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</header> <article class="el-flex-item flex-left col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_6205653" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6205653"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6205653" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6205653" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6205656" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <a href="https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/education/rankings/top-ranked/middle-atlantic/district-of-columbia/" class="fact-link"> <div class="flex-fact tt fact-ranking" data-analytics-label="AU&#39;s School of Education is the 1 Education School in the District of Columbia"> <p class="flex-center "> <span class="fact-above">AU's School of Education is the</span> <span class="fact-focus"><span class="pound"></span><span class="sr-only">number </span>1</span> <div class="below-focus-ombre"></div> <span class="fact-below">Education School in the District of Columbia</span> </p> <p class="fact-attrib">College Factual's 2025 Rankings</p> </div> </a> </div><div id="cs_control_6364673" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6364673"></div></div></div></div></div></div> </article> <article class="el-flex-item flex-center col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_6205654" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6205654"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6205654" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6205654" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6205657" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <a href="https://www.collegefactual.com/majors/education/rankings/best-graduate-schools/masters-degrees/middle-atlantic/district-of-columbia/" class="fact-link"> <div class="flex-fact tt fact-ranking" data-analytics-label="AU&#39;s School of Education is the 1 Top Education Master&#39;s Degree in District of Columbia (tied)"> <p class="flex-center "> <span class="fact-above">AU's School of Education is the</span> <span class="fact-focus"><span class="pound"></span><span class="sr-only">number </span>1</span> <div class="below-focus-ombre"></div> <span class="fact-below">Top Education Master's Degree in District of Columbia (tied)</span> </p> <p class="fact-attrib">College Factual's 2025 Rankings</p> </div> </a> </div><div id="cs_control_6364675" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6364675"></div></div></div></div></div></div> </article> <article class="el-flex-item flex-right col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_6205655" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6205655"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6205655" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6205655" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6205658" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <a href="https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/american-university/academic-life/academic-majors/education/" class="fact-link"> <div class="flex-fact tt fact-ranking" data-analytics-label="AU&#39;s School of Education is Ranked 31 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the US"> <p class="flex-center "> <span class="fact-above">AU's School of Education is Ranked</span> <span class="fact-focus"><span class="pound"></span><span class="sr-only">number </span>31</span> <div class="below-focus-ombre"></div> <span class="fact-below">Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in the US</span> </p> <p class="fact-attrib">College Factual's 2025 Rankings</p> </div> </a> </div><div id="cs_control_6364681" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6364681"></div></div></div></div></div></div> </article> </section> </div><div id="cs_control_6364783" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section data-audience="All Students" class="el-flex-grid flex-count-3 row row-center clearfix" id="american-university-rankings"> <header class="col-xs-12 no-bs-padding"> <h1>American University Rankings</h1> </header> <article class="el-flex-item flex-left col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_6364784" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6364784"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6364784" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6364784" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6364798" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <a href="https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/american-university-1434" class="fact-link"> <div class="flex-fact tt fact-ranking" data-analytics-label="American University is Ranked 19 in Co-Ops &amp; Internships"> <p class="flex-center "> <span class="fact-above">American University is Ranked</span> <span class="fact-focus"><span class="pound"></span><span class="sr-only">number </span>19</span> <div class="below-focus-ombre"></div> <span class="fact-below">in Co-Ops & Internships</span> </p> <p class="fact-attrib">U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Rankings</p> </div> </a> </div></div></div></div></div> </article> <article class="el-flex-item flex-center col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_6364785" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6364785"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6364785" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6364785" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6364800" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <a href="https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/american-university-1434" class="fact-link"> <div