Faculty, students and alums from the Michigan State University College of Education are represented in a special, double-issue of Information & Learning Sciences, available now. The October 2024 publication put a spotlight on social media’s increasing presence in today’s society and its role in “incidental and purposeful learning.” The co-editors and authors explore how social… Read More »
A nearly $1.7 million National Center for Education Research grant shared between Michigan State University and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) will integrate culturally relevant teaching and advanced technology to enhance middle school science education in underserved school districts. Spartan scholars Kui Xie, Red Cedar Distinguished Professor, and Joseph Krajcik, Lappan-Phillips Professor, are co-principal investigators on… Read More »
Michigan State University now offers two expedited options for individuals wanting to become certified teachers of Chinese or Spanish. “There is a critical need for world language teachers,” said Nancy Romig, coordinator of the program and the associate director of the Office of International Studies in Education. “In recent decades, there has been a significant… Read More »
The disruption to education caused by COVID-19 is well-documented, but less is known about the implications facing the special education system. A new study from scholars at the Michigan State University College of Education explores how less K-5 students with disabilities were identified for needing support, especially among Black, Asian and economically disadvantaged students. Declines… Read More »
A study examining the doctoral degree experiences of 100 women and/or individuals who identify as LGTBQ found that an overwhelming majority had overall negative experiences. According to the research, the negative experiences were related to feelings of exclusion or marginalization because of their minoritized identities. “So much of how people learn and experience the world… Read More »
Douglas “Doug” R. Campbell, an associate professor emeritus with the Department of Teacher Education, died on November 25, 2024. Campbell was with the college from 1983 until his retirement in 2015. Campbell was a dedicated Spartan, having been an educator with the college for nearly 32 years. During his career, Campbell helped to establish the… Read More »
Michigan State University scholars contributed to research examining current and future use cases of artificial intelligence (AI) across health, education and the workplace. The research also identified future opportunities and challenges in all three sub-areas. Thirty-three scholars from across the world collaborated on the article. Four are College of Education Spartans: Professor Christine Greenhow, Educational… Read More »
Artificial intelligence (AI) is ushering in a transformative era for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, with its potential described as groundbreaking in a new book co-edited by University Distinguished Professor Joseph Krajcik and his colleague, Professor Xiaoming Zhai from the University of Georgia. Published in October 2024 by Oxford University Press, “Uses of… Read More »
A recent study by Michigan State University College of Education scholars sheds light on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the social and emotional development of young children and the stress levels of their caregivers. Published in the Early Childhood Education Journal in August 2024, the study examined how children with and without disabilities responded to… Read More »
Joyce Grant, an associate professor with the Department of Teacher Education, died on November 7, 2024, at the age of 86. Grant was with the College of Education from 1991 until her retirement in 2007. Throughout her career, she was a teacher, school founder, principal, deputy superintendent and part of our college community as a… Read More »
