Awards from Junior Celebration
Last Friday evening, the BU Wheelock community came together for a new tradition: the Junior Celebration. During this event, some of our outstanding students were recognized with various awards for… Read more
Tag: Curriculum and Teaching
Dr. Rob Martinelle Leads Faculty Workshop at Winchester Community Music School
Dr. Rob Martinelle, lecturer in BU Wheelock’s Curriculum and Teaching program, recently led a workshop on reflective teaching at the Winchester Community Music School’s bi-annual faculty meeting. The workshop centered… Read more
Can “Critical Consciousness” Close the Opportunity Gap?
Researchers study how schools engage students of color in analyzing and challenging racial inequity By Sara Rimer. Photos by Cydney Scott. The results were in. Studies showed young people of color fared better… Read more
Drs. Christine Leider and Mary Hughes elected to MATSOL Board of Directors
Clinical Assistant Professor Christine Leider and Lecturer Mary Hughes have both been elected to the Massachusetts Educators of English Language Learners (MATSOL) Board of Directors. Dr. Hughes will also serve… Read more
G is for Global Perspectives
Doctoral student and Humphrey Fellowship Program assistant director publishes alphabetical journey through the Marianas Islands When Cyrus Konstantinakos was teaching university students in Japan, he asked how many of them cooked… Read more
Students from Salemwood School visit SED, learn about college life
Earlier this month, 50 Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) students in grades 6, 7, and 8 from the Salemwood School in Malden took a field trip to the School of Education,… Read more
Dr. Chris Leider and Dr. Amy Lieberman join team of researchers offering professional development for educators working with bilingual & multilingual students
The education of multilingual students has become increasingly important and relevant given the changing demographics of American schools. So how do classroom teachers ensure that they are adequately prepared for… Read more
Dr. Evelyn Ford-Connors, SED Alums, author book on Engaging Readers
According to Evelyn Ford-Connors, senior lecturer of literacy education, young students’ interactions with texts in the classroom can be mediated by the teacher to support the act of reading itself…. Read more
Dr. Adam Naylor named Chair of AASP Nominations & Leadership Development Committee
Dr. Adam Naylor, Clinical Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology, was named Chair of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology’s (AASP) Nominations and Leadership Development Committee, a new effort that is… Read more
Newton Public Schools collaborates with Dr. Leider on ELL program
In 2012, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) adopted the WIDA English Development Standards Framework (WIDA ELD), which aims to promote English Language Learners’ (ELL) success through… Read more