Like most things this year, the Mastercard Foundation Scholars reception looked a little different. This year’s theme, Resilience in Action, was nothing less than fitting. 

Over Zoom, 47 scholars shared their very personal projects that they worked on over the summer. Overall, nearly 200 people, from multiple continents, joined the event. 

Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Professor, Pinnacle West Presidential Chair and Creativity Advisor for the LEGO Foundation Ronald A. Beghetto chatted — over Zoom — with Adidas about nurturing a creative identity in both children and adults through sport and play. 

Beghetto shares his insights and thoughts on how parents, educators and team leaders can fuel creativity — no matter the age. 

Twice a month, Arizona school and system leaders gather for rapid-fire crowdsourcing of solutions to immediate problems. 

What’s the key to unlocking remote student engagement? Someone has a resource for that. 

Can anyone share the pros and cons of different hybrid learning structures? Principals, chief academic officers and lead teachers are all here, ready to weigh in.

The annual Cathy Sanchez-Cañez Memorial Lecture Series was hosted by Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College throughout October. Three lectures focused on dyslexia, and featured Nancy Mather, Professor Emerita of disability and psychoeducational studies at the University of Arizona. Mather is author or co-author of many books and articles, including “Essentials of Dyslexia Assessment and Intervention” with Barbara Wendling (2011).

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.

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