Katy Arnett, professor of educational studies, recently gave the opening keynote address for the 2018 Spring Conference of the Ontario Modern Languages Teachers’ Association themed “Many Voices, Many Stories.” Drawing on the conference’s theme, Arnett’s address, “Making the Space for All Voices and All Stories,” offered teachers three concrete, and research-based, steps to take to Find out more »
St. Mary’s College MAT Students Score Big
Did you know St. Mary’s College students in the Master of Arts of Teaching program average scores better than 75% of standardized test-takers nationally? In order to become certified, prospective teachers across the country must pass the following tests: Elementary Education: Instructional Practice and Applications, Principle Learning and Teaching K-6, and Principle Learning and Teaching Find out more »
St. Mary’s College’s Educational Studies Program Presents Book Discussion on Teaching Practices for Undocumented Students
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s educational studies program presents Lori Dodson ’04, Sandra Duval, and Anne Marie Foerster Luu for a book discussion on “Teachers as Allies: Transformative Practices for Teaching DREAMers & Undocumented Students,” on Monday, Feb. 19, 5 p.m. in Daugherty-Palmer Commons on the College’s campus. The realities faced by DREAMers and undocumented students Find out more »
Professor Katy Arnett Published
Katy Arnett, professor and director of teacher education at St. Mary’s College, recently had published “Access for Success: Making Inclusion Work for Language Learners” (Pearson Canada, May 2017). The book is the first educational text of its kind to integrate principles and theories about universal design for learning and language learning with practical strategies to Find out more »
Professor of Educational Studies Published in an Education Journal
Katy Arnett, professor of educational studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, has co-authored the article “Core or Immersion? Canadian French-Second-Language Teacher Candidates’ Perceptions and Experiences of the Best and Worst Program Options for Students with Learning Difficulties and for English Language Learners.” Co-authored with Callie Mady from Nipissing University, Canada, the article was recently Find out more »
Educational Studies Students Present TED-style Talks
Friday June 24th, students, educators, and community members gathered together in Glendening Annex to witness the final presentations of nine students in EDUC 206: Education in America, a summer course conducted by Lesile Moore, director of student teaching, and Stephen Warner. Each student presented on important issues affecting American education, as well as solutions to Find out more »
Goats tackle invasive kudzu on campus
Kudzu is an aggressive invasive plant species found all across the United States, including on the campus of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Research has shown that goats can be used as an effective biological control agent against kudzu. This is the focus of a St. Mary’s Project (SMP) by Brooke Bartko ’16. Bartko’s research Find out more »
St. Mary’s College Professors Secure Fulbright Grants
Two St. Mary’s College of Maryland professors have received Fulbright Scholar grants for research and teaching abroad. Kenneth Cohen, associate professor of history and coordinator of the Museum Studies program, has been selected for a Fulbright grant for the 2015-16 academic year. Cohen will teach graduate courses in American Studies at Félix Houphoüet Boigny University Find out more »
Muilenburg Awarded Fulbright Scholar Grant for Education Work in Slovenia
Lin Muilenburg, associate professor of educational studies, was awarded a 2014-2015 Fulbright Scholar Grant to teach in Slovenia. The focus of her project, “Transforming Learning with Educational Technologies,” is to help K12 teachers and teacher educators create engaging, student-centered instruction that builds 21st century skills. From February through June of 2015, Muilenburg will teach undergraduate Find out more »
Dr. Lin Muilenburg Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Dr. Lin Muilenburg, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies, was awarded a 2014-2015 Fulbright Scholar Grant to teach in Slovenia. The focus of her project, Transforming Learning with Educational Technologies, is to help K12 teachers and teacher educators to create engaging, student-centered instruction that builds 21st Century skills. From February through June of 2015, Muilenburg will teach undergraduate Find out more »