Higher & Postsecondary new student orientation

August 01, 2008

New student orientation for Higher & Postsecondary Education master's degree students
Tuesday, August 26,,2008
5:00 pm
Global Institute of Sustainability, Room L1-04

Nichols and Berliner editorial wins honor

June 16, 2008

Sharon Nichols and David Berliner's editorial in last year's Harvard Education Letter, "High-Stakes Testing and the Corruption of America's Schools" just won "Best Editorial" from the Association for Educational Publishers. The award was presented at a ceremony in Washington DC on Friday night. The article is now available in full text on the HEL website.

Gene Glass interview on Culture Shocks

June 04, 2008

Gene Glass, Fulton College Regents' professor in the educational leadership and policy studies, was a recent guest on Culture Shocks, an hour-long radio broadcast in urban east coast and west coast markets on May 29th. He was interviewed by Barry Lynn, the host of Culture Shocks, which regularly devotes its attention to recently published books of particular interest. Glass discussed his new book Fertilizers, Pills & Magnetic Strips: The Fate of Public Education in America. Listen to a podcast of the interview.

Fulton faculty, alum publish in School Administrator

June 03, 2008

"The School Administrator" – official house organ of the American Association of School Administrators – just released a special issue entitled "Contrarians Revisited: Public Education's Chief Defenders." Among the seven authors represented are three ASU college of education faculty.

• David Berliner, Regents' professor in the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, opens the issue with "Scenes from Out-of-Balance Schooling."

   

• Gene Glass, Regent's professor in the Fulton College of Education, contributes the final article in the publication, "Are Demographics the Nation's Destiny?"

   

   

• Audrey Amrein-Beardsley (a recent PhD graduate of the Fulton College of Education and now assistant professor of teacher education and leadership at ASU's West campus) offers "This is Jeopardy."

   

Other authors featured in the journal are Richard Rothstein of the Economic Policy Institute, Gerald Bracey of the Huffington Post, and Jay Matthews of the Washington Post.

The articles are available without charge online for a limited time.

New student orientation for Psychology in Education

May 27, 2008

Psychology in Education’s new student orientation “Meet & Greet” will be held Friday, August 22, 2008, from noon-1:30 in Payne (EDB) 129. Individual program orientations are as follows:

• Educational Technology: 10:30 am in Payne (EDB) 304
• Educational Psychology: 10:30 am in Payne (EDB) 444
• Counseling Psychology: 2:00 pm in Payne (EDB) 444
• Master of Counseling students: 10:30 am in Payne (EDB) 129
• School Psychology: 2:00 pm in Farmer (ED) 420 (School Psychology students are also invited to meet with the Educational Psychology students at 10:30 am in Payne (EDB) 444.)

All new students in Psychology in Education are invited. Lunch will be served. For additional information contact Laura Hogue, 480-965-2084.

Middleton appointed to lead new education vision

May 09, 2008

James Middleton, professor of mathematics education, curriculum and instruction, was selected to lead the creation and execution of ASU's new vision for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in Arizona. Middleton, a member of the ASU faculty for 14 years, has been appointed associate senior vice provost for STEM education improvement. He will be working with George Hynd, senior vice provost for education and innovation and dean of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, on facilitating new directions for STEM education across the university. See the ASU news article for additional information.

Garcia selected Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow

May 07, 2008

David Garcia, assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies, has been selected as a 2008-2009 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Garcia is one of 20 fellows selected this year from a competitive pool of more than 150 applications from scholars of education. The Fellows will receive a $55,000 award to support salary replacement and research expenses for the fellowship period. The awards are funded by a grant to the Academy from the Spencer Foundation. The Spencer fellowships are the oldest source of support for education research, nationally or internationally, for recent recipients of the doctorate.

Scott named Centennial Professor for 2008-2009

April 23, 2008

Kimberly Scott, associate professor in the Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was  named one of two 2008-2009 Centennial Professors. Dr. Scott was recognized for her contribution to and dedication in making computer education accessible to the minority girls' community in Phoenix. The other recipient of this award is Professor Guy Cardineau, from BioDesign/School of Life Sciences. The Centennial Professor Award honors those scholars and teachers who carry their knowledge and skills beyond single disciplines and into people's lives. Read the ASU news article for for additional information.

Warhol named Spencer Fellow

April 09, 2008

Larisa Warhol, a PhD candidate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies within the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education has been awarded a $25,000 Spencer Dissertation Fellowship for Research Related to Education for the 2008-2009 academic year. Titled “Native American Language Education as Policy-in-Practice: An Interpretive Policy Analysis of the Native American Languages Act (NALA) of 1990-1992, Warhol says her dissertation “focuses on the development and implementation of the NALA through ethnographically informed research. In particular, I am interested in how this policy has operated as social practice at the local/tribal and national levels,” she said.

Warhol’s dissertation committee consists of her chair, Teresa McCarty, Alice Wiley Snell Professor of Education Policy Studies, David Beaulieu, professor and director of the Fulton College’s Center for Indian Education, Mary Eunice Romero-Little, assistant professor in curriculum & instruction, and Terrence Wiley, professor of educational leadership and policy studies.

2009 US News & World Report Rankings

April 09, 2008

The Mary Lou Fulton College of Education continues to rank among the best. U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Fulton College among the top 25 in its "America's Best Graduate Schools of Education" 2009 edition.

