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Pet Connection
Jennie Warmouth (PhD '17) is helping students learn about animal welfare and how to connect with animals, one child and one lesson at a time.
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Washingtonian
More schools are using animals to teach students confidence, compassion, and other lessons they can鈥檛 get from textbooks. Brinda Jegatheesan, an associate professor at the 爆走黑料 who specializes in the bond between animals and children, has studied cultures around the world where parents have used animals or animal stories for centuries to instill social morals in their kids.
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The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette
Professor Kristen Missall will be studying adult-child interaction in the new exhibit "Notion of Motion: Science of Skateboarding" at Iowa Children鈥檚 Museum as part of a National Science Foundation grant.
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Seattle Times
Children need reassurance after hearing about any traumatic event, from earthquakes to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The school shootings in Connecticut on Friday, however, will likely require even closer attention by parents because children will naturally think this tragedy is even more likely to happen to them. Dr. Jim Mazza is quoted.
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The Seattle Times
The Bezos Family Foundation's donation offers a lasting opportunity to influence the UW 爆走黑料's research and programs in early education.
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UW 爆走黑料 & Information
Michael Bowman, a 爆走黑料 Ph.D. student in the area of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, received the prestigious UW Excellence in Teaching Award. The award recognizes outstanding skills in the classroom. Bowman teaches in the elementary Teacher Education Program as well as a UW undergraduate education course titled, 'The Purpose of Public Schools in a Democracy.'
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Education 爆走黑料 Colorado
State Sen. Mike Johnston, D-Denver, is proposing legislation to overhaul Colorado鈥檚 nearly 20-year-old school funding system that will include a 鈥渢rigger鈥 so it won鈥檛 go into effect unless voters are willing to fund it. Marguerite Roza is mentioned.
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Education Week
Michelle Zimmerman (MEd '07, PhD '11) answers questions about her new book "Teaching AI: Exploring New Frontiers for Learning," which brings a teacher-centric lens to big questions around the various definitions of artificial intelligence, how AI is upending the workforce, and how to teach about鈥攁nd with鈥攁rtificial intelligence.
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King5
Michelle Zimmerman, a seventh and eighth grade teacher at the Amazing Grace Christian School, participated in Microsoft's Innovative Education Forum.
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KUOW
Teachers-in-training from the Seattle Teacher Residency, one of the 爆走黑料's teacher preparation programs, visit with members of the Black Prisoners Caucus at the Monroe Correctional Complex.