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Erica Rice

Lead Faculty, Primary Education

erica.rice@franklin.edu

Education

2025
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Education, Curriculum & Instruction
2019
Mercyhurst University (Erie, Pennsylvania)
Master of Science, Special Education
2018
Mercyhurst University (Erie, Pennsylvania)
Bachelor of Arts, Early Childhood & Special Education

Certifications

Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension Asynchronous Training, Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
Comprehensive Orton-Gillingham Plus, Institute for Multi-Sensory Education
Instructional II, Pennsylvania Board of Education

Work Experience

2025 - Present
Franklin University, Lead Faculty, Primary Education
2025 - 2025
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Adjunct Lecturer, Erie, Pennsylvania
2023 - 2024
Erie Day School, First Grade Teacher, Erie, Pennsylvania
2022 - 2023
Erie Day School, Kindergarten Teacher, Erie, Pennsylvania
2021 - 2022
Erie Day School, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher, Erie, Pennsylvania
2020 - 2021
Erie Day School, Preschool Teacher, Erie, Pennsylvania
2018 - 2019
Erie Day School, Toddler Teacher, Erie, Pennsylvania
2017 - 2018
Erie Day School, Director of Before and After School, Erie, Pennsylvania
2014 - 2018
Erie Day School, Summer Camp Director, Erie, Pennsylvania

Publications & Presentations

Rice, E. (2023). Building Classroom Community Through Daily Mantras Inspired by Children's Picturebooks. Early Childhood Education Journal