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Winter Term 2009 Study Abroad Opportunity in Liberia (January 3-17, 2010)
EDPS488L/EDPS711L: The Craft of Oral Hisotry: Learning Along the Way in Liberia (3 credits)
Join Dr. Barbara Finkelstein and Dr. P Bai Akridge to explore the histroically rich relationship between the peoples of Liberia, the Unites States, and the State of Maryland that has evolved over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries.
For More information, including cost and how to apply:
2009: Kathleen Hoyer interned in the Maryland House of Delegates!
During the 2009 legislative session, Kathleen Hoyer, a student in the policy specialization of EDPS, completed an internship at the Maryland State House in Annapolis. Hoyer acted as a legislative fellow in the office of Delegate Anne Kaiser (D-District 14), a member of the Ways and Means Committee and chair of the Education Subcommitee. Hoyer’s duties included tracking and summarizing all proposed legislation that would affect education from preschool through postsecondary work. Hoyer also assisted Delegate Kaiser in her preparations for subcommittee activity. Of this experience, Hoyer states, “I feel incredibly fortunate to have had this experience at the State House. Being able to gain first-hand knowledge of the education policy process at the state level is invaluable, and now I have a much better understanding of how state legislators create education legislation.” >
2009 Fall Open House and New Student Orientation
Thursday August 27, 2009, 4-6pm
College of Education Courtyard - located behind College of Education building
For a copy of the flyer please click here
2009 Summer Session II Course Offering
EDPS634: An Experimental Session of: The School Curriculum: Identity Politics and the Election of 2008
This course will consider the demographic and cultural shifts that took place in the US which were reflected in the election of Barack Obama to the US Presidency, and their implications for the school curriculum. But these changes go far deeper as they touch on American economics, demographics, and at heart the nature of American politics. A seminar format course, in which students will have opportunity to discuss and evaluate national transformation in the US and to look at various scenarios for short-term outcomes. Emphasis on the intersection of identity issues and the school curriculum.
For more information, please contact the professor of record, Dr. Steven Selden - selden@umd.edu. To download the course flyer click here
May 1, 2009 - UMCP College of Education Graduate Research Conference
"Linking Education Theory and Practice: Building a Collaborative Research Community"
Keynote Speaker: Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of the DC Public School System
The conference includes opportunities for graduate students to report on research projects they have completed, are conducting at the present time, or propose to undertake. The experience will prepare you for making presentations at professional education research conferences. Equally important, you will have an opportunity to learn what research has been done by students in other departments.
For more information and to submit proposals, click here
March 26, 2009 - Diversity and Community in American Life Colloquium featuring Dr. Paul A. Lombardo
The EDPS Center for Education Policy and Leadership announces the Spring 2009 Diversity and Community in American Life Colloquium featuring Dr. Paul A. Lombardo. Dr. Lombardo, Professor of Law, Georgia State University, will give a talk on "Gender, Science, and the Legalization for Forced Human Sterilization: The Case of Buck v. Bell." This event is free and open to the public. For more information on this colloquium, please contact Dr. Steven Selden - selden@umd.edu
Nyumburu Cultural Center - 4:30-6:00pm
Diversity and Community in American Life Colloquium
Winter 2009 Course Offerings
EDPS201: Education in Contemporary American Society
EDPS488A: Culture Identity & Experience in Education
EDPS788E: Identity Politics and the Election of 2008
November 14, 2008 - EDPS/EDCI Brown Bag Discussion
Please join Dr. Linda Valli, Dr. Robert Croninger, Dr. Marilyn J. Chambliss, Dr. Anna O. Graeber, and Dr. Daria Buese for a brown bag discussion and book signing of their new release "Test Driven: High-Stakes Accountability in Elementary Schools." Feel free to bring your lunch. Drinks and dessert will be provided.
