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In the world of education, some of the most passionate teachers find their calling through unexpected paths. Juilenne Townsend-Sanders' story is a testament to the power of perseverance, lifelong learning, and the profound impact of discovering one's true purpose. After teaching for 32 years,听"I'm still in the honeymoon phase of this job!" she exclaims. READ MORE
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Dixon witnessed firsthand how a positive educational environment could transform the lives of his family members with special needs. This experience, coupled with his own academic and athletic journey, shaped his path to becoming an educator.听Imagine going from tackling opponents on the football field to tackling learning disabilities in the classroom. That's the remarkable journey of Charles Dixon, a former Division I football star now pursuing a Master of Arts in teaching (MAT) special education with a concentration on learning disabilities. READ MORE
The School of Education's Dr. Brian L. McGowan and Dr. Corbin M. Campbell have co-led a transformative听听examining how to scale equity-based teaching in higher education. The two-year study, funded by a $1.1 million grant, brought together distinguished educators from American 青瓜视频, the 青瓜视频 of Connecticut, and Florida International 青瓜视频 to develop comprehensive strategies for creating more equitable learning environments.
How can education practitioners advance access, opportunity, and outcomes for all听in the shifting environment?
The film听follows the first class at Crosstown High in Memphis, one of the innovative XQ schools redefining the future of learning.
The newly appointed Interim Dean Hopson talks about how he is honored to lead the School of Education.
AU's Groundbreaking Teaching Residency Program's first cohort has arrived!
ITEP students were among researchers and other students exposed to Japan鈥檚 society and culture.
Dr. Clarisse Mendoza Davis, 鈥08, runs toward the students that everyone else could not reach.
Professor听Jennifer Steele听was quoted in this听Big News Network听听about the prominence education is playing in this year's presidential election. Read about the options American voters had. [January 22, 2025]
Dr. Jasmine Rogers听appeared in The Colorful Classroom Podcast episode 15,听Black Language & Structured Literacy with Dr. Jasmine Rogers.听"Dr. Rogers shares insights from her research, discussing how recognizing and celebrating Black Language鈥攔ather than correcting it鈥攊s essential to honoring students鈥 identities and supporting their academic growth." Listen to the听.听[January 22, 2025]
American 青瓜视频's School of Education is mentioned in this听Maryland Matters听听about the Science of Learning and how it has been proven to shrink achievement gaps while increasing test scores. SOE is "breaking down the longstanding barrier between teacher training and research science, teaching future educators about how learning happens long before they step into a classroom."听[January 22, 2025]
Dr. Amaarah DeCuir, senior professorial lecturer,听听at the's "Lessons from the Field Webinar - Student Religious Expression in Public Schools."听[January 22, 2025]
Dr. Jacque D. Patterson, Sr. (EdD 鈥22)听has been re-elected to the DC State Board of Education as At-Large Representative.听听Dr. Patterson's biography here.听[January 22, 2025]
Assistant Professor听Liana Petruzzi, a founding member of the Community Health Worker and Social Worker National Workgroup, launched their听听鈥淓ssential Strategies for the Effective Integration and Collaboration of Community Health Workers and Social Workers in Health and Social Service Systems.鈥 The event and report shared best practices for community health and social workers collaboration and integration at the individual, organizational, and system levels, along with policy recommendations.听[January 22, 2025]
Dr. Amaarah DeCuir听published "" in听Education Week,听part of a three-part series. Learn how you can help defend Muslim, Arab, and Sikh students against bias and hate.听听[January 22, 2025]
"Identifying Sources of Preservice Teachers鈥 Dyslexia Knowledge to Guide Teacher Education" in听Frontiers in Education听by听Professor Alida Anderson听presents听听from an exploratory descriptive qualitative inquiry of preservice teachers' self-reported dyslexia knowledge sources.听[January 22, 2025]
Assistant Professor听Dr. Robert Shand听published a听听on the presidential candidates鈥 positions and histories regarding education policy leading up to the election in听The Conversation.听Dr. Shand听was听听in the听PolitiFact听article "Promise Kept: Biden Rules on For-Profit Schools Are on the Books, but Delays Make Effects Unclear" on the rules for persistently underperforming for-profit colleges.听[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Robert Shand听co-authored a听听on the financial impact of cultural conflicts in schools, such as book bans, LGBTQ+, and other issues. The study, 鈥The Costs of Conflict--The Fiscal Impact of Culturally Divisive Conflicts on Public Schools in the United States,鈥 examines the societal and fiscal cost of culturally divisive conflicts that have impacted schools in recent years, estimating the cost to the nation鈥檚 public schools at approximately $3.2 billion during the 2023-24 school year.听[December 5, 2024]
