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Building confidence and joy: how tutoring is sparking promise in New Jersey

Deans for Impact

All that mattered in that moment was the pure joy that little girl had in knowing that in just two days time, she would once again get to work with Mr. Steven Volpe – a 10th grade history teacher serving as a tutor at the Paulsboro Boys & Girls Club in south New Jersey. Am I going to see you tomorrow?”. And, what about Thursday?”.

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2022 in Review: Building a Movement to Make Pedagogy a Priority in Teacher Preparation

Deans for Impact

At Deans for Impact, we stand committed to elevating teachers and teaching and equipping all future teachers with the scientifically-based tools to create rigorous, equitable, and inclusive learning environments where all students thrive. 10,000 future teachers prepared, 46% of whom identify as teachers of color. ▸

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Community-Engaged Scholar Dr. DeLeon Gray Believes in the Value of Hyperlocal Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. DeLeon Gray Gray is an associate professor of educational psychology and equity at North Carolina State University. At Black and Belonging, Gray co-constructs initiatives with students that show the world how to affirm them and show their teachers how to teach them. They make all kinds of videos, mixtapes, and songs,” he says.

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Best Practices For Ads Targeting K-12 Students’ Parents

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

How can you design your marketing strategy to appeal to those seeking educational excellence, especially the ones who matter most to them? As you discover advertising best practices for targeting the parents of young students, remember to be guided by empathy as you center efforts on demonstrating your educational value.

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Teaching Through a Lens of Compassion: Strengthening Pre-service Teachers’ Math Muscles

Faculty Focus

Until one day, you find yourself studying as a preservice teacher, enrolled in a mathematics content course that you are required to pass to obtain your teaching degree. We teach a mathematics content course for elementary preservice teachers (PSTs) in a graduate-level teacher education program in Canada.

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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From the very beginning, we thought the notion, the concept, the feeling about creating ethnic studies centers at that point in time would be a good thing for education, research, and teaching,” said Morgan Chu. And over the years, we saw that it was a very good thing. “It from Yale University and a law degree from Harvard University.

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Increasing Enrollment and Retention Through a Community of Care Approach in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

The success of higher education institutions rests on their ability to increase student enrollment and retain learners. Therefore, learners need flexible and supportive programs and care from all higher education personnel. Technology plays a significant role in delivering such supportive programs and engaging learners.