Education

Lisa Browne holding a book and playing with her toddler son

Aug 4, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

Browne ’20MEd Brings Racial Literacy into Classrooms with Colorful Stories

“I don't believe that children are blank canvases,” said early childhood educator Lisa Browne ’20MEd. “I think that they're bringing things to conversations and they're still making meaning of the world around them, as well as how they fit into the world.” That’s why she believes it’s integral...

Dr. Dean teaching with two people in the foreground.

Jul 20, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Dean Talks on Options for Students During COVID-19 Pandemic on Fox29

As higher education institutions announce plans for the fall, some families are struggling with the decisions of paying tuition for online courses versus having their students take a gap year. Dr. Kim Dean, assistant professor of Education, was featured on the Fox29 Good Day Philadelphia...

Jul 13, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Campbell Co-Hosts Virtual Learning Webinar

Dr. Bruce Campbell, associate professor of Education and director of the Educational Leadership Masters and Supervisory Certification programs, co-hosted the webinar “Making Virtual Learning Manageable” on June 30. In the webinar, Dr. Campbell and Dr. Keith Look, senior director of programs...

Jul 8, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Dean Discusses Work-Life Balance for Mothers on Fox29

Dr. Kim Dean, assistant professor of Education, was featured in the Fox29 Good Day Philadelphia segment "Working Parents in the Coronavirus Pandemic" on July 7. In the special, Dr. Dean discussed the struggles of balancing a career and parenthood during the COVID-19 pandemic, and strategies to cope...

Jun 18, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Campbell Uses Johnston Fellowship to Connect Social Justice, Leadership, and Music

“A lot of artists became complacent,” said Dr. Bruce Campbell, associate professor of Education, director of the Educational Leadership Masters and Supervisory Certification programs, and 2018-20 Norman Johnston Faculty Fellowship in the Humanities and Social Sciences recipient, reflecting on how...

Jun 4, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

As Protests Continue, Daniels ’21, ’22M Publishes on the Black Male Experience

“But, I am afraid! Daily, I am afraid! I always wonder… ‘Will TODAY be the LAST day of my Earthly experience?’ ‘Will TODAY be the LAST day I will feel the warmth and love of all the communities I am a part of?’ ‘Will TODAY be the LAST day I say ‘I love you mom’...

May 19, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

Online ABA Certificate Program Ranked Top in Country

Arcadia’s Online Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Graduate Certificate has been ranked nationally by the Applied Behavior Analysis Program Guide as one of the best online programs for this subject area. Offered through the University’s School of Education, the fully online program was...

Apr 28, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Skilton Appointed Director of CTLM

Dr. Ellen Skilton, professor of Education, has been appointed the inaugural Faculty Director of the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Mentorship (CTLM) at Arcadia University, effective June 1. Dr. Skilton will be responsible for assembling a team of faculty, staff, and student partners to...

Bogert with community artist showcasing their completed project.

Apr 22, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

Artist in the Community Course Gets Creative with Online Learning

How do you make an artistic connection at the community and global levels when coronavirus forces the need for social distancing and stay-at-home orders? This is the question pondered by Linda Ruth Paskell, adjunct professor of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies, when the University transitioned...

Apr 13, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

Dr. Appelbaum Co-Edits Book on Effects of Sound in Education

Dr. Peter Appelbaum, professor of Education, co-edited "Sonic Studies in Education: Echoes, Reverberations, Silences, Noise,” a book that explores the ways in which sound considerations can affect how people recognize, identify, plan, assess, and design educational possibilities within the...

Annalise Christy with a REAL Certificate student.

Mar 24, 2020 • Caitlin Burns

REAL Certificate Mentor Helps Prepare Students for Online Courses

Annalise Christy ’20 thought her Education Studies Capstone was going to be about the first time that Raising Expectations for Academic Learning (REAL) Certificate students participated in Preview. As the REAL Mentor, Christy had attended the “Leadership Lessons Learned” Preview class with the REAL...

Nicholas Schiavo • Mar 19, 2020 •8:00 pm

Oui Can Do It

Paris was one of my favorite places that I visited during FYSAE. The food was great, the sights were unreal, and the French people—well, not so kind. French was always the language I could never imagine learning. It seemed way too complex, so I stuck with Spanish in high school...