Global research projects at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

August 07, 2019
Erik Ketcherside

Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College embraces its role in changing systems, structures and cultures of education organizations. While the nature of those systems and structures varies from state to state and nation to nation, the importance of education knows no borders. For decades our college has advanced research into next practices in education that benefit learners in all cultures.

Here is a sampling of recent and current research projects and international educator development programs to create knowledge to improve education.

Project	Nation(s)	P.I./coordinator	Year
Building Bridges of Black and Brown Solidarity	Americas	Claudia Cervantes Soon	Current
Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion Program	Saudi Arabia	Iveta Silova	Current
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers	New Zealand, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Uganda, Finland, Brazil, Taiwan	Ann Nielsen	Current
International Leaders in Education Program	Brazil, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Bangladesh, India and Indonesia	Kyle Messner, Ann Nielsen	2018
Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program	African continent	Tamara Webb	Current
Strengthening Institutional Linkages — ASU and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana	Ghana	Tamara Webb	Current
West Bank-Gaza Preservice Teacher Education Project	West Bank–Gaza	Samuel DiGangi	Current
YouLead — Youth Employment and Business Start Up Program	Sri Lanka	Ann Nielsen	Current
Innovations in Global Learning Metrics: Perspectives from Policymakers	Global	Iveta Silova	2019
Teacher Beliefs about Multilingual Learners: Understanding language ideologies to inform how we teach about language learning	Americas	Katie Bernstein	2019
Discourse as Destiny in Dual Language Education? A Multi-scalar Ethnography of Language Policy	Global	Katie Bernstein	2018
Exchange Program for Brazilian Awarded Principals	Brazil	Ann Nielsen	2018
Girls Collaborating in STEM through Virtual Exchanges	Egypt	Peter Rillero	2018
Innovations in Global Learning Metrics: Focused debate between users, producers and researchers	Global	Gustavo Fischman	2018
Symposium: The Desirability and Feasibility of Global Learning Metrics	Global	Iveta Silova	2018
Argentina Educators Training Program	Argentina	Ann Nielsen	2017
Educational Merit on a Global Stage	Global	Iveta Silova	2017
Integrating STEM Literacy and Language to Prepare All Teachers to Teach ELL: iTeachELLs	Americas	Mari Koerner	2017
Motivating Bilingual Hispanic Youth Towards STEM and STEM Cognate Study and Careers (MIO STEM)	Americas	Sasha Barab	2017
Next Generation Leaders	Palestine	Alejandra Enriquez Gates	2017
India Support for Teacher Education Program (In-STEP)	India	Samuel DiGangi	2016
South Sudan Education Fellows Program	South Sudan		2015