class="flex-fact tt fact-ranking" data-analytics-label="American University is Ranked 26 in Undergraduate Education"> <p class="flex-center "> <span class="fact-above">American University is Ranked</span> <span class="fact-focus"><span class="pound"></span><span class="sr-only">number </span>26</span> <div class="below-focus-ombre"></div> <span class="fact-below">in Undergraduate Education</span> </p> <p class="fact-attrib">U.S. News & World Report's 2025 Rankings</p> </div> </a> </div></div></div></div></div> </article> <article class="el-flex-item flex-right col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-4 no-bs-padding"> <div id="cs_control_6364786" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6364786"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6364786" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6364786" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6364803" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <a href="https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/online-learning-rankings-2024-results-announced" class="fact-link"> <div class="flex-fact tt fact-big-number" data-analytics-label="American University is Ranked GOLD Global Online Learning"> <p class="flex-center "> <span class="fact-above">American University is Ranked</span> <span class="fact-focus">GOLD</span> <div class="below-focus-ombre"></div> <span class="fact-below">Global Online Learning</span> </p> <p class="fact-attrib">Times Higher Education's Global Online Learning Rankings 2025</p> </div> </a> </div></div></div></div></div> </article> </section> 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class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section class="collapsible clearfix collapse-default-ombre narrow-margin"> <div class="ombre-collapse-wrap"> <header class="col-xs-12 bg-default-ombre"> <a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse-6153271" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-6153271"> <h2>FACULTY & STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS</h2> </a> </header> </div> <div class="collapse col-xs-12" id="collapse-6153271"> <ul> <li>Jazzmyne Townsend, the 2025 DC Teacher of the Year and an instructional coach for grades K-5 in English language arts at Stanton Elementary School, visited the EDU 205 class “Schools in Society”of Senior Professorial Lecturer <strong>Dr. Amaarah DeCuir.</strong> This is the fifth Teacher of the Year visit to her class. [March 21, 2025]</li> <li> <p aria-level="1"><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/edgm6i/icmxf6s/etovfn" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Presentations</a> at the National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) included <strong>Dr. Carolyn Parker</strong> and graduating senior <strong>Nicole (Nikki) LeVee's</strong> results from the National Foundation-funded project on "Problem-Based Learning in a Non-Majors’ Environmental Science Class. Is it Science?" <strong>Dr. Lauren M. Shea </strong>presented "Exploring the Potential STEM Media Read-Alouds." <strong>Jess Edwards, EdD '25,</strong> will <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/edgm6i/icmxf6s/ulpvfn" rel="noopener" target="_blank">present</a> research from the NSF-funded grant, Racial Equity: Examining Blackness in Postsecondary STEM Education, with the Black epiSTEMologies AU site. [March 21, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1"><strong>Dr. Carolyn Parker </strong><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/edgm6i/icmxf6s/aeqvfn" rel="noopener" target="_blank">presented</a> at the International Consortium of Science and Mathematics Education in Valladolid, Mexico. [March 21, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">SOE’s <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/edgm6i/icmxf6s/q6qvfn">Institute for Innovation in Education</a> (IIE) and District of Columbia Public Schools leaders from Chisholm and Mann Elementary Schools came together at a workshop series on explicit and systematic writing instruction. [March 21, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">Director of Education Policy and Leadership program <strong>Dr. Reuben Jacobson</strong> was on a panel at the State of DC Schools, 2023-2024 <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/edgm6i/icmxf6s/6yrvfn" rel="noopener" target="_blank">event</a>, focusing on the evolving role of school. [March 21, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer <strong>Dr. Samantha Cohen</strong> was <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/edgm6i/icmxf6s/2jtvfn" rel="noopener" target="_blank">selected</a> as a Sine Civic Life Faculty Fellow who will collaborate with Civic Life Student Fellows to design and lead community seminars to engage members of the AU community in dialogue and productive disagreement. [March 21, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">SOE’s Institute for Innovation in Education team members <strong>Annie Karabell, Dr. Jasmine Rogers (EdD '23), Dr. Sarah Irvine Belson, and Dr. Clare Berke (EdD '24)</strong> designed the adolescent literacy professional development <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/edgm6i/icmxf6s/icuvfn" rel="noopener" target="_blank">program</a> which was released by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. [March 21, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">Co-authored by Professor <strong>Dr. Brian McGowan,</strong> <strong>Dean Rodney Hopson, </strong>Lia Epperson, and <strong>Morgan Leopold (MEd ’24),</strong> “Navigating the Backlash and Reimagining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in a Changing