Author: Tunara Moore
NCLB ‘universal design’ language endorsed
From: Education DailyTwenty-seven advocacy organizations have endorsed proposed language that would encourage states to incorporate the principals of universal design for learning into state academic content standards and require them to consider UDL in the design of assessments and teacher professional development.UDL is a framework for designing curricula and assessments accessible by students of different […]
Search for dean ends
From: The Rebel YellUNLV’s College of Education has ended the search for a new dean and selected Dr. M. Christopher Brown II. Brown, who will begin work at UNLV July 1, comes from his current position as the vice president of programs and administration with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). He […]
Envisioning a New Ed.D.
From: Inside Higher EdLasting improvements to the K-12 school system may well end up starting in the classrooms – and so colleges of education are logical starting places for education reform. Yet, while teacher education gets plenty of scrutiny, a new, nationwide initiative goes straight to the top of the food chain in an attempt […]
Wichita State Dean Chosen To Lead Baylor’s School Of Education
From: Baylor UniversityDr. Randall O’Brien, executive vice president and provost at Baylor University, has announced the appointment of Dr. Jon M. Engelhardt, who currently leads the College of Education at Wichita State University, as dean of Baylor’s School of Education. His professional memberships include serving as Wichita State’s chief institutional representative for the American Association […]
UCF to Honor Founding Father of Laser During Commencement Weekend
From: The University of Central FloridaThe University of Central Florida will honor Nobel Prize winner Charles Hard Townes, a pioneer of the laser, with the dedication of the new Townes Laser Institute on Friday, May 4, and at a commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 5. During the final ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5, […]
Subcommittee puts Title II funds under microscope
From: Education DailyMembers of the House Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness Subcommittee on Thursday debated strategies for leveraging limited federal dollars to maximize improvements in teacher preparation, induction, and professional development. While preliminary, the discussion could ultimately underpin the full committee’s priorities for Title II teacher quality programs in both NCLB and the Higher […]
Congress Talks About Teacher Prep
From: Inside Higher EdLast year alone, Congress appropriated $2.89 billion through the No Child Left Behind Act and $59.9 million through the Higher Education Act to fund teacher quality and preparation initiatives nationwide. At a Congressional subcommittee hearing Thursday, elected representatives and witnesses discussed strategies for getting the most out of that spending. The reauthorization […]
A Failure To Work Together
From: Diverse Issues in EducationThere is little coordination between federal K-12 and higher education programs charged with teacher training, even though such efforts could improve education for poor and minority students in low-quality public schools, a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee was told Thursday. Both the Higher Education Act and the No Child Left Behind […]
Federal Laws’ Impact on Teacher Quality, Preparation Weighed
From: Education WeekA lack of federal investment has kept colleges of teacher preparation from consistently pursuing systemic and comprehensive change, the president of an umbrella group for such colleges told a congressional panel last week. Sharon P. Robinson, the president of the Washington-based American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, said at a House education […]
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