Denise LaVoie Sargent

Dr. Denise Sargent is a Professor of Special Education at Fitchburg State University where she teaches various teacher preparation courses in special education including the math methods course for teaching students with disabilities. She supervises and observes pre-practicum and practicum students in K-12 schools. Dr. Sargent is currently the Chair of the Education Department. She also teaches Understanding Diversity and Disability and Assessment for Students with and without Disabilities. Dr. Sargent has extensive experience in differentiated curriculum, testing for special education eligibility, and inclusion. She has taught in various special education settings in K-8 public schools. In addition, she has experience in educational policy and with teacher education programs. Dr. Sargent has taught in the Massachusetts Licensure Academy SE3: Mathematics for Special Educators - Content and Pedagogy.

Publications

Transforming Teacher Preparation Through Identity, Development, and Effective Technologies
Transforming Teacher Preparation Through Identity, Development, and Effective Technologies
Denise LaVoie Sargent, Kristin M. Murphy. © 2024. 330 pages.
In the landscape of global education, there is a dire shortage of teachers, exacerbated by declining enrollment rates and a mass exodus of educators, particularly in urban...
The Evolution of Teacher Education Through Emerging Technologies of Mixed Reality Simulation
The Evolution of Teacher Education Through Emerging Technologies of Mixed Reality Simulation
Denise LaVoie Sargent. © 2020. 15 pages.
With increasing accountability in teacher education, mixed reality simulation has emerged as an evolving technological tool to enhance and refine teaching practice. Mixed reality...