A talk from Dr. Gary Troia, associate professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education at Michigan State University whose research interests include writing assessment, instruction, and standards; connections between oral language and literacy; and literacy professional development for teachers.
A talk from Dr. Joanne Marciano, assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University whose work focuses on issues of literacy and educational opportunity/access for youth with emphases on urban education, culturally and linguistically diverse youth, secondary English education, and teacher education.
Please join us for a Department of Teacher Education, Literacy Colloquy Speaker Series Zoom presentation given by: Dr. Sheila W. Valencia titled: "Shifting Understandings of Complexity" Abstract: Since Common Core came into view, the issue of text complexity has taken center stage. But this issue of complexity has been the subject of much debate andā¦ Read More »
LINGUISTICALLY RESPONSIVE INSTRUCTION FOR IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE YOUTH: CRITICAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT This free workshop for K-12 teachers, from July 9-12 and July 16-19, will focus on how to facilitate emergent bilingualsā reading comprehension and meaning-making through discussions of informational texts in content area classrooms. Teachers will spend each morning observing Carrie Symonsās class as sheā¦ Read More »
Please join us for a talk given by Dr. Paula Winke & Xiaowan Zhang titled: 'Third-grade Reading Assessment and Retention Theories and Policies in Michigan and in the USA' Link to video of the presentation:Ā https://mediaspace.msu.edu/media/t/1_6bbrqi5m
The design of Turkey's educational system has changed several times since a national system was instituted in the 1920s. In March of 2012, a new design was adopted to increase the length of compulsory education to 12 years and meet academic standards similar to EU and OECD countries. The new design is referred to theā¦ Read More »
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 threeā¦ Read More »
Join the Old Town Poetry Series in welcoming new Lansing Poet Laureate Laura Apol. Apol will be joined by musician Brandon McCoy on flute. After refreshments, an open mic will follow. Those wishing to read a poem in the open mic are invited to throw their names in the basket by the door. About Lauraā¦ Read More »
Classes begin for the 2020-2021 academic year at Michigan State University.
Part of the Michigan Department of Education's Accelerated Learning Webinar Series.Ā Each year students enter Michigan classrooms with a wide variety of strengths and learning needs. The larger variability of learning experiences students had in 2020 has made this point more salient than ever before. The only way to understand studentsā development is through informalā¦ Read More »
