Collaborative haiku

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Goofing off between meetings, I scribbled one line, five syllables long, on one of the white-boards in our office space. Within a few minutes, lo and behold, was a lovely haiku.

Today’s changemakers: A big, big job

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When MLFTC teacher candidates (a.k.a. student teachers) in Washington Elementary District came together on July 27, they were wide-eyed and unsure. What is design thinking, I could read their eyes saying, and why are we doing this?

Telling the teachers college stories with maps

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The Technology Initiatives team has published two new Story Maps that describe the work of the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

Kyrene design charrette recap

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Where there’s a will (to be wild), there’s a way.

New members

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three new staff members joined the Design Initiatives team: Claire Gilbert as Multimedia Specialist, and Christina Ngo and Lisa Wyatt, both as Design Strategists.

Quest 2 Learn conference in Bangalore and more

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I just got back from a lovely few days in Bangalore. I was there to participate in the Quest 2 Learn Annual Summit organized by the  Quest Alliance.

The Diamond Age: a futures approach to educational technology

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What will teaching and learning look like in 30 years? How will new and emerging technologies redefine how, when, and where we learn? As educators, how can we prepare the

Teach for America Summer Institute includes technology infusion

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Excited and eager new teachers in the Teach for America program received a jumpstart in educational technology during their Summer Institute through MLFTC.

Tech team delivers doctoral conference website

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We were quite excited when the Leadership and Innovation EdD program reached out to us to help build a site for their doctoral research conference

Rethinking 7/8 curriculum at Miami/Globe

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One of the most exciting parts of my job are the cool people I get to meet. Glen Lineberry is one of them. Glen is Principal at Miami Junior-Senior High School.

Showcasing MLFTC’s intrapreneurial spirit

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MLFTC’s cross-staff design teams presented prototypes at the year-end “showcase” event held on April 30 at SkySong.

In Kyrene, Design Team plans to shadow students for a day

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The Kyrene-ASU Design Team is making plans for each team member to spend a day shadowing a student in the district in order to develop empathy and a deeper understanding of what school is really like from the students’ perspective.

Education research mixer April 6

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Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College is committed to supporting and creating research and scholarship among our faculty and research staff.

Reimagining a college of education: presentation at AACTE 2018

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I was recently in Baltimore for the 70th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), with a team from the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.

Publishing public scholarship

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Tests, performance appraisals, evaluations, rankings, portfolios, surveys.  Assessments are a part of the fabric of U.S. society. Within education, standardized assessments play a key role in measuring students’ success in school, postgraduate studies, and career.