Category Archives: Special Events

Faculty, General, Professional Development, Special Events, Staff

Dean’s Sabbatical Series: Dr. Rebecca Shargel

Two brains are better than one: Paired text study in the college classroom

Dr. Rebecca Shargel

November 13, 2017
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Towson Room, Cook Library, Room 507

Dean Laurie Mullen and the College of Education faculty and staff welcome you to the Fall 2017 College of Education Dean’s Sabbatical Lecture Series. Dr. Rebecca Shargel, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Technology & Literacy, will present a lecture entitled Two brains are better than one: A study of paired text study in the college classroom. Light refreshments will be served.

About the Presentation

This research addresses the problem of first year college students refusing to participate in full group discussions. An antidote to students’ silence is a paired learning method, havruta text study, a strategy derived from Jewish academies of higher learning. This qualitative study applied and adapted this method to several sections of Towson Seminar to investigate advantages and disadvantages of reading and discussing text with the same partner for the duration of a semester. This presentation will discuss the results of this investigation, particularly how students advanced in discussing controversial texts, took on new perspectives, supported peer learning, and found their voices while arriving at a richer understanding of controversial topics.

Faculty, General, Professional Development, Special Events, Staff

Dean’s Sabbatical Lecture Series: Dr. Xiaoming Liu

Teacher Education Experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in the U.S.: Perspectives of Five Chinese Students

Dr. Xiaoming Liu

November 1, 2017
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Towson Room, Cook Library

Dean Laurie Mullen and the College of Education faculty and staff welcome you to the Fall 2017 College of Education Dean’s Sabbatical Lecture Series. Dr. Xiaoming Liu, associate professor in Elementary Education, will present a lecture titled Teacher Education Experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students in the U.S.: Perspectives from Five Chinese Students. Light refreshments will be served.

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Faculty, General, Professional Development, Special Events, Students

Envisioning Equity in Greater Baltimore Classrooms

Join Towson University and other education stakeholders for Envisioning Equity in Greater Baltimore’s Classrooms: A gathering hosted by Towson University’s College of Education.

From tackling the ways in which implicit biases affect systems, practices, and how we approach our work with children of color to exploring promising practices that promote equity, we will use this day to recognize the challenges and focus on the assets of the children and their communities to guarantee future student success.

Noted social critic, public intellectual, and science advocate Dr. Christopher Emdin will serve as keynote speaker. Emdin is a leading researcher in Hip-Hop, science, and education, whose commentary on issues of race, culture, inequality, and education have appeared in dozens of influential periodicals.

West Village Commons
Saturday, October 7, 2017
8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Link to Register

Faculty, General, Professional Development, Special Events

Dean’s Sabbatical Series: Sarah Lohnes Watulak

Instructor and Student Experiences of Connected Learning in Pre-service Technology Education Courses

Dr. Sarah Lohnes Watulak
May 10, 2017, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Towson Room, Cook Library

This sabbatical presentation will share emerging findings from a multi-case study conducted in Fall 2016 that examined the possibilities for connected learning as a model for the design of rich, technology supported learning in pre-service technology education courses. Themes related to the course instructors and pre-service teachers’ experiences of teaching and learning in a connected learning environment will be presented. Implications for the design of future connected learning experiences for pre-service teachers, as well as avenues for future research, will also be highlighted.

Faculty, General, Professional Development, Special Events

Dean’s Sabbatical Series: Keri-Anne Croce

Navigating Assessment with Linguistically Diverse Learners
Keri-Anne Croce

May 1, 2017, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Loch Raven Room, University Union

In this sabbatical presentation, Dr. Croce will discuss how to assess and instruct linguistically diverse students while also honoring their cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Special attention is given to students’ literacy development in the math and sciences. This book talk revolves around the idea that linguistically diverse learners may engage in critical thinking in ways that we may not anticipate. It is suggested that students who are learning in an additional language do not need to “catch up.” Assessment should instead measure the new ways that students are interacting with the world. This book helps discover the many ways to help students develop as critically thinking readers, writers, and speakers. The information contained in this book will hopefully advance a dialogue between teachers and linguistically diverse students as they read and write multiple genres together.

Faculty, General, Professional Development, Special Events

Insights and Opportunities in Urban Education Event

Insights and Opportunities in Urban Education Event

With Sia Kyriakako
2017 Maryland Teacher of the Year

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2017
Time: 4:30 – 5:30 pm

This program will focus on critical issues in urban education.

Join us virtually through WEBEX or in person at UMUC’s Academic Center in Largo.

Please register at http://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UrbanEduc by April 17th to indicate whether you plan to attend in person or vitually.

For more information, please contact:

Warna Gillies, PhD
Program Chair, Master of Arts in Teaching
Department of Education
University of Maryland University College
(240)684-2407
warna.gillies@umuc.edu

Kristin Kubik
Director of Student Support
Department of Education
University of Maryland University College
(240)684-2508
kristin.kubik@umuc.edu