Heather Anne Pacheco-Guffrey

Heather Pacheco-Guffrey is an Associate Professor of Education at Bridgewater State University's Elementary and Early Childhood Education program in Massachusetts, USA. Dr. Pacheco-Guffrey has been an educator for over 20 years, focused on inclusive, equitable and accessible teaching and learning. She is an alumna Einstein Fellow and NSF IGERT Fellow. Today, she is a STEM specialist, teaching tech-rich introductory and advanced methods courses in STEM for students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Pacheco-Guffrey's research is focused on teacher technology-use for domain-specific instruction (TPACK). She loves learning about new technology applications for teaching and she authors the "Tech Talk" column for the National Science Teacher Association's practitioner journal, Science & Children. Heather is currently developing models of elementary teacher technology-use and working to identify areas of strength and growth in TPACK training within teacher preparation programs. She lives in eastern Massachusetts by the sea with her husband David and daughter Zola.

Publications

STEM Education Approaches and Challenges in the MENA Region
STEM Education Approaches and Challenges in the MENA Region
Fatimah Alhashem, Heather Pacheco-Guffrey, Jacquelynne Anne Boivin. © 2023. 306 pages.
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, recent long-term policy plans emphasize the ever-increasing need to transition to 21st-century skills and achieve sustainable...
Striving for Equity: Ways Education Can Be Used to Fight Against Oppressive Systems
Striving for Equity: Ways Education Can Be Used to Fight Against Oppressive Systems
Heather Anne Pacheco-Guffrey, Jacquelynne Anne Boivin. © 2023. 29 pages.
The editors of Education as the Driving Force for Equity of the Marginalized (2022) explore the text for implications for teacher preparation. Authors of each chapter focus on a...
Education as the Driving Force of Equity for the Marginalized
Education as the Driving Force of Equity for the Marginalized
Jacquelynne Anne Boivin, Heather Pacheco-Guffrey. © 2022. 362 pages.
In the USA, racism is the most widespread root of oppression. Black people in America, specifically, have suffered from centuries of discrimination and still struggle to receive...