In the News

Recent research by Professor Holly Schindler showing that focus on early child development in the family can sharply reduce behavior problems in young children is referenced.

Kendra Lomax, a teacher educator at UW College of Education, discusses teacher time-outs and how teachers can improve their practice through mid-lesson collaboration time.

Jodi Newman, who teaches in the UW's educational psychology program, discusses secrets of the teenage brain and strategies for maximizing their learning potential.

Kent Jewell, program support supervisor, writes about what it means for immigrant ethnic groups to call a place “home” and how engagement with ancestral tradition can lead to a better understanding of the history of the past and the unresolved challenges of the present.

Three UW College of Education alumni—Shalini Miskelly (MIT '16), Nicholas Bradford (MEP '12) and Jordan Taitingfong '(MEd '08)—will be represented at the Ignite Education Lab storytelling event on February 8.

The UW's Seattle Teacher Residency program, which prepares residents to become teachers in the context of, and for, classrooms in Seattle Public Schools, is highlighted for its success in improving teacher retention and diversity.

Ned Porges, who started his doctoral program at UW College of Education in 1979, recently graduated after completing his dissertation on socio-politics of travel as experiential education.

Professor Walter Parker's article “Teaching Against idiocy,” exploring the challenge that democratic societies face in developing public-minded citizens, is referenced.

Professor Janine Jones comments on her recent study of black girls who participated in a course that combined mindfulness teachings with a cultural-enrichment curriculum.

Three University of Washington professors will spend the next two years studying how the new racial-equity teams in Seattle schools can boost the performance of students of color.