While a doctoral candidate at ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Shawn Loescher (EdD ’18) made an impression on everyone with whom he worked, including MLFTC faculty, fellow classmates, his own students and his community. Now, the TED-Ed Innovative Educator program is recognizing him for his accomplishments. TED-Ed announced today that it has named Loescher as one of only 16 extraordinary innovators worldwide for 2019 because of his leadership in advancing education innovation.
The Comparative and International Education Society is dedicated to increasing understanding of educational issues, trends and policies through comparative, intercultural and international perspectives. Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College is proud to be represented by 15 of our scholars who will be presenting, speaking or participating at the CIES annual conference, "Education for Sustainability," April 14–18 in San Francisco. See all their sessions below.
Finding the “right” job can be tough for anyone, but for military veterans transitioning to civilian life, it can be daunting as they part ways from a highly structured, team-centric environment with unique values and norms not typically found with civilian employers.
Professional services organization Deloitte, in collaboration with Arizona State University, helped address the veteran transition challenge with the energetic, hands-on CORE Fundamentals workshop held in Sun Devil Stadium April 5 and 6.
A monthly survey of books, chapters, articles and conference papers written by faculty members and graduate students of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
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Steve Graham is the winner of the Sylvia Scribner Award for 2018, presented by the American Educational Research Association. Named for American psychologist Sylvia Scribner, the award recognizes researchers whose work over the last decade represents a significant advancement in the understanding of learning and instruction.
On April 13, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College hosted its virtual Doctoral Research Conference. The DRC allowed students in the Doctor of Education in Leadership and Innovation degree program to present their action research projects to their peers in 29 online sessions moderated by MLFTC faculty members. More than 140 EdD students shared their ongoing research, and more than 20 faculty members participated as moderators or attendees.
While many U.S. communities suffer a general shortage of teachers, the crisis in special education is particularly acute. According to an analysis of federal data by the Education Week Research Center published in December 2018, the number of special education teachers nationally has declined by 17% in the past 10 years.
The work of special education requires specialized preparation. And it’s hard.
The editors of ASU Now frequently call upon ASU experts to help explain terms and concepts inside important issues. For an exploration of the complex system of school funding in Arizona, they enlisted the help of Max Goshert and Maya Watts, PhD students in the Educational Policy and Evaluation program at MLFTC.
“If not for teachers, especially my physical education teachers, I wouldn’t be here. They made me feel like a superstar. They helped me to believe in myself,” says Roman Rozell (BAE ’20), a student at ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College working toward his teaching degree in physical education.
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for spring 2019 commencement.
Cinthia Garcia found her calling as a teacher in high school, but she didn’t discover her niche until she was in college.