Derek Tranchina

Derek Tranchina currently serves as the Director of Special Projects for the Monmouth-Ocean Educational Services Commission (MOESC), where he acts as Director of the New Jersey Virtual School, runs the GED program at a local county jail, and manages a professional development academy for educators. He is also an adjunct professor of education at Monmouth University, an educational technology consultant, a Google Certified Trainer, a writer, and a speaker, regularly presenting at conferences and conventions throughout the northeast and beyond. Since earning his Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Monmouth University in 2020, Derek’s work has focused on supporting transformational change in education to improve student experiences beyond the GPA, regardless of race, gender, ability level, or socioeconomic status. Always a teacher at heart, Derek believes that the true measure of success lies in the success of those we serve.

Publications

Developing Highly Effective Adjunct Faculty in a HyFlex Ed.D. Program
Developing Highly Effective Adjunct Faculty in a HyFlex Ed.D. Program
William O. George, Wendy Gray Morales, Tracy L. Mulvaney, Derek Tranchina. © 2024. 19 pages.
The primary focus of this chapter is to explain how adjunct faculty are recruited and supported in order to deliver effective instruction and mentorship to doctoral students in a...
Inducing Long-Term, Positive Behavior Change: Leveraging Student Empowerment to Effect Long-Term Change
Inducing Long-Term, Positive Behavior Change: Leveraging Student Empowerment to Effect Long-Term Change
Derek Tranchina, Charles Terenfenko, Tracy Mulvaney. © 2022. 8 pages.
The focus of this chapter is to highlight two different transformational change initiatives in public schools that rely on student leadership to be effective. Both programs will...
Inducing Long-Term, Positive Behavior Change: Leveraging Student Empowerment to Effect Long-Term Change
Inducing Long-Term, Positive Behavior Change: Leveraging Student Empowerment to Effect Long-Term Change
Derek Tranchina, Charles Terenfenko, Tracy Mulvaney. © 2021. 8 pages.
The focus of this chapter is to highlight two different transformational change initiatives in public schools that rely on student leadership to be effective. Both programs will...