A monthly survey of books, chapters, articles and conference papers written by faculty members and graduate students of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
Audrey Amrein-Beardsley — professor, associate director | Kevin Close — PhD candidate: Learning, Literacies and Technologies
Arizona’s K–12 education system appears to be fairly straightforward at first glance. But it’s easy to get into the weeds when you start digging.
School choice options have become increasingly popular in Arizona in the last few decades, but sometimes it’s hard to distinguish which is the best path to take: public, charter, or private school? What’s the difference?
Arizona native Joan Ganz Cooney created the iconic children’s educational program “Sesame Street” and the Children’s Television Workshop when she worked in television in New York City in the 1960s. When educational television needed funding to keep going, she turned to the late Senator Barry Goldwater, who was a friend of her father’s.
Watch Sherman Dorn, director, division of educational leadership and innovation at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, explain the dramatic story on PBS’ “Arizona Horizon.”
Image by Imani Randle/The State Press
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Assistant Professor Keon McGuire was named one of five Emerging Scholars for 2019–21 by the American College Personnel Association. His award was announced at the ACPA–College Student Educators International annual conference, March 3–6 in Boston.
When 300 Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College students begin their senior-year residencies this fall, they will be embarking on a student teaching experience vastly different from what other teacher preparation programs offer. MLFTC is pioneering a new approach to preparing teachers for the education workforce: team-based professional internships and apprenticeships.
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.
Ray Buss — associate professor
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.