Ellery Robinson is an Education Pioneers Impact Fellow at the Office of Educational Technology (OET). She brings to OET a background in special education through classroom, policy, and research experience. Her focus is on improving and promoting accessibility through educational technology.
Ellery taught severe special education in Massachusetts with a main focus on working with students and their families to develop life skills that will support them to have a meaningful post-secondary life. She also served as a helpline volunteer and then parent advocate for Massachusetts Advocates for Children, fighting for children with disabilities’ educational rights and supporting their families. She gained further policy and leadership experience as a fellow through the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy and the Institute for Educational Leadership’s Education Policy Leadership Program.
Previously, Ellery was a lab manager at Boston University in the Social Adjustment and Bullying Prevention Lab, contributing to research projects on education and mental health topics. Ellery also conducted independent research projects on the sexual assault of and sex education for individuals with disabilities, pre-service teacher training, and a bullying prevention program.
Ellery studied special education, political science, and psychology at Boston University. Ellery’s passions in education include disability rights, access to assistive technology, and social relationship education. Outside of education, Ellery enjoys walking outside, reading a good book, trying new restaurants, and playing sports.