Current Events and News
Andreas Schleicher Presentation
- For those who attended the Center for Educational Leadership's seminar, "Learning with the World: Lessons in Education from the Highest Performing Nations", the PowerPoint of the presenter can be found here.
Additional resources include an excellent 20-minute video on high performing countries. The video can also be found at the OECD website.
A video of an older presentation by Andreas Schleicher can be found here, or view a very informative white paper around the work of the highest performing countries.
Shari Becker Albright, Ed.D., named Norine R. Murchison Professor of Practice and Department Chair. Welcome Dr. Albright!
Center for Educational Leadership Annual Report Now Available. Learn about the Center's many activities, programmatic offerings, and outreach programs from the 2009-10 academic year click here to download the report.
Curricular Units Available for Free Download - Now in its sixth year, the Summer Curriculum Writing Institute (SCWI), developed by Dr. Laura Allen, associate professor of education, aims to support Trinity’s Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) graduates during their induction years. Organized around the central task of curriculum development, the program invites teachers to the Trinity campus for one week each summer where they reconnect, write a unit of study using Wiggins and McTighe’s Understanding by Design framework, and continue their professional growth. These curricular units are uploaded to the web for use by current students and the broader education community. Access the online units here.
Trinity Receives Over $2 million to Train Math, Science, and Technology Teachers - Two grants to Trinity University’s education department will help train the next generation of K-12 math and science public school teachers. Totaling more than $2 million, the National Science Foundation (NSF) grants will provide continued scholarship and support for Trinity’s Master of Arts in Teaching program.
Read more here. To learn more about the programs and to review eligibility requirements, visit the Noyce site!
TEaCH Lab for Educational Technology Dedicated -- On November 11, 2009, Congressman Lamar Smith, visited the Trinity campus to celebrate the opening of a state of the art teaching laboratory in the Storch Memorial Building. “ Funding is provided by an appropriations bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio.
To learn more about the center, click here.
Changes to the Elementary Education Program Requirements - All students considering a career in early childhood / elementary education should review these important program changes. Questions about the changes should be referred to Dr. Pat Norman (pnorman@trinity.edu).
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