PULLMAN — After 42 years of helping educate migrant workers and their children, the High School Equivalency Program based at Washington State University has lost federal funding. The program, known as HEP, prepared students to pass the GED (General Educational Development) tests, which certified they had high-school level academic skills. HEP was the oldest program […]
PULLMAN – Two administrators will take on new student-focused roles at the WSU College of Education, effective Aug. 3. Angie Hammond will direct the Office of Student Services, which assists undergraduates, and Jason Sievers will coordinate activities of the Office of Graduate Studies, said Phyllis Erdman, interim dean of the college. Hammond’s position will involve […]
Geologist Kirsten Peters identifies rocks for teachers on a field trip into the Snake River Canyon. Photos courtesy Julie Titone. PULLMAN — On last summer’s visit to Washington State University, Craig Potter saw something he’s bound to mention when he teaches his Deer Park, Wash., fourth-graders about the human body. “We saw […]
PULLMAN — She is engaging, passionate about her work, and up on the latest professional methods. Rena Mincks is the kind of teacher that parents of six-year-olds dream about—if their dreams are wild enough to include a first-grade instructor with a Ph.D. Mincks has taught for 22 years, 18 of those in the first […]
PULLMAN — When Edgar Martinez throws out the honorary first pitch at the Seattle Mariners’ “Salute to Latinos in Beisbol Day,” he’ll be sharing Safeco Field with students whom he is helping become teachers. The former all-star Mariner and his wife, Holli Martinez, are teaming up with WSU, the University of Washington and Seattle University […]
PULLMAN — Cyberbullying is a problem for everyone from kindergarteners to professors, say the organizers of an April 9 forum on electronic harassment. “The forum would benefit undergraduate and graduate students, parents, teachers, university faculty,” said Assistant Professor Sarah French, head of the Brain Education Library at WSU. “Cyberbullying happens on college campuses, in […]
Roe PULLMAN — WSU College of Education Professors Mary Roe and Terrell Young have taken leadership roles in international literacy organizations. Roe, who teaches on the Pullman campus, was elected vice president of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers. The position puts her in line for presidency of the national organization, whose members include […]
RICHLAND — The opportunity to plan a curriculum based on research rather than tradition excites WSU College of Education faculty members, especially because the effort involves a brand new school that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math. Those subjects, dubbed “STEM,” are universally considered both in need of attention and vital to the nation’s […]
SPOKANE — The experiences of immigrant children, the value of art education and advice gleaned from ancient civilizations are among the topics at the Fifth Annual Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference, Feb. 26-28 at Spokane’s Red Lion Hotel at the Park, W. 303 North River Drive. The event includes films and is open to the […]
Finley A community program founded by WSU faculty member Susan Finley seven years ago recently received a grant allowing her to assess the program so other communities can benefit from what she is learning. Finley, a College of Education associate professor at WSU Vancouver, founded At Home At School (AHAS) to provide fun educational […]