Donna Fortune
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Location:
War Memorial Suite 310D, Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg VA' fill='%23ffffff'/%3E%3C/svg%3E%0A)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Universal Design for Learning, Listening Literacy, Preservice Teacher Education, Communities of Practice, Culturally Responsive Teaching & Social Justice
CENI Core Research
Dynamics of Educational Partnerships and Collaborative Networks, Applied Education Research in Formal and Informal Learning Environments
Dr. Donna Fortune is an Associate Professor of Practice at Virginia Tech in the School of Education. She specializes in Elementary Education within the degree of Curriculum & Instruction. Dr. Fortune has over 18 years of experience as an elementary educator, three years literacy teaching, and over 10 years in higher education. She specializes in literacy including listening literacy, social studies, culturally responsive teaching practices and UDL (Universal Design for Learning) practices. She is the program coordinator for undergraduate licensure programs and elementary education. She is co-editor of the Teacher Education Journal, on the advisory board of the Virginia College of Literacy Educators (VCLE), a Virginia Tech UDL Fellow, and chair of the Accessibility Committee for the School of Education.