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.
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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.
Arizona State University President Michael Crow on Tuesday addressed 46 scholars from Saudi Arabia who spent a year at ASU as part of a teacher leadership program and will be returning to their native country next week.
Crow essentially told the cohort thank you, job well done and good luck on your next journey. Oh, and remember — learning is a lifelong pursuit.
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Dean Carole Basile talked with Ted Simons on PBS’ “Arizona Horizon” about how Arizona’s teacher shortage is a symptom of a larger problem.
“We weren’t meeting all of our students’ needs,” says Erica Mitchell, executive director, academic services. Mitchell is referring to the former MLFTC retention and engagement team, which comprised a manager and a handful of retention specialists who had a wide range of duties, from housing to student engagement to retention activities to supervision of peer leaders.
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.