Audrey Amrein-Beardsley — associate director and professor | Clarin Collins — director of scholarly initiatives
The online undergraduate program at Arizona State University has been ranked No. 2 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, earning a score of 98 out of 100.
Today, ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College jumped from No. 36 to No. 13 in U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of online graduate education programs. MLFTC offers eight online graduate degree programs and five online graduate certificate programs. Degree programs include Leadership and Innovation (EdD), Curriculum and Instruction: Early Childhood (MEd), and Educational Technology (MEd).
Last fall the U.S. Department of Education awarded a grant of $2.3 million to a unique collaboration between Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and Childsplay, the Tempe, Arizona-based professional theater for young audiences.
Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College has jumped from No. 36 to No. 13 in U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of online graduate education programs.
Michelene Chi has tackled one of the thorniest problems in education: finding a way to get children to learn complex concepts.
Chi, a cognitive and learning science researcher, has been working for years not only on theories of how students learn science concepts and why they struggle, but also on ways to improve classroom teaching.
Danah Henriksen, assistant professor, says using creativity in the classroom can help a teacher be more effective. “We tend to think creativity is something that people either have or they don’t have and that’s really one of the long-held myths of creativity,” she says. Below, Henriksen tells us how creativity helps students learn and offers tips on how to be creative in the classroom, such as making cross-disciplinary connections. Watch more:
Yesterday Alfredo J. Artiles, dean of ASU’s Graduate College and Ryan C. Harris Memorial Endowed Professor of Special Education, was elected to membership in the National Academy of Education.
A monthly survey of books, chapters, articles and conference papers written by faculty members and graduate students of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
Alfredo Artiles — Ryan C. Harris Memorial Professor of Special Education
Maybe you’ve heard of the TV show, “Inside the Actors Studio”? The show, hosted by James Lipton, airs on Bravo. The premise: A one-on-one interview with Lipton featuring actors, writers, directors and other entertainment figures discussing their craft.