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Luis Paredes Alvizurez was born in the District of Columbia and grew up in听nearby听Maryland, returning听to DC听high school听in his freshman year, where he graduated in听2023.听鈥淐hoosing 91制片厂 was an easy decision,鈥 Paredes said. 鈥淚 applied to twelve colleges, but AU was the one that most caught my eye because of the area and how lovely the campus is. I鈥檝e always had a passion for helping others and sharing knowledge,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 had some incredible teachers that made learning fun and engaging,听but others weren鈥檛 as engaging, and I would like to change that. Becoming an educator will allow me to make a positive impact on the lives of others.鈥
Join us May 16, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. ET, virtually, for a panel which aims to delve into crucial policy considerations in today's educational landscape, reflecting on the enduring legacy of this landmark case. This virtual event promises engaging discourse as panelists offer insights into the policy levers necessary to uphold the ideals set forth by听Brown vs. Board of Education听seven decades later.
Hosted by Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr.听kecia hayes,听Coffee and Conversation听is a highly regarded听SOE听morning event听where听faculty听share their research via internal Zoom meeting presentations, fostering an opportunity听to build community as they thoughtfully and critically engage with each other and staff about their听work.
ITEP students were among researchers and other students exposed to Japan鈥檚 society and culture.
Dr. Watson's research areas of specialization have rendered him a popular addition to SOE's faculty.
Dr.听Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy听was听听the 91制片厂 Counseling Association's 2024 David K. Brooks, Jr. Distinguished Mentor Award, which听听an individual who has demonstrated enthusiasm and support for the unique educational experience of mentoring. [April 24, 2024]
AU recognized Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Carolyn A. Parker听and听Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Ocheze Joseph听with Faculty Awards. Joseph won the Outstanding Community Engagement Award while Parker won the Outstanding Contribution to Fostering Collaborative Scholarship Award.听[April 24, 2024]
Adjunct Instructor听Dr. Jasmine Rogers听听a keynote address, 鈥淟iberation Through Language: Educators as the Catalyst of Linguistic Justice,鈥 at the Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers: World Language Justice Conference, an听听which highlights the intersection of social justice and world language.听[April 24, 2024]
Scholar-in-Residence听Dr. Robert Simmons听was听听as a 2024 Pahara Fellow, a听听that identifies exceptional leaders in the educational excellence and equity movement, facilitates their dynamic growth, and strengthens their collective efforts to improve public education.听[April 24, 2024]
Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Rebecca Lubin听was听听as an Emerging Special Educators of Color awardee at the 2024 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Special Education Convention and Expo. In May, she will give a听, "Brilliant State of Mind: The Methods for Unveiling Archetypes and Aspirations," at the University of Connecticut's 2024 Wallace Research Symposium on Talent Development. [March 20, 2024]
SOE faculty members听Drs. Michael Gibbons,听Jisun Jeong,听Terence Ngwa, and听Elizabeth Worden听each gave听听at the 68th annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, CIES 2024 - The Power of Protest.听Drs. Golnar Abedin听and听Deepa Srikantaiah听served as panelists at the听. [March 20, 2024]
Antiracist Pedagogy Scholar听Dr. Annice Fisher听launched a pilot class of her Exercising Conscious Leadership course at the Cook County Department of Corrections women鈥檚 division, where students who completed the sessions received a certificate of completion through her company, Developing Capacity Coaching. [March 20, 2024]
Adjunct Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Tomiko Ball听and Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Samantha Cohen听听a chapter, "Keeping One Another Charged for an Evolving Antiracist Journey," in the听听The IMPACT of the Scholarly Practitioner Doctorate: Developing Socially-Just Leaders to Make Equitable Change.听[March 20, 2024]
Assistant Professor听Dr. Emily Peterson听co-wrote a听, "Revising Teacher Candidates鈥 Beliefs and Knowledge of the Learning Styles Neuromyth,"听听how to address the myth that students learn best when instruction matches their preferred modality of learning - auditory, visual, kinesthetic, etc.听Non-paywall content until April 18.听[March 20, 2024]
