Kristin Elwood (PhD ’18) is a postdoctoral scholar at two National Science Foundation-funded research centers at Arizona State University. Elwood graduated from ASU in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in English, which she used to teach high school English and graphic design for 12 years. But when she decided to pursue a doctoral degree, she found her focus had changed. She chose the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College PhD in Learning, Literacies and Technologies.
This month, 46 visiting scholars from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia returned home after a year of professional development in Phoenix, Arizona.
On Sunday, Jan. 6, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College welcomed to the ASU campus 18 fellows of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers. Fulbright DAI brings international primary and secondary school teachers to the U.S. to observe, pursue individual and group projects, and take courses for professional development.
“For each man sees himself in the Grand Canyon.”
— poet Carl Sandburg.
Feb. 26 marks the centennial of Grand Canyon National Park and the sesquicentennial of John Wesley Powell’s expedition down the Colorado River. Literally and figuratively, it’s Arizona’s biggest attraction. Naturally, it draws the attention of artists, faculty, and scientists from Arizona State University, the state’s biggest university.
iTeachELLs Project Director, Wendy Farr wrote an article for Edutopia outlining the challenge teachers are facing supporting dually classified learners in the classroom. To address the challenge, she proposes the instructional model called Problem-based Enhanced Language Learning (PBELL) developed by the iTeachELLs team at ASU.
EdBuild, a nonprofit studying education funding, recently published a report citing that nationwide and in Arizona, predominately white school districts get more money per student than non-white districts. The gap? A hefty $23 billion.
Late last month, 12 Herberger Young Scholars Academy students were recognized with prestigious awards from Cambridge Assessment International Education to acknowledge their outstanding performance in the Cambridge examination series. The Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education is the world’s most popular international curriculum for 14 to 16-year-olds. It’s internationally recognized by leading universities and employers.
iTeachELLs Project Director, Wendy Farr was recently featured in the Arizona Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (AZTESOL) Newsletter where she shares information on materials that can help teachers become more deeply involved in practice and awareness when working in classrooms with culturally and linguistically diverse learners.
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iTeachELLs Project Director, Wendy Farr was recently featured in the Arizona Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (AZTESOL) Newsletter where she shares information on materials that can help teachers become more deeply involved in practice and awareness when working in classrooms with culturally and linguistically diverse learners.
Click here to view the newsletter.
Last August, the iTeachELLs Teacher Quality Partnership Project sponsored a visit from Kristen Hadeed, founder of Student Maid and author of the book “Permission to Screw Up.” Kristen gave a talk and facilitated a workshop on leadership, “Learning from Doing – Exploring the role of teachers as transformational leaders.” To capture the inspiring event, the iTeachELLs team assembled a story map which includes teacher resources, videos and participant responses.