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Sean O’Shea

Supervised Fieldwork Advisor, Course Instructor

Childhood Special Education

Academic Interests

History of special education Least restrictive environment/inclusion Special education law Transition services

Recent Courses Taught

Some of the Values that Shape My Work

Education is a promise. Each day, we make a promise to children, parents, and society that we will honor the potential that is in each student, without exception. We cannot keep this promise while working in isolation. Education is truly an effort that requires collaboration on the part of all stakeholders: student, parent, teacher, administration, and community. The failure to collaborate results in a broken promise with lifelong consequences for the student.

Work with Families, Children, Schools, and Communities

I have had the good fortune to work with children of every variation and their families in communities throughout New York City, and have collaborated with parent agencies on a number of initiatives. I have spent much of my administrative career in support of schools and their efforts to provide educational benefit for all of their students.

Selected Professional Development Work

I have had the opportunity to write a professional development manual and provide training for first year school psychologists and social workers. In addition, I have collaborated on a manual for transition services for secondary students. I have had the opportunity to train, administrators, teachers, and parents throughout the city on special education issues.

Educational Background

  • Ed.D., Teacher’s College, Columbia University
  • M. Ed., Teacher’s College, Columbia University
  • M.A., Teacher’s College, Columbia University
  • B.A., College of the Holy Cross

Selected Publications

  • O’Shea, Sean (1996).  Does special education experience make a difference in inclusion? Impact on Instructional Improvement/New York State Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. 25(2), 48-53.

Contact me:

(212) 875-4486 soshea@bankstreet.edu
610 W 112Th St # 821
New York, NY 10025-1898