Ann D. David, PhD, associate professor of Teacher Education, chaired the 2021 Intellectual Freedom Award Committee of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), a national organization devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. The Intellectual Freedom award is given to individuals and organizations who advance the cause of intellectual freedom.
Denise Staudt, Ed.D., dean of the Dreeben School of Education, has been awarded The Joyce Hardin Service Award by the Texas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (TACTE) at the Consortium of State Organizations for Teacher Education’s annual Fall Teacher Education Conference. The Joyce Hardin Service award is presented annually for outstanding service to TACTE and the education profession.
Dr. Lucretia M. Fraga (left), associate professor of Teacher Education, and Dr. Susan Hall (right), professor and director of Center for Teaching and Learning, along with Kathy Bottaro (bottom left), director of Instructional Technology Services, co-authored the chapter “Shifting to Online Learning Through Faculty Collaborative Support” in a new book titled eLearning Engagement in a Transformative Social Learning Environment, recently published by IGI Global.
The UIW Dreeben School of Education (DSE) has reason to celebrate! Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES) pass rates have been released, and in the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 percent of DSE students who took the exam received a passing grade. The exams test both content and pedagogy knowledge. Texas law requires that educators pass the appropriate exam to become certified to teach in Texas classrooms.
The Dreeben School of Education would like to welcome Chunling Niu, Ph.D., Ed.D., assistant professor of Education, as the newest faculty member in the Graduate Studies Department. She is teaching courses this Fall in Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis, Program Evaluation Theories and Methods, Academic Writing for Research, Contemporary Issues in Higher Education, and Contemporary International Issues.
Lucretia M. Fraga, Ph.D., associate professor, and Deepti Kharod, assistant professor, in the Teacher Education Program at the Dreeben School of Education co-presented “Using Choice Board with Preservice Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic” at the annual International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference.
Dr. Ashley S. Love, associate professor of Education, was interviewed by the Military Families Magazine for their article “The New Look of Learning: Virtual, In-Person, or Hybrid – How to Decide What is Best for Your Child This Fall,” a story on pandemic parenting and back-to-school plans for learning.
Sandra L. Guzman Foster, PhD, associate professor in Education, and Alyssa S. Cortes-Kennedy, a doctoral student in the Dreeben School of Education, co-authored “Engaging Graduate Students During a Pandemic: Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, and Collaboration in Emergency Remote Learning” a chapter in a new book titled the Handbook of Research on Barriers for Teaching 21st-Century Competencies and the Impact of Digitalization.
On November 4-5, the University of the Incarnate Word will host an accreditation visit by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). In preparation for the visit, the AAQEP Quality Review Team is soliciting public comment about the quality of educator preparation provided by the University of the Incarnate Word. All comments must be submitted by October 6, 2021, through the AAQEP website. Read the news story to leave a comment.
Ashley S. Love, associate professor, and Ricardo Rosales, a first-year doctoral student in the Dreeben School of Education, co-presented “Learning from World Women Leaders: Communicating Care, Altruism, Trust and Vision During the COVID-19 Pandemic” at the 71st Annual International Communication Conference on May 27-31.
Elizabeth Silva ’21 M.Ed. graduated from the Graduate Studies Program at the Dreeben School of Education. She earned a Master of Education degree with a concentration in School Leadership. Learn more about Elizabeth and her determination to pursue a degree at UIW.
Deborah Poole ’21 PhD graduated from the Graduate Studies Program at the Dreeben School of Education where she earned a concentration in Organizational Leadership and Evaluation. Learn more about Deborah and her perseverance to pursue a doctoral degree.
Faculty members and doctoral students from the Dreeben School of Education and Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions at the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) presented at the Seventeenth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI) Conference held virtually on May 19-22.
The Dreeben School of Education is celebrating its annual Honors Convocation online by recognizing outstanding students in undergraduate and graduate programs.
The UIW faculty have selected Dr. Sandra L. Guzman-Foster, professor of Education at the Dreeben School of Education, as the UIW Moody Professor for 2021-2022.
Three faculty members from the Dreeben School of Education, Drs. Sandra L. Guzman-Foster, Deepti Kharod and Joan Labay-Marquez, co-presented “Alleviating Compassion Fatigue: Tools for Teaching in Tumultuous Times” on April 11 at the 9th Annual Conference of the Faculty Women of Color in the Academy. The workshop was designed to help alleviate stress, particularly in today’s climate of social, political and religious divisiveness, by invoking compassion. Presenters shared tools to help detect and alleviate inner and outer stressors.
Norman St. Clair, PhD, professor of Education and director of the Graduate Studies Program, has been invited to join the US Technical Advisory Group of the International Organization for Standardization’s Technical Committee 304 Healthcare Organization Management, an independent organization working to advance international common standards among nations.
Dr. Sandra L. Guzman Foster, associate professor in Education and Sister Theophane Power Endowed Chair, has been invited to join the editorial board for the Journal of Trauma Studies in Education (JTSE).
Lucretia M. Fraga, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Teacher Education in the Dreeben School of Education, presented “The Flipped Classroom Model: An Investigation of Faculty Perspectives and Student Achievement,” at the virtual ISTE 20 LIVE Conference.
Teacher Education Alumnus Victor James Young, Ph.D., BCBA, was recently elected as a member at large for the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children Executive Board.
Ashley S. Love, DrPH, DHSc, MPH, MS, CPH, associate professor of Education in the Dreeben School of Education, has co-authored “Public Health & Crime Prevention: Shared Goals and Opportunities” a chapter in a new book titled International Perspectives of Crime Prevention 11.