The Fulton college is ranked 16th among public graduate colleges of education in overall rankings, and is tied for 25th with the University of Georgia, the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Maryland, College Park, among all public and private graduate programs.

Seven out of nine specialty programs within the Fulton College are ranked in the top 15 among all public graduate programs. See About the College for a list of ranked programs. Follow this link for news about the Fulton College and other ASU graduate school rankings.

Honoring a lifetime love of learning

March 24, 2008

Nearly 100 friends and supporters of ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton College of Education gathered in the Farmer Education Building on Mon., March 17, 2008 for the unveiling of a permanent commemorative display honoring Mary Lou Fulton.  ASU President Michael M. Crow and George W. Hynd, Senior Vice Provost for Education and Innovation and Dean of the Fulton College, presented Mary Lou and Ira A. Fulton, a replica of the plaque that now resides in the courtyard of the Farmer Building.  Mary Lou’s lifelong love of learning prompted her to resume her studies at ASU after raising her family to complete her bachelor’s degree in education in 1975.  Her desire to support and encourage students in their educational pursuits inspired a transformative gift to ASU, made by Ira A. Fulton in 2006, renaming the College of Education, in Mary Lou’s honor.

Nguyen wins ISPI Dissertation Award

March 24, 2008

Frank Nguyen (PhD, '07), a recent graduate of the Educational Technology PhD program within ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, has won the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the International Society of Performance Improvement (ISPI). Nguyen's dissertation study titled “Effects of an electronic performance support system and training as performance interventions,” was supervised by James Klein, professor and interim director of the Division of Psychology in Education ( and Nguyen’s chair), and Professors Wilhelmina Savenye, and Howard Sullivan, also with the Division of Psychology in Education.

Amrein-Beardsley published in Educational Researcher

March 19, 2008

Audrey Amrein-Beardsley (PhD, '02), a doctoral graduate of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, is sole author of the lead article in this month’s edition of Educational Researcher, the flagship journal of the American Educational Research Association. Her article is entitled "Methodological Concerns About the Education Value-Added Assessment System." While attending graduate school, Amrein-Beardsley was a frequent collaborator with her adviser, ASU Regents’ Professor David C. Berliner of the Fulton College. She currently is an assistant professor of education with ASU at the West Campus.

Faltis elected to AERA SIG chair

March 19, 2008

Christian Faltis, professor and associate director of the Division of Curriculum and Instruction within the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, has been elected as the 2009 Chair of the Bilingual Education Special Interest Group with the American Educational Research Association.

Gupta Wins AERA Division E Outstanding Dissertation Award

March 19, 2008

Saurabh Gupta a doctoral degree candidate in counseling psychology within the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education has received the Outstanding Dissertation Award presented by Division E of the American Educational Research Association for his dissertation entitled “Structural analysis and cross-racial/cultural validity of Holland's theory of vocational interests as measured by the UNIACT.”

Berliner wins Sylvia Scribner Award

March 18, 2008

David C. Berliner, Regents Professor of Education with the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, has been named the winner of the 2008 Sylvia Scribner Award by Division C of the American Educational Research Association. The award recognizes a program of work that has significantly influenced thinking and research in the field of learning and instruction. In particular, the annual award is designed to honor recent research that represents a significant advancement in our understanding of learning and instruction.

Klein named IBSTPI Fellow

March 12, 2008

Jim Klein, Professor in Psychology in Education, has been named a Fellow of the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction (ibstpi). Fellows are selected to provide recognition to individuals who have a reputation and visibility in the field and who have contributed a long term commitment to advancing the vision and mission of ibstpi. Klein served on the board from 2000 - 2007.

Building the Ethical Self - 4th Annual Summer Teachers Institute

March 11, 2008

Designed for 7th grade through high school teachers, the 4th Annual Summer Teachers Institute, Building the Ethical Self, can help bring ethics into everyday curriculum, helping students think about ethics and how to act more ethically. This year's institute will be Juny 19-20 at the Foothills Academy in Scottsdale. Visit the Institute website for detailed information.

2008 Dean's Excellence Award Nominations

March 05, 2008

Nomination forms are now available for the 2008 Dean's Excellence Awards. Nominations, including supporting material, must be submitted by Friday, March 28, 2008. If you have questions or need additional information about the nomination process, please contact: Paula K. Miller, Public Relations Coordinator, Mary Lou Fulton College of Education, (480) 727-7262, email: paula.miller@asu.edu

Glass publishes new book

March 05, 2008

ASU and Fulton College Regents' Professor, Gene V Glass recently published a new book, "Fertilizers, Pills & Magnetic Strips: The Fate of Public Education in America". In this book, Glass analyzes how a few key technological inventions changed culture in America and how public education has changed as a result.

AERA award for Barone

March 05, 2008

Fulton College professor Tom Barone received the 2008 Award for Outstanding Article in Narrative Theory by the Narrative and Research SIG of the American Educational Research Association. The article, "A return to the gold standard? Questioning the future of narrative construction as education research," was published in Qualitative Inquiry.

Artiles elected Div G VP

March 05, 2008

Alfredo Artiles, Fulton College professor in Curriculum & Instruction, was elected Vice President of AERA Division G, Social Context of Education for a two year term beginning in 2009.