Jennie Warmouth (PhD '17) is helping students learn about animal welfare and how to connect with animals, one child and one lesson at a time.
Professor Elected to Membership in the National Academy of Education
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Professor Walter Parker, one of the world's leading scholars of civic education, has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Education (NAEd). He joins James Banks, John Bransford and Ken Zeichner in representing UW College of Education in NAEd.
‘Personalized learning’ comes to teacher training
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Professor Ken Zeichner comments on efforts to introduce competency-based teacher education more broadly.
Education students design innovations to better serve immigrant youth
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Teams of University of Washington education students recently participated in Ideathon, during which they drew upon design thinking processes to craft new ideas for better addressing the educational needs of immigrant and refugee youth and families.
It's legislative season—time to take another look at kindergarten policies
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Professor Kristie Kauerz comments on P-3 initiatives being considered by policymakers including funding of full-day kindergarten.
Doctoral student receives prestigious dissertation fellowship
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Adaurennaya Onyewuenyi is one of just six doctoral students in the country to receive a American Educational Research Association Minority Dissertation Fellowship, which is supporting her research into how and in what ways racial and ethnic identity contribute to the academic performance of Black American and African immigrant high school students.
Learning happiness in a lecture hall
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Professor James Mazza's course “Wellness and Resilience for College and Beyond," which aims to help improve student resilience through difficult and stressful times, is noted.
Women in Finance raises funds for inclusive education
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
The UW College of Education's Haring Center is partnering in a pilot program in Cayman to bring direct support in inclusive education to classes and preschools.
Wanted: Teacher leaders to help improve Detroit schools
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
The UW's master in instructional leadership program and certificate programs designed to help teachers grow in their leadership roles, including research projects relevant to their own schools, are noted.
TPEP 2: Personnel Supports–Impact and Reflection
Monday, February 5, 2018
Findings from report by UW College of Education researchers on Washington state's Teacher and Principal Evaluation System are examined.