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The Seattle Times
Julie Van '17, an Education, Learning and Society minor and UW Dream Project mentor, argues for providing college students with more meaningful interdisciplinary experiences.
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Chalkbeat
Professor Ken Zeichner comments on efforts to introduce competency-based teacher education more broadly.
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Successful Student
The UW College of Education's online bachelor's degree in early care and education is ranked the nation's best and noted for integrating academic theory, current research and practical training in the field.
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Pundicity
Rick Hess released the Edu-Scholar Public Presence rankings this morning. UW faculty included Ken Zeichner, John Bransford, Dan Goldhaber, Paul Hill, Marguerite Roza, Robin Lake, and Meredith Honig. The metrics are designed to recognize those university-based academics who are contributing most substantially to public debates about K-12 and higher education.
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CNN
Noah Zeichner, a TEP alum, has written an editorial on school leadership for CNN. Noah is a National Board-certified teacher at Chief Sealth International School in Seattle.
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Crosscut
Science and technology teacher Zoë Dash (MEd '11) discusses how children interact with a living classroom powered by sun, rainwater and exploration at Seattle's Perkins School.
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Time
On Sept. 19, news broke of yet another adolescent suicide related to bullying. The boy, Jamey Rodemeyer, was 14 years old and identified alternately as gay or bisexual. He had withstood years of bullying, especially online. Just days after his death, many of the country's leading experts on bullying convened in Washington for the second annual National Anti-Bullying Summit. Clay Cook and Karin Frey are quoted.
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Ed Prep Matters
Professor Charles Peck comments on lessons from a three-year study he co-authored that highlights ways teacher education programs can collect, report and act on an array of program outcome measures to support and sustain their work.
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The National Association of School Psychologists
Congratulations to Janine Jones, faculty member and school psychologist. The National Association of School Psychologists honored Janine with a Presidential Award at their recent conference. The award recognizes continued commitment and dedication to students, schools and the community.
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UW News
Joy Williamson-Lott, who joined the UW College of Education faculty in 2007, has been named the next dean of the University of Washington’s Graduate School.