Shoutout to SJSU Lurie College faculty Eduardo Muñoz-Muñoz, Marcella McCollum, and Matt Love, who recently presented their interdisciplinary work on the development of dual language programs in California at the National Association of Bilingual Education Conference!
Congrats to SJSU Lurie College faculty Nidhi Mahendra, who was recently elected to become Chair of our Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences!
Nadia Sorkhabi studies cultural variations in the effects of parent-child conflict; mothers’ and fathers’ parenting styles and practices; and marital conflict on mental health, academic achievement, social competence, communicative competence, and disclosure to parents of children, adolescents, and emerging adults. She also study the social cognition and moral reasoning of orthodox Muslims about religious authority, parental authority, equality, and individual rights. Read Nadia’s full profile below and listen to Nadia’s personality playlist on the Lurie College Spotify account!
Shoutout to Department of Teacher Education faculty Roxana Marachi, who was recently published in the Washington Post for highlighting concerns about Social Impact Bonds! Read the full commentary at http://bit.ly/2I9Drp8.
Luis Poza’s research investigates how beliefs about language, language learning, race, and nation are embedded in educational practice and policy. He uses qualitative methods, principally ethnography and participant observation, to examine how these ideologies and their curricular and legal manifestations shape students’ experiences in schools. Dr. Poza also draws upon his research in his teaching to support teacher candidates learning how to best serve students from historically marginalized populations. Read Luis’ full profile below and listen to Luis’ personality playlist on the Lurie College Spotify account!
Shoutout to Lurie College faculty Emily Slusser, Andrea Golloher, and Maria Fusaro, who recently published the commentary “To provide quality care for infants and toddlers, California must pay teachers a worthy wage” on behalf of their SJSU Early Childhood Institute! Read their piece on the Cal Matters website at http://bit.ly/2vXynRG. To learn more about the SJSU Early Childhood Institute, visit sjsu.edu/education/academics/eci
Brent Duckor is an Associate Professor in the Department of Teacher Education. He taught history, economics, and civics in the Senior Institute at Central Park East Secondary School in East Harlem, NYC. He later received his Ph.D. in Quantitative Methods and Evaluation at the University of California, Berkeley. Brent specializes in educational measurement, testing, and assessment. He has served on state and national boards providing educational assessment and measurement expertise to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, the California Department of Education, and the College and Career Readiness Evaluation Consortium in Washington, D.C. His most recent scholarship has appeared in the Journal of Educational Measurement, Teachers College Record, Journal of Teacher Education, Educational Leadership, and Phi Delta Kappan. His book, Mastering Formative Assessment Moves: 7 High-Leverage Practices to Advance Student Learning (ASCD, 2017) with Dr. Carrie Holmberg, has been presented to audiences across the U.S. and abroad in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia.
Listen to Ellen Middaugh, Assistant Professor in the Department of Child & Adolescent Development, discuss her vision for the future of learning to practice democracy at the SJSU Lurie College Future of Learning Summit! To learn more about the Future of Learning Initiative, visit sjsu.edu/education/fli and the #SJSUFutureLearn hashtag thread on Twitter.
Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life! Audio recorded by the SJSU Student Union Theater and edited by Brian Cheung Dooley and Katelyn Zamarron.
Congratulations to Teacher Education Department faculty member Eduardo Muñoz-Muñoz, who recently published “English Language Learners and the Local Control Funding Formula” in collaboration with Pivot Learning and Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)! Give the report a read at http://bit.ly/2uJdppv
Maureen Smith joined SJSU after spending three years teaching at Chicago State University and two years in a Post Doc at Vanderbilt University. Her research focuses on contexts that shape children’s social-emotional development: (1) risk and resilience (e.g., maltreatment, foster care); and (2) imagination/reading for pleasure. She focuses on understanding these processes in culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse populations. As a Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Development, Dr. Smith teaches three classes regularly: Senior Seminar; Risk and Resilience; and Play, Creativity, and Imagination. For the last two years, she has also been developing an integrated BA/Teacher Credential program. Read Maureen’s full profile below and listen to Maureen’s personality playlist on the Lurie College Spotify account!
Shoutout to Child and Adolescent Development faculty Robert Marx, who was recently highlighted in the SJSU MLK Library newsletter for moderating the SJSU Bay Area Pride panel event during the Fall 2019 semester! Watch the video message from University Library Dean Tracy Elliott at️ http://bit.ly/2SkpsCN
We recently asked our students “Which of your classes or professors has been the most exciting for you this semester??” on our Instagram account – @sjsulurie – and were excited to see so many students give shoutouts to their faculty. Check them out in the Instagram post below!
Cara’s research encompasses intersections of culture, mental health, and trauma particularly among adolescents and emerging adults with a focus on underserved populations. She has three main lines of research: (a) understanding psychosocial, cultural, and developmental protective and risk factors associated with trauma (e.g., violence, victimization, and campus safety); (b) examining refugee experiences and intergenerational transmission of trauma; and (c) examining bicultural and biracial experiences and identity development. Grounded in her training in counseling psychology, Cara’s research serves to inform campus and community-based intervention and prevention programs. Read Cara’s full profile below and listen to Cara’s personality playlist on the Lurie College Spotify account!
During the Fall 2019 semester, the Lurie College of Education was fortunate to host Fulbright Scholar Ágnes Hódi, who is a member of the Juhasz Gyula Faculty of Education at the University of Szeged, Hungary. During her visit, she explored assessment practices in reading development in different text formats. Learn more about her experiences by reading her Fulbright Grantee Report below!
My Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program took place between August 19, 2019 and December 20, 2019, however, the successful completion of the objectives and proposed project activities required a careful planning and involvement of not only my host, Dr. Brent Duckor but other SJSU employees as well. Dr. Brent Duckor was an amazing Fulbright host. He consulted with me in professional matters every step of the way to pave the way for a fruitful in-person collaboration countless times months prior to my arrival. Furthermore, he was persistent in assisting me in preparing administrative issues by connecting me to SJSU staff. SJSU staff, Marie Kochevar, Parinaz Zartoshty, Mirabai Hutton and Khim Lok did everything to make my family’s transition and relocation as easy and hassle-free as possible. I owe a debt of gratitude to Brian Cheung Dooley for assisting me in the timely and precise preparation of the documents required for my project proposal. He also did an astonishing job in organizing my talk held at the faculty.
At the beginning of my project, Brent and I identified several objectives that were met successfully over the course of my time at SJSU. Among these were:
Lurie College of Education students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends are invited to join us at our Spring 2020 Welcome Event on Monday, February 3, from 3-5pm at the SJSU Bowling and Billiards Center to connect and network with classmates, peers, clubs, faculty, deans, and staff while enjoying food, games, and a chance to win prizes – RSVP at bit.ly/lurie-sp20welcome!
NOTES: Your children / dependents are welcome to attend. The spots for bowling and billiards will be first-come, first-served, but we ask that you share bowling lanes and billiard tables so as many people as possible get to play. We’ll also have other games available such as giant Jenga, giant Connect 4, jumbo Bananagrams, and more!
The construction and composition of personal and professional identities of teachers shapes every classroom experience for students from preschool to post-graduate. Dr. Kassab is intrigued by how educators reflect upon and engage in developing their teaching selves in complex and changing contexts. Read Lara’s full profile below and listen to Lara’s personality playlist on the Lurie College Spotify account!
Shoutout to SJSU Lurie College faculty Carrie Holmberg, who recently co-authored the article “Conversation in the Classroom” for the Phi Delta Kappan website! Read the publication at http://bit.ly/31aZcNZ 💙💛
Photo by Karl Nielsen Photography
Rosalinda Quintanar-Sarellana graduated from Stanford University with a Ph.D. in the area of Literacy, Language and Culture, and a Masters in the area of International Education and Development. Presently, she is a professor at San Jose State University, where she teaches First and Second Language Acquisition and Multicultural Education. She has written numerous articles on language acquisition and language development, social justice and multicultural education. She has also taught at Stanford University, UC Davis, Universidad Metropolitana in Mexico City, Universidad de Monterrey, México; INACAP in Santiago, Chile; Sanko Schools in Gaziantep, Turkey; Nova Scotia, Canada; and Shenzhen, China. Read Rosalinda’s full profile below and listen to Rosalinda’s personality playlist on the Lurie College Spotify account!
