• Read more about Pedro Noguera on the power and influence of education

Pedro Noguera, dean of the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education, credits a large chunk of his educational success to his immigrant parents, who never received a high school diploma. 

He began his career as a classroom teacher before holding positions as a faculty member, educational researcher and scholar at UC Berkeley, Harvard, Columbia and NYU. Noguera spent over 30 years researching the impact of complex social problems and inequities on poor and marginalized children. 

• Read more about 'Giving our next generation of science educators a chance to kick around their ideas'

The 2020–21 academic year is J. Bryan Henderson’s seventh year on the faculty of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University, and the seventh year of a collaborative program he organizes on ASU’s Tempe campus: InSciEdOut.

• Read more about Ron Beghetto named editor of AERA’s Review of Research in Education

Ronald Beghetto, Pinnacle West Presidential Chair Professor for Teacher Education, has been selected as co-editor of the Review of Research in Education, a publication of the American Educational Research Association. Beghetto, along with Yong Zhao, Foundation Distinguished Professor in the University of Kansas School of Education, will edit the 2022 and ’24 editions of RRE.

• Read more about Faculty publication roundup, September 2020

• Read more about Can middle school be better?

• Read more about Partnering with Mesa Public Schools for free online learning

Up to 1,000 learners from Arizona’s largest public school district will huddle in virtual classrooms up to three days a week for free, small-group learning led by teams of future educators from Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

For learners, Sun Devil Learning Labs: After School Huddles offers individualized support and extra instruction that complements classroom learning. For ASU teacher candidates, the experience offers another opportunity to hone their skills and make progress toward graduation and certification. 

• Read more about Michelene Chi awarded the 2020 McGraw Prize in Learning Science Research

Michelene Chi has been awarded the 2020 McGraw Prize in Learning Science Research. Created in 1988, the McGraw Prize celebrates innovation in education by recognizing outstanding individuals who have dedicated themselves to improving education and whose accomplishments are making a huge impact.

• Read more about From our journals: A focus on race and education funding

Philanthropy, hidden strategy and collective resistance: A primer for concerned educators

By: Derek A. Houston, University of Oklahoma 

Published in: Education Review, Sept. 2, 2020

• Read more about PhD candidate wins prestigious Fulbright-Hays Fellowship

Atota Halkiyo (PhD Education Policy and Evaluation, ’22) has been awarded the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program. The fellowship is designed to enhance foreign language and area studies for future educators in the U.S. by supporting their dissertation research abroad. 

• Read more about Professor creates game to help students learn how COVID-19 spreads

Mina Johnson-Glenberg, a research scientist in the Arizona State University Department of Psychology and an affiliate faculty member at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, created a web-based and augmented reality COVID-19 modeling simulation game to help college students learn more about the virus in an interesting and interactive way. The game was made in conjunction with ASU’s Learning Futures Collaboratory.