Previous Seminars
Listed here are brief descriptions of past sponsored events.
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Prof. Elizabeth Birr Moje, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Dr. Connie North University of Maryland, College Park
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Alan H. Schoenfeld
University of California, BerkeleyProblem Solving Reconsidered:
Toward a Theory of Goal-Directed Behavior -
Dr. Sherick A. Hughes
Assistant Professor, University of Toledo
Toward "Good Enough Methods"
for Auto ethnography in Urban Teacher Education: Trying to Resist the Matrix with Another Promising Red PillTheodorea Regina Berry, Ed. D.
Assistant Professor, Lewis University
Curriculum Theory and Critical Race Feminism:
The Storied Lives of African American Female Pre-Service Teachers -
Selected Topics in Teacher Education: Minority and Urban Education
- Dr. Linda Valli, Dr. Marilyn Chambliss, Dr. Anna Graeber & Dr. Bob Croninger
The Challenges of Studying Quality in Teaching
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Navigating Discourses and Identities: What’s Knowledge Got to Do with It?
Making the Invisible Visible: An Assessment of Teacher
Preparation Programs' Inclusion of Identity (LGBTQ) Issues
In The News:
U.S. News & World Report ranks the department 14 th in the nation, and the department's innovative programs, high-caliber faculty, and cutting-edge research centers offer students rich and diverse undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate experiences. Its reputation and location near Washington, D.C., provides students with a wealth of opportunities to work in diverse school districts, collaborate with educational associations, and engage in important, practical research.
USA Today cites the study by Dr. Chauncey Monte-Sano noting the profound changes American high school students perceive in American History. more info...
Student Awards Announced
Recent EDCI graduate, Rebecca A. Gibson, has been honored as a Finalist in the 2008 International Reading Association (IRA) Outstanding Dissertation Award competition for her dissertation, The Effects of Parent-led Read-alouds of Nonfiction Books on First-Graders’ Vocabulary Acquisition and Motivation to Read, completed under the direction of Dr. Mariam Jean Dreher. Becca will be presenting her work at the annual IRA convention in Atlanta.
A recent EDCI graduate, Lynn M. Newman, has also been honored as a Finalist in the 2008 International Reading Association (IRA) Outstanding Dissertation Award for the her dissertation, The Effects of Explicit Instruction of Expository Text Structure Incorporating Graphic Organizers on the Comprehension of Third-Grade Students, completed under the direction of Dr. Marilyn Chambliss. Lynn will be presenting her work at the annual IRA convention in Atlanta.
Additional Previous Seminars Sponsored by EDCI
| Dr. Victoria-Maria MacDonald, A candidate for Associate Professor for the Minority and Urban Education Unit "When the Minority is the Majority: First Generation Latino Immigrant Parents and Youth in African American Schools |
Dr. Roni Ellington Morgan State University Understanding the Experiences of High Achieving African-American Mathematics Majors |
Dr. Cathy Roller Director of Research and Policy International Reading Association Policy and the Future of Reading Comprehension Research |
| Danny Martin, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago Researching Race in Mathematics Education |
Al Cuoco Director for the Division of the Center for Mathematics Education at the Education Development Center, Inc. Promoting Mathematical Habits in High School: some snapshots |
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| ORIT ZASLAVSKY There is More to Examples than Meets the Eye Department of Education in Technology and Science Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa |
Ilana Horn University of Washington Beyond 'Beliefs': Identifying Learning Resources in Mathematics Teacher Communities |
