In the News

The Knowledge In Action project, a partnership between the University of Washington College of Education and George Lucas Educational Foundation to design project-based learning courses for high school advanced placement courses, is noted.

Associate teaching professor and Elementary Teacher Education Program director Teddi Beam-Conroy is featured in an EducationWeek article titled “How Laws on Race, Sexuality Could Clash with Culturally Responive Teaching.” The article discusses the limitations that are being put on teachers nationwide and how these recent restrictions on teaching about issues of race and sexuality can potentially impact the work of culturally responsive educators.

A report on teacher preparation programs by Professor Ken Zeichner that notes the need for more information on new program models is cited.

A columnist cites Professor Ken Zeichner on how the Every Student Succeeds Act may lower the standard for teacher preparation.

Jennifer Hoffman, an assistant professor in the College of Education's Center for Leadership in Athletics, has been appointed to a 14-member search committee.

Joanna Michelson, project director at the UW Center for Educational Leadership, writes about a partnership that transformed a district’s professional learning capacity to improve literacy instruction.

The Native Education Certificate Program’s first cohort—69 in total—will learn how to better teach Native issues in their schools, as well as better work with Native youth and families in their communities.

Professor Virginia Berninger comments on her research into print and cursive writing and their impact on student learning.

Three UW College of Education alumni—Shalini Miskelly (MIT '16), Nicholas Bradford (MEP '12) and Jordan Taitingfong '(MEd '08)—shared stories about inclusion, using conflict to improve relationships and being a teacher of color at Ignite Education Lab.

LaWonda Smith, a graduate of the UW's Leadership for Learning (EdD) program, will serve as executive director of the Race to the Top Road Map Consortium Project, a $40 million initiative in the Puget Sound.