Raffaella Borasi
Frederica Warner Professor, Director Center for Learning in the Digital AgeTeaching & Curriculum
PhD, University at Buffalo, State University of New York (mathematics education)
MEd, University at Buffalo, State University of New York (mathematics education)
Laurea, University of Torino, Italy (mathematics and education)
Raffaella Borasi served as dean of the Warner School from 2001 to 2018. Under her leadership, the Warner School experienced significant growth, more than doubling student enrollment and research funding. A math educator by training, she has taken leadership roles in several National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded grants (for a total of over $9 million), spearheaded the launch of online courses and programs at Warner as well as the creation of programs to prepare online teachers, and has been the driving force behind the 2013 opening of Raymond F. LeChase Hall, the new state-of-the-art facility that houses the Warner School on River Campus. Most recently, she was instrumental in forging the University of Rochester's new partnership with East High School.
Borasi, who joined the Warner School faculty in 1985, has roots as a mathematics educator with special interests in an inquiry approach to teaching mathematics, school mathematics reform, professional development, and teacher education. She has degrees in mathematics and education from the University of Torino (Italy) and was a Fulbright Student at the State University of New York – University Buffalo, where she received her PhD in mathematics education. She has worked on several research projects funded by the NSF to improve mathematics instruction, including most recently four Robert Noyce projects to increase the number and quality of STEM teachers. She has published more than 40 articles in national and international journals and is the author/co-author of four books: Learning Mathematics Through Inquiry (1992); Reconceiving Mathematics Instruction: A Focus on Errors (1996); Reading Counts: Expanding the Role of Reading in Mathematics Classrooms (2000); and Blogging as Change: Transforming Science and Math Education Through New Media Literacies (2011). Borasi also co-authored an NSF-commissioned monograph, Professional Development that Supports School Mathematics Reform (2002), which was widely circulated by the NSF to school systems across the nation as a blueprint for successful school mathematics reform through professional development. Her current research and teaching interests are in the areas of entrepreneurship in education and online teaching and learning.
Borasi continues her work in school reform, entrepreneurship in education, and learning in the digital age, and now serves as the founding director of the Center for Learning in the Digital Age. She also continues to teach in the teacher preparation and doctoral programs.
In the News
- 12/04/2020Raffaella Borasi on the pandemic impact on student math learning on WROC-TV
- 10/12/2020Raffaella Borasi on K-12 digital conversion in NYSSBA's On Board
- 8/14/2020Interdisciplinary team collaborates on NSF-funded study of the creative design process at the human-technology frontier
- 12/19/2018“We Will Continue in Our Upward Trajectory”—Raffaella Borasi Concludes 18 Years as Dean of the Warner School
- 12/05/2018Wednesday Lunch Hour - Warner 2000-2018: A Walk Down Memory Lane
- 9/26/2018Wednesday Lunch Hour - Learning in the Digital Age: Affordances and Implications for All Educators
- 9/12/2018Warner School Launches Center for Learning in the Digital Age
- 7/17/2018Celebrating Raffaella Borasi
- 9/06/2017Wednesday Lunch Hour - Back to School: Warner Updates and Introductions
- 8/31/2017Raffaella Borasi and David Miller Discuss K-12 Digitally-Rich Teaching Certificate on Education Talk Radio
- 6/12/2017Borasi, Miller on Digital Rich Teaching in On Board Magazine
- 3/01/2017Wednesday Lunch Hour - A Conversation with Dean Raffaella Borasi
- 6/03/2016New Center to Promote K-12 Urban Education Success
- 11/30/2015In Review: Warner Leader's Appointment Extended
- 9/09/2015Wednesday Lunch Hour - Back to School: Warner Updates and Introductions
- 3/18/2015Wednesday Lunch Hour - A Conversation with Dean Raffaella Borasi
- 2/05/2014Dean Borasi on Mayor Warren's New Early Education Commission
- 2/05/2014Presidential Symposium Tackles Challenges in Rochester City Schools
- 2/04/2014Presidential Symposium: Revitalizing K-12 Education in Rochester
- 10/30/2013Not a Secret Anymore: Online Courses at the University of Rochester!
- 7/22/2013Local Efforts Support At-Risk Male Students in the Rochester Community
- 1/16/2013New Home, New Era for Warner School
- 10/11/2011New Book Helps Educators Capitalize on Blogging in Science, Math Classrooms
- 10/03/2011Borasi Reappointed as Warner School of Education Dean
- 9/14/2011Dean Borasi Profiled in Rochester Woman Magazine
- 9/12/2011Warner Dean on Noyce Phase II Scholarships in RBJ
- 9/12/2011A $750K Boost for Math, Science Teacher Preparation
- 2/09/2011University Cited in Inside Higher Ed on New Teacher Ed Rankings
- 10/25/2010Warner School's Growth Featured in Rochester Business Journal
- 7/21/2010The Achievement Gap and Summer Learning Loss - A Crisis in Rochester
- 3/30/2010Dean's Annual Forum for Warner Students
- 11/12/2009Warner and Eastman Teacher Education Programs Awarded NCATE Reaccreditation
- 10/26/2009Entrepreneurship Embedded in Nontraditional Ways
- 4/15/2008Dean Borasi Talks About Agents of Change
- 8/01/2007Callard, Borasi Featured in Rochester Business Journal
- 2/27/2007Borasi Interviewed by R News for Entrepreneur Event
- 5/22/2006Borasi Reappointed as Warner School Dean
- 9/01/2005The Scandling Legacy at the University of Rochester
- 6/01/2005Scholarships, Tuition Grants for Area Educators
- 12/01/2003University of Rochester a National Winner in Kauffman Foundation 'Campus Initiatives' Program
- 5/18/2003James-Wilson Receives Betty Pool Service Award
Courses
ED551A Teaching & Curriculum Doctoral Cohort Seminar 1A
ED551B Teaching & Curriculum Doctoral Cohort Seminar 1B
ED551C Teaching & Curriculum Doctoral Cohort Seminar 1C
ED552A Teaching & Curriculum Doctoral Cohort Seminar 2A
ED552B Teaching & Curriculum Doctoral Cohort Seminar 2B
ED552C Teaching & Curriculum Doctoral Cohort Seminar 2C
EDU447 Grant Writing and Other Funding Strategies for Educators
ED554 Action Research Dissertation Seminar I
ED555 Action Research Dissertation Seminar II
ED553 Teaching & Curriculum Dissertation Proposal Seminar
EDE484A Digitally-Rich Teaching and Learning in K-12 Schools
EDE484 Online Teaching and Learning
EDU497 Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and Health Care Settings