Dr. Stephens is the new Governance Secretary to the Board of Directors for NAGC
Vanessa Turnier, 2009/09/01 16:12:13
Kristen Stephens has been appointed as Governance Secretary to the Board of Directors for the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). NAGC invests all of its resources to train teachers, encourage parents and educate administrators and policymakers on how to develop and support gifted children and what's at stake if high-potential learners are not challenged and encouraged.
Applications are now available for the 2010 Holton Prize
Vanessa Turnier, 2010/01/19 09:57:10
Three cash awards of $500 will be given for outstanding work by Duke undergraduates. Applications can be found here .Entries should be submitted to Dean Caroline Lattimore in 011 Allen Building no later than April 23, 2010.
The Program in Education is now the administrative home for the International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education
Vanessa Turnier, 2010/01/19 09:25:23
Service-Learning Instructor Dr. Kathy Sikes is the Executive Administrative Director for the center. The center moves to Duke from Clemson University.The center is "a focal point for teacher educators in higher education and their community partners in all aspects of service-learning in teacher education; including research, information resources, professional development and collaboration." (http://www.clemson.edu/ICSLTE/)
In the Service of Learning: A Conversation about Civic Engagement and the Undergraduate Experience
Vanessa Turnier, 2009/10/20 09:12:07
This colloquium will be on Monday, November 2nd, 4:00-5:30 p.m., Nasher Museum of Art.This event is free and open to the public. To reserve a seat, e-mail the Service-Learning Program at servicelearning@duke.edu by Wednesday, October 28th. In conjunction with the board meeting of the International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education now housed here at Duke, the Program in Education and the Service-Learning Program are pleased to sponsor a colloquium on the role of the university in creating and sustaining opportunities for engaged learning. Presenters are Andrew Furco, Vice President of Public Engagement at the University of Minnesota, and Elson Nash, Acting Director of Learn & Serve America.
March 26, 2009 - Kenneth Reardon is Promoting Transformational Learning!
Vanessa Turnier, 2009/03/11 14:44:10
Professor Reardon is a nationally recognized scholar in the filed of service-learning and civic engagement. He is part of the speaker series in applied educational research. He is presenting “Promoting Transformational Learning Through Civic Engagement: Yes we Can!” on March 25 4:30pm in Von Canon A in the Bryan Center. Professor Reardon has recently been appointed Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in City and Regional Planning in the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Memphis where he is involved in research, teaching, and outreach activities in the areas of neighborhood planning, community development, and community/university partnerships. Prior to joining the University of Memphis faculty, he served as an Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University where he established the Cornell Urban Scholars Program and Cornell Urban Mentors Programs
September 11, 2008 - Dinner with civil rights leader Ann Atwater
Vanessa Turnier, 2008/09/11 09:43:23
In preparation for their work in the Durham Public Schools, student teachers in the Elementary Teacher Preparation Program met with Ann Atwater, a Durham activist and civil rights leader, to discuss critical issues facing the local schools and community. Mrs. Atwater's story is highlighted in the book,The Best of Enemies. To view a photo visit Elementary Teacher Preparation Program page
UNIVERSITY WIDE SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM NOW HOUSED IN THE PROGRAM IN EDUCATION
Vanessa Turnier, 2009/06/26 14:06:01
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Under the leadership of David Malone, Faculty Director, the Service Learning Program (SLP) will continue to support faculty, staff, students, and community partners involved in Duke courses with the SL designation, and will focus on expanding and enhancing SL course offerings. The new SLP website will be up shortly. Inquiries should be addressed to Kristin Wright, SLP Coordinator, servicelearning@duke.edu.
Congratulations to Lauren Ruderman Miller
Vanessa Turnier, 2009/07/15 10:30:18
Congratulations to Lauren Ruderman Miller, Trinity ’05 and Elementary Teacher Preparation Program Graduate. Lauren is the 2008-09 Durham Public Schools Teacher of the Year nominee representing Hope Valley Elementary School.
The 2009 Holton Prize Application!
Vanessa Turnier, 2009/02/06 16:51:48
Submissions are due by April 22, 2009 to Dean Lattimore. Information about the Holton prize can be found here.
