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The Seattle Times
UW College of Education alumnus Shannon Hitch (EdD '18), director of Special Services in the Lake Washington School District, discussed her work with families during a more than 20-year career in special education during the Seattle Times' Ignite Education Lab event.
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Seattle Times
However many Teach for America recruits come to the Seattle area this fall, they'll likely earn their teaching certificates through a program at the University of Washington.
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Association for Women in Science Seattle
Jeanne Ting Chowning, senior director of science education training at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and a UW doctoral student in learning sciences and human development, will receive the 2019 AWIS Excellence in STEM Education/Outreach Award.
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Fast Company
Ahead of Teach for America's 20th-anniversary alumni summit in February, a look at the influentials who have emerged from the ranks of TFA vets. Dean Tom Stritikus is profiled.
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The Seattle Times
Tom Halverson, director of the master's in education policy program at the UW, comments on the impact of dress codes on students and implications for teaching.
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Seattle Times
What exactly does the education system sacrifice when legislators slash professional development funding for educators? Op-ed by Dean Wasley and Stephanie Hirsh on budget cutbacks across the state and nation.
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UW News
Professor Joy Williamson-Lott recently received the annual Frederic W. Ness Book Award for outstanding contributions to the understanding and improvement of liberal education from the Association of American Colleges and Universities. Williamson-Lott was honored for her book “Jim Crow Campus: Higher Education and the Struggle for a New Southern Social Order.”
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avid.org
Lauren H. Ramers, Danforth student and Instructional Coach at Rainier Beach High School, published an article recently, Rigorous Opportunities For ALL. Click here to access the full article.
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The Seattle Times
Megan Kelley-Petersen, director of the UW Accelerated Certification for Teachers program for teachers who want to earn their certification while working full time, comments on how new technologies, like videoconferencing, allow students to work together remotely in ways that mimic face-to-face learning.
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Seattle Times
Washington will be the eighth state to adopt the “Next Generation Science Standards,” which outline what students should know about big ideas of science, key practices scientists and engineers use to solve problems, and fundamental concepts that apply across all scientific fields. Dr. Philip Bell and Dr. Jessica Thompson are quoted.