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Luis Paredes Alvizurez was born in the District of Columbia and grew up in听nearby听Maryland, returning听to DC听high school听in his freshman year, where he graduated in听2023.听鈥淐hoosing 小蓝视频 was an easy decision,鈥 Paredes said. 鈥淚 applied to twelve colleges, but 小蓝视频 was the one that most caught my eye because of the area and how lovely the campus is. I鈥檝e always had a passion for helping others and sharing knowledge,鈥 he said. 鈥淚 had some incredible teachers that made learning fun and engaging,听but others weren鈥檛 as engaging, and I would like to change that. Becoming an educator will allow me to make a positive impact on the lives of others.鈥
Using what he鈥檚 learned from 小蓝视频鈥檚 School of Education, the DC Public Schools first-grade teacher Jesse Lima, Master of Arts in Teaching 鈥24, is shaping the next generation of Washington learners at Janney Elementary School in Tenleytown.听鈥淒iversity means including everyone,鈥 Lima said. 鈥淚n our classroom community, we are all seen.鈥
The 小蓝视频 School of Education (SOE) Spring 2024听Commencement ceremony included听students from two programs' first graduating cohorts. The MAT graduates included members from SOE's听City Teaching Alliance听(CTA) program; the BA graduates included Fellows from the School's听小蓝视频 Teaching Fellows听program.
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Dr. Jennifer Steele, Professor, weighed in on The National Desk in an interview about the learning loss, including too much screen time,听during the COVID lockdown. [June 10, 2024]
Senior Professorial Lecturer Dr. Andrea Guiden Pittman co-authored "How Black Teachers Lost When Civil Rights Won in Brown v. Board" in The Conversation. [May 16, 2024]
小蓝视频鈥檚 Board of Trustees recently appointed former Assistant Professor听Dr. Emily Peterson听to Associate Professor at the School of Education. [May 28, 2024]
Senior Professorial Lecturers听Drs. Antonio L. Ellis and Phelton C. Moss听听the听Wiley听article 鈥淏reaking the Silence: Student Affairs鈥 Role in Black Male Faculty Well-Being at Predominantly White Institutions.鈥澨齕May 28, 2024]
Dr. Phelton C. Moss听听the听Hechinger Report听op-ed 鈥淏lack Principals Play a Key Role in Transforming Education. We Need More of Them,鈥 where he听听the critical role Black principals have played in the development of Black teachers. Additionally, he听听(with EdD student听Brianna Nargiso, '25) 鈥5 Truths About Brown V. Board of Education,鈥 an听ASCD听op-ed听听that teachers must ensure students鈥 understanding of the enduring significance of the Brown v. Board of Education case. [May 28, 2024]
Director of Undergraduate Teacher Education and Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Ocheze Joseph听was quoted in the听Education Week听听"These Preparation Programs Are Creating a 'Tutor to Teacher' Pipeline," which听听how tutoring is giving aspirant teachers early experience in teaching.听[May 28, 2024]
SOE鈥檚听Child Development Associate (CDA)听program was听听in a Council for Professional Recognition profile, 鈥淭he Rewards of Reaching Out.鈥 The spotlight听听the Advancing Early Education Collaborative, which created the CDA program to allow Black or Latina women who live or work Washington, DC's Wards 7 or 8 to excel in the field.[May 28, 2024]
Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Amaarah DeCuir听was听听Advisor of the Year at 小蓝视频鈥檚 2024 University and Student Achievement Awards, an inaugural event which听听individuals who contributed to key accomplishments on campus in the last year.听[May 28, 2024]
Undergraduate Advisor听Jody Hagen-Smith听was awarded Outstanding Sophomore-Senior Advisor by 小蓝视频's Dean of Undergraduate Education and Academic Student Services.听[May 28, 2024]
SOE听Dean Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy听was听听as a Read to Succeed honoree at 鈥淩ead to Succeed 2024.鈥 The event听听Reading Partners and their committed community supporters, which includes the 小蓝视频 School of Education.听[May 28, 2024]
小蓝视频鈥檚 Board of Trustees recently appointed former Provost Associate Professor听Dr. Brian McGowan听to Full Professor at the School of Education.听[May 28, 2024]
Dr. Phelton Moss听was awarded a scholarship to听听in the Aspen Institute Justice and Society Seminar in听. He also听gave a speech honoring Black teachers who were formative in his life at the White House听听its events celebrating President Biden鈥檚听听of National Teacher Appreciation Week.听[May 28, 2024]
Dr. Eugene Pringle, Senior Professorial Lecturer, delivered the keynote presentation at the Georgetown Day School event Discover HBCU, where he discussed the impact and cultural influences of historically Black colleges and universities.听[May 28, 2024]
