To read the article “MSU professor dies, honored by colleagues as field pioneer” from The State News, please visit: http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/10/msu_professor_dies_honored_by_colleagues_as_field_pioneer
MSU professor Barbara Schneider is using federal grant to change high schoolersā career dreams into reality
To read the article “Program might help high school students pursue science careers” from The State News, please visit: http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/10/program_might_help_high_school_students_pursue_science_careers.
Barbara Schneider receives grant to boost interest in STEM careers
To read the article “MSU program aims to boost interest in technical careers” from Michigan State University News, please visit: http://news.msu.edu/story/6926/.
Small class sizes give extra boost to low-achievers: Research by new faculty member Spyros Konstantopoulos
To read the article “Small Classes Give Extra Boost to Low-Achieving Students” from Chicago Journals, please visit: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/action/showStoryContent?doi=10.1086%2F%2Fpr.2009.010.01.2417&.
PROM/SE releases Research Report: Variation in science content coverage
PROM/SE has published volume 7 of The PROM/SE Research Report titled “Content Coverage and the Role of Instructional Leadership.” This report examines the variation in reported science content coverage among 53 PROM/SE districts in Michigan and Ohio. Variation is also described among schools within participating districts and among classrooms within the same school. Data pointā¦ Read More »
MSU to establish Global Institute for Higher Education
Director Ann Austin Michigan State University expects to play a leading role in strengthening colleges and universities around the world through the establishment of a new multi-disciplinary institute. The Global Institute for Higher Education at MSU, which opens in fall 2009, will capitalize on the universityās long tradition of international partnerships to offer specific programmingā¦ Read More »
Alicia Alonzo wins science teaching research fellowship
The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF) has awarded a 2009 Research Fellowship to Alicia Alonzo, who will join MSU’s College of Education as an assistant professor of science education starting in fall 2009. Alonzo is one of two scholars to receive the foundation’s two-year, $110,000 post-doctoral fellowship, intended to support research with high school teachersā¦ Read More »
U.S. rankings released: College still No. 1 in elementary and secondary education!
Check MSU News for the university-wide release, plus a VIDEO about what makes the College of Education a leader in teacher education. See more details about our ranking categories or visit the U.S. News site for the nationwide listings. For an impressive 15th consecutive year now, the College of Education has been ranked No. 1ā¦ Read More »
Illinois teacher named Outstanding Alumni K-12 Teacher
Kraig R. Conyer, an adapted physical education teacher at Hinsdale South High School in Darien, Ill., has received the prestigious Outstanding Alumni K-12 Teacher Award from the Michigan State University College of Education Alumni Association. He was honored for creating exciting new opportunities for students to participate in inclusive physical education programs during an Awardsā¦ Read More »
Davenport University leader receives Distinguished Alumni Award
Barbara A. Mieras, senior vice president for major gifts at Davenport University, has received the prestigious Distinguished Alumni Award from the Michigan State University College of Education Alumni Association. Mieras was honored for more than 25 years of contributions to higher education during an Awards Reception on April 3, 2009 at the Kellogg Center inā¦ Read More »