Education

Jul 17, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Education Hosts Discussion on Inclusion of Students with Intellectual Disabilities

What does it mean to provide an inclusive education? This was the question posed by Dr. Kim Dean, chair of Education, Jessica Mattis, director of the Raising Expectations for Academic Learning (REAL) Certificate program, and Simon Mohr, coordinator of the REAL Certificate program, to the 25 faculty...

Jul 1, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Education Alum Earns John Lovas Award As Part of Marginal Syllabus

School of Education alumna Christina Cantrill ’14MEd, associate director for national programs at the National Writing Project in Berkeley, Ca., is a member of the Marginal Syllabus team named the 2019 recipient of the John Lovas Award for an outstanding online project devoted to academic pursuits...

Jun 24, 2019 • Jennifer Retter

Education Alumni Ranked Among Philly’s Best Teachers

Six School of Education graduates were featured in a Philly.com article highlighting 2019 Lindback Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award winners from the School District of Philadelphia: Denise Piotrowski Eiler ’06MEd (Educational Leadership), a social studies teacher at Baldi Middle School...

Jun 21, 2019 • Jennifer Retter

Dr. Brasof Publishes in the Journal of Educational Change

Dr. Marc Brasof, assistant professor of Education, published “Meeting the discipline challenge: Capacity-building youth-adult leadership” in the Journal of Educational Change on June 14. The article addresses causes of in-school conflicts and explores how youth courts—diversion programs that offer...

Apr 24, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Hickman to Speak at International Dyslexia Association Symposium

Dr. Peggy Hickman, associate professor of Education, served as a panelist for the “Knowledge and Practice Standards Symposium,” hosted by Read by 4th and the Pennsylvania Branch of the International Dyslexia Association at Temple University on April 15. Aligned with the movement in the School...

Apr 18, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Dorfman Publishes Seventh Instructional Writing Book

Dr. Lynne Dorfman, associate professor of Education, published “Writing Workshop: Engaging Today’s Students With a Model That Works,” which provides K-8 educators strategic advice, tips, and resources to create engaging writing workshop processes for students. The book includes QR codes for...

Students in the Artist in the Community course

Apr 4, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Community Service Efforts Showcased in “Art of the Syllabus” Exhibition

On Thursday, April 11, join students in “The Artist in the Community” university seminar for “The Art of the Syllabus,” an exhibition comprised of art projects that student worked on while volunteering at local organizations throughout the semester. See how art and community service intersect...

Apr 1, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Campbell Creates Playlist for “How We Fight White Supremacy” Publication

Dr. Bruce Campbell Jr., associate professor of Education, contributed work based on the intersectionality of his research on music, leadership and social justice to the new book, “How We Fight White Supremacy: A Field Guide to Black Resistance” by Akiba Solomon and Kenrya Rankin. In addition to...

Feb 27, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Applied Behavior Analysis Program Ranked Nationally Second Year Running

Arcadia’s Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program has been ranked nationally for the second year in a row with the Applied Behavior Analysis Program Guide. This year, the program ranked 11th in the “Top 15 Best Applied Behavior Analysis Online Programs 2019.” Of the 15 best, it is one of only...

Feb 21, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Bhukhanwala Launches Arcadia's Online Early Childhood Education Program Pathway with William Penn Foundation Grant

The role of early childhood education professionals is changing, and Dr. Foram Bhukhanwala, associate professor of Education and director of early childhood/elementary education programs, is putting Arcadia on the forefront of providing undergraduate degrees for these incumbent professionals who...

Student writes suggestion on window of Curriculum Lab

Feb 19, 2019 • Caitlin Burns

Students Bring Curriculum Lab into 21st Century Education Space

At the back of Landman Library’s first floor, in a room with windows covered in multicolored writing, lies an Arcadia “best-kept secret”— the Curriculum Lab, a space providing Education students with teaching resources. Students in the Education 411 class, “Designing Learning Environments,”...

Feb 19, 2019 • Rosemarie Kraynak

Addressing the K12 Public School Funding Crisis in Pennsylvania

School districts that serve large populations of students of color and low-income families receive far less funding than those serving White and more affluent students. Despite widespread attention to inequitable school funding formulas—and courts that have declared them unlawful for shortchanging...