Category Archives: Students

Spring 2020 SJSU Student Research Competition

SJSU Lurie College of Education Learning Showcase Melody Mann

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/student-research for instructions on how to submit their materials to the Lurie College of Education Dean’s Office, SH 103, by 5pm on Friday, February 7, 2020.

ICYMI: Lurie College of Education Commencement Ceremony

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.

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San Jose State new grad breaking barriers on race track

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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Fall commencement ceremonies were held at San Jose State University on Wednesday night. Among the graduates is a 22-year-old who is breaking barriers outside the classroom and on the race track.

This is the day years in the making for Jianna Salinas to accept her diploma from San Jose State University earning a bachelor’s degree in early childhood development.

“I’m very excited,” said Salinas. “I’ve worked very hard for this for four and half years to finally be here in this building. It’s very surreal.”

It’s a dream come true for the San Jose native, who is a first generation student. Her parents could not afford college.

“Education is something they instilled in my sisters and I in a very young age,” said Salinas.

You may be surprised to learn she’s a professional motorcycle drag racer.

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Congratulations, Lurie College Graduates!

Congratulations to all of the SJSU Lurie College of Education undergraduate, graduate, and credential students who are graduating from San Jose State University at the end of the fall 2019 semester! Watch this brief message of congratulations from Dean Heather Lattimer and to learn more about the Lurie College Fall 2019 Commencement Speaker, Megan Nebesnick.

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life! Video and audio recorded and edited by Brian Cheung Dooley.  “Creative Minds” provided royalty free by bensound.com

Solving X for Access: The Value of Math Education

This article was originally published on the SJSU Washington Square blog by Julia Halprin Jackson.

SJSU Lurie College of Education Dean Heather Lattimer

Lurie College of Education Dean Heather Lattimer. Photo: Karl Nielsen.

Lurie College of Education Dean Heather Lattimer’s new formula for preparing math teachers is transforming the careers of educators and increasing equity in classrooms.

Robyn Riedstra remembers the day she gave up learning math. Stumped by fractions in third grade, she asked her mother for help. Her mother asked repeatedly if she’d understood the concept in class and, if so, what was different at home. Riedstra interpreted the response to mean that she wasn’t smart. She stopped doing her homework—math, English, science, everything—altogether. She was eight years old.

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Student Spotlight | Liliana Adler

Learn about Liliana Adler, an undergraduate student studying Child & Adolescent Development at the SJSU Lurie College of Education. Liliana is also the recipient E. A. Rocky Scholarship Endowment Fund for Education award and Jonathan Nobuhiro Memorial Scholarship award for the 2019-2020 academic year!

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life! Video and audio recorded by Brian Cheung Dooley and edited by Sydney Torrens. Music by Anno Domini Beats.

Lurie College of Education 4th Annual One Warm Coat (and Socks) Drive

Lurie College of Education One Warm Coat Drive

The Lurie College of Education Credential Services office is organizing a drive to collect gently used coats, jackets, hats, gloves, and new socks.  All donated items will go to the Bill Wilson Center, which provides services to more than 4,100 children, youth, young adults and families in Santa Clara County through various programs.  Please stop by SH 101 from Mon., Dec. 2 – Mon., Dec. 16 if you’re able to donate!

Student Spotlight | Colleen Hamilton

Learn about Colleen Hamilton, a credential student studying Multiple Subject Teacher Education at the SJSU Lurie College of Education. Colleen is also the recipient of the Ada Louise Watters Scholarship and John and Peter Laznibat Endowed Scholarship Fund for the 2019-2020 academic year!

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life! Video and audio recorded by Brian Cheung Dooley and edited by Sydney Torrens. Music by Anno Domini Beats.

Student Spotlight | Nikki Dang

Learn about Nikki Dang, a Doctoral Candidate student in the Ed.D Leadership Program at the SJSU Lurie College of Education.  Nikki is also the recipient of the Lurie College of Education General Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year!

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!  Video and audio recorded by Brian Cheung Dooley and edited by Sydney Torrens. Music by Sarah, Illstrumentalist.

How We Recruit High School and Community College Students to Teaching

Shoutout to Lurie College of Education Student Success Center Director Janene Perez, who was recently featured on the California State University’s Diversity Toolkit blog for highlighting some of the ways in which Lurie College has enhanced its efforts to recruit a diverse range of teaching candidates.  Listen to and read what she had to say below!

