Education

Apr 1, 2021 • universityrelations

Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Rebecca Bennett

The School of Education is proud to announce the Doctoral Dissertation of Rebecca Bennett A Zoom meeting has been scheduled. If you are interested in attending, please contact the School of Education for the Zoom meeting link. Title of the Doctoral Dissertation: "Perceptions of...

Apr 1, 2021 • universityrelations

Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Edite Birnbaum

The School of Education is proud to announce the Doctoral Dissertation of Edite Birnbaum. A Zoom meeting has been scheduled. If you are interested in attending, please contact the School of Education for the Zoom meeting link. Title of the Doctoral Dissertation: "Mindfulness &...

Arcadia University faculty member Augusto Macalalag

Apr 1, 2021 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Macalalag Co-Authors Study on Pedagogical Content Knowledge with Doctoral Candidates

Dr. Augusto Macalalag, associate professor of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education, recently co-authored the study “Development of Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge during Lesson Planning of Socioscientific Issues,” which was published in the International...

Arcadia University faculty member Graciela Slesaransky-Poe teaches students

Apr 1, 2021 • Caitlin Burns

U.S. News & World Report: Arcadia Graduate Programs Among Nation’s Best

In their 2022 rankings released Tuesday, U.S. News & World Report ranks Arcadia University’s graduate programs among the best in the nation. The graduate Education program and Public Health program each ranked in their respective categories. Education placed in the top programs...

Apr 1, 2021 • Caitlin Burns

Paskell ’81, ’96MEd Brings World Culture to “Community” Class

Adjunct Professor of Education Linda Ruth Paskell ’81, ’96MEd is bringing world culture to her Artist in the Community class. With her car packed full of borrowed Fair Trade items from Ten Thousand Villages in Chestnut Hill, such as boxes made from saris in Bangladesh and boxes made in...

Arcadia University faculty member Peter Appelbaum

Mar 30, 2021 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Appelbaum Publishes on Preparing Mathematics Learners for Global Crises

By Katherine Haines '21 Dr. Peter Appelbaum, professor of Education, had an article, “Embracing Dystopia: Mathematics Education in the COVID Era,” accepted for publication in the spring edition of Educational Studies in Mathematics. This article was co-authored by Charoula Stathopoulou,...

Daijah Patton • Mar 14, 2021 •12:00 am

What Diversifying Education Means to Me

I grew up learning in the Philadelphia School District. If you weren’t at a private or archdiocese school, you unfortunately weren’t given the upper hand—or more specifically, the resources that you deserved. You had to look for those resources yourself; you had to find those teachers that were...

Arcadia University student Susan Gallagher

Mar 10, 2021 • Caitlin Burns

Gallagher ’21 Finishes Degree 19 Years In The Making

By Katherine Haines '21 Education Studies major Susan Gallagher ’21 returned to Arcadia University this past fall to finish her degree that she started in 2004. After earning her associate’s degree in Elementary Education from the Community College of Philadelphia in 2003, Gallagher taught...

Mar 5, 2021 • Erin Kardon

Educational Leadership ONLINE Information Session

Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Administrative Certifications Meet with Dr. Peggy Hickman virtually and hear how our program provides education leaders with the skills and approaches to improve their own leadership and to help make their vision a reality....

Mar 5, 2021 • Erin Kardon

School of Education Online Graduate Open House

Become an Arcadia-Inspired Educator Arcadia's School of Education students, alumni, and faculty are leaders and innovators in the Philadelphia Region. Our graduate programs will help you thrive as an educator, leader, and professional. Learn how at our online Open House...

Mar 3, 2021 • Erin Kardon

Doctor of Education ONLINE Information Session

Become an Arcadia Inspired Educator Meet virtually with our Director of Doctoral Programs, Dr. Peggy Hickman and learn how an Ed.D. from Arcadia University will prepare you for leading education institutions of the 21st century. REGISTER NOW Your $50 Application fee will be waived for...

Feb 17, 2021 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Cross ’99M: A Role Model in the Classroom, and at Arcadia, for Black Students

“There are many students who have gone all the way through their matriculation and never encountered a Black male teacher,” said Education alumnus Dr. George Cross ’99M about returning to teach in the Woodbury school district after retiring a few years ago. “I felt like I was needed in the...