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During the session, a panel of leaders and change agents will highlight how district-university partnerships are critical to preparing, recruiting, and developing effective educators.
GAITHERSBURG, MD / ACCESSWIRE / January 29, 2021 / Dr. Shawn Joseph, the Principal of acclaimed education and equity consulting firm Joseph and Associates, has been invited to facilitate a session entitled Advancing Educators of Color for the Insight Education Group s 2021 Educator Exchange. The session will take place on February 2, 2021 from 1 pm to 3 pm EST.
During the session, a panel of leaders and change agents will highlight how district-university partnerships are critical to preparing, recruiting, and developing effective educators. The panel will also explore and recognize the important role that Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have played - and continue to play - in preparing and launching the careers of teachers of color
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Washington and Chicago, January 28, 2021 The American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the Spencer Foundation have released a report, Voices from the Field: The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Career Scholars and Doctoral Students, that shares findings from focus groups conducted in spring 2020. The report, available on the AERA and Spencer websites, is part of an ongoing initiative by the two organizations to assess the pressing needs facing scholars and doctoral students during the pandemic and ways to address these needs. The realities of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing impact on social institutions like school, work, and the family have created challenging conditions that are taking their toll on research and academic careers, said AERA Executive Director Felice J. Levine, who served as co-principal investigator of the study. Such conditions also exacerbate the inequities that can have lasting effects on future generations of education researchers and t
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Carrie Myers
Carrie Myers, professor of adult and higher education in the Department of Education, has won the Provost’s Award for Graduate Research/Creative Mentoring, which recognizes a faculty member who engages graduate students. The award comes with a $2,000 honorarium.
Since joining the MSU faculty in 2006, Myers has been an active and accomplished researcher, with 21 peer-reviewed publications and one invited article, one peer-reviewed book chapter, 25 technical reports, 42 peer-reviewed professional presentations and 22 invited presentations. In addition, she has been involved in grant-funded work, with internal and external grants totaling more than $3.3 million.
January 19, 2021
Andrea Burrows
The associate dean of undergraduate programs in the University of Wyoming College of Education is the recipient of the Outstanding Science Teacher Educator of the Year Level One Award.
Andrea Burrows, a professor in the UW School of Teacher Education, received the award during the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) 2021 International Conference, which took place virtually Jan. 14-15. As part of the award, she received a plaque and a cash award from Carolina Biological Supply Co., and she will be recognized in the awards issue of the ASTE newsletter.
The award recognizes the individual achievements and contributions of ASTE members in the first 10 years of their careers. Burrows has inspired pre-service science educators at UW for over nine years. She has won past awards from ASTE, including the 2019 John C. Park National Technology Leadership Initiative Fellowship and the Innovation in Teaching Science Teachers Award in 2020.
By John Frary
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Short answer, “Yes.” Joseph Epstein’s answer: “Sort of, but…” On December 11 Epstein wrote “Is There a Doctor in the White House?” for the Wall Street Journal. He suggested that our impending “First Lady” should stop calling herself “Doctor Jill Biden.” Epstein once held the title of emeritus lecturer at Northwestern Western University. His name and title can no longer be found on the institution’s website. “While we firmly support academic freedom and freedom of expression,” Northwestern explained,” we do not agree with Mr. Epstein’s opinion and believe the designation of doctor is well deserved by anyone who has earned a Ph.D., an Ed.D. or an M.D.