Mark Knapp’s path to teaching was an unconventional one. It took him to tech giant Google and to Africa and Southeastern Asia.
But when the Amherst College graduate finally decided on a new career path that would impact lives, he turned to teaching. Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College was one of his top choices for a graduate school.
Teacher Appreciation Week starts on Monday and is celebrated annually the first week of May. But here’s the catch — not all teachers like it.
Many appreciate and deeply value the individual expressions of thanks from students and families. But they also can’t help thinking that such forms of appreciation shouldn’t be mistaken for the kinds of systemic innovations that would actually improve education for learners and teachers.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2022 graduates.
In answer to the question: “Why English, philosophy and sustainability?” Zane Encinas might say, “Isn’t it obvious?”
The quality of a substitute teacher has a direct impact on the quality of a student's education. And yet, the shortage of temporary teachers during and since the pandemic has led some states, including Arizona, to lower the requirements for this essential position.
Carole Basile, dean of Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, recently commented on relaxing the criteria for temporary teachers.
From rising bread and domesticated dogs to penicillin and rubber, humans have a long history of shaping our world through biotechnology — using biological systems and organisms to improve or create desired products.
Today’s hot science topics, such as genetically modified crops and new vaccine techniques, show that biotechnology also plays a large role in society’s present and future. That’s why it’s important to introduce this subject to the next generation of scientists and decision-makers.
In April, seven notable alumni from Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College joined an exclusive group of ASU graduates — the Sun Devil 100 Class of 2022. The honorees were recognized during a ceremony along with 129 other alumni who were selected for this prestigious award.
The Spring 2022 convocation ceremony of Arizona State University's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College welcomed more than 1,500 graduates into the world's most important profession: education.
This semester's graduates included:
The Foundation for Child Development announced this year’s Young Scholars Program cohort, which includes Evandra Catherine, assistant professor and director of Leadership Engagement and Senior Scientist of Mental Health Equity for the Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State
Pet adoptions surged during the early months of the pandemic, with more than 20 million American families welcoming a shelter dog or cat into their home.
For a time, Taura Rush thought becoming a teacher was out of reach. The Arizona Teachers Academy scholarship at Arizona State University — and access to an online degree program — changed that.
In 2020, after leaving an abusive marriage, Rush, 34, returned to her family in the small town of Joseph City, Arizona. The single mother of two took a job as a school paraprofessional and, to make ends meet, also worked as the maintenance person on the same campus.