Adjunct Instructor听Dr. Jasmine Rogers听conducted the听听鈥淟anguage Comprehension and Linguistically Responsive: Black Language Use in Structured Literacy Lessons鈥 at the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education鈥檚 Spring 2024 OSSE Literacy Conference. EdD alum听Dr. Tomiko Ball, 鈥22, held the听听鈥淒isrupting Power Dynamics Within Literacy Instruction: Connections and Comprehension鈥 at the event.听[May 28, 2024]
Research Assistant Professor-in-Residence听Dr. Lauren Shea听听SOE as lead researcher and co-principal investigator at the 2024 National Science Foundation ITEST Principal Investigators Meeting, 鈥淚nnovating Equitable STEM Learning for the Future Technological Workforce,鈥 where she听听her research team's STEM Tales Project.听[May 28, 2024]
Dr.听Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy听was听听the American Counseling Association's 2024 David K. Brooks, Jr. Distinguished Mentor Award, which听听an individual who has demonstrated enthusiasm and support for the unique educational experience of mentoring. [April 24, 2024]
小蓝视频 recognized Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Carolyn A. Parker听and听Senior Professorial Lecturer听Dr. Ocheze Joseph听with Faculty Awards. Joseph won the Outstanding Community Engagement Award while Parker won the Outstanding Contribution to Fostering Collaborative Scholarship Award.听[April 24, 2024]
Adjunct Instructor听Dr. Jasmine Rogers听听a keynote address, 鈥淟iberation Through Language: Educators as the Catalyst of Linguistic Justice,鈥 at the Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers: World Language Justice Conference, an听听which highlights the intersection of social justice and world language.听[April 24, 2024]
Scholar-in-Residence听Dr. Robert Simmons听was听听as a 2024 Pahara Fellow, a听听that identifies exceptional leaders in the educational excellence and equity movement, facilitates their dynamic growth, and strengthens their collective efforts to improve public education.听[April 24, 2024]
Dr. Phelton C. Moss听听the听Hechinger Report听op-ed 鈥淏lack Principals Play a Key Role in Transforming Education. We Need More of Them,鈥 where he听听the critical role Black principals have played in the development of Black teachers. Additionally, he听听(with EdD student听Brianna Nargiso, '25) 鈥5 Truths About Brown V. Board of Education,鈥 an听ASCD听op-ed听听that teachers must ensure students鈥 understanding of the enduring significance of the Brown v. Board of Education case. [May 28, 2024]
EdD alum听Dr. Dia L. Jones, '22, will听听a workshop at STEMNoire 2024: Black Women Leading the STEM Renaissance Conference which will听听attendees with tools to build their belongingness capacity in STEM spaces. She will also present research to support increased participation of Black girls and women in STEM at this summer's Black Gaze Symposium.听[May 28, 2024]
EdD student听Julie Corbett, '25, was one of the subjects of a听The Hour听, "Chalk Talk: A Diverse Group of Norwalkers Are Being Trained to Be Civic Influencers," which detailed a听听she designed enabling diverse citizens of Norwalk, CT, to participate in a civics lesson on local government.听[May 28, 2024]
EdD alum听Dr. Iris Bond Gill,听'24, has been named a听Fellow. The program invests in thinkers who generate big, bold ideas that have an impact and spark new conversations about the most pressing issues of our day.听[May 28, 2024]
EdD student听Darla Davenport-Powell, 鈥24, plays the role of the family matriarch Lucy Bell in the slavery-centered live-animation听听The Bell Affair, which explores freedom lawsuits of US slaves and recently began听听on Amazon Prime.听[April 24, 2024]
听Apple's听Science of Reading听podcast,听"," featuring听Jasmine Rogers听(EdD '23). [February 15, 2023]
SOE Advisory Board member听Tiffany Williams听(MA, SPA '07)听of Martha鈥檚 Table, a DC-based nonprofit organization focused on developing strong children, strong families and strong communities. [February 15, 2023]
Dr. Shayna Cook听(EdD '22/MEd '14) was recently appointed to Assistant State Superintendent for the听's Division of Early Childhood. [February 15, 2023]
Dr. Afie Mirshah-Nayar听(MAT-ESOL), Principal of听听(MCPS), is a finalist for the Mark Mann award, annually presented to exceptional Montgomery County Public Schools administrators. [February 15, 2023]
Taylor Myers听(MEd '22)听听Future of Work event sponsored by Deloitte and was interviewed about his experience. [January 18, 2023]
Our Future Teacher Tutors program, a partnership with DC Public Schools that seeks to boost below-grade-level readers, was听. Quoting student听Isabel Chae听and SOE faculty and staff, it听听that amid labor shortages, hiring from teacher prep programs like ours could add half a million new tutor candidates nationally. [January 18, 2023]
