The disruption of 2020 didn’t deter the students of Herberger Young Scholars Academy. Seventeen students were recognized with prestigious awards from Cambridge Assessment International Education for the spring 2020 Cambridge examination series. HYSA is a school for gifted students in grades 7–12 and affiliated with Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2021 graduates.
Dawn Demps always knew she was going to be a teacher.
At 9 years old, she gathered up younger kids from her neighborhood in Flint, Michigan, cutting peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and doling them out on her front porch.
Areej Mawasi will graduate from ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College next month with her PhD in Learning, Literacies and Technologies.
As many schools prepare to reopen this fall, many educators are wondering what challenges to anticipate and what tools they’ll need to “get back to normal” — if that’s even possible. Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, in collaboration with What Schools Could Be, will be hosting Project Springboard — April through August, 2021 — a series of design studio sessions to help educators build on this momentum for change as they get ready for the upcoming school year.
Two MLFTC doctoral students — Valencia Clement (PhD: Educational Policy and Evaluation) and Amanda Riske (PhD: Learning, Literacies and Technologies) — were recently honored with awards based on their research and merit.
The American Educational Research Association, the leading organization for advancing knowledge about education and promoting the application of education research, held its 2021 annual meeting on a virtual platform from April 8 through 12. The theme was "Accepting Educational Responsibility," and nearly 120 scholars from ASU and Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College took part as presenters, speakers and participants. See all their sessions below.
Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2021 graduates.
The advice to make lemonade when life gives you lemons certainly applies to how Arizona State University student Alexandra Paul has been managing these last few years.
Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the summer 2021 issue of ASU Thrive magazine.
Life transitions, such as the start or end of a school year and beginning or end of a college career, are a great time to take stock and reassess how you’re doing in life. Am I living the lifestyle I want to live? Do I have a healthy work-life balance? What would help me live more fully? Am I spending enough time doing things I like with the people I enjoy the most?
Editor's note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable spring 2021 graduates.
Dawn Demps always knew she was going to be a teacher.
At 9 years old, she gathered up younger kids from her neighborhood in Flint, Michigan, cutting peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and doling them out on her front porch.
Two faculty members from the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences were recognized as exceptional mentors by Arizona State University's Faculty Women’s Association. Julia Inozemtseva and Yi Zheng were honored with 2021 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards presented at a virtual ceremony on April 28.