Arizona State University has welcomed 52 Saudi Arabian educators to the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College as part of the yearlong Building Leadership for Change Through School Immersion program. Developed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education, the program — which will run through February 2019 — is in direct response to the Saudi Arabian government’s goal of investing in the future of their country by improving and innovating their schools.
Last April, the iTeachELLs Teacher Quality Partnership Project, an initiative of ASU's Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, sponsored a visit from Joel Westheimer. The author and commentator facilitated three events focusing on the topic, "Teacher as Citizen," and based on his book, "What Kind of Citizen? Educating our children for the common good."
“I have always seen education as a key to moving our society move forward,” alumna Angel Jannasch-Pennell (PhD '96) says of earning her degree in Curriculum and Instruction, Special Education. And moving forward is just what Jannasch-Pennell helps educators and educational organizations do.
How a doctoral student is solving wicked problems in an urban environment
Imagine being part of a process that allows you the freedom to solve a challenge with no predetermined “right” answer. If there were answers to choose from, they still would not be correct because you would be missing a key component — empathy — and your thinking would be severely limited.
A year ago, we announced we were reimagining our college of education. Big words, admittedly. But we also have to admit that our education system does not reliably do what we need it to do for nearly enough people and communities. So, a year later, it’s time to ask: What are we doing about it?
This semester, four Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College researchers are utilizing grants awarded by the Institute for Social Science Research at Arizona State University. The projects they submitted to ISSR were recognized for having particular significance to the social sciences, with the potential to benefit communities through contributions beyond education research.
A monthly survey of books, chapters, articles and conference papers written by faculty members and graduate students of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
Leanna Archambault | article (co-author) "Responsible Innovation and Education: integrating values and technology in the classroom" Journal of Responsible Innovation, Sept. 2018
Arizona State University Associate Professor Craig A. Mertler is a man of action — and research.
Christine Kajikawa Wilkinson recently has received two honors recognizing her career that has been dedicated to education and leadership with an extensive history of community service.
Arizona Superintendent, Diane Douglas, proposed new standards developed by Hillsdale College, a private Christian college. However, not all members of the education community are on board. Our own Eileen Merritt, assistant professor shared her concerns with KJZZ.