SALLY BEACH, PROFESSOR, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ACADEMIC CURRICULUM, SR. ROSEMARY NYIRUMBE, DOCTORAL STUDENT, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ACADEMIC CURRICULUM
Beach and Nyirumbe were part of the team that published the article “Decolonizing Beginning Literacy Instruction: Views From Ugandan Teachers” in The Reading Teacher. https://ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trtr.1937
XUN GE, PROFESSOR, EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Ge is the new president for the Association for Educational Communications & Technology, a leading professional organization in the field of instructional design and educational technology. Ge is also the 2020 convention planning chair, and she has been leading a planning team organizing the very first international virtual convention in the AECT history. The convention took place Nov. 2-7, with a pre-conference taking place Oct. 29-30. Several graduate students from the OU's learning sciences program also were involved in the AECT 2020 convention planning leadership team or volunteering committee.
RUTH ANN FATE, JRCOE BOARD OF ADVOCATES
Fate was celebrated in September in honor of her 24 years of service with Tulsa Public Schools. The Tulsa school board approved a resolution to recognize and commend Fate’s extensive time on the board as “being in the highest tradition of public service and dedication to the ideals of public education.”
https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/education/longtime-tulsa-school-board-member-ruth-ann-fate-celebrated-with-caravan-of-former-colleagues/article_79a3d016-f1e6-11ea-9fba-23d42a8526c7.html
KELLY FEILLE, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ACADEMIC CURRICULUM
Feille was named recipient of the Jane and John Kenney Faculty Fellowship. The Kenneys created this fellowship to support the development of quality STEM education in the state of Oklahoma.
The fellowship supports a faculty member engaged in teaching, research and/or training relating to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education.
JI HONG, PROFESSOR, EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Hong is co-author on “Unpacking complex phenomena through qualitative inquiry: The case of teacher identity research” in Educational Psychologist:
tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00461520.2020.1783265?journalCode=hedp20
Hong also published the book Teachers’ Goals, Beliefs, Emotions, and Identity Development: Investigating Complexities in the Profession in summer 2020. amazon.com/Teachers-Beliefs-Emotions-Identity-Development-ebook/dp/B087F1JMHC
In November, Hong took part in the American Psychological Association Division 15 podcast. Hong and Dionne Cross Francis spoke about their article, "Unpacking complex phenomena through qualitative inquiry: The case of teacher identity research." https://apadiv15.org/
Link for SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/user-883650452/dr-ji-hong-dr-dionne-cross-francis-stereo
Link for iTunes
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emerging-research-in-educational-psychology/id1429028409?mt=2
MIRELSIE VELÁZQUEZ, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY STUDIES
Velázquez published the article “Living, Teaching, and Learning with the Ghost of the Tulsa Race Massacre” on the History of Education Society website. You can read the article at https://www.historyofeducation.org/living-teaching-and-learning-with-the-ghost-of-the-tulsa-race-massacre/
Welcome Back
Interim Dean Stacy Reeder and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Advising Sherry Cox welcomed OU freshmen to a socially distant welcome event this fall. Students were treated to popsicles and ice cream bars as they chatted with the dean and undergraduate advisers about about becoming a student in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education.
TATIANNA CANNON M.ED. 2010
Cannon has started a new travel series titled “Catch Flights, Not COVID”
https://www.instagram.com/catchflightsnotcovid/. Cannon and her team are setting off to film a travel series and podcast in the hopes of highlighting some black, female excellence and reinvigorating travel all over the world.
The project aims to provide cinematic-produced content that features the COVID procedures and shows how safe it really is to travel in 2020-2021. Each episode will highlight the current tourist climate, requirements, testing and all the preparation needed to travel to each destination currently open to American tourists.
ANDREW CRANE M.ED. 2016
Crane had 100% of his eighth- and ninth-grade students test into high school Chinese level 4 classes. Crane currently teaches Chinese at Palm Beach Day Academy in Florida. While a graduate student at OU, Crane was featured in the book Optimal Language Learning along with other JRCoE graduates including Rebecca Borden (world languages education assistant professor at OU) Genevieve Schmitt (author, The Complexities of Learning Arabic in the 21st Century) and Emma Chiocca (teaches English at Duke University/China).
TONYA CROWE and AMANDA CUMMINGS, PH.D. STUDENTS, MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
Crowe and Cummings presented at the National School Science and Mathematics Association convention on November 6. Crow and Cummings presented "Defining the History of Mathematics." This session provided K-12 educators with resources and lessons for both primary and secondary mathematics classrooms in the area of mathematics history. Beginning with a unique autobiography experience, teachers will delve into the history of math based upon their individual curriculum.
