Madison Stallard (BAE, ’23) chose to pursue her studies at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College where she saw an opportunity to blend academic rigor with her interest in educational equity. 

Stallard, who is also part of Barrett, The Honors College, collaborated with one of her classmates to create a student organization that seeks to empower future educators to better serve students of diverse, economically challenged backgrounds. 

Educators are seeking ways to demonstrate how society can plan for solar-powered communities and cities. One way of increasing awareness of how a transition to solar energy can lead to economic, civic, and cultural transformations is through short science fiction stories, essays and visual art that explore the possibilities of just and equitable energy futures.  

 

Sustainable environments are critical in ensuring safe environments. Arizona State University’s new Regional Center of Expertise in Sustainability Education, granted by the United Nations, is building out initiatives in support of sustainability and education throughout the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The RCE Greater Phoenix was developed  in collaboration with ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and RCE  is one of the educational arms of ASU’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory.

The pandemic accelerated experimentation and adoption of various educational models, generating large amounts of data and insight into new designs and best practices. There is a need and opportunity to capture and evaluate this vast amount of information in order to deepen and sustain the innovative work of schools, school districts and education-focused organizations.

 

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