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November 23, 2009

Education

08/05/09

Education | Community:  Program connects migrant teens to technology, higher education

More than 100 middle school and high school students participated in a series of three weeklong summer workshops sponsored by Conexiones, a 19-year-old program pioneered by ASU’s Sanford Cohn.

08/05/09

Education | Community:  Internship exposes middle school students to robotics

This summer Mesa middle school students had an opportunity to learn about sophisticated technologies and computational concepts through a discovery-based three-day research internship at ASU.

08/05/09

Education | Faculty and Staff:  Book reveals impact of globalization on early childhood ed

Education professor Joseph Tobin provides new insights into the impact of globalization and sweeping social transformation on preschool education in his new book, “Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited: China, Japan, and the United States.”

08/05/09

University | Education | Students | Community partnerships:  ASU hosts highly-rated Teach For America institute

This summer 600 Teach for America recruits participated in the country's most highly regarded TFA teacher training institute hosted by ASU's College of Teacher Education and Leadership.

07/24/09

Engineering | Education | Science | Faculty and Staff | Students | Bioscience / Biotech:  Nurturing tomorrow's bioengineering leaders

Two ASU professors and a business operations manager in the School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering have helped make a summer program on biocomplexity a leading attraction for top engineering graduate students around the world.

07/14/09

University | Education:  Partnership brings ASU teaching degrees to Pinal County

Pinal County residents can earn their bachelor's degrees in education in their own back yard, thanks to a collaborative program between ASU and Central Arizona College.

07/08/09

University | Education | Diversity | Students | Community partnerships:  West campus wraps 3-day Summer Leadership Symposium

A gathering of 150 Latino high school students converged on ASU's West campus for three days last month for an introduction to higher education and the secrets to a successful transition.

07/08/09

University | Education | Diversity | Faculty and Staff | Students | Community partnerships | Social Science:  Collegiate Scholars Program set to run at West campus

For high-achieving West Valley high school students who have completed their junior year, there's still time to register for the July 14-16 ASU Collegiate Scholars: Student Enrichment Program at the West campus.

07/06/09

Education:  Clinic addresses needs of kids with brain injuries

ASU's College of Teacher Education and Leadership is working with a new clinic to help children with brain injuries reintegrate into the classroom and function to their highest level.

06/29/09

University | Education:  College of Teacher Ed unveils online autism-focused M.Ed.

ASU's College of Teacher Education and Leadership has announced a new master's degree featuring an emphasis on autism, that will be offered online as part of ASU Online and Extended Education programming.