Sociopolitical and Legal Landscape” was <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/edgm6i/icmxf6s/exvvfn" rel="noopener" target="_blank">featured</a> in the <em>Journal of College and Character's </em>special issue on Ethical Higher Education in the Anti-DEI Legislative Climate. [March 21, 2025]</p> </li> <li>Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Innovation <strong>Corbin M. Campbell’s</strong> project, “Establishing Measures for an Institutional Designation for Teaching Excellence Colleges and Universities,” was selected to be a part of AU’s <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/qqez9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Signature Research Initiatives Research Informed Civic Engagement</a>. She also spoke on a plenary <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/6ifz9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">panel</a> at the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERA), part of a coalition working with national initiatives to help research universities bring equitable and effective teaching practices to scale. [February 17, 2025]</li> <li><strong>Dr. Ocheze Joseph </strong>was awarded a $99k contract through DC Public Schools to continue the Future Teacher Tutors program at <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/mbgz9m">Langley Elementary School</a> in Northeast DC. [February 17, 2025]</li> <li><strong>Danielle </strong><strong>Gervais</strong><strong> Sodani</strong> <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/6mmz9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">coauthored</a> the article "Teachers Learning: Understanding Continuous Professional Development in Panama” in <em>Professional Development in Education</em> about AU's <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/mfnz9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Panama Teach</a> project.[February 17, 2025]</li> <li><strong>Dr. Kenjus Watson</strong> gave the talk “Towards Apocalyptic Education: Addressing Racialized Stress and Community Healing” at Stanislaus State in California. Watch this <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/a2kz9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">video</a> about his visit. [February 17, 2025]</li> <li> <p aria-level="1">Senior Professorial Lecturer <strong>Dr. Amaarah DeCuir </strong>published an <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/qulz9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">essay</a> in <em>Education Week</em> titled “What Educators Need to Know About Countering Islamophobia.” [February 17, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">Dr. Sherita Flake <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/27nz9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">co-authored</a> “Proto-Narrative: A Critical Exploration of the Cultural Identities Held by Black Women in STEM” in the <em>Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Studies.” </em>[February 17, 2025]</p> </li> <li><strong>Professor Jennifer Steele </strong>was <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/e94y9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">interviewed</a> by CGTN about the Trump administration slashing millions from the Department of Education's research spending, and its impact on tracking student achievement.<strong> </strong>She was <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/u15y9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">quoted</a> in the <em>Las Vegas Journal Review</em> about the perceived challenges and realities of dual-language programs. Dr. Steele was <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/au6y9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">interviewed</a> by <em>The National News Desk</em> about post-pandemic learning loss highlighted in the 'Nation's Report Card' in January. She was also quoted in this <em>Times Higher Education</em> <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/qm7y9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">piece</a> about the potential closing of the Department of Education. [February 17, 2025]</li> <li> <p aria-level="1"><strong>Dr. Carolyn Parker </strong>was <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/6e8y9m">quoted</a> in <em>The Washington Post</em> about how cuts to teacher education grants hurt teachers, principals, and schools in need. [February 17, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">Senior Professorial Lecturer <strong>Dr. Gayle Warmbrodt,</strong> who is Osage, <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/m78y9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">testified</a> before the Texas State Board of Education to readopt Native Studies as a high school course and argued to put the course on the agenda for review and approval as a standards-based course. [February 17, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">Professor <strong>Jennifer Steele</strong> was quoted in this <em>Big News Network</em> <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gq1i/icmxf6s/23wv5m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">article</a> about the prominence education is playing in this year's presidential election. Read about the options American voters had. [January 22, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr. Jasmine Rogers</strong> appeared in The Colorful Classroom Podcast episode 15, <em>Black Language & Structured Literacy with Dr. Jasmine Rogers. </em>"Dr. Rogers shares insights from her research, discussing how recognizing and celebrating Black Language—rather than correcting it—is essential to honoring