Professor听Jennifer Steele听was quoted in this听Big News Network听听about the prominence education is playing in this year's presidential election. Read about the options American voters had.听[December 5, 2024]
"," written by Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Antonio L. Ellis, in听Diverse: Issues in Higher Education,听details reasons that closure of the Department poses a grave threat to the well-being of students with disabilities.听[December 5, 2024]
In 鈥,鈥 Adjunct Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Altheria Caldera听spoke with听BOLD听about the influence of adults and false assumptions that kids won鈥檛 pick up on adults鈥 biases.听[December 5, 2024]
Assistant Professor听Dr. Liana Petruzzi听was awarded a Career Development Award from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities for her project, "Improving Perinatal Mental Health among Latinas through a Culturally Adapted, Multi-Level Intervention." The $613k grant will culturally adapt two evidence-based perinatal interventions, which include health education and psychoeducation, by simultaneously addressing mental health and social needs to improve Latina perinatal outcomes.听[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Petruzzi听received a听听from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities for her research on health disparities among Latinas, with a particular focus on perinatal health. This program is meant to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals and researchers, as well as support early career professionals with educational debt. [December 5, 2024]
Dr. Kenjus Watson听spoke at a Penn State College of Education听听鈥淏lack Possibilities as Creative Praxis Series鈥澨齟ntitled 鈥淭he Life, Death, and Afterlife of Apocalyptic Education.鈥澨齕December 5, 2024]
听awarded SOE two AU Career Development Mini Grants, one to听Dr. Sherita Flake听and the other to听Drs. Carolyn Parker,听Barbara Balestra,听and听Dhananjaya Katju,听to help advance their career development.听[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Ocheze Joseph听represented SOE at President Alger鈥檚 new initiative,听, which promotes civic engagement through events, activities, and learning opportunities.听[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Gayle Warmbrodt听听鈥淢alleable Mindsets Improve Student Outcomes鈥 at the 2024 College Academic Support Programs (CASP) Conference.听[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Terence Steward, EdD graduate and Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, will become the president of the听听of the International Dyslexia Association.听[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Alida Anderson听听"Choice-Based Art Education (CBAE): Engaging K-5 Grade Students in the Art Classroom" as part of the Kennedy Center鈥檚 Arts and Special Education series. It showed how CBAE provides support for art educators to design and implement authentic instruction centered on student choice and voice.听[December 5, 2024]
Dr. Jennifer Steele听听"So, Your Colleague Is a Chatbot: Preparing Students for AI in the Workforce鈥 to teach faculty about implications of generative AI that students and faculty will contend with in their careers.听[December 5, 2024]
Senior Professorial Lecturer听DeCuir听听Article of the Year Award from the听American Educational History Journal, acknowledging her noteworthy contributions to the field of educational history in听听鈥淯p North, Black Families Walked Out: Counternarratives of Jim Crow School Resistance, 1930-1935.鈥 [October 15, 2024]
Assistant听Professor听Dr. Robert D. Shand听was quoted in听听commenting on a recent report on the effects of comprehensive education reforms in Denver.听[October 15, 2024]
Professor听Dr.听Corbin M. Campbell's听research听听Washington Post听piece about how the quality that matters most to college applicants gets overlooked by current school rankings.听[October 15, 2024]
Get to know听Dr. Amaarah DeCuir听in听听about teaching research methods.听[October 15, 2024]
Dr. Amaarah DeCuir听traveled to Malaysia to speak at the听, attended the听, spoke at the Workshop on Prophetic Pedagogy at the International Islamic 青瓜视频 of Malaysia, and met with the education faculty at the National 青瓜视频 of Malaysia.听[October 15, 2024]
Dr. Antonio L. Ellis听was the听听in Bucharest, Romania, at the International Centre for Innovation in Education鈥檚 annual conference. His presentation was titled 鈥淣avigating Equity: Exploring Perceptions of Fair Treatment among 青瓜视频 Staff Members.鈥澨齕October 15, 2024]
