June 2009
Urban KDP
6/26/09 Five urban education graduate students were inducted into the Mu Chi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society at Texas A&M University on May 3, 2009.Those inducted were Rhonique Jefferson, Jessica Long, Jyoti Malhan, Darlene Manning, LeKrystal Simon, Dametra Skinner and Latasha Williams.Kappa Delta Pi is a community of educators committed to promoting excellence in the education profession by recognizing and advancing scholarship, leadership and service. As the world&rs ...
Slattery Lectures at Leadership Academy
6/25/09 Patrick Slattery, professor of culture, curriculum and instruction in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, will lecture at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Leadership Academy in July. Slattery has been an invited lecturer in this program every summer for the past 10 years. The MCLA program is the largest educational leadership program in New England and certifies over 200 school principals and superintendents for New York City and upstate New York ev ...
Lewis Urban Ed Chair
6/25/09 Chance Lewis, associate professor of urban education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture in the College of Education and Human Development, was recently selected as the Houston Endowment Inc. Endowed Chair in Urban Education.This selection was made based on Lewis' history of addressing issues to improve the educational experiences of students in urban educational environments. Lewis also is the co-director of the Center for Urban School Partnerships (CUSP) and the co-cha ...
Lewis Co-Guest Edits Journal
6/23/09 Chance Lewis, associate professor and Houston Endowment Inc. Endowed Chair of Urban Education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, co-guest-edited a special issue of the Journal of Educational Foundations titled "Urban Schools Successes and Challenges for African-American Students: Implications for Parents, Educational Professionals and Policy Makers." Lewis and several colleagues published an article titled "The Impact of White Teachers on the Academic Achievement of Bl ...
Mexico City Study Abroad
6/2/09 According to research, only 4 percent of U.S. education majors participate in study abroad opportunities, but Lynne Masel Walters wants to change that statistic—starting with her students.Walters, associate professor of culture, curriculum and instruction, and Teresa Jimarez, clinical assistant professor of science education and technology, led a nine-day study abroad trip to Mexico City, Mexico, during spring break for 18 freshmen and sophomores from the Department of Teaching, Le ...