NATE DEANGELIS, M.ED. STUDENT, SCIENCE EDUCATION
DeAngelis is the 2020-21 Teacher of the Year at at Whittier Middle School in Norman. DeAngelis is known best for his incredibly peaceful demeanor and his dinosaurs. He is beloved by his students and his colleagues, especially those classmates here at OU.
TERYN FLORENCE B.S. ED. 2013
Florence was named News9 Teacher of the Day on Aug. 27. Florence teaches second grade at Charles Haskell Elementary in Edmond. https://www.news9.com/story/5f479d0290dc060bcde678a5/teacher-of-the-day:-teryn-florence
SARAH HEINIGER PH.D. STUDENT, SPECIAL EDUCATION
Heiniger guest lectured for two of Assistant Professor Andrea Suk’s classes at Salisbury University in September. Heiniger’s background as a nationally certified school psychologist and board-certified behavior analyst made her the perfect person to teach about Functional Behavior Assessments in schools. She was able to convey the “how to’s” to 39 undergrad students in the general education teacher program at Salisbury. Her interactive teaching style was enjoyed and extremely informative.
HEATHER EISEL PH.D. STUDENT, SPECIAL EDUCATION
Eisel guest lectured for the same classes in November. Eisel’s knowledge on the innovative field of Acceptance Commitment Training/Therapy was well received by the students. She shared a plethora of resources with 39 future general education teachers. She not only taught how to support social and emotional learning in K-12 school environments, but also informed how teachers can use strategies to avoid burnout.
Suk earned her doctoral degree in special education from the college in 2020.
TEKOA JANE HILL PH.D. STUDENT, EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION, CURRICULUM AND SUPERVISION
Hill was named a UCEA Jackson Scholar for 2020-22. The UCEA Barbara L. Jackson Scholars Network began in November 2003, created by a vote of the members of the UCEA Plenum. This two-year program provides formal networking, mentoring and professional development for graduate students of color who intend to become professors of educational leadership.
http://www.ucea.org/graduate-student-development-home/jackson-scholars-program/
KASHUAN HOPKINS M.ED. STUDENT, LEARNING SCIENCES
and THERESA CULLEN, PH.D.
Hopkins and Cullen were featured in this Vanity Fair article on the move to online education, published in July 2020: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/07/coronavirus-is-blowing-up-americas-higher-education-system
MIRANDA KOUTAHI B.S. ED. STUDENT, WORLD LANGUAGES AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Koutahi was named the JRCoE Outstanding Senior for 2020-21. Koutahi was honored at a university ceremony in November and will give the college’s convocation speech at the spring 2021 ceremony.
SAGE MAULDIN PH.D. STUDENT, ADULT AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Mauldin was named recipient of the 2020 Oklahoma Universal Human Rights Award. Since 2012, OKUHRA has awarded Oklahoma human rights activists or organizations for their contributions at a ceremony held in conjunction with International Human Rights Day (Dec. 10).
MURAT TURK PH.D. STUDENT, LEARNING SCIENCES
Turk was featured in an Oklahoma Daily article that covered his current research project focusing on people’s misconceptions about COVID-19 and how likely it was for them to change what they believed. You can read the article at http://www.oudaily.com/coronavirus/covid-19-affords-ou-doctoral-students-unique-research-opportunities/article_d4a6dd48-f9be-11ea-8c87-270d59e2fadd.html
TORI (CHAMBERLAIN) PATTISON BS. ED. 2015
Pattison shared homeschooling tips on the Rachael Ray show that aired in November. She is an elementary school teacher in Austin, Texas: https://www.rachaelrayshow.com/video/distance-learning-tips-for-parents-straight-from-teachers-homeschooling-tips
You can learn more about Pattison at her engaging and educating website https://engagingandeducating.com/
ERIKA JO VAN DEVENTER B.S. ED. 2017
Van Deventer received the 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year Award at Rosa Parks Early Childhood Education Center in Tulsa.
“I have always loved school and kids from a young age and working with children is all I have ever known. As a child, I remember how excited I would get to go shopping for school supplies, checking off the list as we went, and then getting home and organizing them all in my new backpack. In high school, I was a part of FEA (Future Educators of America) and worked part time at a daycare. I loved seeing the world through young children’s eyes, and their excitement and wonder with new experiences. I continued working in childcare after high school, until an opportunity to work for Union Public Schools as a teacher assistant arrived. Once I began working alongside the incredibly talented certified teachers at Union and spending my days full time in the classroom, I knew I had found my place and my calling. With the encouragement from fellow teachers, I enrolled in college to begin my journey to make teaching my career.”
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