students’ identities and supporting their academic growth." Listen to the <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gq1i/icmxf6s/ehzv5m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">full episode</a>. [January 22, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p>American University's School of Education is mentioned in this <em>Maryland Matters </em><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gq1i/icmxf6s/iwxv5m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">article</a> about the Science of Learning and how it has been proven to shrink achievement gaps while increasing test scores. SOE is "breaking down the longstanding barrier between teacher training and research science, teaching future educators about how learning happens long before they step into a classroom." [January 22, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1"><strong>Dr. Amaarah DeCuir</strong>, senior professorial lecturer, <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gq1i/icmxf6s/u9zv5m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">presented</a> at the<a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gq1i/icmxf6s/a20v5m"> U.S. Department of Education</a>'s "Lessons from the Field Webinar - Student Religious Expression in Public Schools." [January 22, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1"><strong>Dr. Jacque D. Patterson, Sr. (EdD ’22)</strong> has been re-elected to the DC State Board of Education as At-Large Representative. <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gq1i/icmxf6s/qu1v5m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Read</a> Dr. Patterson's biography here. [January 22, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">Assistant Professor <strong>Liana Petruzzi</strong>, a founding member of the Community Health Worker and Social Worker National Workgroup, launched their <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gq1i/icmxf6s/6m2v5m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">inaugural report</a> “Essential Strategies for the Effective Integration and Collaboration of Community Health Workers and Social Workers in Health and Social Service Systems.” The event and report shared best practices for community health and social workers collaboration and integration at the individual, organizational, and system levels, along with policy recommendations. [January 22, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1"><strong>Dr. Amaarah DeCuir</strong> published "<a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gq1i/icmxf6s/mf3v5m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">What Educators Need to Know About Countering Islamophobia</a>" in <em>Education Week,</em> part of a three-part series. Learn how you can help defend Muslim, Arab, and Sikh students against bias and hate. [January 22, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">"Identifying Sources of Preservice Teachers’ Dyslexia Knowledge to Guide Teacher Education" in <em>Frontiers in Education</em> by <strong>Professor Alida Anderson</strong> presents <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gq1i/icmxf6s/273v5m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">findings</a> from an exploratory descriptive qualitative inquiry of preservice teachers' self-reported dyslexia knowledge sources. [January 22, 2025]</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong><a href="/soe/faculty-accomplishments.cfm" >VIEW ADDITIONAL FACULTY AND STAFF ACCOMPLISHMENTS</a></strong></p> </div> </section> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="col-md-1"></div> <div class="col-grid col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-5"> <div id="cs_control_6153268" class="cs_control CS_Element_Schedule"><div title="" id="CS_Element_5331629_6153268"><div id="gridRow_1_1_6153268" class="cs_GridRow"><div id="gridCol_1_1_1_1_6153268" class="cs_GridColumn"><div id="cs_control_6153272" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section class="collapsible clearfix collapse-default-ombre narrow-margin"> <div class="ombre-collapse-wrap"> <header class="col-xs-12 bg-default-ombre"> <a class="collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" href="#collapse-6153272" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-6153272"> <h2>STUDENT & ALUMNI ACCOMPLISHMENTS</h2> </a> </header> </div> <div class="collapse col-xs-12" id="collapse-6153272"> <ul> <li> <p aria-level="1">EdD candidate <strong>Tiffany Green</strong> was <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/2z9y9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">featured</a> in <em>Forbes</em>' The Women Who Redefined Tech For Good In 2024 for founding <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/isaz9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Uprooted Academy</a>, which uses technology to ease the college-to-career journey for low-income and first-generation students of color. [February 17, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">EdD candidate <strong>Melanie Latson</strong> published an <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/ykbz9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">opinion</a> in <em>New York Amsterdam News</em> after an encounter with blackface memorabilia. She explores how this peculiar home decor continues to perpetuate generational racism and what this culture means for children. [February 17, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">2025 EdD candidate <strong>Joytrese George</strong> won the 2025 Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/23gz9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Conference</a> Three Minute Thesis