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Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity
Sixty middle and high school GEAR UP educators from across the state converged on the UW campus for a summer institute, “The Common Core: Preparing GEAR UP Students for Rigor and Academic Success.” It provided an opportunity for teachers, curriculum directors, principals and GEAR UP staff to become familiar with the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The mathematics track was facilitated by instructors from the UW College of Education Mathematics Education Project. The English language arts track was facilitated by Sheila Valencia, UW College of Education professor in curriculum and instruction, and Lorena Guillen, a UW graduate student in curriculum and instruction.
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National Education Policy Center
The transformation of Seattle’s Rainier Beach High School and Professor Ann Ishimaru's recent paper in the Journal of Educational Administration exploring how local families, students and community members partnered with educators is featured.
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The Daily News - Longview
Researchers into handwriting argue that penmanship is a foundational skill in student success, pointing to studies that show cursive writing stimulates areas of the brain unaffected by keyboarding and helps children develop skills in reading, spelling, composition, memory and critical thinking. Virginia Berninger is quoted.
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Q13 FOX
Jesse Hagopian (MIT '06), co-editor of "Teaching for Black Lives," discusses his book in advance of a community gathering hosted by the UW Center for Educational Justice.
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Skyview Junior High
Congratulations to Tom Nowak, seventh and eighth grade science teacher at Skyview, who is this year's recipient of the Washington State PTSA Outstanding Educator award!
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University Council for Education Administration
James “Lamar” Foster, a doctoral student in the UW's Educational Policy and Organizational Leadership program, will serve on the University Council for Education Administration Graduate Student Council for the next two years and work to increase the presence and the voice of graduate students in the UCEA.
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Seattle Weekly
Researchers at UW recently studied students at six elementary schools in Seattle to learn how they communicate with and about each other. Turns out they talk a lot about who may or may not be carriers of cooties. In other words, they gossip a lot. Other revelations include: kids love cartoons, hate broccoli and will not stop picking their noses.
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Salon
Professor William Zumeta comments on a recently-approved bill that will cover college tuition for students from low- and moderate-income families in Washington.
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OMA
Frances Contreras and Manka Varghese were noted in the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity E-news.
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The Seattle Times
In an op-ed, Professor Jennifer Hoffman argues for reshaping what the college curriculum should look like for athletes who want to be compensated for their name, image and likeness.