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Novice Elementary Teacher’s Enactment of Ambitious Instruction in Mathematics: Challenges and Responses

133F, Erickson Hall 620 Farm Ln, East Lansing, MI

Substantial work in teacher education over the past several years has focused on elaborating and understanding the construct of ambitious instruction. While research on ambitious instruction has included detailed descriptions of ambitious teaching practices and the ways in which teacher education experiences are intended to promote the development of these practices, less research has investigated… Read More »

The Color of Law: Richard Rothstein

252, Erickson Hall 620 Farm Ln, East Lansing, MI

Richard Rothstein, a distinguished fellow at the Economic Policy Institute, will visit Michigan State University to speak about his book, "The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How our Government Segregated America." According to the book, racial segregation characterizes every metropolitan area in the U.S. and bears responsibility for our most serious social and… Read More »

Shaw Lane Power Plant Renovation Review with Nestor DeOcampo, Ph.D.

116H, Erickson Hall

Nestor will review the details of the Shaw Lane Power Plant Renovation and STEM Teaching and Learning Facility construction project that is currently underwayy on the corner of Shaw Lane and Red Cedar Roads. this new facility will house undergraduate teaching laboratories for "Gateway" courses in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Materials Science, and computer science. It… Read More »

Spring 2018 Brown Bag Series – Expressive Electronics: Broadening Participation Computing Through Identity Exploration with Patricia Garcia

133F, Erickson Hall 620 Farm Ln, East Lansing, MI

The continual underrepresentation of women of color in computing necessitates innovative strategies for diversifying entry points to computing knowledge. Drawing on results from a pilot study implemented in public libraries across three states, this all will highlight a collaborative project aimed at promoting computational thinking skills among girls of color through the use of identity… Read More »

Is Girls Education Dangerous? Girl – Focused Education & Sexual Health Intervention in International Development wit Dr. Nancy Kendall

116H, Erickson Hall

Nancy Kendall is professor of educational policy studies, specialized in comparative international, and global education policy, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is affiliated with the African Studies Program, Department of Gender and Women's Studies, Development Studies Program, and Global Health Institute. Kendall conducts comparative ethnographic research on the school and life experiences of marginalized… Read More »

GenCen Spring 2019 Colloquia Series: New Research on Women & Gender, Global & Local Perspectives

303, International Center 427 N Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan

Meeting Myself: Race-Gender Oppression and a Genre Study of Black Men Teachers’ Interactions with Black Boys Both increasing the number of Black men classroom teachers and expanding single-sex schooling options have been put forward as plausible solutions to reversing trends in the failure of public schools to adequately educate Black boys. Too little extant research has… Read More »

Visa & Export Control Laws & Regulations & Implications for Research & Work

507, Erickson Hall 620 Farm Ln, East Lansing, MI

A meeting with Dr. Paul Hunt, Senior Associate Vice President for Research, and Jamie Haberichter, Lead Lawyer in the University’s Export Control and Trade Sanctions Office. They will explain the changing context pertaining to export control and visa issues, and implications for our college’s work. This meeting should provide guidance to those whose grants, projects,… Read More »

Doing the Work & Minding the Labor: Reflections on Centering Activism, Community & Love in Literacy Teaching & Research with Dr. Marcelle Haddix

Erickson KIVA (Rm 103) 620 Farm Ln, East Lansing, MI

Dr. Marcelle Haddix (Syracuse University, Dean's Associate Professor, co - Director of the Leader Center for Social Justice, chair of the Department Reading & Language Arts) will share reflections on her work in literacy teaching and teacher education that centers her passions and commitments toward activism, community, and love. The presentation will focus on three… Read More »

Critically Imagining the Future of Education

Henry Center 3535 Forest Road, Lansing, MI

The forum brings together Miho Taguma, who is leading work of OECD’s Education and Skills 2030 project; our MSU colleagues Bill Schmidt and Raphaela Schlicht-Schmalzle, each contributing to developing the new OECD framework; Corey Drake and Riyad Shahjahan, reflecting on the challenges and implications of imagining education in the future for teacher education and for… Read More »

Marcy Wallace Retirement Party

252 Erickson Hall 620 Farm Lane, E. Lansing, MI

Please join the College of Education community as we recognize Marcy Wallace in her officially retirement from the College of Education. For many years, she has been a colleague and friend to so many throughout the College of Education and the whole MSU community. Her knowledge and leadership have shaped the IRTL, the College’s grant… Read More »