Alise Brann

Alise Brann, Research Analyst at AIR, has 7 years of experience in special education and assistive technology. Her work focuses on providing technical assistance and professional development on the use of technology to facilitate access to academic content for students with learning disabilities on projects including The Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd), The National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) and OSEP MATO Work Requests. She has developed a variety of resources for educators including practitioner articles on topics in educational technology and a monthly column on assistive technology solutions for LD Online. Practitioner resources include articles Technology Implementation in Schools: Key Factors to Consider, Using Multimedia Tools to Help Students Learn Science, Multimedia Tools Help Students Think like a Scientist and Unleashing the Power of Innovation for Assistive Technology; and extensive reviews of STEM software products for the TechMatrix. Alise regularly provides ongoing virtual technical assistance and professional development through the use of social media, practitioner outreach, research articles and targeted technology advice to educators. Prior to joining AIR, as Research Associate at Education Development Center, Inc., Alise contributed to a variety of projects related to TA, PD and technology integration, including CITEd, The National Center for Supported e-Text in Electronic Environments (NCSeT), Addressing Accessibility in Middle School Mathematics, and The Mathematics Implementation Toolkit, National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. Alise received her Ed.S. in Assistive Technology, and M.S. Ed in Moderate Disabilities from Simmons College.