Crawford, students attend education conference

Glenda Crawford, associate professor of education, and six seniors majoring in middle grades education, attended the Nationa Middle School Conference in Portland, Ore., Oct. 31-Nov. 2.

Three students made a presentation along with Crawford about recent Carnegie research and its implications for middle grades education. Three others presented with Crawford on teaching adolescents and shared problem-based learning instructional units they had designed.

The students who participated are:

  • Kim Bolton
  • Emily Dreyer
  • Rachel Evans
  • Carrie Richards
  • Aileen Schmitt
  • D’Vera Tune

Two of the students have designed a Web site for the program at the link below: