Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2019 commencement.
Erika Martinez enjoys several things about teaching – sparking the imagination, passing on her knowledge to others and potentially changing the lives of students.
But what she enjoys most about the job is the professional camaraderie among teachers.
Pedro Noguera, distinguished professor of education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA, was the keynote speaker.
As racial desegregation of education became law, so began the practice of over-identifying minority students as disabled and again segregating them from the mainstream.
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.”
By: David C. Berliner and Gene V Glass, Regents Professors Emeritus, Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
One of the most common questions we get about Problem-Based Enhanced Language Learning (PBELL) lessons is how long should they be? There is no right answer to this question. A PBELL can be as short as a single 60-minute lesson during a teacher’s math block or as long as a multi-week unit during a teacher’s 120-minute ELA and writing block.
ASU Associate Professor Juan Carillo found an academic brother in University of Pittsburgh Assistant Professor Jason Méndez, and the two turned a podcast of their conversations about culture into a growing web series and online magazine about the Latinx experience: "Block Chronicles."
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.
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.
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.
Mirka Koro, professor of qualitative research and director of doctoral programs for Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, was named the Outstanding Doctoral Mentor by the ASU Graduate College for 2019–20. Koro will receive the award in a Feb. 24 ceremony.