Jennifer Strange

Faculty and two alumni in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education recently published their research in the Action in Teacher Education journal. The research focuses on the impact of a course-based community asset mapping project on undergraduate students' capacity for identifying and understanding assets within communities surrounding specific schools.

Through practical strategies emphasizing recognition of humanity, collaborative learning and advocacy for unique needs, Nermin Vehabovic and Cherrel Miller Dyce offer guidance to educators on creating supportive spaces for individuals from refugee backgrounds in their recent paper published in Midwest Journal of Education.

Ally Shibata, a recent graduate from the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, collaborated with associate professor Lisa Buchanan to publish a research article in The Social Studies journal, analyzing Asian American female representation in children's picture books.

The Office of Graduate Admissions has introduced Master's of Education Mini Grant projects to transform educational experiences in four classrooms within Alamance County.

On May 13, the annual celebration brought together faculty, staff, and graduating seniors, marking a special occasion. Notably, this year’s festivities introduced a new tradition by incorporating awards for both students and faculty members in one event.

Two faculty in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education recently presented at the North Carolina Reading Associate Annual Conference in Winston Salem.

Cherrel Miller Dyce, associate professor and executive director executive director of diversity, equity, and inclusion, in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, completes a second year in the inaugural "Inquiry Initiative" sponsored by the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE). The Initiative was the "first of its kind" collaborative exploration of teacher education practices and research, focused on "opportunity gaps" in education.

Coauthored by Carducci, Jordan Harper and Adrianna Kezar, "Higher Education Leadership" challenges conventional paradigms in the field, advocating for liberatory systemic change within and beyond higher education organizations.

"Co-Teaching in Teacher Education: Centering Equity" examines teacher preparation programs that have successfully used a co-teaching model to improve the clinical experience for teacher candidates and to instill a disposition for equitable practice. The volume challenges teacher preparation programs to prepare educators to work together to support all students in today's diverse classrooms.

Lisa Buchanan, associate professor of education, has coedited "Religion, the First Amendment, and Public Schools: Stories from K-12 and Teacher Education Classrooms," published by Information Age Publishing.