Presenter Profile

Dr. Neil Davidson
Curriculum and Instruction
University of Maryland, College Park

Neil Davidson is a frequent presenter at national and international conferences and a consultant on cooperative learning for many school districts, colleges, and universities. His most recently edited books include Cooperative Learning in Mathematics: a Handbook for Teachers, Enhancing Thinking Through Cooperative Learning (with Toni Worsham), Professional Development for Cooperative Learning: Issues and Approaches (with Celeste Brody), and Cooperative Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics: Issues that Matter and Strategies that Work (with Elizabeth Rogers, Barbara Reynolds, and Tony Thomas).

He is a past President of the International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education. He has served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies at the University of Maryland and Senior Scholar in the Center for Teaching Excellence. He is currently Professor Emeritus in the Curriculum and Instructional Department at the University of Maryland, where he directed a doctoral program in professional development. He has led numerous faculty development workshops for the University Center for Teaching Excellence, co-created the Faculty Consultation Program, and was the proposer and a founding member of the new Academy for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.