Education Award Winners
Vanessa Turnier, 2008/08/21 10:40:44
Congratulations to all of our winners! Kim McCallum won the DT Stallings award! Jennifer Herring and Michele Farber won the Holton Prize! Elizabeth Kelly won an honorable mention for the Holton prize. The DT Stallings award honors a Duke senior who has shown sustained and dedicated service to tutoring local school children. The Holton Prize is given to a Duke junior or senior for outstanding innovative or investigative research focused on education. The winners papers are: Michele J. Farber “How Expectancy-Value and Possible Future Self Perceptions Impact Motivation to Study Science” Jennifer L. Herring “Situational Interest in Gifted Science Classrooms: The Influence of Teacher Practices on Student Interest”
Teacher Preparation Program
Vanessa Turnier, 2008/08/21 11:23:20
New PiE Programs
Vanessa Turnier, 2008/08/21 11:20:52
Program in Education (PiE) in collaboration with Duke TIP
initiates an innovative teacher preparation program in Gifted Education,
K-12. PiE has a long-standing
partnership with the Durham Public Schools to prepare highly qualified teachers
at the elementary and secondary level. http://dukenews.duke.edu/2007/01/gifted.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/559/story/537523.html.
In addition to the new AIG program we are making progress with our Center for Teacher Learning and Collaboration Program (TLC). Last Spring Durham Public Schools Superintendent Ann T. Denlinger and Duke University President Richard H. Brodhead announced the expansion of their longstanding partnership with three new initiatives designed to significantly boost support for classroom teachers. TLC is one of these initiatives. http://dukenews.duke.edu/2006/05/DPS_teachers.html
Annual Awards
Vanessa Turnier, 2008/06/19 12:51:44
NC Regional Education Career Fairs
Adrienne A Moore, 2008/02/28 12:52:29
are happening in May and June. Please visit the Teacher Preparation Program page to learn more.
January 08, 2008 - Minor in Education
Vanessa Turnier, 2008/02/01 17:00:05
New in 2008! Students who are majoring in an Arts and Science discipline can now minor in Education.The Minor in Education is designed to provide students who are majoring in Arts and Sciences disciplines with opportunities to combine coursework in their majors with academic and field based experiences focused on complex social, psychological, economic, historical, political, and cultural issues that impact schools, and school children. Requirements: A total of five courses including three required courses and two electives. The required courses are Education 100; Education 118; and a third course chosen from a group of courses that address pedagogical theory and practice and the impact of individual difference and social diversity on teaching and learning. The third required course must be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Education, carry the CCI code and involve a field based experience in public schools. The elective courses must be Education courses at or above the 100 level. Only one of the five courses may be taken at an institution other than Duke.
The Holton Prize
Vanessa Turnier, for staff, 2008/02/28 14:53:01
is now accepting applications through April 4, 2008. Information about the prize can be found here. This is a cash prize of $250 that is awarded to a junior or senior for their outstanding, innovative, or investigative research dealing with education.
Richard Rothstein
Vanessa Turnier, 2008/02/27 09:24:56
is speaking on February 26th at 4:30pm in Von Canon Room C in the Bryan Center at Duke University. This event is free and open to the public. The topic of his talk will be "The Impact of Class in the Classroom". There will be a book signing after the talk. Richard Rothstein is a research associate of the Economic Policy Institute. From 1999 to 2002 he was the national education columnist of The New York Times. Rothstein's persuasive analysis of how social class shapes learning outcomes forces us to look at the differences in readiness across students as they enter school for the first time. He causes us to consider the influence of income, health, safety and other gaps affecting students as they proceed through school. He is the author of : Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic and Educational Reform to Close the Black-White Achievement Gap, and The Way We Were? Myths and Realities of America's Student Achievement, as well as other books concerning social issues in education.
Mary Morrow-Edna Richards Scholarship
Vanessa Turnier, 2007/11/20 10:17:02
This scholarship is accepting applications now through January 14, 2008. To find out more about this and other scholarship opportunities please click on Scholarships & Awards.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Vanessa Turnier, 2007/11/14 09:41:22
Creating Action Out of Knowledge! Spring 2008
Vanessa Turnier, 2007/11/05 08:52:14
Register to take an Education class in Spring 2008! Most classes have a service learning experience in our local schools. Check out the list of courses here ??
