Ellen Ferrin

Ellen Ferrin. As a staff developer, Ellen provides training and on-site coaching in restorative practices to teachers, administrators, and staff in schools and after school programs throughout New York City. Ellen has dedicated her career to providing equitable and social justice-oriented education to students regardless of their socioeconomic, racial, or ethnic background. She is passionate about developing curricula that decenters whiteness, and about supporting teachers as they incorporate social and emotional learning into their practice. Prior to joining Morningside Center in 2018, Ellen taught second, fourth, and fifth grades in integrated co-teaching (ICT) classrooms in the Bronx. Before that, she worked in social work in various capacities, including program development, school counseling, and residential care. Ellen has a BA in Sociology and Black Studies from Amherst College, an MSW with a focus on Family, Youth, and Children from Columbia University, and an MSEd in Elementary General and Special Education from Bank Street College of Education.