http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news News at Teachers College, Columbia University en-us Copyright 2013 Teachers College, Columbia University webmaster@tc.columbia.eduacquaro@exchange.tc.columbia.edu https://www.tc.columbia.edu/images/tclogo.gif http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8977 4/26/2013 James Banks and TC contributors discuss the new Encyclopedia of Diversity http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8978 4/26/2013 A small study by TCs Community College Research Center found that students retained less from online courses than from traditional ones. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8981 4/26/2013 Some 172 faculty, students and others affiliated with Teachers College will present at a href=http://www.aera.net/Portals/38/docs/Annual_Meeting/2013%20Annual%20Meeting/Conference%20Theme%202013.pdfEducation and Poverty: Theory, Research, Policy and Praxis,/a this years meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), which will be held in San Francisco from April 27-May 1. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8944 4/10/2013 Assistant Professor Sandra Okita made Projo, a human-like robot that sometimes makes mistakes, to study how kids learn http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8930 3/29/2013 In this years Tisch lecture, Howell Wechsler calls on TC and other schools of education to embrace health as part of their mission http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8928 3/28/2013 In February, a paper issued from Teachers Colleges Community College Research Center found that males, black students and students with lower levels of academic preparation experienced significantly stronger negative coefficients for online learning compared with their counterparts, in terms of both course persistence and course grade. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8915 3/25/2013 The Colleges fifth annual conference on health disparities is highlighted by the launch of a new center and a call for a new paradigm of adapting coping to cultural differences http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8916 3/24/2013 Using an urban art form to understand the broken health of a population http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8913 3/18/2013 Work by TCs Henry Levin and colleagues is helping to create a new science http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8912 3/18/2013 An article co-authored by Lesley Bartlett, Associate Professor of Education, has received honorable mention in the competition for the 2012 George Bereday Award, which recognizes the best article published in the journal Comparative Education Review (CER). http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8911 3/17/2013 One study found that online students were less likely to pass or graduate than students who took them in the classroom. In a separate study, students who combined remedial with for-credit classes did better than those who did only remedial work. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8909 3/14/2013 Thomas Bailey, Jeffrey Henig and Amy Stuart Wells are among 23 scholars selected to be the 2013 Fellows of the American Education Research Association. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8903 3/12/2013 Teachers College will launch its new Center for Health Equity and Urban Science Education (CHEUSE) at its fifth annual Health Disparities Conference, March 15-16 http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8902 3/12/2013 TCs Program in Neuroscience and Education (part of the Colleges Department of Biobehavioral Sciences) has launched a new weekly lecture series on current issues in neuroscience. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8884 3/6/2013 A national conference on bullying co-sponsored by TCs Institute for Urban Minority Education was captured by C-Span http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8882 3/4/2013 According to research co-authored by Professor Robert Carter, black Americans may have adverse mental health effects from perceived racism http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8883 3/4/2013 Former TC Professor Tom Sobol has been confined to his bed for the past three years, but his new memoir is about the fullness of life http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8865 2/25/2013 Food was front and center at TC on Valentines Day, as the College hosted a major conference on food research, policy and practice and announced its new Laurie M. Tisch for Food, Education and Policy. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8858 2/20/2013 Drawing on research from TCs a href=http://ccrc.tc.columbia.eduCommunity College Research Center/a, a New York Times editorial argues that online education may harm students who arrive at college academically under-prepared and lacking in non-academic skills. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8844 2/12/2013 Comprehension, memory and motivation can all improve when you engage in a little role-play andmdash; or when your Second Life avatar does http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8840 2/7/2013 Teachers College faculty members Jeffrey Henig and Anna Neumann have been elected to membership in the National Academy of Education for their contributions to educational research and policy development. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8810 1/9/2013 Rick Hess, Education Next, President Fuhrman, Henry Levin, Jeff Henig, Tom Bailey, Amy Stuart Wells, Luis Huerta and Priscilla Wohlstetter http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8809 1/9/2013 Rick Hess, Education Next, President Fuhrman, Henry Levin, Jeff Henig, Tom Bailey, Amy Stuart Wells, Luis Huerta and Priscilla Wohlstetter http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8808 1/9/2013 http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8811 1/9/2013 The EducationNext blogger Rick Hess ranks education scholars by the quality of their research and footprint on the public discourse in education. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8798 12/17/2012 One report, Essential Resources, focuses on educational resources to which students are constitutionally entitled. The second, Deficient Resources, documents the availability of these essential resources in 33 high-needs. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8765 12/7/2012 When patients relearn the seeming innate act of swallowing, their brains change -- and their lives can, too http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8742 12/5/2012 Roy, a Professor of Economics and Education, says the study done for the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, which found that school staffing grew at 2.3 times the rate of student population, is flawed because it doesnt describe the duties and responsibilities of new employees. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8733 11/28/2012 Project funded by the National Science Foundation will test whether embodied cognition and narrative can improve learning of a key math skill http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8729 11/27/2012 Eleanor Drago-Seversons new book presents a new model for building effective learning environments in universities and K-12 schools by attending to the different ways adults learn and grow. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8727 11/22/2012 Book by Joey Lee and Jessica Hammer Cited in Wired Story about new interactivity in the classroom and one of its results, the gamification of education. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8721 11/19/2012 Ernest Morrell, installed as President-elect of his fields leading professional organization, challenges English teachers nationwide to reevaluate what we do, how we do it, and why it is all still necessary. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8718 11/16/2012 In a a href=http://vimeopro.com/vc1/ashe2012speech/a this past week, TCs Anna Neumann concludes her presidency of the Association for the Study of Higher Learning with a call for stakeholders in higher education to focus on the learning that occurs in the classroom. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8697 11/4/2012 Researchers led by Carol Ewing Garber and John Allegrante find that more than 7.5 hours of exercise per week is associated with an increase in depression and anxiety http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8674 9/17/2012 TCs Xiaodong Lin will lead a $2.5 million study, funded by the National Science Foundation, that will teach kids that Einstein struggled, too -- and that the brain can change if you work hard http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8675 9/14/2012 Baker, a datamining expert and Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development, is collaborating on a computerized tutor with Neil Heffernan at Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8656 8/24/2012 A study by TCs Judith Scott-Clayton and Olga Rodriguez found that, while remedial course are ineffective as college preparation, they can help students unlikely to get far in college. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8653 8/23/2012 Sue, who has explored the impact of micro-aggressions against racial and ethnic minorities, says most micro-aggressions are not imagined, but real, and they can do real damage. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8643 8/6/2012 A major conference at TC lays out a vision for equipping new teachers to use the growing body of scientific knowledge about how people learn. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8628 7/27/2012 A report on Time.com from The Hechinger Report about lack of school readiness in the only state in the South that doesnt fund preschool http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8620 7/20/2012 Yoshie Tomozumi Nakamura (Ed.D. 10) and faculty member Lyle Yorks are honored by the Academy of Human Resource Development http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8618 7/18/2012 A major conference at Teachers College will focus on infusing teacher education with the latest findings about how people learn http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8611 7/11/2012 Levin, Professor of Economics and Education, collaborated on a National Research Council Report that Calls for Deeper Learning http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8609 7/9/2012 TCs National Center for Postsecondary Research (NCPR) organized a gathering on June 21 featuring Martha Kanter, U.S. Under Secretary of Education, who said, We need to shine a light on what works and scale it. http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=8603 7/2/2012 The report, produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit of The Economist magazine, signals the importance of early childhood development to the social economy of countries, Kagan said.