Senior Associate Dean听Dr. Rodney Hopson听was awarded a National Science Foundation supplemental grant with the听听project, intended to empower underrepresented students from Guam, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands 鈥渢o pursue their interest in marine and environmental sciences through scientific and professional development training and mentorship."听[October 15, 2024]
Dr. William Thomas IV,听Director of the EdD Program,听听on responsive lesson planning and reflection that centers the motivation of both teachers and public school students, in听Perspectives on Urban Education.听听[October 15, 2024]
Dr. Rodney Hopson听听"'That Does Not Apply': Graduate Students' (Mis)Perceptions of the Racial Climate in STEMM" in the journal听Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education,听and听听the book听Theories Bridging Ethnography and Evaluation: Making Transformative, Intersectional, and Comparative Connections听for the Emerald Book series Studies in Educational Ethnography.听听[October 15, 2024]
Dr.听Eugene Pringle,听Senior Professorial Lecturer, was听听of听Teacher Preparation as Social Activism at Historically Black Colleges and Universities,听part of the Teacher Education Series, with SOE鈥檚听Dr. William N. Thomas IV, Dylan Ravdin听(MEd '23),听Brianna Nargiso听(EdD '25),听Keyana Terry听(EdD '25), and听Dr. Ocheze Joseph听each co-authoring a chapter.听听[October 15, 2024]
Professor听Dr.听Jennifer Steele听听"JD Vance Knows Better" regarding the power and importance of education subsidies in听Salon.听听[October 15, 2024]
Dr. Robert Shand听听"The Relationship Between Teacher Collaboration and Instructional Practices, Instructional Climate, and Social Relations鈥 in the journal听Educational Policy.听听[October 15, 2024]
Dr. Jenni Torres,听EdD 鈥22, was听听Executive Director of WIDA, an educational services organization housed in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) in the 青瓜视频 of Wisconsin鈥揗adison鈥檚 School of Education. [December 5, 2024]
Dr. Jasmine Rogers听(EdD '23 and SOE adjunct faculty) was a guest on the Leading Literacy Podcast听听about her time in AU's Doctorate in Education program. [October 15, 2024]
Julie Corbett听(EdD '25) was also听听Chicago Tribune听about a the resignation of the entire Chicago Public School Board of Education.听[October 15, 2024]
Julie Corbett听(EdD '25) presented at the听听in Salt Lake City, UT, discussing听听(the foundation of her doctoral dissertation).听[October 15, 2024]
Dr. Nara Nayar,听EdD '27, published 鈥溾 in the听American Institutes for Research,听examining data about the education of Indigenous people.听[October 15, 2024]
MEd student听Carlos Gamez鈥檚听paper, 鈥淪tudent Growth on a Statewide Progress-Monitoring Assessment System by District,鈥 was accepted by the听Florida Journal of Educational Research.听[October 15, 2024]
Education studies minor听Felicity Chapman,听SOC/BA 鈥26,听听the prestigious 2024鈥26 Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship and up to $50,000 in financial aid. [September 16, 2024]
Carl Felton, III, MEd '23, policy analyst at EdTrust,听听a blog post promoting tutoring, extending learning time, and teachers building relationships with students.听[September 16, 2024]
Teaching Fellows听Tatiana Ellis, BA '26, and听Luis Paredes Alvizurez, BA '27, taught DCPS Generation Teach (GT) STEAM Academy听听math and engineering as part of their GT Summer Teaching听听promoting teaching in diverse communities.听[September 16, 2024]
The Black Code, a documentary by EdD program alum听Dr. Sharice Lane, '24, is a Student Film category听听for the 2024 Lane Doc Fest. The film analyzes the cultural responsiveness of English language arts (ELA) instruction.听[September 16, 2024]
Pamela Harris, CAS/MEd '73 and SOE/EdD '25, with husband Tyrone, SOC/BA '72 and WCL/JD '75, won the 2024 Volunteer Impact Award at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Ebony Eagles of Excellence听, for their dedication to advancing the global Black community.听[September 16, 2024]
EdD alum听Dr. Dia L. Jones, '22, will听听a workshop at STEMNoire 2024: Black Women Leading the STEM Renaissance Conference which will听听attendees with tools to build their belongingness capacity in STEM spaces. She will also present research to support increased participation of Black girls and women in STEM at this summer's Black Gaze Symposium.听[May 28, 2024]
EdD student听Julie Corbett, '25, was one of the subjects of a听The Hour听, "Chalk Talk: A Diverse Group of Norwalkers Are Being Trained to Be Civic Influencers," which detailed a听听she designed enabling diverse citizens of Norwalk, CT, to participate in a civics lesson on local government.听[May 28, 2024]
EdD alum听Dr. Iris Bond Gill,听'24, has been named a听Fellow. The program invests in thinkers who generate big, bold ideas that have an impact and spark new conversations about the most pressing issues of our day.听[May 28, 2024]
EdD student听Darla Davenport-Powell, 鈥24, plays the role of the family matriarch Lucy Bell in the slavery-centered live-animation听听The Bell Affair, which explores freedom lawsuits of US slaves and recently began听听on Amazon Prime.听[April 24, 2024]
