In the News

Chuck Ayers, a research associate at the Center for Leadership in Athletics at the University of Washington College of Education, comments on the importance of good coaching to helping children develop character and confidence while participating in youth sports.

Director of the Haring Center for Inclusive Education and Professor of Special Education, Ilene Schwartz is quoted in an article by The Spokesman Review regarding the nomination of Washington education administrator Glenna Gallo to lead the U.S. Education Department’s special education program. “I think she’s fabulous,” said Ilene. “The only bad thing I can say about her is she’s going to leave Washington state.”

The Seattle Teacher Residency, co-sponsored by UW College of Education, is noted along with a new paper by Professor Ken Zeichner on the quality of teacher preparation in the U.S.

Professor Katie Headrick Taylor discusses how young people can provide input to help urban planners make cities easier to move around during a recent Transit Talk.

Professor Margaret Plecki comments on a new study that looks at whether increases in school spending lead to better results for students and the state of Washington's spending on education.

Professor Megan Bang comments on Backpacks for Learning, a new partnership involving the College's Institute for Science + Math Education, that will provide opportunities for families to explore computing and robotics by checking out backpacks with projects and activities.

Professor Virginia Berninger discusses her research into handwriting and children's development.

Kent Jewell, program support supervisor, writes about what it means for immigrant ethnic groups to call a place “home” and how engagement with ancestral tradition can lead to a better understanding of the history of the past and the unresolved challenges of the present.

Three UW College of Education alumni—Shalini Miskelly (MIT '16), Nicholas Bradford (MEP '12) and Jordan Taitingfong '(MEd '08)—will be represented at the Ignite Education Lab storytelling event on February 8.

The UW's Seattle Teacher Residency program, which prepares residents to become teachers in the context of, and for, classrooms in Seattle Public Schools, is highlighted for its success in improving teacher retention and diversity.