ZMUDA, Allison (G.) 1971-

PERSONAL: Born December 13, 1971, in New York; daughter of Walter (a lawyer) and Susan (a college professor) Epstein; married Thomas Zmuda (a teacher), June 28, 1998; children: Cuda James. Ethnicity: "Polish-Russian." Education: Yale University, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1994; Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, M.A.L.S., 1997.

ADDRESSES: Home—24 Artillery Rd., Woodbury, CT 06798. E-mail—allison@competentclassroom.com.

CAREER: High school social studies teacher and department head in Sandy Hook, CT, 1994-2001; Re-:Learning by Design, Pennington, NJ, staff consultant, 2001—. Competent Classroom, education consultant, 1999—; University of Bridgeport, adjunct professor, 2001—; workshop presenter; curriculum developer.

MEMBER: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Phi Beta Kappa (Alpha chapter of Connecticut).

AWARDS, HONORS: GOALS 2000 grants, 1995-96, 1996-97; Celebration of Excellence Awards for curriculum development, 1998, for program "Immigration and the American Dream," and 2000, for "Thinking Transcendentally."

WRITINGS:

(With Mary Tomaino) The Competent Classroom: Aligning High School Curriculum, Standards, and Assessment—A Creative Teaching Guide, Teachers College Press (New York, NY), 2001.

(With Mary Tomaino and Jeanetta Miller) High Stakes High School: A Guide for the Perplexed Parent, Kaplan (New York, NY), 2001.

(With Robert Kuklis and Everett Kline) Transforming Schools: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (Alexandria, VA), 2004.

Contributor to American Journey: The African-American Experience (CD-ROM), 1995. Contributor to Educational Leadership.

WORK IN PROGRESS: A book on conversations about effective professional development.