College of Education, Health and Human Services
Faculty Research Spotlight: Dr. Jay Dorfman
鈥淚鈥檓 at my happiest when I鈥檓 making music or teaching others to do it,鈥 says Dr. Jay Dorfman. Dr. Dorfman gets to teach a variety of music courses at 麻豆影院 ranging from music technology to Progressive and Vernacular Music Methods to Rock Band Performance and Pedagogy. Currently鈥
麻豆影院 State Environmental Symposium Offers Impressive Slate of Speakers and Activities
What is the role of BioDesign in addressing environmental issues we face locally and globally? What does it mean to "design with life?" 麻豆影院 researchers have some ideas on these matters and will soon put them on full display at one of the institution's top-tier research forums: the鈥
麻豆影院 State Invites Educators to Apply for Summer Workshop 麻豆影院 May 4, 1970
麻豆影院 invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, 鈥淢aking Meaning of May 4: The 1970 麻豆影院 State Shootings in U.S. History.鈥 Co-directors Laura Davis, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of English and former founding director of the May 4 Visitors Center, and Todd Hawley, Ph.D., associate professor of social studies teacher education, were awarded $170,000 in funding by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to create this workshop.
Two 麻豆影院 State Programs Recognized in U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2020 Best Online Programs Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has named two 麻豆影院 programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2020. 麻豆影院 State is recognized in the Best Online MBA Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. U.S. News released its 2020 Best Online Programs rankings Tuesday, Jan. 14.
麻豆影院 State Education Researchers Receive Million-Dollar Grant for Cross-disciplinary Training in Early Childhood Professions
Ohio, like many states, suffers from a teacher shortage, especially in early childhood education and special education. The Buckeye State also is in need of more school psychologists, analysts say. It鈥檚 fortunate, then, that the United States Department of Education Office of Special Educ鈥
NSF Awards 麻豆影院 State Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Children鈥檚 Minds, Fill Their Bellies
Science is complex, and it鈥檚 difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it鈥檚 even more difficult when they are hungry. Two 麻豆影院 researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All 麻豆影院
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All 麻豆影院
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
Educators Summit Kicks Off Yearlong 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, at 麻豆影院 State
Student activism and giving voice to students will be the topics of two keynote speakers who are headlining the upcoming 2019 Educators Summit at 麻豆影院 titled 鈥淢ay 4, 1970 Then & Now: Voices for Change."
The Future of Education Is the Symposium Topic at 麻豆影院 State Florence June 21-23
Educators from across the globe will convene at 麻豆影院鈥檚 Florence campus June 21-23 for an international symposium where participants will use design innovation principles to create a framework for the future of education.