic Affairs Committee
- Search Committee Member for a Graduate Enrollment Manager
- Search Committee Member, Health and Physical Activity
- Convener, Prinicpal Preparation Redesign Committee
- University-level Service
- Educational Policies Committee, Standing Committee of the University Senate (More Information...) [http://www.pitt.edu/univsenate/committees/educational/mission.html]
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Recent Projects
- University, Community, Leaders, and Individuals with Disabilities
The University, Community, Leaders, and Individuals with Disabilities (UCLID) Center is an interdisciplinary leadership training program in developmental disabilities affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Our Team includes faculty from the University, representatives from community agencies which provide services for individuals with developmental disabilities, civic leaders, parents of children with disabilities, and self-advocates. The UCLID Center is one of 35 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Programs in 29 states. (More Information...) [http://www.uclid.org]
- Leadership for Student Achievement: A Pilot Initiative
The Leadership for Student Achievement Initiative is designed to create a partnership between PDE and a small group of higher education institutions to develop innovative models of principal preparation that are based on best practices and content known to increase student learning.
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