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Michigan State University Professor Dorinda Carter Andrews received the Educator of the Year Award from the Lansing branch of the NAACP on October 22, 2022. The annual award is among those given by the organization to recognize individuals and organizations who help promote NAACP’s mission. Their mission includes achieving equity, political rights and social inclusion… Read More »
Michigan State University graduate Robby McKay has been selected to be a Knowles Teaching Fellow, a national program supporting high school math and science teachers who are early in their careers. Only about 35 Fellows are selected annually for the program. In addition to coaching and mentoring, Fellows deepen their field of knowledge and critically… Read More »
MSU Provost Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D., has recommended Jerlando F. L. Jackson to be the next dean of the MSU College of Education, effective July 1, 2022. Jackson will also hold the title of MSU Foundation Professor of Education. The recommendation is subject to approval by the MSU Board of Trustees. Jackson holds both the… Read More »
For the 28th straight year, Michigan State University has been ranked #1 in the nation for elementary and secondary teacher education. The annual rankings from U.S. News & World Report have also named MSU #1 for curriculum and instruction for the fourth straight year. “We are excited and honored to learn that our college has been recognized… Read More »
The Michigan State University Office of K-12 Outreach has announced a free educational guide in honor of Women’s History Month full of resources to learn about and be empowered by women in history. The guide includes a timeline for how commemorations transitioned from a single International Women’s Day (March 8, 2022) to the currently understood… Read More »
Ongoing research led by Michigan State University Associate Professor Terry Flennaugh is examining processes in teacher preparation programs that aid in enacting racial justice. The goal: Understanding elements that work and suggesting improvements for all teacher preparation programs nationwide. The work is funded by the Hewlett Foundation, which originally supported the work in 2019 with… Read More »
Robert E. Floden, University Distinguished Professor and dean emeritus of the College of Education, has been named the honoree for the 2022 AACTE David G. Imig Award for Distinguished Achievement in Teacher Education. Presented by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), the recognition honors an individual for their exemplary career achievement in… Read More »
The Michigan State University Office of K-12 Outreach has announced a resource guide and a series of events to observe and to educate students, teachers and others on Black History Month. This effort, led by Outreach Specialist Ted Ransaw, includes free access to online materials and a series of panelists with historical and contemporary… Read More »
There was a problem: Research had been done on using discussions as an effective teaching tactic, but the findings and strategies were published in disparate academic journals. “Not only was it challenging for me—an academic with journal access—to track down all of these studies, but I realized it must be nigh on impossible for practicing… Read More »
Michigan State University is among the best universities in the nation for students to earn an online master’s degree in education. In the 2022 rankings from U.S. News & World Report, MSU is listed in the top-10 in four specialty areas. The rankings list MSU as: #1 for Curriculum and Instruction—up one from #2 in… Read More »
