Expanding Horizons: Education Career Panel (Virtual)

Join Marsal Education alumni whose careers span university teaching, curriculum design, learning experience design, school safety, and STEM education research. Panelists will share how they found their paths, how their work has evolved, and what they have learned along the way.

Bring your questions and explore what might come next for you. 

Open to all Marsal School of Education students. Register to receive the Zoom link.

Sponsored by the Eileen Lappin Weiser Center for the Learning Sciences and the Educational Studies Program.

Meet the Panelists

Blair Beuche, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Foundational Course Initiative, Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, University of Michigan

Blair’s career in education spans schools, nonprofits, and higher education institutions. Blair currently works at U-M’s Center for Research on Teaching and Learning at the Foundational Course Initiative where she works with faculty to reimagine and enhance the learning and teaching experiences in large courses at U-M. Prior to this role, she received a doctorate at the Marsal Family School of Education, focusing on educational policy and organization, and worked in varied roles in the K-12 school sector. 

Day Greenberg, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Learning Sciences, School of Education, Indiana University

Day researches justice-oriented youth learning and development in STEM settings outside of school, including museums, community organizations, summer programs, and youth media. Ongoing national projects are grounded in participatory co-design methods and educational theory, informed by youth expertise on what structures support pathways to desired futures. Day earned her Ph.D. at Michigan State University and completed postdoctoral research with the Educational Studies Program at the University of Michigan

Wenfei Pei, M.A.

Second-Year Ph.D. Student in Curriculum and Instruction, Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College

Wenfei’s research focuses on designing STEM curricula for middle and high school students that integrate artificial intelligence and physical computing through hands-on, project-based learning. She is interested in supporting students as agentic makers—young people who develop their own ideas, make purposeful design choices, and use technology to address issues that matter to them and their communities. Wenfei earned her MA in Educational Studies, concentrating in Design and Technology for Learning across Cultures and Contexts (DATL).

Tasneem Pota, Ed.M., M.S.

Learning Experience Designer and Teaching Consultant, Office of Technology and Innovation, Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions

Tasneem’s career spans university teaching, K–12 science education, and learning experience design in the U.S. and India. She has a passion for creating, designing and managing diverse learning environments and supporting learners. Her area of interests include learning sciences and learning analytics, educational technologies, universal design for learning (UDL), socio-emotional learning (SEL) and diversity equity and inclusion (DEI). Tasneem earned her master's degree in Educational Studies in 2020.

Carolyn Seiger, M.A. 

Lead Instructional Designer, National Center for School Safety, University of Michigan

Carolyn develops engaging, accessible learning experiences for educators, school leaders, and other professionals. Drawing on her background as an elementary school teacher, she combines instructional design, educational technology, and research-based practices to create training and resources that support safer school environments. Carolyn earned her MA in Educational Studies: Design and Technologies for Learning Across Cultures and Contexts in 2020.