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In the world of education, some of the most passionate teachers find their calling through unexpected paths. Juilenne Townsend-Sanders' story is a testament to the power of perseverance, lifelong learning, and the profound impact of discovering one's true purpose. After teaching for 32 years,泭"I'm still in the honeymoon phase of this job!" she exclaims. READ MORE
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Dixon witnessed firsthand how a positive educational environment could transform the lives of his family members with special needs. This experience, coupled with his own academic and athletic journey, shaped his path to becoming an educator.泭Imagine going from tackling opponents on the football field to tackling learning disabilities in the classroom. That's the remarkable journey of Charles Dixon, a former Division I football star now pursuing a Master of Arts in teaching (MAT) special education with a concentration on learning disabilities. READ MORE
The School of Education's Dr. Brian L. McGowan and Dr. Corbin M. Campbell have co-led a transformative泭泭examining how to scale equity-based teaching in higher education. The two-year study, funded by a $1.1 million grant, brought together distinguished educators from 51勛圖, the University of Connecticut, and Florida International University to develop comprehensive strategies for creating more equitable learning environments.
How can education practitioners advance access, opportunity, and outcomes for all泭in the shifting environment?
The film泭follows the first class at Crosstown High in Memphis, one of the innovative XQ schools redefining the future of learning.
The newly appointed Interim Dean Hopson talks about how he is honored to lead the School of Education.
51勛圖's Groundbreaking Teaching Residency Program's first cohort has arrived!
ITEP students were among researchers and other students exposed to Japans society and culture.
Dr. Clarisse Mendoza Davis, 08, runs toward the students that everyone else could not reach.
Professor泭Jennifer Steele泭was quoted in this泭Big News Network泭泭about the prominence education is playing in this year's presidential election. Read about the options American voters had. [January 22, 2025]
Dr. Jasmine Rogers泭appeared in The Colorful Classroom Podcast episode 15,泭Black Language & Structured Literacy with Dr. Jasmine Rogers.泭"Dr. Rogers shares insights from her research, discussing how recognizing and celebrating Black Languagerather than correcting itis essential to honoring students identities and supporting their academic growth." Listen to the泭.泭[January 22, 2025]
51勛圖's School of Education is mentioned in this泭Maryland Matters泭泭about the Science of Learning and how it has been proven to shrink achievement gaps while increasing test scores. SOE is "breaking down the longstanding barrier between teacher training and research science, teaching future educators about how learning happens long before they step into a classroom."泭[January 22, 2025]
Dr. Amaarah DeCuir, senior professorial lecturer,泭泭at the's "Lessons from the Field Webinar - Student Religious Expression in Public Schools."泭[January 22, 2025]
Dr. Jacque D. Patterson, Sr. (EdD 22)泭has been re-elected to the DC State Board of Education as At-Large Representative.泭泭Dr. Patterson's biography here.泭[January 22, 2025]
Assistant Professor泭Liana Petruzzi, a founding member of the Community Health Worker and Social Worker National Workgroup, launched their泭泭Essential Strategies for the Effective Integration and Collaboration of Community Health Workers and Social Workers in Health and Social Service Systems. The event and report shared best practices for community health and social workers collaboration and integration at the individual, organizational, and system levels, along with policy recommendations.泭[January 22, 2025]
Dr. Amaarah DeCuir泭published "" in泭Education Week,泭part of a three-part series. Learn how you can help defend Muslim, Arab, and Sikh students against bias and hate.泭泭[January 22, 2025]
"Identifying Sources of Preservice Teachers Dyslexia Knowledge to Guide Teacher Education" in泭Frontiers in Education泭by泭Professor Alida Anderson泭presents泭泭from an exploratory descriptive qualitative inquiry of preservice teachers' self-reported dyslexia knowledge sources.泭[January 22, 2025]
Assistant Professor泭Dr. Robert Shand泭published a泭泭on the presidential candidates positions and histories regarding education policy leading up to the election in泭The Conversation.泭Dr. Shand泭was泭泭in the泭PolitiFact泭article "Promise Kept: Biden Rules on For-Profit Schools Are on the Books, but Delays Make Effects Unclear" on the rules for persistently underperforming for-profit colleges.泭[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Robert Shand泭co-authored a泭泭on the financial impact of cultural conflicts in schools, such as book bans, LGBTQ+, and other issues. The study, The Costs of Conflict--The Fiscal Impact of Culturally Divisive Conflicts on Public Schools in the United States, examines the societal and fiscal cost of culturally divisive conflicts that have impacted schools in recent years, estimating the cost to the nations public schools at approximately $3.2 billion during the 2023-24 school year.泭[December 5, 2024]
