Wolfenstein, Moses

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Moses Wolfenstein is a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (ELPA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds an MA in Educational Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University where he did mixed methods research and policy analysis on the New York Department of Education's district level suspension system. While in New York he also studied Conflict Resolution at the International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution (ICCCR), leading him to focus on the place schools hold within larger social systems, and the various factors creating intractable conflicts at school and district levels. At UW, he is working with his advisor Richard Halverson on Teaching Evaluation, bringing his knowledge of secondary school administration and the principles of cooperation and mediation to bear on the design of this game based learning tool for school leaders. He is also studying virtual schools and the potential they hold for housing next level interactive platforms for teaching and learning.

At the AADLC, he is developing a next-generation online algebra game for the Florida Virtual School and providing evaluation expertise.

Prior to entering the academic sphere, Moses got his start in the field of education working in the Oakland Unified School District as a substitute teacher for 3 years on a variety of long-term teaching assignments. An educator by day, he was also hard at work during this period on a variety of musical projects ranging from playing vibraphone with the wild funk infused alternative band Monkey Wagon, to recording with various Bay Area electronic artists. A Los Angelino by birth, Moses did his undergraduate work at the University of California, San Diego where he majored in Visual Art.