The University of Washington's Native Education Certificate program is noted as one of the first to develop educators' expertise in engaging Native students, families, and communities in instruction to ensure success in school.
What Makes the Difference in Whether Districts Use or Ignore Research?
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Professor Meredith Honig discusses her new study of district research partnerships that were attempting to implement new school improvement programs backed by research.
A new approach to Advanced Placement teaching and learning
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Work by UW College of Education faculty members John Bransford, Susan Nolen and Walter Parker developing the Knowledge in Action curriculum is noted.
Donors contribute record $562.7 million in private support to UW
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Support for the College of Education’s EarlyEdU Alliance from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is advancing its work to strengthen high-quality preparation for the nation’s early education workforce. Nearly 50 higher education institutions, many of which serve poverty-impacted and underserved...
As summer drags on, some students see their college dreams melt away
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Jenée Myers Twitchell, special advisor for postsecondary success and advancement, comments on the importance of individual attention and support for low-income and first-generation college students.
The Power of Leaders in Early Learning
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Kristie Kauerz, research assistant professor and director of the UW's National P-3 Center, discusses the important role that leaders play in fostering high-quality pre-K (panel starts at 58-minute mark).
Designing a Bridging Discourse: Re-Mediation of a Mathematical Learning Disability
Monday, July 17, 2017
Professor Katherine Lewis provides a video overview of her recent paper showing the potential utility of a bridging discourse to help students with mathematical learning disabilities gain access to the canonical mathematics discourse and content.
UW ranks No. 15 in global rankings for education
Monday, July 17, 2017
The Unversity of Washington College of Education ranks No. 15 in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects list, conducted by researchers at the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, for 2017.
Seattle kids to discover environmental decision-making, one garden at a time
Monday, July 17, 2017
Professor Megan Bang is working with Seattle Public Schools and the nonprofit Tilth Alliance to build learning gardens at three schools, while also creating a new model for an ecosystems curriculum and providing training for teachers.
It’s never too late to graduate
Friday, July 7, 2017
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.