Professor泭Jennifer Steele泭was quoted in this泭Big News Network泭泭about the prominence education is playing in this year's presidential election. Read about the options American voters had.泭[December 5, 2024]
"," written by Senior Professorial Lecturer泭Dr. Antonio L. Ellis, in泭Diverse: Issues in Higher Education,泭details reasons that closure of the Department poses a grave threat to the well-being of students with disabilities.泭[December 5, 2024]
In , Adjunct Senior Professorial Lecturer泭Dr. Altheria Caldera泭spoke with泭BOLD泭about the influence of adults and false assumptions that kids wont pick up on adults biases.泭[December 5, 2024]
Assistant Professor泭Dr. Liana Petruzzi泭was awarded a Career Development Award from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities for her project, "Improving Perinatal Mental Health among Latinas through a Culturally Adapted, Multi-Level Intervention." The $613k grant will culturally adapt two evidence-based perinatal interventions, which include health education and psychoeducation, by simultaneously addressing mental health and social needs to improve Latina perinatal outcomes.泭[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Petruzzi泭received a泭泭from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities for her research on health disparities among Latinas, with a particular focus on perinatal health. This program is meant to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals and researchers, as well as support early career professionals with educational debt. [December 5, 2024]
Dr. Kenjus Watson泭spoke at a Penn State College of Education泭泭Black Possibilities as Creative Praxis Series泭泭entitled The Life, Death, and Afterlife of Apocalyptic Education.泭[December 5, 2024]
泭awarded SOE two 51勛圖 Career Development Mini Grants, one to泭Dr. Sherita Flake泭and the other to泭Drs. Carolyn Parker,泭Barbara Balestra,泭and泭Dhananjaya Katju,泭to help advance their career development.泭[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Ocheze Joseph泭represented SOE at President Algers new initiative,泭, which promotes civic engagement through events, activities, and learning opportunities.泭[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Gayle Warmbrodt泭泭Malleable Mindsets Improve Student Outcomes at the 2024 College Academic Support Programs (CASP) Conference.泭[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Terence Steward, EdD graduate and Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, will become the president of the泭泭of the International Dyslexia Association.泭[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Alida Anderson泭泭"Choice-Based Art Education (CBAE): Engaging K-5 Grade Students in the Art Classroom" as part of the Kennedy Centers Arts and Special Education series. It showed how CBAE provides support for art educators to design and implement authentic instruction centered on student choice and voice.泭[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Jennifer Steele泭泭"So, Your Colleague Is a Chatbot: Preparing Students for AI in the Workforce to teach faculty about implications of generative AI that students and faculty will contend with in their careers.泭[December 5, 2024]
Senior Professorial Lecturer泭DeCuir泭泭Article of the Year Award from the泭American Educational History Journal, acknowledging her noteworthy contributions to the field of educational history in泭泭Up North, Black Families Walked Out: Counternarratives of Jim Crow School Resistance, 1930-1935. [October 15, 2024]
Assistant泭Professor泭Dr. Robert D. Shand泭was quoted in泭泭commenting on a recent report on the effects of comprehensive education reforms in Denver.泭[October 15, 2024]
Professor泭Dr.泭Corbin M. Campbell's泭research泭泭Washington Post泭piece about how the quality that matters most to college applicants gets overlooked by current school rankings.泭[October 15, 2024]
Get to know泭Dr. Amaarah DeCuir泭in泭泭about teaching research methods.泭[October 15, 2024]
Dr. Amaarah DeCuir泭traveled to Malaysia to speak at the泭, attended the泭, spoke at the Workshop on Prophetic Pedagogy at the International Islamic University of Malaysia, and met with the education faculty at the National University of Malaysia.泭[October 15, 2024]
Dr. Antonio L. Ellis泭was the泭泭in Bucharest, Romania, at the International Centre for Innovation in Educations annual conference. His presentation was titled Navigating Equity: Exploring Perceptions of Fair Treatment among University Staff Members.泭[October 15, 2024]