Room 1107 Benjamin Bldg - 12:00-1:30pm
EDPS/EDCI Brown Bag and Book Signing
October 26, 2008
August 28, 2008
EDPS Fall Open House & New Student Orientation
2008 Summer: Reuben Jacobson will participate in the Education Pioneers Fellowship this summer.
Reuben Jacobson, a PhD student in the Socio-Cultural Foundations of Education program, was selected to participate in the Education Pioneers Fellowship this summer. In addition to participating in leadership development activities, fellowship workshops, and networking events, Reuben is working as a Research Fellow for the Coalition for Community Schools. The Coalition’s mission is to mobilize the resources and capacity of multiple sectors and institutions to create a united movement for community schools. His work includes synthesizing the research on community school initiatives, developing an evaluation toolkit that individual community schools can use to assess their programs, and writing research briefs on issues relevant to community schools.
April 8, 2008: Juan Williams to be Colloquium Series speaker.
The College of Education and The Merrill School of Journalism present EDPS Center for Education Policy and Leadership Annual Series "Diversity and Community in American Life" Spring 2008 Colloquium
Time: 4:30-6:00 pm Nyumburu Cultural Center - Open to the public
Juan WilliamsNational Public Radio Senior Correspondent, Morning Edition "Enough: The 2008 Change Election" Book signing to follow
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2008: Dr. Robert Croninger will be releasing a new book.
Test Driven: High-stakes Accountability in Elementary Schools by Linda Valli, Robert G. Croninger, Marilyn H. Chambliss, Anna O. Graeber, and Daria Buese. New York: Teachers College Press. The book is scheduled for release later this year. "I don't always know [students] by face; I know them by data," an elementary curriculum specialist explains ruefully in the broad examination of how No Child Left Behind impacts schools and shapes teaching practice. Capturing the changes teachers are experiencing, especially in the areas of mathematics and reading, the authors compare and contrast three schools with diverse student populations according to school norms and structures, professional roles and responsibilities, curriculum, staff development, and teaching and learning. Including rich observational data and personal accounts from educators, this inside look at school reform:
- Analyzes the effects of policies from multiple levels, examining relationships among initiatives at the federal, state, district, and local school levels
- Focuses on the impact that high-stakes testing policies have on reading and mathematics instruction in 4th and 5th grades.
- Provides teacher and principal perspectives on factors that influence how practitioners make sense of, mediate, and construct school policy.
March 7, 2008: Linda Massey received the Outstanding Disserattion Award.
Linda Massey, Curriculum Theory and Development, received the Outstanding Disserattion Award from the American Montessori Society. She completed her degree last November and the title of her dissertation is "Pilgrims and Guides: A Phenomenological Study of Montessori Teachers in Public Montessori Schools." Dr. Massey will receive this award at the Annual Meeting of the Montessori Society on March 7th in Alexandria, VA. Dr. Francine Hultgren is Dr. Massey's advisor.
March 7, 2008: GSA Graduate Student Research Conference
"Education Discourses in the 21st Century"
Conference Flyer (pdf)
Conference Program (pdf)
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2008: Paul Baumann is interning in the Maryland House of Delegates.
Paul Baumann, a student in the Socio-Cultural Foundations of Education program, is interning in the Maryland House of Delegates in the office of Delegate Anne Kaiser (D-District 15) during the 2008 legislative session. As the chair of the Education Subcommittee, Delegate Kaiser is responsible for leading the subcommittee in reviewing and making recommendations on all proposed legislation that pertains to K-12 schools. Paul's role is to assist Delegate Kaiser in her preparations for her work with the subcommittee. His job responsibilities include: tracking all proposed legislation as it passes through committee and readings on the floor of the house; preparing summaries and briefs of all bills; keeping track of position statements issued by pertinent government and professional entities; and researching answers to Delegate Kaiser's questions about bills' implications for schools in the state. Paul says that "this experience has helped him better understand the practical side of policymaking and to directly observe the many forces that affect how policy gets enacted."
September 9, 2007: Graduate Student Association Potluck Dinner (Word)
August 28, 2007: 
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