SJSU Lurie College of Education Director Janene Perez Podcast

Teacher educators, consider your own journey into education.  Did you come from a family of educators?  Or maybe you had a teacher who left an indelible mark that influenced your decision?  These are inspired reasons to enter the field, but how do we reach those who never considered teaching, who may be the first in their family to attend college, or who didn’t have a teacher they connected with?  Recruiting candidates with a diversity of experiences is absolutely vital to our mission of enhancing the quality of education for all students, but this work takes time, intention, and continuous reflection.

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Lurie College Hosts Inaugural Future of Learning Summit

This article was originally published on the SJSU Newsroom website by Julia Halprin Jackson.

SJSU Lurie College of Education Future of Learning Summit

Lurie College of Education Dean Heather Lattimer with speakers from the inaugural Future of Learning Summit: Shar Naidu, Vivian Vu, Kent McGuire, Valerie Lundy-Wagner, Laura Quintana, Irene Castillon, SJSU professor Ellen Middaugh, and Arun Ramanthan. Photo by Francisco Mendoza.

San Jose, Calif. — About 100 Silicon Valley thought leaders, policymakers and K-12 educators filled SJSU’s Diaz Compean Student Union Theater November 13 at the inaugural Future of Learning Summit, hosted by the Connie L. Lurie College of Education. The event included five keynote speakers and talks by five SJSU community members, all of whom addressed the question, “What is the future of learning?”

“We’re at a time of significant change in education and across society,” said Heather Lattimer, dean of the Lurie College. “We have changing job markets, demographic shifts and new understandings around what learning and cognition mean and look like. It’s a time of rapid change that can be really scary. But it’s also an opportunity for all of us to challenge the way that we think of education and schooling to find new ways to support stronger, more equitable and more relevant outcomes.” Lattimer described SJSU’s upcoming Future of Learning Initiative, a cross-disciplinary program to spur innovation on campus, serve as a hub for transforming education in the region, generate new knowledge that will elevate the importance of the scholarship of teaching and learning, and position SJSU as a thought leader in the field of educational innovation.

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RSVP to Attend the Lurie College Learning Showcase!

SJSU Lurie College of Education Learning Showcase Flyer

SJSU Lurie College of Education students, alumni, faculty, staff, partners, friends, and family are invited to attend the inaugural Learning Showcase, which will highlight Lurie College undergraduate, graduate, credential, and doctoral students’ academic accomplishments from the Fall 2019 semester!  This event will take place on Friday, December 6, from 4-8pm in Sweeney Hall and include posters, presentations, panels, a plenary, and prizes.  To learn more and RSVP, visit sjsu.edu/education/showcase.

LEARNING SHOWCASE POSTER WORKSHOP

If you are a Lurie College of Education student who is interested in presenting a research poster at the Learning Showcase and would like some support and guidance from Lurie College faculty, please attend the Poster Workshop on Friday, November 22, from 12-1pm in Sweeney Hall 447 to meet with Communicative Disorders & Sciences Department faculty member Lyle Lustigman and Teacher Education Department faculty member Eduardo Muñoz-Muñoz!

Student Spotlight | Ally Landreth

Learn about Ally Landreth, an SJSU alumni pursuing her credential in Single Subject Teacher Education at the SJSU Lurie College of Education.  Ally is also the recipient of the Elementary and Secondary Education Scholarship Endowment award and the Charlotte B. Stelling Endowment Fund award for the 2019-2020 academic year!

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life.  Video and audio recorded by Brian Cheung Dooley and edited by Sydney Torrens. Music by Anno Domini Beats.

Student Spotlight | Athena Weiland

Learn about Athena Weiland, an undergraduate transfer student studying Child & Adolescent Development at the SJSU Lurie College of Education. Athena is also the recipient of the Marion Cilker Scholarship for Infusing Art into Teaching Endowment award for the 2019-2020 academic year!

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life. Video and audio recorded by Brian Cheung Dooley and edited by Sydney Torrens. Music by Joey Pecoraro.

Learn About the Lurie College Promise Group

Learn more from SJSU Lurie College of Education faculty Donna Bee-Gates and students Melissa Hernandez and Michaela Zitzer about the Promise Group, which creates opportunities for first generation undergraduate students who are Child & Adolescent Development (ChAD) or Communicative Disorders & Sciences (CD&S) majors at SJSU to participate in a year-long personal, academic, and professional development experience!  More information is available at sjsu.edu/education/organizations.

