Approximately 18 months ago, a couple of generous donors approached ASU’s Center for Science and the Imagination (CSI), with an interest in creating a comic book for young people around sustainability and systems thinking. That idea became the science-based comic book, “Drawn Futures: Arizona 2045,” for fifth through eighth-grade students.
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Dean Carole Basile spoke with Bruce St. James and Pamela Hughes of KTAR for their podcast series, “The changing face of the Arizona teacher.” Basile told them that, while the headlines are full of the challenges facing teachers in Arizona and nationwide, education majors are realistic about them and come to MLFTC ready to take on those challenges and improve education.
iTeachELLs is working to prepare all teachers to support and meet the needs of English Language Learners (ELLs) in their classrooms. The team believes that by supporting and developing specific language skills through project-based learning, every student's classroom experience has the potential to be enhanced.
Photo of Arizona teachers striking in April — AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
Now that the spotlight is on her, Arizona State University student Victoria Hume wants to shift it in another direction.
As Miss Arizona United States 2018, Hume is using her platform as a goodwill ambassador to shine a light on education, specifically on reading proficiency.
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Guns — few issues evoke as much passion and raw emotion from almost all corners of society. No matter what your opinion of them is, they are a defining part of what it means to be an American. Whether you view guns as a public-safety issue, a constitutionally protected right or both, their place in our society provokes strong reaction and heated debate.
Last month, ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College held the iTeachELLs STEM summer camp. The five-day program took place at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix and was bolstered with some noteworthy guests.
Gladys Styles Johnston, former dean of ASU’s College of Education (now known as Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College) passed away on June 20 in Scottsdale, Arizona. She was 79 years old. Johnson was dean from 1986 to 1991.
Last month, ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College held the iTeachELLs STEM summer camp. The five-day program took place at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix and was bolstered with some noteworthy guests. On day three, we met up with keynote speaker Mawi Asgedom.
Asgedom is a refugee turned Harvard graduate. He has written eight books and inspired teenagers and educators all over the world with his motivational speeches and online leadership classes, which he offers through Mawi Learning, a business he founded nearly 20 years ago.