Program in Education Spring 2008
EDUC 49S.01: Women Imagine Change
EDUC 49S.02: Educational Tests & Assessments
EDUC 100: Foundations of Education
EDUC 109S. Elementary Curriculum
EDUC 110: Res/Reflect Practice Elem. Edu
EDUC 118: Educational Psychology
EDUC 120: Elementary Internship
EDUC 137: Contemporary Issues in Education
EDUC 139: Marxism and Society
EDUC 149: Women and the Professions
EDUC 151S: Literacy & Service Learning
EDUC 160S: Early Childhood Intern
EDUC170S.01: Anthropology & Education
EDUC 170S.03: Durham Literacy Lens
EDUC 190S: Secondary School Issues
EDUC 215: Secondary School Teach
EDUC 216: Secondary Internship
Holton
Miriam R Vines, 2007/04/25 10:32:59
Application deadline is April 16. Open to juniors and seniors. A cash prize of $250 will be awarded for outstanding innovative or investigative research dealing with education. For information: Holton Prize or e-mail mbryant@asdean.duke.edu
Speaker Series
Miriam R Vines, 2006/11/30 09:17:11
Dr. Deborah Loewenberg Ball
Knowing Your Subject Well Enough to Teach It:
What More Does It Take?
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
4:30-6:00pm
107 White Lecture Hall, East Duke Building
Free and Open to the Public
Durham Public Schools, Duke Announce Three New Initiatives to Support Teaching
Miriam R Vines, 2006/09/19 08:16:38
February 22, 2006
DURHAM -- Durham Public Schools Superintendent Ann T. Denlinger and Duke University President Richard H. Brodhead announced today that DPS and Duke are expanding their longstanding partnership with three new initiatives designed to significantly boost support for classroom teachers.
Over the next three years, the University will contribute $925,000 to assist DPS by providing scholarships to Duke graduate students who are pursuing advanced teaching degrees, increasing fluency in Spanish among teachers and staff members, and helping retain early-career teachers. The programs are expected to provide direct support for as many as 200 DPS teachers who work with approximately 6,000 public school students.
Faculty presenting research at the 2006 AERA Annual Meeting
Jan Bell, 2006/01/23 15:17:46
April 7-11 in San Francisco
"Beginning Teachers' Perceptions of Mentoring,
Climate, and Leadership: Promoting Retention
through a Learning Communities
Perspective"
Susan R. Wynn, Lisa Wilson
Carboni and Erika Patall
"We needed support and it was out
there:
Building an Electronic Community with
Cooperating Teachers"
Lisa Wilson Carboni
and Jan Riggsbee
David Berliner: Program in Education Speaker Series in Applied Education Research
Ryn Nasser, 2006/01/24 08:32:38
Presents:
Welcome to the start of a new year.
Jan Bell, 2005/08/25 16:50:30
We especially welcome our new faculty, Lisa
Linnenbrink and Denise Friesen, and the new
Project HOPE coordinator, Liz Henderson.
Congratulations Graduates!
