Jo Ann Freiberg is an Educational Consultant with the
Connecticut State Department of Education working with the Bureau of
Accountability and Improvement. She
manages the wide arena of Bullying, Improving School Climate and Character
Education. She has worked as a
classroom teacher and as a teacher educator, and has held faculty appointments
at a number of universities, including Central Connecticut State University,
Eastern Connecticut State University, the University of Hartford and the
University of Connecticut.
Jo Ann holds a Ph.D. in philosophy of education from Ohio
State University, and her areas of academic teaching and research include moral
and character education, educational studies, professional ethics and multicultural
education. She has served on the statewide task force on bullying, and has
served as an educational consultant in a variety of settings both in
Connecticut and nationally. She is a
member of the National School Climate Council. Jo Ann provides a wide range of professional
development and educational content to many groups and organizations throughout
the country about issues including those above as well as general violence
prevention, professional ethics and related subjects in the school, family and
community partnership arena. As a parent, she sees the issues from multifaceted
levels.