Professor
Department Chair: Curriculum & Instruction
Early Childhood and Adolescent Education
Sullivan Hall Rm. 432
(718) 990-1466
signerb@stjohns.edu
Office Hours:
Wednesday
4 - 6 p.m. Sullivan Hall Rm. 432
Thursday
3:30 - 4 p.m. Sullivan Hall Rm. 432
Profile
Dr. Signer currently directs a Title IIA Grant for Teachers in
the New York City Non-Public Schools that provides in-service
education on using technology to enhance instruction through
various online and Saturday courses.
Dr. Signer received her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the
University of South Florida in 1992; Masters in Mathematics
Education form the University of Michigan in 1972; and B.S. in
Mathematics from Hunter College in the Bronx in 1971.
Prior to coming to St. John’s University in 1989, Dr. Signer was
an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts at Boston
from 1984-1989; and Assistant Professor at the University of
Houston from 1982-1984. Her teaching experience includes being a
mathematics teacher at Coral Springs High School, Coral Springs,
Florida from 1978-1979; William Hinkley High School, Aurora,
Colorado from 1975-77; East Junior High School, Aurora, Colorado
from 1973-74; and James Monroe High School, Bronx, New York from
1972-1973.
Dr. Signer has received The John F. Kennedy Regular Democratic
Club of Queens 60th Annual Award, Salute to Education and Labor in
2006; The St. John’s University Special Recognition Grants Award in
2006; The Teacher of the Year Award, St. John's University, School
of Education and Human Services in1994; The Kappa Delta Pi Faculty
Award, St. John's University Chapter in 1990; and her Interactive
Video Program, Begin in Boston was selected as One of the Top Ten
to be Included In the Videotape by the Association for Educational
Communications & Technology in 1988.
Dr. Signer’s research on the relationship of faculty roles and
student learning in online classes appears in print in teacher
education journals as well as a chapter in book. Her work in this
area has also been presented at Annual American Education Research
Association Conferences and Sloan-C International Asynchronous
Learning Networks Conferences.