Did you know that we share out a new playlist from one of our Lurie College faculty members each week? Visit our Spotify profile at http://bit.ly/lurie-playlists to give them a listen!
Dr. Saili S. Kulkarni’s research highlights the beliefs of Special Education teachers of color using Disability Studies and Critical Race Theory (DisCrit). She received her doctorate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to her work in academia, she was an inclusion specialist in Oakland Unified School District where she worked with students with mild/moderate and moderate/severe disabilities in elementary schools. Dr. Saili Kulkarni draws from the experiences of teachers and school professionals who support restorative practices for young children in an effort to create more inclusive, safe school environments for all learners. Read Saili’s full profile below and listen to Saili’s personality playlist on the Lurie College Spotify account!
Join ECI on Wed., Jan. 22, from 3-4pm in SH 231 for their first organizational meeting of 2020 and the launch of their Early Childhood Student-Alumni Network! A preview of ECI’s Spring 2020 plans include:
Regular meetings will take place on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 3:00-4:00pm. If you have any follow up questions, please email earlychildhoodinstitute@sjsu.edu. Learn more about the SJSU Early Childhood Institute at sjsu.edu/education/eci.
In this episode, host Mark Felton sits down with Department of Teacher Education faculty members Luis Poza and Eduardo Muñoz-Muñoz, who are leading our new bilingual authorization pathway, Bilingüismo y Justicia. They are taking action to respond to the evolving needs in K-12 districts throughout California by preparing future teachers to serve in dual immersion and bilingual settings. We discuss questions such as:
This episode is also available for listening on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life! Audio recorded by Brian Cheung Dooley and recorded and edited by Sydney Torrens. Music by Joey Pecoraro.
David A. Whitenack, Ph.D., teaches courses focusing on emergent multilingual students, supervises pre-service teachers, and coordinates the TED graduate program. Whitenack has published, presented, led professional development initiatives, and served as co-PI on grant-funded projects related to improving the education of English learners. His current work with a cross-departmental team of colleagues uses an intersectional approach to prepare all general and special education teachers to meet the learning of needs of all students in mainstream classrooms in the context of teacher residency partnerships. Read David’s full profile below and listen to his personality playlist on the Lurie College Spotify account!
The SJSU Office of Research in partnership with the Research Foundation provides undergraduate and graduate research students the opportunity to present their work and compete for selection as SJSU representatives at the annual CSU Student Research Competition. Applications are made to the appropriate college and each college submits their selections to the Office of Research. The research presented should be appropriate to the student’s discipline and career goals. Proprietary research is excluded. Each college may send forward a total of four student projects (undergraduate and/or graduate) representing outstanding research or creative activity. Applicants should visit sjsu.edu/education/
In case you missed it in person, check out the video recording of the Fall 2019 SJSU Lurie College of Education Commencement Ceremony and of the Lurie College Student Commencement Speaker, Megan Nebesnick – MA, Education, Concentration in Curriculum and Instruction with Multiple Subject Credential – below! You can also read her remarks below.
Good evening Spartans,
My name is Megan Nebesnick and as a current graduate of the Teacher Education Department and former graduate of the Humanities Department, I am honored to have been chosen as your speaker of our Fall 2019 commencement ceremony to represent and speak on behalf of both departments. I would like to begin by congratulating each and every one of us for the dedication and commitment to academics that have led us here tonight. Through our experiences here at San Jose State, we have created stronger and better versions of ourselves. It’s safe to say that this journey has not been easy. We have encountered many sleepless nights, tears, and stress. We have all dedicated a significant amount of time and concern toward one exam or project that would bring us one small but significant step closer to the finish line. Nonetheless, it has prepared us for what is to come.