Former SU softball pitcher Jenna Caira’s jersey first in program to be retired April 29 (CNY Central | Feb. 9, 2023) Softball player Eujenna Caira—a 2012 graduate of the School of Education’s physical education program and a bronze medal winner from Team Canada’s 2020 Olympic squad—will be the first former softball student-athlete to have their […]
A teaching artist, program manager, and evaluator, Peg Koetsch holds a B.F.A. in Synaesthetic Education (1973) from Syracuse University School of Education and a M.A. in Ceramics (1984) from Columbia Visual Arts College. Her career has taken her to the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University; Madison (WI) Museum of Contemporary Art; […]
Applications are now open for the spring 2023 edition of The Breedlove Readers, a book club that encourages middle and high school girls throughout Central New York to celebrate black girl stories through reading, writing, and creating. The deadline to sign up for the spring cohort is February 25. Meetings are held on Saturday afternoons […]
Sharon Dotger, Syracuse University School of Education Associate Professor and a science education expert, has been elected the new Co-Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Lesson and Learning Studies. Dotger shares the editorial position with Sui Lin Goei, Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Professor of Inclusive Environments at Windesheim University of […]
Now in the third act of their distinguished careers, Patricia Floyd-Echols G’83, G’95 and Patricia Charboneau G’08 continue to demonstrate a commitment to training the next generation. Both of these Syracuse University School of Education (SOE) alumna are former teachers and school administrators. In retirement, they supervise student teachers throughout their classroom placements as field […]
On the Jan. 30, 2023, edition of WAER podcast Pop Life, Newhouse School Professor Kendall Phillips chats with School of Education Professor Kal Alston about the latest with the British royal family. From Queen Elizabeth, to William and Kate, to Megan and Harry, Professor Alston—a scholar of education and pop culture—dives deep into all aspects […]
“ChatGPT is not the first nor the last technology innovation that brings challenges as well as opportunities to education. It wouldn’t be a good idea to try to compete against technology, but rather to figure out how to work together with technology,” says Professor Jing Lei, Syracuse University School of Education Interim Associate Dean for […]
Sexist, racist and classist: Why the feds are getting involved in school dress codes (USA Today | Jan. 23, 2023) Students, advocates, researchers and now a congressional watchdog agency are urging public schools to rethink their dress codes, which some argue are sexist, racist and classist, foster a culture of inequity and can interfere with […]
Professor Michael Gill’s new book—Allergic Intimacies: Food, Disability, Desire, and Risk (Fordham Press, 2023)—is the first to explore food allergies in the United States from the perspective of disability and race. Central questions frame Gill’s analysis: Are food allergies disabilities? What structures and systems ensure the survival of some with food allergies and not others? […]
This interview discusses Professor Barbara Applebaum’s paper “Willful Hermeneutical Ignorance and the ‘Critical Race Theory’ Controversy,” published in the journal Educational Theory, edited by interviewer Nicholas Burbules. Professor Applebaum examines “the inability to disagree claim” as it arises in objections made by those who want to ban “critical race theory” from being taught in schools […]
The 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Planning Committee has announced the 2023 Unsung Hero Award winners. Joining InclusiveU student Thomas J. Wilson are Syracuse University staff member Nichole Henry, student Candice Ogbu, community activist Oceanna Fair, and high school students Trinity Brumfield and Camille Ogden. The Unsung Hero Award is given […]
The School of Education is a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and proud community that supports the diverse perspectives and distinct potential of all its learners. You’ll find these values reflected in these testimonials. SOE alumni often use the words “family,” “team,” and “community” when recalling their alma mater. There is no doubt that they are #ProudtoBeSOE! […]
“When I first began teaching, I was doing a lot of talking to my students about writing, challenging them to do certain things and even to feel certain ways, but I wasn’t doing any of it myself,” says Rob Buyea ’99, G’00, reflecting on his journey out of the classroom and toward publishing award-winning middle […]
The School of Education’s Mathematics Education program held its annual research showcase on Dec. 6, 2022, in Syracuse University’s Bird Library. Faculty and graduate students presented posters describing their current research, including the use of clinical simulations, “algebra for all,” case studies of Kenyan prospective secondary teachers, math and social justice, mathematics learner identity, learner […]
Why School Dress Codes Are Often Unfair (U.S. News & World Report | Dec. 23, 2022) School dress codes have been a topic of debate between students, parents and administrators for decades. While students have sought out avenues for free expression and individuality through their attire, many schools have instituted these policies in an effort […]
Special Education Students Experience College—and Independence—through SCSD and SU Partnerships (Urban CNY | Dec. 17, 2022) Each morning last year, Emilio Smith got on the bus at his house and was dropped off on the Syracuse University campus. There, his SU mentor met him, and he began his day. Emilio, a 2022 Corcoran graduate and […]