Faculty - Education

With an earned doctorate from Tennessee State University in Curriculum, Instruction, Teaching and Learning, Cindy Connelley brings a diverse background to Husson. Earning K-12 teaching licensure in physical education and health, she has taught and coached at Bucknell University, Catawba College, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Middle Tennessee State University, the University of Maine at Presque Isle, and also at public and private K-12 schools. She graduated cum laude from Springfield College with a B.S. in Physical Education, Health, Recreation and Dance. Cindy then earned her M.Ed. in Human Development, Learning and Health from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, as well as the Certified Health Education Specialist designation from the National Commission for Health Education, a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction was earned from Tennessee State University with dissertation titled A Qualitative Study of Personal Constructs of E-Teaching. Her research interests have included: stimulation of the inner ear for learning efficiency; gifted learners in collaborative settings; unlearning prejudice; and physical education movement with autistic students. Traveling both nationally and internationally to provide clinics and workshops for sports and health within the physical education and health education curriculums, she has coached a Harlem Globetrotter and given clinics with some of the leading coaches in the world. Being a strong coach means being a strong teacher, and Cindy believes that integrated and experiential teaching and coaching helps students enjoy a fast-paced curriculum with many problem- solving experiences.

Good teachers make learning valuable, student-centered and fun! Teaching and learning are a partnership; the teacher and student must work together, and once this partnership is developed, learning has no boundaries. Working with future educators, leaders and coaches is dynamic and affords me the opportunity to promote science-based health education and physical education curriculums that can impact lives.