Professor听Dr. Bridget Trogden听published a paper with the 91制片厂 Society for Engineering Education Conference Proceedings titled, "The Educational Benefits of Operating a Service-Learning Course as a Corporate Structure." It describes how multidisciplinary project-based learning brings about improved student educational outcomes and career competencies.听[March 20, 2024]
Acting Co-Dean听Dr. Rodney Hopson听will听听the opening remarks at the Adult Literacy and Learning Impact Network鈥檚 2024 All In National听听themed "Promoting the Value of Adult Literacy," at AU on February 27. [February 27, 2024]
Dr. Phelton Moss听was a panelist for the Washington Mardi Gras education-themed event, "Voices of Louisiana," which brought together superintendents and policy actors from across Louisiana to discuss education policy.听[February 27, 2024]
Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Eugene Pringle听moderated a panel on the role of culturally relevant messaging and political socialization of HBCU students, 鈥淓mpowering Voices: Unveiling Insights from 'The Other Black Voter,'" at Rutgers University's听Elevate听event, a professional development program for early-career faculty members.听[February 27, 2024]
Dr. Jennifer Steele听was named Associate Editor of the听Journal for Research on Educational Effectiveness, which听听multidisciplinary scientific inquiries on educational success and problems, including intervention, evaluation, policies, theory, and methodology.听[February 27, 2024]
SOE Librarian听Hannah Park听evaluated illustrated children's books submitted for the听听Randolph Caldecott Medal. "The Caldecott" is听听annually to the artist of the most distinguished picture book for children published in the US. The 2024 award went to Vashti Harrison, who wrote and illustrated听Big, a听听about a child's journey to self-acceptance, which also highlights the impact of words.听[February 27, 2024]
Adjunct Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Altheria Caldera听co-edited the听听Ourselves in Our Work: Black Women Scholar of Black Girlhood, which听听how research on and activism focused on Black girls and Black girlhood are engendering the evolving field of Black girlhood studies.听[February 27, 2024]
SOE Adjunct Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Tomiko D. Ball, EdD '22,听听the chapter, 鈥淧roactively Equipping Self and Community with Navigational Tools to Disrupt Othering Within Higher Education,鈥 in the听,听Healing While Studying: Reflections and Strategies for Healing, Coping, and Liberation of Graduate Students of Minoritized Identities.听[February 27, 2024]
Dr. Annice E. Fisher, SOE Antiracism Pedagogy Scholar,听听an听Inside Higher Ed听op-ed offering听听for Black women in higher education on successfully navigating the challenges of leading social change, "Hold Steady or Issue an Exit Ticket."听[February 27, 2024]
Dr. Tyrone Howard, SOE Advisory Board Member and President of AERA, is the subject of a cover听, "A Race Scholar," about his efforts to dismantle racial inequities in education in the Black History Month听听of听Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Magazine.听[February 27, 2024]
Acting Education Policy and Leadership MEd Program Director and Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Phelton Cortez Moss听听a听Diverse: Issues in Higher Education听op-ed, "From Classrooms to Ballots: Unpacking the Significance of School Boards in the 2024 Elections,"听听the high number of uncontested school boards seats in the 2024 elections.听[February 27, 2024]
Dr. Lauren Shea, Adjunct Research Assistant Professor-in-Residence, was a co-principal investigator for the research听, "STEM Tales: Investigating the Effect of Media Read-Alouds on Young Children's STEM and Literacy Learning and Interest in STEM Careers,"听听on the Stelar (Stem Learning and Research) Center website.听[February 27, 2024]
Professor听Dr. Jennifer Steele听was the interviewee for an听91制片厂 Magazine听Q&A, "AI in the Classroom," where she听discussed听the importance of teaching students the evolving strengths and weaknesses of ChatGPT technology.听[February 27, 2024]
Director of SOE's Institute for Innovation in Education听Danielle G. Sodani听听a chapter, "Figuring out my End Game: Supporting Novice ESOL Teachers' Emerging Identities as Humanizing Practitioners and Advocates through Peer Interaction," in the newly published听,听A Sociopolitical Agenda for TESOL Teacher Education.听[February 27, 2024]
