ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College placed No. 15 among 385 institutions surveyed in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of America’s graduate schools of education. Among public universities, the college was ranked No. 7. This year’s U.S. News & World Report survey solidifies ASU’s ascent to the top tier of colleges of education since 2012, when it ranked No. 35 in the survey.
The night Greg Wojtulewicz (BAE '68, MAE '71) proposed to Doris Welsh (MAE '71) at the foot of University Bridge, the young couple ran across campus to tell her parents who lived at Broadway and Rural in Tempe. Both education majors, the newly engaged Arizona State University students had no idea of the legacy they were about to create. Now 50 years later, Doris and Greg take pride in the 11 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in their family — all from Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
In front of a sold-out crowd, the 2018 Founders’ Day Awards program honored members of the ASU community for the impact and excellence of their work March 21 in Tempe. The awards ceremony, hosted by the ASU Alumni Association, has been a signature event for the university for decades, and honors individuals who exemplify the spirit of the founders of the Territorial Normal School of Arizona, ASU’s predecessor institution.
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Ray Buss article (author) — Using Action Research as a Signature Pedagogy to Develop EdD Students’ Inquiry as Practice Abilities (Impacting Education, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2018)
There is no deficit of news about Arizona’s teacher shortage and the crisis our schools are facing. And if you think about specific needs school districts have, that talent pool becomes even smaller. This is especially true when it comes to teachers trained in STEM. Science, technology, engineering and math subjects are vital for our elementary, middle school and high school students to learn and understand as they prepare for 21st-century jobs and careers
“Nothing prepared me for the Legislature more than teaching middle school,” alumna Heather Carter (MEd '02) says. Carter, who is a clinical associate professor at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and assistant dean for ASU’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation, is also a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives, serving Legislative District 15. Many of us struggle with finding enough hours in the day — Carter doesn’t seem to experience that same struggle.
Advocating from the inside
The American Education Research Association, the leading organization for advancing knowledge about education and promoting the application of educational research, is holding its 2018 Annual Meeting April 13-17 in New York City.
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College is proud to have more than 90 of our scholars presenting or speaking this year. See all the sessions below.
In 2014, the leadership of every school district in America received a letter sent jointly by the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. More than 10,000 words long and available in seven languages, it was titled “Nondiscriminatory Administration of School Discipline.” It was sent to offer “... guidance to assist public elementary and secondary schools in meeting their obligations under federal law to administer student discipline without discriminating on the basis of race, color or national origin.”
The first of four strategic initiatives undertaken by ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College to carry out its mission asks, “How should we develop and deploy a 21st-century education workforce?”
America Reads isn’t just about getting a job in order to help pay for necessities while being a student. It’s about gaining skills and giving back.