People's Choice Award where she condensed her dissertation “For the Culture, Beyond Microorganisms; Uplifting Joy Among Black Women Science Teachers in NYC.” [February 17, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1">EdD candidate <strong>Derek Flake</strong> has been accepted into the inaugural Howard Community College’s President's Leadership <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/iwhz9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Academy</a>. [February 17, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1"><strong>Dr. Keisha Woods</strong> (EdD ’24) will present Effective Co-teaching Strategies for Students with Disabilities in Inclusion Classrooms at the <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/ehjz9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Council of Exceptional Children Conference</a>. She will also be presenting Every Learner Counts:Transforming Reading Instruction for Diverse Learners at the <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/2zhp3i/icmxf6s/u9jz9m" rel="noopener" target="_blank">International Educators' Summit</a> in Ghana in July. [February 17, 2025]</p> </li> <li> <p aria-level="1"><strong>Dr. Jenni Torres,</strong> EdD ’22, was <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/y8t5xi/icmxf6s/mn1zxm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">named</a> Executive Director of WIDA, an educational services organization housed in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education. [December 5, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr. Jasmine Rogers</strong> (EdD '23 and SOE adjunct faculty) was a guest on the Leading Literacy Podcast <a href="https://leadingliteracy.libsyn.com/jasmine-rogers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">where she spoke</a> about her time in AU's Doctorate in Education program. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Julie Corbett</strong> (EdD '25) was also <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/04/with-the-entire-board-of-education-to-resign-whats-next-for-cps-families/">quoted in the</a> <em>Chicago Tribune</em> about a the resignation of the entire Chicago Public School Board of Education. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Julie Corbett</strong> (EdD '25) presented at the <a href="https://www.strivetogether.org/convenec2c/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2024 Cradle to Career Network Convening</a> in Salt Lake City, UT, discussing <a href="https://www.norwalkacts.org/tag/civic-influencer/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Norwalk ACTS' Civic Influencer Program</a> (the foundation of her doctoral dissertation). [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Dr. Nara Nayar, </strong>EdD '27, published “<a href="https://www.air.org/resource/qa/what-accurate-identification-means-indigenous-students-and-challenges-doing-so">What Accurate Identification Means for Indigenous Students, and the Challenges of Doing So</a>” in the <em>American Institutes for Research,</em> examining data about the education of Indigenous people. [October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>MEd student <strong>Carlos Gamez’s </strong>paper, “Student Growth on a Statewide Progress-Monitoring Assessment System by District,” was accepted by the <em>Florida Journal of Educational Research. </em>[October 15, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>Education studies minor<strong> Felicity Chapman, </strong>SOC/BA ’26<strong>, </strong><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/u156fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">won</a> the prestigious 2024–26 Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship and up to $50,000 in financial aid. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Carl Felton, III</strong>, MEd '23, policy analyst at EdTrust, <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/6a16fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">wrote</a> a blog post promoting tutoring, extending learning time, and teachers building relationships with students. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>Teaching Fellows <strong>Tatiana Ellis</strong>, BA '26, and <strong>Luis Paredes Alvizurez</strong>, BA '27, taught DCPS Generation Teach (GT) STEAM Academy <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/6e86fm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://t.e2ma.net/click/qq6sri/u5o4d6s/ul1kfm__;!!IaT_gp1N!287dvbS68BwgZUeP7RiVDyl3FJJDuKfFotoolXuj6GEb-loRjtskajuuORv_ePebzkv5abq4ZccrPBwyIRx-IsRK$">participants</a> math and engineering as part of their GT Summer Teaching <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/m786fm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://t.e2ma.net/click/qq6sri/u5o4d6s/ae2kfm__;!!IaT_gp1N!287dvbS68BwgZUeP7RiVDyl3FJJDuKfFotoolXuj6GEb-loRjtskajuuORv_ePebzkv5abq4ZccrPBwyIVc48BS6$">Fellowship,</a> promoting teaching in diverse communities. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><em>The Black Code</em>, a documentary by EdD program alum <strong>Dr. Sharice Lane</strong>, '24, is a Student Film category <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/qm76fm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">finalist</a> for the 2024 Lane Doc Fest. The film analyzes the cultural responsiveness of English language arts (ELA) instruction. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><strong>Pamela Harris</strong>, CAS/MEd '73 and SOE/EdD '25, with husband Tyrone, SOC/BA '72 and WCL/JD '75, won the 2024 Volunteer Impact Award at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Ebony Eagles of Excellence <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/u5gyri/aaned6s/2z96fm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://t.e2ma.net/click/qq6sri/u5o4d6s/6y3kfm__;!!IaT_gp1N!287dvbS68BwgZUeP7RiVDyl3FJJDuKfFotoolXuj6GEb-loRjtskajuuORv_ePebzkv5abq4ZccrPBwyIdDzami2$">celebration</a>, for their dedication to advancing the global Black community. [September 16, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>EdD alum <strong>Dr. Dia L. Jones</strong>, '22, will <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/a2kfai/icmxf6s/am8iwl" rel="noopener" target="_blank">facilitate</a> a workshop at STEMNoire 2024: Black Women Leading the STEM Renaissance Conference which will <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/a2kfai/icmxf6s/qe9iwl" rel="noopener" target="_blank">provide</a> attendees with tools to build their belongingness capacity in STEM spaces. She will also present research to support increased participation of Black girls and women in STEM at this summer's Black Gaze Symposium. [May 28, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>EdD student <strong>Julie Corbett</strong>, '25, was one of the subjects of a <em>The Hour</em> <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/a2kfai/icmxf6s/q6uiwl" rel="noopener" target="_blank">article</a>, "Chalk Talk: A Diverse Group of Norwalkers Are Being Trained to Be Civic Influencers," which detailed a <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/a2kfai/icmxf6s/6yviwl" rel="noopener" target="_blank">program</a> she designed enabling diverse citizens of Norwalk, CT, to participate in a civics lesson on local government. [May 28, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p>EdD alum <strong>Dr. Iris Bond Gill, </strong>'24, has been named a <a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/a2kfai/icmxf6s/ig5iwl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="https://www.newamerica.org/fellows/about/">New America </a>Fellow. The program invests in thinkers who generate big, bold ideas that have an impact and spark new conversations about the most pressing issues of our day. [May 28, 2024]</p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">EdD student </span><strong style="font-size: 1.6rem;">Darla Davenport-Powell</strong><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">, ’24, plays the role of the family matriarch Lucy Bell in the slavery-centered live-animation </span><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/i0o34h/icmxf6s/q2nmrl" rel="noopener" style="font-size: 1.6rem; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" target="_blank">documentary</a><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> </span><em style="font-size: 1.6rem;">The Bell Affair</em><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;">, which explores freedom lawsuits of US slaves and recently began </span><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/i0o34h/icmxf6s/6uomrl" rel="noopener" style="font-size: 1.6rem; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" target="_blank">streaming</a><span style="font-size: 1.6rem;"> on Amazon Prime. [April 24, 2024]</span></p> </li> <li>Education Policy and Leadership (EPL) MEd students <strong>Lauren Gustafson</strong>, <strong>Meanha Kim</strong>, and <strong>Kwand Lang, Jr.</strong> of <strong>Dr. Phelton Moss</strong>’s proseminar course are partnering with Opportunity Consulting to develop a series of toolkits for school leaders with strategies to bolster school improvement efforts. EPL MEd students <strong>Jarren Newby</strong>, <strong>Kissiah Valle</strong>, and <strong>Angeliki Papari-Kosiori</strong> accompanied Moss to a Capitol Hill roundtable discussion he organized and facilitated for Black and Latino school superintendents from across the country and the education policy advisors of President Biden and Vice President Harris. [April 24, 2024]</li> </ul> <p><strong><a href="mailto:pier@american.edu" >SUBMIT YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENT HERE</a></strong></p> </div> </section> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="col-md-1"></div> </div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> </section> </div><div id="cs_control_6956761" class="cs_control CS_Element_Custom"> <section class="section-spotlight duo " data-audience="All Students"> <div class="row row-center"> <div class="col-xs-12 spotlight-container no-bs-padding clearfix"> <div class="panel-group duo" id="spotlight-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855" role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true"> <article class="panel panel-default"> <div id="panel-left-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855" class="panel-collapse collapse width" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="heading-left-E3B0C44298FC1C149AFBF4C8996FB92427AE41E4649B934CA495991B7852B855"> <div class="panel-body"> <p class="pull-right"><button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="collapse" aria-label="Close"><span aria-hidden="true" class="ion-close"></span></button></p> <h2 class="byline">Juilenne Townsend-Sanders</h2> <p class="byline-sub">Preschool teacher and MAT Early Childhood Education student</p> <div class="story-text"><p>In the world of education, some of the most passionate teachers find their calling through unexpected paths. 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This experience, coupled with his own academic and athletic journey, shaped his path to becoming an educator. Imagine going from tackling opponents on the football field to tackling learning disabilities in the classroom. 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