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New Center for Experiential Pedagogy and Practice Will Advance Innovative Methods for Educator Training and Professional Development

Syracuse University School of Education has garnered a worldwide reputation for developing experiential learning methods for educators and other professionals, including clinical simulations, collaborative lesson study, mediated field experiences for student teachers, and tele-counseling training for school counselors. On March 31, 2022, the school will launch a new center that brings together these initiatives to […]

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Professor Charlotte Sharpe Receives Grant to Investigate “Culturally Sustaining Accountable Talk” in Math Learning

What does a mathematically proficient student sound like in a discussion? Today, many math teachers instruct students to use specific sentence and question stems popularized by the Institute for Learning as tools for structuring “accountable talk,” or respectful and reasoned classroom discussion in which participants are accountable for helping the whole group understand a lesson. […]

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SGM Craig Collins G’20, G’22 Applies IDDE Methods at Ft. Bliss’s Storied Sergeant Major’s Academy

After 28 years of decorated military service—including cavalry and artillery assignments in Germany, Bosnia, and Iraq—Sergeant Major Craig Collins G’20, G’22 has begun to mull his next career move. In his own words, his Syracuse University School of Education master’s degree in Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation (IDDE) and Certificate of Advanced Study in Designing […]

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Lesson Study: Solvay Teachers Observe Cazenovia K-2 Science Education Methods

On March 18, 2022, teachers from Solvay Union Free School District had the opportunity to observe teachers from Burton Street Elementary School in the Cazenovia (NY) Central School District teach a science module on soil erosion to kindergarten through second-graders.   This Lesson Study—led by Professor Sharon Dotger and Solvay UFSD Assistant Superintendent of Educational […]

Orange Holmes Scholars Participate in AACTE 2022 Annual Meeting

Six Orange Holmes Scholars participated in the 74th American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Annual Meeting. Billed as the premier educator preparation conference in the nation, the annual meeting took place in New Orleans across March 4 to 6, 2022. Joining Interim Dean Kelly Chandler-Olcott and Orange Holmes Scholars Advisor Professor Courtney Mauldin […]

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New Book Explores Live-Actor Simulations as Effective Training for Real-World Educational Challenges

Featuring School of Education Experts, “Clinical Simulations” Is an Essential, Cross-Disciplinary Guide to Effective Educator Development Syracuse University School of Education is a pioneer and international leader in the use of experiential, immersive methods of professional development for educators and other professionals, especially the use of live-actor simulations, otherwise known as clinical simulations. Now a […]

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Professor Beth Ferri Publishes “DisCrit Expanded: Reverberations, Ruptures, and Inquiries”

Beth Ferri, Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Inclusive Education and Disability Studies, has published a follow-up to DisCrit: Disability Studies and Critical Race Theory in Education (2016). Edited with Professor Subini A. Annamma of Stanford University and Emeritus Professor David J. Connor of CUNY-Hunter College, DisCrit Expanded: Reverberations, Ruptures, and Inquiries (Teachers College […]

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Hemalathaa K.Y. Seeks to Make an Impact in Post-COVID Learning Landscapes

Hemalathaa K.Y. is a first-year Instructional Design, Development, and Evaluation doctoral student from India. In this interview, she shares her reasons for studying IDDE and how she applies her background in electronics and computer science toward evolving instructional design opportunities, especially as learning communities emerge from the coronavirus pandemic. What motivated you to study Instructional […]

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School of Education Announces Annual Atrocity Studies Lecture on “Climate Change and International Security: The Case of the Sahel”

During the 2022 Atrocity Studies Annual Lecture—presented by the Syracuse University School of Education—a panel of experts in environmental politics, law and security, and environmental peacebuilding will address climate change as a risk factor for mass atrocities, the national and international responses to this growing security threat, and the impact of climate change on the […]

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Doctoral Candidate Derron Hilts Selected as Chi Sigma Iota Leadership Intern

Derron Hilts, a doctoral candidate in counseling and counselor education, has been selected as the 2022-2023 Leadership Intern for Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), an international association of professional counselors with more than 400 chapters and 130,000 members worldwide. The CSI Leadership Fellowship and Internship program offers Chi Sigma Iota members in the early years of […]