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Student Spotlight | Melody Mann

Learn about Melody Mann, an undergraduate studying Child & Adolescent Development at the SJSU Lurie College of Education. Melody is also the recipient of the Hazel Cilker Smith and Marion Sarah Cilker Scholarship Fund award and the Lurie College of Education Alumni Board Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year!

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life! Video and audio recorded by Brian Cheung Dooley and edited by Sydney Torrens. Music by R.LUM.R

Student Spotlight｜Jessica Doushgounian

Learn about Jessica Doushgounian, an undergraduate studying Communicative Disorders & Sciences at the SJSU Lurie College of Education. Jessica is also the recipient of the College of Education Scholarship Endowment award for the 2019-2020 academic year!

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life! Video and audio recorded by Brian Cheung Dooley and edited by Sydney Torrens.

ICYMI: Lurie College Scholarship Application Workshop

In case you missed it, Lurie College undergraduate, graduate, credential, and doctoral students who will be enrolled at SJSU for the 2020-2021 academic year can learn some tips below from current scholarship recipients and view the slides below to learn more about the application process, which will begin during the Spring 2020 semester.  If you have any follow up questions about the material in the slides, please email luriecollege@sjsu.edu.

Connect with Lurie College at https://linktr.ee/sjsulurie to receive more news about academic and student life!  Video and audio recorded by Brian Cheung Dooley and edited by Sydney Torrens. Music by Anno Domini Beats.

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Leaders of Lurie College | DeAnte

Meet DeAnte, recently graduated SJSU grad student and one of the leaders of Lurie College!

“After working four incredible years at a Title I elementary school, I realized it is imperative that educators attract young students to the idea that education offers the best chance to reach limitless possibilities. My experience with the Lurie College of Education has provided a platform for me to inspire young children in a classroom setting and be living proof that with an education, opportunities are limitless.”

Share your story at sjsu.edu/education/leaders!

SJSU Lurie College of Education Teacher Education Department Graduate Student DeAnte Whitman

The Leaders of Lurie College series has been curated by Brian Cheung Dooley.

Leaders of Lurie College | Luz

Meet Luz, SJSU undergraduate student and one of the leaders of Lurie College!

“I believe that education is the foundation of success. As I become an educator, I want to make a difference in education. I believe that all children should receive the best education available to them regardless of their socioeconomic status or their race. This is why I want to become a counselor and work with high school students who live in low-income communities to motivate, inspire and to encourage students to strive for success.”

SJSU Lurie College of Education Child and Adolescent Development Undergraduate Student Luz Nicacio

The Leaders of Lurie College series has been curated by Brian Cheung Dooley.

Meet the Lurie College Student Organizations | NSSLHA

Meet the Lurie College National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA)! This SJSU chapter is for students who are interested in the study of speech language pathology or audiology and is active in creating and attending professional development opportunities, community service, and more.

SJSU Lurie College of Education Communicative Disorders and Sciences National Speech Language Hearing Student Association

Read the 2018-19 Lurie College of Education Annual Report

The Connie L. Lurie College of Education at San Jose State University is a place of transformation, where we prepare educators, counselors, therapists, and community leaders using emancipatory pedagogy across our teaching, scholarship and service. Learn more about our impact by reading through this report and join the Lurie College family by visiting sjsu.edu/education!

Leaders of Lurie College | Edith

Meet Edith, SJSU undergraduate student and one of the leaders of Lurie College!

“Education has always played an important role in my life. Since I began volunteering with teachers at ten years old, I become a regular volunteer with a first grade teacher at my elementary school. As I got older she allowed me to teach her class a few times which was when I knew that I wanted to become an elementary school teacher. Here at SJSU I have found many resources and opportunities to achieve that goal and the encouragement to reach my long-term goal of becoming Secretary of Education.”

SJSU Lurie College of Education Child and Adolescent Development Undergraduate Student Edith Urbano

The Leaders of Lurie College series has been curated by Brian Cheung Dooley.

Leaders of Lurie College | Angela

Meet Angela, SJSU graduate student and one of the leaders of Lurie College!

“Seven years ago, I left my home country, Colombia, to come to the Golden State. I am so grateful for having the opportunity to continue my professional growth. Now I am pursuing a Master of Arts in Education and Counseling. I have met brilliant professors who have inspired me during this journey to become an educator. They have taught me the importance of staying actively aware of social justice. I am committed to support, motivate, guide, and inspire other students through their education and success.”

SJSU Lurie College of Education Counselor Education Department Graduate Student Angela Gullerud

The Leaders of Lurie College series has been curated by Brian Cheung Dooley.