College of Education Alumna Opens Dance Studio to Reach North Philadelphia Youth

April 20
Roneisha Smith-Davis, owner of B'ella Ballerina Dance Academy, has embraced the importance of the arts in the North Philadelphia area. A graduate of Temple's early childhood education program and a lifelong dancer, Smith-Davis has a long history of dance achievements that she is now passing along to her academy students. She went as far as auditioning for the Los Angeles Lakers dance team before returning to Philadelphia to care for her mother before opening her dance academy in October 2013. As a native to the North Philadelphia area, Smith-Davis emphasizes the importance of...

Former College of Education Professor Highly Influential in Law to Designate MLK, Jr. Day as National Holiday

April 20
After the tragic death of Martin Luther King, Jr., Samuel L. Woodard is credited with calling a Philadelphia newspaper and explaining his rationale for why there should be a national holiday recognizing the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time, Woodard was an assistant professor of education at Temple. Woodard was also a member of the same fraternity as Dr. King, which helped serve as a platform to disseminate his message. Alpha Phi Alpha was the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity that African-American men could be members of, which also provided a network...

Four College of Education Students Represent Temple at this Year’s NARST Conference in Atlanta

April 20
Tim Klavon, Noelle Luccioni, Amity Gann, and Shondricka Burrell, all doctoral students in the science, mathematics, and educational technology PhD program, presented their work to showcase their progress on their dissertations at the annual NARST conference on March 10-12. NARST is an national association whose mission is to advance research in science teaching and learning. Each student is contributing to a growing body of research to help future science educators better reach their students through innovative and evidence-based teaching practices.  Tim Klavon's research...

Food and Housing Insecurity: New Report Finds Over One-Third of College Students Struggle to Maintain Adequate Food and Housing

April 20
In an effort to continue advocating for students in higher education who are facing food and housing insecurity, researchers opened the "largest national assessment of basic needs security among 4-year students." Sara Goldrick-Rab, Joel Schneider, and Clare Cady collaborated with Jed Richardson and Anthony Hernandez of the Wisconsin HOPE lab to make this large-scale survey possible. In this survey, they examined issues pertaining to food insecurity through questions about how often in the past 30 days students did not have enough to eat, worried that they would not have enough...

College of Education Collaborates on College Signing Day featuring former First Lady Michelle Obama

April 20
On May 2nd, Temple's College of Education and Human Development will work with former First Lady Michelle Obama and several other national figures and celebrities to celebrate 8,000 high school seniors as they begin their next chapter - higher education. The College of Education and Human Development is a founding partner of the Reach Higher Philly Chapter and the PA Reach Higher Consortium, which both serve to encourage Philadelphia youth to pursue education beyond high school. Part of the Reach Higher campaign includes Better Make Room, a campaign that highlights the stories...

Temple Hosts 37th Annual School Psychology Conference

March 22
The College of Education and Human Development's School Psychology program hosted its 37th annual School Psychology Conference on March 2nd. Nearly 200 practitioners, faculty, and students attended sessions that included information on a variety of topics relevant to the field of school psychology. These topics included how to address the opioid crisis, how to appropriately and accurately assess English language learners, and how to provide trauma-focused interventions for students with conduct disorder, among many others. For its 37th year, the conference hosted attendees...

Temple’s School Psychology Team Led the Way in Crisis Training in Schools

March 22
Jean Boyer, associate professor and school psychology student, Melissa Holloway, led a school crisis training at Duquesne University on March 1-2, 2018. The two-day training involved working with school personnel on essential responses in an increasingly crisis-impacted educational climate. While the training was scheduled before the school shooting in Parkland, FL that claimed the lives of 17 people, there was certainly a nod to the potential crisis scenarios that school psychologists have to be prepared to face.    The trainings offered strategies in being proactive about...

Providing Practical Resources for Students and Practitioners: Amanda Guld Fisher Co-Authors Book on Autism Spectrum Disorder Assessment and Intervention

March 22
Amanda Guld Fisher, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development, has announced the release of her recent book regarding assessment and intervention for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She co-authored the book with Jessica Glass Kendorski, professor at Philadelphia College for Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and a graduate of Temple's School Psychology program. Childhood Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence-Based Assessment and Intervention is focused on examining the historical and current practices in developing interventions for children...

