Category Archives: Students

Faculty, General, Professional Development, Students

Restorative Practices Panel Discussion

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2018
5:30 – 7:30 PM
WEST VILLAGE BALLROOMS

The Annual Special Education Alumni Seminar (SEAS) will feature a panel of experts from Norwood Elementary School who will share their experience working in areas related to implementing restorative practices for culturally and linguistically diverse learners. We highly recommend this informational session and networking opportunity for students and faculty.

Email coe@towson.edu for more information

Please join the Towson University Department of Special Education for the 7th Annual Special Education Alumni Series (SEAS) Sponsored by the College of Education, the Department of Special Education, and the EMPOWER project funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition.

Faculty, General, Professional Development, Students

Dean’s Sabbatical Series: Dr. Qing Li

Computational thinking and teacher education:
What do experts say?
Dr. Qing Li

March 28, 2018
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Towson Room, Cook Library, Room 507

The proliferation of technology in our life is not only affecting the way we work and learn, but also what and how we learn. Computational thinking (CT) is recognized recently as a new basic skill that ALL students need to master so that they can become competent citizens in the 21st century. Yet, there is a dire shortage of qualified teachers who can effectively help students learn CT. To address this issue, this project investigates how teacher education can prepare our teachers to integrate CT into classrooms. Adopting the expert interview approach, this study interviewed a total of six experts across the nation, ranging from professors in tier one universities to directors in large corporations like Google. This presentation will discuss the results of this study, particularly the experts’ thoughts about how CT can be best integrated in educator preparation programs, as well as potential challenges when designing and establishing CT infused educator preparation programs.

Faculty, General, Professional Development, Staff, Students

2018 National Teacher of the Year Finalist Kara Ball at Towson University: March 26, 2018

The College of Education welcomes the 2018 National Teacher of the Year finalist and Towson University College of Education alumna, Kara Ball on March 26, 2018.

Kara is an accomplished and award-winning Nationally Board Certified Teacher in Early Childhood Education and a 2008 Towson University Elementary Education/Special Education graduate. She is also recognized as one of the best science and math educators in the nation as a 2016 finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching. She teaches 4th and 5th grade multi-age as well as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education to military children at DeLalio Elementary School in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Her motto is “fail your way to success” which encourages her students to take risks, persevere when challenged and view failure as a natural part of the learning process. She has helped to establish programs in her schools including Girls on the Run, STRIDE, Global Cardboard Challenge, SeaPerch Robotics, Science Olympiad, and a STEM Carnival.

We hope that you can join us for one or all of her presentations on March 26, 2018:

For Students

Top Ten Pieces of Advice for Future Teachers
Hawkins Hall 305/306
9:00 – 10:00 am

Authentic Learning Experiences in Science Education
Hawkins Hall 015
10:00 – 11:30 am

For Faculty and Students

From Towson University College of Education to Teacher of the Year Finalist:
The Story of Kara Ball
University Union, Chesapeake
2:00 – 4:00 pm

Commencement, Faculty, General, Staff, Students

COE Winter 2017 Commencement Speaker Nominations

We are seeking nominations for an undergraduate commencement speaker for the Winter 2017 commencement ceremony.

Students can self-nominate, nominate another student, and/or be nominated by a faculty member.  Nominations will go to the respective department chair and each department will then submit a final nominee for the undergraduate speaker to the Assistant Dean.

The Speaker Selection Committee will review the final nominees to make sure they have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA. Short interviews will then be scheduled with each nominee.

The selection of the final speakers will be based on the interviews in conjunction with the nominee’s academic performance.

Please complete this survey by Monday, September 25, 2017.

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