Jan Bell, 2005/05/17 10:06:47
The Program in Education honors the 2005 Graduating Class 2005 Graduating Class (pdf)
2005 ELEMENTARY TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM
|
STUDENT |
MAJOR |
HOME TOWN |
|
Lauren Bailey |
Psychology |
Avon, CT |
|
Vonda Chou |
Psychology |
Greenville, SC |
|
Rebecca Davis |
Program II |
Honolulu, HI |
|
Adrienne Duffy |
Economics |
Garden City, NY |
|
Tiffany Elbert |
English |
Flint, MI |
|
Anne Farland |
Public Policy |
Chapel Hill, NC |
|
Jamie Frank |
Psychology |
Plymouth, MA |
|
Julia Gelfand |
Psychology |
Bala Cynwyd, PA |
|
Emily Kolb |
History |
Houston, TX |
|
Michael Lamb |
Public Policy |
Chicago, IL |
|
Lauren Ruderman |
Music |
Maitland, FL |
|
Kimberly Schafer |
Psychology |
Morristown, NJ |
|
Colleen Schilly |
Environmental Science |
Cairo, Egypt |
|
Nick Woll |
Psychology |
Huntington, NY |
|
Kristen Zwiener |
English |
Hartford, CT |
2005 SECONDARY TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM
|
STUDENT |
MAJOR |
HOME TOWN |
|
Lauren Abell |
Psychology |
Los Angeles, CA |
|
Laurel Cooper |
Biology |
Sterling, VA |
|
Cedric Dargan |
Sociology |
Mantua, NJ |
|
Lauren Jonas |
History |
Bethesda, MD |
|
Stuart Pierce |
Biology |
Pine Bluff, AR |
|
Vanessa Sanchez |
Cultural Anthropology |
Atlanta, GA |
|
Craig Seyfried |
History |
Spring City, PA |
|
Katherine Straka |
Psychology |
Barrington Hills, IL |
2005 EARLY CHILDHOOD STUDIES PROGRAM
|
STUDENT |
MAJOR |
HOME TOWN |
|
Evan Davis |
Psychology |
Osprey, FL |
|
Benjamin Wolinsky |
Psychology |
Winnipeg, MB (Canada) |
|
Natalie Zervas |
Psychology |
Wakefield, MA |
2005 Award Winners
Jan Bell, 2005/05/17 10:02:16
Jamie Frank
Lauren Ruderman
Katherine Bernstein
D.T. Stallings Award
Jamie Frank
Lauren Ruderman
This award is presented to deserving Duke seniors who have worked closely with faculty in the Program in Education to provide high quality tutoring to children in our local schools. This award honors sustained and dedicted service to school children.
Winfred Quinton Holton
Prize for Educational Research
Lauren Ruderman
This award is given to a Duke junior or senior for outstanding innovative or investigative research focused on education. Endowed in 1922 by gifts of Holland Holton and Lela Young Holton, Class of 1907, in memory of their son.
Winfred Quinton Holton
Award for Brussels Fellow
Katherine Bernstein
This award is given to the graduating senior chosen as fellow for the Duke University/International School of Brussels Fellowship Program. The fellow will spend a year at the International School of Brussels (Belgium) assisting in classrooms in its Early Childhood Center.
Secondary Teacher Preparation Program
Jan Bell, 2005/03/08 16:25:26
Students in the Secondary Teacher Preparation
Program have
just begun the most exciting and challenging part
of their
program - the student teaching internship!
Currently,
eight
students are working toward their science teaching
certification
through the Program in Education. For the next
ten weeks these
students will work full-time with a cooperating
teacher in a local
Durham High School. Best of luck!
NCATE Accreditation
Jan Bell, 2005/03/08 11:28:27
All Teacher Preparation Programs receive full
NCATE accreditation. The Unit and all of its
component programs passed the NCATE and State
accreditation visits, which ended October 29th,
2003. The Unit was formally accredited through
2010 by NCATE in April, 2004. Final state
accreditation decisions will be made in the coming
months.
Speaker Series in Applied Education Research
Jan Bell, 2005/03/08 12:14:56
Dr. Robert Slavin, Johns Hopkins University
Tuesday, March 29
Doing Education Research That Matters
Erwin Square, Bay B 1:45-3:15 pm
Cooperative Learning: How and Why
Freeman Center for Jewish Life, 4-5:30 pm
Directions to Freeman Center
Dr. Robert Slavin is currently Director of
the Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education at
Johns Hopkins University and Chairman of the
Success for All Foundation. He has authored or
co-authored more than 200 articles and 20 books,
including Educational Psychology: Theory into
Practice, Cooperative Learning: Theory, Research,
and Practice, Show ME the Evidence: Proven and
Promising Programs for American's Schools,
Effective Programs for Lationo Students, and One
Million Children: Success for All.
www.successforall.net
Congratulations Graduates!
Benjamin Kimmel, 2005/02/18 15:37:52
Program in Education honors the 2004 Graduating Class.
Revised Secondary Licensure Pathways
Benjamin Kimmel, 2005/02/18 15:33:05
To become eligible for North Carolina Level A Certification in grades 9-12, you must successfully complete * those courses required by Duke general studies * those courses required for the major (English, Math, your Science major, your Social Science/Civilizations major) * and certain courses in the area of professional knowledge. Your Long-Range Plan should indicate the courses you will use to meet the requirements for General Studies and the major.