News and Happenings

Dr. Pedro Noguera spoke on "Creating the Schools that We Need for the 21st Century" at American University on February 28, 2009. You can listen to his talk here

SETH Graduate Dr. Maryam Al-Ali's book Faculty Attitudes Toward Sakai Course Management System: An Educational Perspective is available in paperback on Amazon.com. The book is about faculty attitudes towards the open source course management system, Sakia, and is based on research Dr Al-Ali completed for her doctoral dissertation at AU.

Fall 2008

SETH Professor Kamel Igoudjil's Students win Human Rights Essay Contest
Students of SETH graduate and adjunct professor Kamel Igoudjil, who teaches at School Without Walls in DC, won all the top prizes in a human rights essay contest. The contest was put on by the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area. The students were honored at the annual UNA/NCA Human Rights Luncheon held on Capital Hill December 10th, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. You may download the essays from the UNA/NCA website at http://www.unanca.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=192&Itemid=102

Listen to NPR's Scott Simon interview Cosby Hunt, Social Studies teacher at Bell Multicultural High School in DC, about teaching this historic election
Cosby was one of three teachers interviewed in his classroom for a November 8th story on Weekend Edition about teaching students during the campaign and after the election of Barak Obama for President. Hunt was a participant in AU's Strengthening the Teaching of American History program which provided American history educators from the District with strategies for improving student understanding and appreciation of traditional American history through graduate level history and education courses at full scholarship. He has also mentored AU student teachers in his classroom and is one of DC's National Board Certified teachers.

You may listen to the radio story - Teaching History as it Happens - at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96778358

SETH student Jacob Choi was interviewed by the Associated Press on the future of education. Click here to see interview.

SETH Adjunct Professor Sherri Stevens was pictured in the Washington Post in an article about gifted education in Montgomery County. To see the article and pictures, click here

Other 2008 News and Events

AQUE Symposium Forum on Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators was held at American University on December 6, 2008. Directors of the Georgetown University Center on Health and Education, Drs. Craig and Sharon Ramey, spoke on “Effective Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators: Research Based Evidence”

SETH Professor Elizabeth Anderson studies education reform in Moldova more.

Listen to Dr. Bob Moses' talk at AU on "The Algebra Project: Equity and Excellence in Math Education" more..

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