Dr. Andre Perry, Scholar-in-Residence, wrote an听听for听MSNBC, "Navy Federal Credit Union is Getting Heat That the Whole Lending Industry Deserves," about the class action听听accusing the nation's largest credit union of violating the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. [January 22, 2024]
Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr.听Eugene Pringle听was selected to be the series reviewer for the William H. Sadlier, Inc. publication听听Building Reading Success听with Wiley听Blevins, a module-based intervention听听that develops K鈥5 students鈥 proficiency in foundational literacy skills.听[January 22, 2024]
Dr. Carolyn Parker, Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, conducted a听, "Problem-Based Learning and the Development of Elementary Education Teacher Candidates,鈥 at the Association of Science Teacher Education's (ASTE) 2024 International听. She was elected faculty chair of the ASTE's Women in Science Education (WISE)听, and SOE EdD student听Joytrese George听'25, was elected co-chair. WISE is dedicated to sharing and examining issues faced by women in science education.听[January 22, 2024]
Joytrese George听was also awarded a Centering Black Women STEM Educators in Teaching and Learning fellowship, funded by the National Science Foundation.听[January 22, 2024]
Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Amaarah DeCuir听gave a听, "Empowering Leaders to Advance Antiracism in Classrooms and Schools,"听at the Islamic Society of North America鈥檚听听West Coast Education Forum. She also听听in the Virtual Dialog to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Muslim Bigotry session at the Communities United Against Hate听.听[January 22, 2024]
Dr. Antonio Ellis, Senior Professorial Lecturer and Director of the Summer Institute on Education, Equity, and Justice (SIEEJ), was a听听for the session "Just Because You Left Home Doesn't Mean You Left Church: Alumni Perspectives on Spirituality, Identity, and Academic Persistence at HBCUs." The Hawaii International Conference on Education session听听the spiritual journeys of HBCU alumni and the impact on their academic and identity development.听[January 22, 2024]
Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Phelton Moss听is serving as the Acting Director of our Education Policy and Leadership MEd听听while Director听Dr. Reuben Jacobson听is on a semester-long sabbatical.听[January 22, 2024]
Adjunct Instructor听Dr. Jasmine Rogers听was a recent guest on the Apple听听Science of Reading. In the episode "Celebrating Many Meanings: Language Comprehension and Bidialectal Students," she听听Black language, her research on dialects, and best practices for structured literacy instruction.听[January 22, 2024]
Dr. Terence Stewart, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer,听will听听"The Impact of Caseload Policies on Special Education Teacher Attrition" at the Council for Exceptional Children听(CEC)听听Special Education Convention and Expo.听听[January 22, 2024]
听SOE Provost Associate Professor听Dr. Brian McGowan听weighs in on his research about how minorities experience education. [December 18, 2023]
听Apple's听Science of Reading听podcast,听"," featuring听Jasmine Rogers听(EdD '23). [February 15, 2023]
SOE Advisory Board member听Tiffany Williams听(MA, SPA '07)听of Martha鈥檚 Table, a DC-based nonprofit organization focused on developing strong children, strong families and strong communities. [February 15, 2023]
Dr. Shayna Cook听(EdD '22/MEd '14) was recently appointed to Assistant State Superintendent for the听's Division of Early Childhood. [February 15, 2023]
Dr. Afie Mirshah-Nayar听(MAT-ESOL), Principal of听听(MCPS), is a finalist for the Mark Mann award, annually presented to exceptional Montgomery County Public Schools administrators. [February 15, 2023]
Taylor Myers听(MEd '22)听听Future of Work event sponsored by Deloitte and was interviewed about his experience. [January 18, 2023]
Our Future Teacher Tutors program, a partnership with DC Public Schools that seeks to boost below-grade-level readers, was听. Quoting student听Isabel Chae听and SOE faculty and staff, it听听that amid labor shortages, hiring from teacher prep programs like ours could add half a million new tutor candidates nationally. [January 18, 2023]
Ann Friedman MAT '98听received the听, recognizing her as both a role model and a powerful example of an AU Changemaker for her impactful work in the arena of literacy. She is the founder and CEO of听, a language arts museum where words and literacy come to life. Read a听听and an听听article about how important words are to her. [November 17, 2022]
