May’s commencement ceremony, like most, marked a beginning and an end. The final cohort of undergraduate Mastercard Foundation Scholars, and the first cohort of graduate scholars, both graduated from Arizona State University.
Guest edited by: Carolina Guzmán-Valenzuela, Universidad de Chile; and José Joaquín Brunner, Universidad Diego Portales
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iTeachELLs Project Director Wendy Farr wrote an article for ARISE in which she explains the instructional model of PBELL — Problem-based Enhanced Language Learning — developed by the iTeachELLs team. “PBELL is a unique approach to problem-based learning that takes the established PBL pedagogy and enhances the student experience by developing specific language skills.” Farr talks about the impact PBELL lesson structures have on student learning experiences; specifically how intentional planning for language elevated access to rigorous content.
The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation announced the 2019 class of Woodrow Wilson Pennsylvania Teaching Fellows. Among the class of 24 is ASU alumna, Jessica Campos. Campos graduated from ASU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in the spring of 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with a concentration in secondary education, and completed her teacher preparation through Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
IgnitED Labs — located at Tempe, Polytechnic and West campuses — are hands-on, creative spaces filled with new and emerging technologies that aim to assist Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College students, staff and faculty members with teaching and learning. Tempe and Polytechnic labs are open now, and the West lab will be open mid-September.
Steve Graham was named the winner of the 2019 E.L. Thorndike Career Achievement Award by the American Psychological Association. The Thorndike is among the most prestigious awards given to living educational psychologists for their career-long achievements and contributions to the field. The APA says Thorndike winners “...
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In an episode of Fast Company‘s podcast, Creative Conversation, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Professor and Pinnacle West Presidential Chair Ron Beghetto explains why the "creative genius" idea is a myth and how to differentiate between good and bad uncertainty. He believes we should break free from the idea that some people are creative and others are not.
On Sept. 9, students and representatives of the Kyrene School District in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona; and Carole Basile, dean of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University, officially cut the ribbon to dedicate SPARK School. SPARK is the result of a two-year collaborative design process that brought together district administrators, faculty members, students and parents with an MLFTC design team. Their mission was to design a school experience that better met the needs of students and teachers.