Temple Faculty Continue to Shine Through Their Research: Doug Lombardi Earns the NARST Early Career Research Award

March 09
Doug Lombardi, assistant professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, has earned the prestigious Early Career Research Award through the National Association for Research in Science Teaching: A Worldwide Organization for Improving Teaching and Learning Through Research. Recipients of this award demonstrate potential in educational research and have proven to be prolific contributors to their field within the first five years of receiving their doctorate.    Lombardi has made significant contributions to the field of science education through his work with pre-service...

Gallery of Success Honoree Shares the Story of His Career

February 28
Bill McDonough EDU '89 is the President and CEO of Constellation, a "growing partnership of mutual liability insurers that unite to provide solutions and support to physicians", such as insurance for medical malpractice lawsuits and providing stress management for both the physicians and the injured patients. Based out of Saint Paul, MN, Bill's main role is to provide leadership in both financial and operational direction.Watch a video profile in which McDonough encourages students to discover their value proposition and learn how to sell themselves to potential employers. 

James Earl Davis selected as 2018 AERA Fellow

February 23
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has selected James Earl Davis, Bernard C. Watson Endowed Chair in Urban Education and Professor of Higher Education and Educational Leadership as a 2018 AERA Fellow. He joins Dr. Frank Farley and the late Dr. Glen Snelbecker as distinguished Temple faculty receiving this honor. AERA Fellows have obtained nomination from their peers, have undergone selection from the Fellows Committee, and are then approved by the AERA Council. As stated by AERA's Executive Director, Felice J. Levine, "AERA Fellows exemplify the highest...

$1 Million Grant Aims to incorporate a STEAM out-of-school time program

by Breanna Pegula
February 08
The $1.1 million grant will leverage a $1.3 million grant awarded in 2014 by Choice Neighborhood Initiative. Since 2014, STEM has been incorporated into each school day at Dunbar and Duckrey with hands-on projects. This work has been led by James Davis (Principal Investigator), professor of higher education and Meghan Raisch, assistant director who will oversee the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grant.   The $1.1 million CCLC grant will provide further resources to increase the chances that the 250 Kindergarten-8th grade students are accepted to magnet high...

Research informs Temple's efforts to open food pantry to serve university community

February 01
Photo Credit: Ryan S. Brandenberg   In an effort to combat food insecurity on campus, Temple is opening a food pantry in the Howard Gittis Student Center. Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy and sociology and her team at the Wisconsin HOPE lab, along with Temple's Office of Institutional Research and Assessment established a survey aimed at measuring student responses regarding their overall college experience. Part of this survey addressed issues of food insecurity and determined that approximately 35 percent of undergraduate students are not secure in...

Temple University Student Earns Spot as CADRE Fellow

by Kaiyla Darmer
January 29
Shondricka Burrell, who is pursuing a PhD in education with a concentration in science education, is one of the most recent recipients of the CADRE Fellowship through the National Science Foundation. CADRE, which stands for the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education, is a fellowship that works to build the capacity of students and early career professionals as they begin to pursue careers in STEM education research. Motivated by her own experience, Shondricka discusses the importance of building access and equity in K-12 education. Shondricka has drawn on her...

Intergenerational Center to Serve as Partner in Grants Aimed at Assisting North Philadelphia Youth

January 29
Photo Credit: Ryan S. Brandenberg The College of Education and Human Development's Intergenerational Center will serve as a key partner in two Philadelphia city grants aimed at assisting North Philadelphia youth.   The IGC will work in collaboration with the Center for Social Policy and Community Development (CSPCD), Temple University Health System, and the District 1199C Training...

Temple Teacher Residency Supports Veteran Students

by Sheryl Jackson
January 17
At Temple University, the Temple Teacher Residency (TTR) provides tuition awards and stipends to students in the university's intensive one-year MEd program, which prepares veterans and others who have STEM undergraduate degrees to become middle school STEM teachers. Although the residency is open to all students with an undergraduate degree in science or math, each of the program's three cohorts has included one veteran as a result of active recruitment by Temple through Troops to Teachers.TTR is hands-on, with participants working with a teacher-mentor in a school throughout...

FAST Fund Grants Made Available to Temple Students in Need

by Alyssa Biederman
January 17
Photo Credit: Patrick Clark Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of higher education policy and sociology, raised $133,000 for her Faculty and Student Together Fund, which will be available to students in financial need at the end of January.   The FAST Fund will help students struggling financially by covering the cost of expenses other than tuition, like commuter car payments, textbook fees and housing.   Funds came from private donors, Goldrick-Rab's public speaking fees and the proceeds of Goldrick-Rab's book, "Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the...