About
Erin Murphy is co-author of Project Based Learning: Real Questions. Real Answers. How to Unpack PBL and Inquiry and Hacking Project Based Learning: 10 Easy Steps to PBL and Inquiry in the Classroom, and she regularly consults with other leaders and learners regarding literacy, learning, and leadership. Erin earned her Doctorate of Education from Vanderbilt University with a research focus on adult learning. She is a proud graduate of Penn State University’s Professional Development School, where she was trained in inquiry-based instructional approaches. Erin has classroom experiences ranging from kindergarten through fifth grade and spent four years as a middle school assistant principal. She spent six years as a Supervisor of Teaching & Learning in the East Penn School District, where she oversaw Elementary education and the secondary humanities subjects, as well as the K-12 MTSS processes. Currently, she serves as the principal of Andrew Maier Elementary School in the Fleetwood Area School District. Erin, her husband, and her two daughters reside in Pennsylvania, and the family enjoys spending time gardening, watching football, and playing board games.
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
Elementary Principal – Andrew Maier Elementary School (2025 – Present)
Supervisor of Teaching & Learning, EPSD (2018 – 2025)
Assistant Principal – Eyer Middle School, EPSD (2014 – 2018)
East Penn School District K -12 Technology Integration Specialist (2013 – 2014)
East Penn School District Elementary Science Chair (2010 – 2014)
Emmaus High School and Willow Lane Elementary School – Principal Intern (2012 – 2013)
East Penn School District (EPSD) – Intermediate Elementary Teacher (August 2007- 2013)
Central Bucks School District- Kindergarten Teacher (2006-2007)
Professional Development School- Penn State University (2005-2006)
EDUCATION:
Vanderbilt University
Doctorate of Education (2021)
Lehigh University
Educational Leadership Program
Principal Certification, (2013)
Kutztown University
Masters of Education, (2009)
Concentration in Reading
Reading Specialist and Literacy Coach K – 12 Certificate
Pennsylvania State University
B.S. in Elementary and Kindergarten Education K-6, (2006)
Concentration in Arts and Humanities
Elementary Education K – 6 Certificate
Theater – Minor
