iA little over two years ago, Punya Mishra, professor and associate dean of scholarship and innovation, gave his students an assignment in his class, Education by Design. An intimate group of seven graduate students took on the project in full swing. 

A year later that assignment lives on as the website, Talking about design

Arizona State University has announced the REMOTE K12: The Connected Teacher Summit, a free, one-day immersive program coming on Jan. 9, 2021, to help K-12 teachers nationwide deliver better online and blended learning experiences.

REMOTE K12 will bring outstanding educators from across the country together to share effective and efficient virtual learning techniques and offer insights on pedagogy, course design, equity, wellness, accessibility, assessment, collaboration, engagement and more. Click here to register to attend for free.

Vanessa Arredondo (BAE Elementary Education, Bilingual Education, ’14; MEd Curriculum and Instruction, ’16) was named Arizona Rural Schools Association Teacher of the Year for 2020.

Adding to her list of accomplishments, Arredondo is a first-generation college graduate. She came to the United States in third grade. “Like many of the students I teach, I had to learn English while adjusting to a new culture and living with family members,” she says.

Sarah Salinas, a PhD student in the Educational Policy and Evaluation program at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, is the 2020 winner of the Jane West Spark Award from the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children. The Spark award is presented annually to an individual who advocates for special education teacher preparation and is committed to continuing those efforts.

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