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MSU SETS-UP fellowship to prepare future science teachers

December 9, 2013
MSU SETS-UP fellowship to prepare future science teachers

Michigan State University will now help meet the need for science teachers in high-needs schools across the nation with a new teacher preparation program. Supporting Early-Career Teachers of Science Through Urban Partnerships—or MSU SETS-UP for short—is a five-year fellowship that will provide fellows with secondary science teaching certification, as well as a master’s degree. Funded… Read More »

Li receives prestigious LRA book award

December 6, 2013
Li receives prestigious LRA book award

Guofang Li has been given the 2013 Edward B. Fry Book Award by the Literacy Research Association (LRA). She was presented the award at an LRA plenary session in Dallas, Texas, for her book, “Culturally Contested Literacies: America’s “Rainbow Underclass” and Urban School.” The award committee selected Li’s book based on a variety of criteria,… Read More »

Third group of Woodrow Wilson Fellows prepare for math, science teaching

July 15, 2013
Third group of Woodrow Wilson Fellows prepare for math, science teaching

Michigan State University has welcomed a third group of aspiring science and mathematics teachers who will complete their teacher preparation as W.K. Kellogg Foundation Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellows. The 11 new MSU Fellows — announced today among peers at five other universities statewide — plan to use academic backgrounds and real-world expertise from the… Read More »

Gould to receive community award for urban partnership

February 7, 2013
Gould to receive community award for urban partnership

Each year, community partners are selected to receive the Outreach Scholarship Community Partnership award at the MSU Awards Convocation. Among this year’s recipients is Dan Gould, director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (ISYS). Gould, professor of kinesiology, and community partners Daniel Varner and Tim Richey of Think Detroit Police Athletic League… Read More »

Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship: Graduates land jobs, recruiting underway

November 26, 2012
Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship: Graduates land jobs, recruiting underway

The first Michigan State University students to complete Michigan’s new math and science teaching fellowship — the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellowship— have all landed full-time jobs this school year. They are teaching biology, chemistry or math in high-need areas across the state, such as Detroit and Grand Rapids. Fellows in the alternative… Read More »

Master’s in K-12 Administration offered in Detroit

November 15, 2012
Master’s in K-12 Administration offered in Detroit

Michigan State University will offer the Master of Arts in K-12 Educational Administration in downtown Detroit for the first time starting in fall 2013. Classes will be held at the MSU Detroit Center, 3408 Woodward Ave., providing a convenient location for local educators who are aspiring to leadership positions in schools. The program also exists… Read More »

Jacobsen, TE 250 team honored for excellent service-learning

November 12, 2012
Jacobsen, TE 250 team honored for excellent service-learning

The Center for Service-Learning and Civic Engagement at Michigan State University has honored several faculty members in the Department of Teacher Education for their efforts to provide future teachers with meaningful, community-based learning opportunities. TE 250 team One award will be presented to the outstanding faculty team that teaches and coordinates Teacher Education 250, an… Read More »

Study connects sports to positive positive youth development

February 7, 2012
Study connects sports to positive positive youth development

Researchers from Michigan State University’s Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (ISYS) have found that underserved youth report more life skill and character development when their sports coaches place greater emphasis on creating caring climates. This involves the coach creating an atmosphere that focuses on player self-improvement versus players’ comparing and competing with teammates.… Read More »

Sonya Gunnings-Moton receives Distinguished Alumni Award

November 14, 2011
Sonya Gunnings-Moton receives Distinguished Alumni Award

Sonya Gunnings-Moton has spent much of her career improving educational opportunities for young people, especially those growing up in under-served or under-resourced communities. She is a faculty member and two-time graduate of the Michigan State University College of Education, which presented her with its prestigious Distinguished Alumni Award on Nov. 11, 2011. Dr. Gunnings-Moton serves… Read More »

A seventh year of success for the Summer High School Scholars Program

July 21, 2011
A seventh year of success for the Summer High School Scholars Program

About 70 high school students from Detroit, Chicago and other urban locations are participating in the Michigan State University College of Education’s seventh annual Summer High School Scholars Program on campus this summer. During this month-long program, students attend a variety of college preparation courses, reside in university dorm rooms and participate in several other activities… Read More »