M E S S A G E
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BRUCE JOHNSON
AUGUST 2021
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Last month, we welcomed students back to the College of Education for in-person classes for the first time in more than a year and a half. The energy on campus has been fantastic, and we are excited to be able to safely provide our students with this integral part of their college experience.
But it’s important to note that College of Education students and faculty are not just back on campus, they are also back in local schools, mental health clinics, private businesses, and nonprofits across the region. A return to in-person learning has also meant a return to servicing the community. It’s true that this time spent working in the field increases the quality of our students’ educational experience, but it accomplishes more than that, as well: because we have worked hard to align our expertise and resources with community needs, our return to in-person collaboration also provides vital resources to the people and organizations we work with each day.
At the same time, we’ve also begun to welcome back in-person field trips at programs like Worlds of Words and the Cooper Center for Environmental Learning, furthering our intention to deepen our relationships with educators and students throughout Arizona. It’s certainly a busy time! Please find more information about the many exciting projects happening within the College of Education:
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We are thrilled to report that the renovation to our main lobby space is continuing at an exciting pace. The walls have officially come down to make room for the new student lounge, workspace, group project rooms, kitchen, outdoor patio, and offices for advisors, support staff, and our alumni council. We will continue to update you as construction progresses! |
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Travel Around the World in 70 Maps:
New Exhibit in World of Words
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The exhibit, Around the World in 70 Maps: Three Centuries of Cartographic Treasures from Children’s Literature, has itself traveled around the world. However, Worlds of Words Center of Global Literacies and Literatures (WOW) in the University of Arizona College of Education is the first venue in the U.S. to show this imaginative collection from the International Youth Library (IYL) in Munich, Germany. |
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This semester marks the official launch of TREC (Tucson Regional Educator Collaborative)! TREC is a group of educators committed to supporting teacher professional development in the Tucson Region. TREC aims to build professional development capacity, increase teacher retention, and develop teacher leaders.
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Online BSE Mild Moderate Disabilities Coming Spring 2022 |
The Mild to Moderate Disabilities major includes instruction on working with students with autism spectrum disorders, learning and intellectual disabilities, and emotional and behavioral disorders. The Bachelor of Science in Education in Mild to Moderate Disabilities at the University of Arizona is a 60-credit program for aspiring special education teachers, and will now be offered to Arizona residents through Arizona Online. |
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See Us at the Arizona Rural Schools Association Conference |
A team from the College of Education will be representing our many initiatives at the AZ Rural Schools Association (ARSA) Conference Sep 16-18 at the Little America Hotel in Flagstaff, AZ. ARSA provides a unified voice for rural schools to legislative bodies, policy makers, and elected public officials. The conference will include exhibits, speakers, workshops, and opportunities to connect with our programs that operate throughout rural Arizona.
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Advancing Knowledge, Research, and Innovation |
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College Faculty Receive HSI Seed Grants |
This summer, 18 faculty members from across the University of Arizona received funding from Research, Innovation, and Impact and the Office of the Provost as part of the Hispanic Serving Institution Faculty Seed Grant Program. College of Education-based projects that received funding include: Indigenous Communities in the Americas: Learning and Thriving Together Through Higher Education, Story-Based Early Childhood Robotics for Latinx Children and Preservice Early Childhood Teachers, and Historical Interactions of Survivance, Truth-Telling, and Healing: A Hopi Curriculum Project on Spanish Colonialism.
Awarded faculty include Jenny J Lee, Jameson (JD) Lopez, Santiago Castiello Gutiérrez, Amanda Cheromiah, Sung Eun Jung, and Jeremy Garcia.
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Event: 60 Years Fighting Education Inequity with Jonathan Kozol |
You're invited to join the Education Policy Center for a discussion with acclaimed writer Jonathan Kozol on Monday, September 20 at 3 pm (AZ time). The many works of Jonathan Kozol, one of most widely read and honored educational writers in the nation, have focused on the ways in which inequalities manifest themselves in America’s schools. As schools reopen following the pandemic, join us as Jonathan Kozol discusses his work and asks us to confront the bitter reality of apartheid education and the punitive practices that suppress the voices of our children.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |
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Cooper Center is Crowdfunding! |
Cooper Center needs your help to grow our educational staff, improve and expand our programs, and better serve a more diverse audience of students from throughout southern Arizona. Now is the time to expand and meet the needs of students ready for engaging, inspiring educational experiences that happen outside the classroom.
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National Science Foundation Grants $10M to Empower Native Food, Energy, and Water Expertise |
The National Science Foundation awarded a $10 million grant to the Native FEWS Alliance, a higher education program focusing on expanding the career filed in food, energy, and water systems (FEWS) within Native American communities. The alliance includes College of Education's Valerie Shirley, UC Berkeley's Alice Agogino, and numerous other researchers from across the University of Arizona: D. Dalbotten, G. Barron-Gafford, K. Simmons-Potter, and Senior Personnel Paloma Beamer. |
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Indigenizing Digital Literacies through the Native American Code Writers Program |
Drs. Jeremy Garcia, Blaine Smith, and Valerie Shirley received an award of $76,723 from the Agnese Nelms Haury Program. This partnership with the College of Education’s Indigenous Teacher Education Project (ITEP) and the Digital Innovation and Learning Lab (DIALL) will enable the establishment of relationships with local Native nations and tribal schools, with the goal of co-constructing a digital literacies and Native American Code Writers Program that strives to include Indigenous knowledge, languages, and values of the communities. This innovative program will infuse the culturally relevant approach that Indigenous youth and teachers need to be empowered and prepared leaders, and further enhance the work of Indigenizing Education that emphasizes transformative action through local knowledge, local partners, and local ownership of education action and advocacy. |
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College of Education
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