Five online master’s degrees in education offered by Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College are among the top 10 in the nation in their specialty areas, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2020 Best Online Programs rankings. These honors made MLFTC one of only three colleges of education in the country to rank in the USNWR top 20 in both on-campus and online graduate education degrees. Overall, MLFTC is tied for the No. 15 ranking for Best Online Master’s Education Programs.

For 32 years, the Graduate College has asked Arizona State University graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to nominate their mentors for what has become a prestigious and time-honored award.

“What we’re looking for in nominees are faculty members that can demonstrate a long-standing commitment to mentoring excellence,” said Zachary Reeves-Blurton, program manager of mentoring initiatives and professional development engagement at the Graduate College.

Juan Carrillo and Jason Méndez came from opposite sides of the country, taught at rival colleges, cheered for clashing NBA teams and even listened to different hip-hop.

They were the epitome of East Coast and West Coast. 

Far from home, they both felt like fish out of water, but they shared similar cultural backgrounds and lived experiences. So an unlikely friendship formed, leading to a podcast, a national-level web series, a feature documentary film and projects that continue to evolve.

iTeachELLs was featured on an international platform called HundrED – a not-for-profit organization, which seeks and shares inspiring innovations in K12 education – highlighting their innovation, PBELL Lesson Plans. “Our goal is to help improve education and inspire a movement by encouraging pedagogically sound, ambitious innovations to spread across the world.” 

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