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IslandWood
Rebekah Gardea (MEd '17) is serving as diversity, equity, and inclusion coordinator at Seattle's Bertschi School, talking about justice, community and race with teachers, parents and students.
Seattle schools are increasingly relying on parent donations to pay for a variety of expenses, including teacher salaries. But parent groups in wealthy parts of the city raise vastly more than those in poorer areas, raising fairness questions. Marge Plecki is quoted.
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Education Week
Faculty members Kathleen Artman Meeker and Nancy Rosenberg discuss their studies exploring the benefits of bug-in-ear coaching for educators and their students.
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BirthtoThrive Online
Research released last week that showed 1 in 6 children are now diagnosed with developmental delays continues to raise questions about what this increase means for schools and families. Ilene Schwartz discusses the importance of this research.
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NAESP Principal Magazine
The ’s Renee Gallagher discusses how a shift in beliefs among teachers, instructional coaches and principals is key to advancing access and equity in math instruction.
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Seattle PI
A group of psychologists at the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ studied the way kids interact and came to this conclusion: Kids are big-time gossips.
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Phys.org
Professor Katie Headrick Taylor discusses how to use student data to productively inform both classroom instruction and schoolwide improvement.
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UW Graduate School
Congrats to Cameron McGregor, elementary ed student, on his Fullbright Scholarship! Cameron will will travel to the city of Elista in Southern Russia, north of Georgia, to teach American studies and culture to students between 10 and 14 years old, as well as university students.
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Puget Sound Business Journal
Dean Mia Tuan, recently named to the 2019 Women of Influence list of the Puget Sound Business Journal, discusses her work to advance equity and access in education and more (subscription required).
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Samuel E. Kelly was a former faculty member at the College and the UW's first Vice President for the Office of Minority Affairs. Each year, the UW hosts an annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture, honoring his vision for equity in society. This year's lecture features Professor Richard Ladner of the UW Department of Computer Science and Engineering, who is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and has focused much of his research on the use of technology to improve the lives of people with disabilities, particularly the deaf and blind communities.