Maqueda Randall-Weeks, Ed.D.

Maqueda Randall-Weeks, EdD is the Faculty Director of Clinical Experiences and Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Rutgers University Graduate School of Education.

In her role as Faculty Director, Dr. Randall-Weeks supports the professional and pedagogical growth of all Five Year and Post Baccalaureate Masters students enrolled in the Rutgers GSE Teacher Education Program. Dr. Randall-Weeks also develops and fosters clinical partnerships with New Jersey P-12 school districts, serves as the GSE faculty liaison to New Jersey P-12 school districts, guides an Advisory Council comprised of GSE faculty along with community, district, and teacher leaders to advise on GSE Teacher Education policy and programming, and coordinates clinical placements for interns across varying clinical phases. She also supports the EdD and PhD in Education programs as a professor of research inquiry and design. Prior to her work at the GSE, Dr. Randall-Weeks spent over twenty years as a P-12 clinician and leader.

Dr. Randall-Weeks centers her practice around the belief that engaged and knowledgeable teachers are the key to increased student achievement and systems evolution. As such, her teaching, service, scholarship, and leadership focuses on critical teacher development, teacher mentorship, instructional practice reform, and teacher engagement in school policy and management.

• Expertise & Research Interest

  Teacher Education

  Urban Education and Leadership

  Curriculum and Instruction

  Education Reform

  Literacy Education

  Instructional Coaching

  Instruction Education Reform Teacher Preparation

• Clinical Experience

  Deputy Chief for School Improvement, Innovation, and Reform

  Special Assistant to the Superintendent for School Improvement, Innovation, and Reform, Assistant Superintendent for Early Learning

  Special Education Literacy Resource Specialist

  NJDOE Office of Early Literacy Coordinator, Lead Reading Coach, and Reading Coach,

  Basic Skills Reading Instructor

  Gifted and Talented Instructor

  Guided Reading Specialist

  Classroom Teacher

• Honors & Awards

  Faculty Award for Excellence in Advancing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Rutgers Graduate School of Education

  New Jersey Department of Education Clayton Model Pilot Program Steering Committee, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly Appointee

  State Program Approval Council Committee Member, Office of Recruitment, Preparation, and Certification, New Jersey Department of Education

  Minority Teacher Development Grant, Co-PI. The Diversifying the Teacher Pipeline: Implementing Grassroots Policy & Practice for Hiring, Supporting, and Retaining a Diverse Teacher Force

  Minority Teacher Quality and Retention Grant, Co-PI. Rutgers GSE Community School Partnership Network: Diversifying Teachers Project (CSPN:DTP)