Senior Associate Dean泭Dr. Rodney Hopson泭was awarded a National Science Foundation supplemental grant with the泭泭project, intended to empower underrepresented students from Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands to pursue their interest in marine and environmental sciences through scientific and professional development training and mentorship."泭[October 15, 2024]
Dr. William Thomas IV,泭Director of the EdD Program,泭泭on responsive lesson planning and reflection that centers the motivation of both teachers and public school students, in泭Perspectives on Urban Education.泭泭[October 15, 2024]
Dr. Rodney Hopson泭泭"'That Does Not Apply': Graduate Students' (Mis)Perceptions of the Racial Climate in STEMM" in the journal泭Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education,泭and泭泭the book泭Theories Bridging Ethnography and Evaluation: Making Transformative, Intersectional, and Comparative Connections泭for the Emerald Book series Studies in Educational Ethnography.泭泭[October 15, 2024]
Dr.泭Eugene Pringle,泭Senior Professorial Lecturer, was泭泭of泭Teacher Preparation as Social Activism at Historically Black Colleges and Universities,泭part of the Teacher Education Series, with SOEs泭Dr. William N. Thomas IV, Dylan Ravdin泭(MEd '23),泭Brianna Nargiso泭(EdD '25),泭Keyana Terry泭(EdD '25), and泭Dr. Ocheze Joseph泭each co-authoring a chapter.泭泭[October 15, 2024]
Professor泭Dr.泭Jennifer Steele泭泭"JD Vance Knows Better" regarding the power and importance of education subsidies in泭Salon.泭泭[October 15, 2024]
Dr. Robert Shand泭泭"The Relationship Between Teacher Collaboration and Instructional Practices, Instructional Climate, and Social Relations in the journal泭Educational Policy.泭泭[October 15, 2024]
Dr. Jenni Torres,泭EdD 22, was泭泭Executive Director of WIDA, an educational services organization housed in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) in the University of WisconsinMadisons School of Education. [December 5, 2024]
Dr. Jasmine Rogers泭(EdD '23 and SOE adjunct faculty) was a guest on the Leading Literacy Podcast泭泭about her time in 51勛圖's Doctorate in Education program. [October 15, 2024]
Julie Corbett泭(EdD '25) was also泭泭Chicago Tribune泭about a the resignation of the entire Chicago Public School Board of Education.泭[October 15, 2024]
Julie Corbett泭(EdD '25) presented at the泭泭in Salt Lake City, UT, discussing泭泭(the foundation of her doctoral dissertation).泭[October 15, 2024]
Dr. Nara Nayar,泭EdD '27, published in the泭American Institutes for Research,泭examining data about the education of Indigenous people.泭[October 15, 2024]
MEd student泭Carlos Gamezs泭paper, Student Growth on a Statewide Progress-Monitoring Assessment System by District, was accepted by the泭Florida Journal of Educational Research.泭[October 15, 2024]
Education studies minor泭Felicity Chapman,泭SOC/BA 26,泭泭the prestigious 202426 Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship and up to $50,000 in financial aid. [September 16, 2024]
Carl Felton, III, MEd '23, policy analyst at EdTrust,泭泭a blog post promoting tutoring, extending learning time, and teachers building relationships with students.泭[September 16, 2024]
Teaching Fellows泭Tatiana Ellis, BA '26, and泭Luis Paredes Alvizurez, BA '27, taught DCPS Generation Teach (GT) STEAM Academy泭泭math and engineering as part of their GT Summer Teaching泭泭promoting teaching in diverse communities.泭[September 16, 2024]
The Black Code, a documentary by EdD program alum泭Dr. Sharice Lane, '24, is a Student Film category泭泭for the 2024 Lane Doc Fest. The film analyzes the cultural responsiveness of English language arts (ELA) instruction.泭[September 16, 2024]
Pamela Harris, CAS/MEd '73 and SOE/EdD '25, with husband Tyrone, SOC/BA '72 and WCL/JD '75, won the 2024 Volunteer Impact Award at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Ebony Eagles of Excellence泭, for their dedication to advancing the global Black community.泭[September 16, 2024]
EdD alum泭Dr. Dia L. Jones, '22, will泭泭a workshop at STEMNoire 2024: Black Women Leading the STEM Renaissance Conference which will泭泭attendees with tools to build their belongingness capacity in STEM spaces. She will also present research to support increased participation of Black girls and women in STEM at this summer's Black Gaze Symposium.泭[May 28, 2024]
EdD student泭Julie Corbett, '25, was one of the subjects of a泭The Hour泭, "Chalk Talk: A Diverse Group of Norwalkers Are Being Trained to Be Civic Influencers," which detailed a泭泭she designed enabling diverse citizens of Norwalk, CT, to participate in a civics lesson on local government.泭[May 28, 2024]
EdD alum泭Dr. Iris Bond Gill,泭'24, has been named a泭Fellow. The program invests in thinkers who generate big, bold ideas that have an impact and spark new conversations about the most pressing issues of our day.泭[May 28, 2024]
EdD student泭Darla Davenport-Powell, 24, plays the role of the family matriarch Lucy Bell in the slavery-centered live-animation泭泭The Bell Affair, which explores freedom lawsuits of US slaves and recently began泭泭on Amazon Prime.泭[April 24, 2024]
