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Spotlight on Care shifts focus for fall 2022
Back for its fourth year, Spotlight on Care will take a slightly different approach to convening the University of Kansas community around the research and practice of care. With the number of related opportunities across the Lawrence campus increasing, the partners who initially developed the series have chosen to limit...
Study delves into how Catholic school teachers balance monetizing of education, meeting vocational call
Many teachers would attest they were called to the profession to educate students and prepare them for life, not just to provide an economic service. Yet, as education is increasingly politicized and monetized, many educators are pulled between providing an economic good and doing what they love. A new University...
Study shows how Black male teacher-coaches illustrate civic-focused education
Fostering a sense of civic engagement is one of the primary purposes of social studies education. But in an educational system that focuses on Black students and teachers through a deficit lens, that can be a very real challenge to overcome. A new study from a faculty member at the...
Dr. Phyllis Esposito Appointed Reed College’s VP and Dean for Institutional Diversity
KU Medical Center biochemist brings interactive science to area middle schools
Ph.D., professor of science education in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching on KU’s campus in Lawrence, Kansas, said this project aligns with the National Science Education Standards, which were recently updated. ...
Limestone Community School co-founded by KU alumna is ‘reimagining elementary education’ in Lawrence
School, an alternative for elementary education, is opening its doors in Lawrence this August with the help of an upcoming sold-out fundraiser and community support. ...
Thoughts on teaching science during the pandemic.
Betsy Lawrence, Doctoral candidate in C&T, and Dr. Douglas Huffman, Professor C&T. ...
KU leading program to bring teachers into research labs, design education to draw diverse scholars to engineering
Improved recruitment of women, racial and ethnic minorities to engineering and the sciences has long been a goal in the field. Now, a multidisciplinary team of education and engineering researchers at the University of Kansas will work with middle school teachers to encourage potential scholars at a younger age. ...
Five KU staff, faculty members take on additional diversity, equity responsibilities
Five individuals at the University of Kansas are taking on enhanced roles in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, either as a promotion or an expansion of their current responsibilities:...
KU announces featured speakers for the 2021 Virtual Summer Conference
The School of Education & Human Sciences at the University of Kansas has announced the featured speakers for each session of the 2021 Strategies for Educational Improvement Summer Conference, a virtual multisession professional development series. ...
Talk to students about anti-Asian bias and violence
think it’s inappropriate to discuss recent anti-Asian and anti-Asian American discrimination and violence in the classroom. In this episode, researcher Hyesun Cho explains why school is one of the best places to talk about the topic. ...
Teacher earns doctorate to pursue dream of helping students excel in math
at KUEC: In this Q&A series, outstanding 2021 KU graduates share how the KU Edwards Campus has helped them start, advance or change their career. Meet Sarah Stevens. ...
KU chancellor announces promotion and tenure for 169 faculty and researchers for fall 2021
Chancellor Douglas A. Girod has approved the promotion and award of tenure, where indicated, for 80 individuals at the University of Kansas Lawrence and Edwards campuses and 89 individuals at the KU Medical Center campuses. ...
Back to the Future: Time to Redesign virtual summer conference hosted as multisession series for educators
The School of Education & Human Sciences at the University of Kansas will host the 14th annual Strategies for Educational Improvement Summer Conference for the region’s PK-12 educators as a virtual multisession series. This year’s virtual summer conference series, “Back to the Future: Time to Redesign,” will focus on the...
U.S. News & World Report ranks 50 KU graduate programs in top 50 among public schools
The University of Kansas has nine graduate programs in the top 10 and 50 programs in the top 50 among public universities in the 2022 rankings from U.S. News & World Report, released today. ...
Teachers can use popular media to address anti-Asian bias, KU research shows
Recent incidents of racial discrimination and violence against Asians and Asian Americans in the United States have prompted critical discussions about how to talk about such biases with younger age groups. New research from the University of Kansas shows using critical race media literacy, or examining how race and gender...
University announces first cohort of KU Public Scholars
A diverse group of University of Kansas researchers from a broad range of scholarly backgrounds — and including many female and underrepresented voices — will receive training and work together to produce public scholarship that speaks to a broader audience. ...
School of Education & Human Sciences continues free virtual professional development series for 2020-21
The School of Education & Human Sciences at the University of Kansas will host the second virtual session of the Strategies Event Series at 9 a.m. Feb. 13 via Zoom. ...
New Bachelor of Science in Education, elementary education prepares educators to lead inclusive classrooms
– The early years of a children's education provide a vital foundation for their future development, creating a base for lifelong learning as well as cognitive and social growth. To help fulfill the growing need for teachers who can help children in the Kansas City area during this crucial stage...
Research explores how speakers use creativity in English as a second language
Everyone has found themselves at some point in a conversation in which they have to discuss a “taboo” topic or get creative to make themselves understood. Imagine how much more difficult that is when conversing in a second language. A University of Kansas professor has published research on how people...
School of Education announces new name, effective fall 2020
The School of Education at the University of Kansas is now the School of Education and Human Sciences, effective fall 2020. ...
KU Endowment board members elect four new trustees
At the annual meeting of the KU Endowment Board of Trustees on Oct. 2, four new trustees were elected: Paul DeBruce of Mission Hills; Gerry Dixon of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey; Dana Hensley of Andover; and Dave Roland of Shorewood, Minnesota. ...
New book 'Invested Stayers' tells stories of teachers who overcame early career challenges
Teaching is a challenging profession. Low pay, long hours, reliance on testing, and state and federal mandates make the job difficult, to say nothing of a pandemic that has upended education. Those stressors cause countless teachers to leave the field every year. Yet many others meet the challenges and stay. ...
Nine faculty members win awards for excellence in teaching
Nine faculty members at the University of Kansas have been recognized as winners of annual distinguished teaching awards. ...
New book guides educators, shares successes in transition from STEM to STEAM
In recent years, there has been a growing push to include arts in the widely accepted STEM focus in American education. Yet, making such a transition requires time, training and, perhaps most importantly, a willingness to explore new ways to teach STEM. Two University of Kansas scholars have edited a...
U.S. News & World Report highlights KU online education programs in 2020 rankings
The University of Kansas School of Education has three programs ranked among the nation’s best in the 2020 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Online Programs,” released last month. ...