February

February 2021 (22 Articles)

• TC’s Jordan Matsudaira Is Named Deputy Under Secretary of Education

• On the Curve of Change: TC’s Social-Organizational Psychology master’s program prepares students to transform themselves and their organizations

• A Quiet Powerhouse Whose Work Was about Kindness: Recalling Angel Wang

• A Champion for Possibility

  Ye (Angel) Wang created new pathways to literacy for deaf and hard-of-hearing children

• Newcomer Immigrant and Refugee Students Are More Optimistic About the Future than Their U.S.-Born Peers

  Familiarity may breed awareness of disadvantages and discrimination, finds a new study led by TC’s S. Garnett Russell

• A Tech Star’s Unusual Ascent: For doctoral student Yvonne Thevenot (M.Ed. ’20), it all gets back to being a concerned school parent

• Addressing ‘Frayed Trust’ in America’s Values: A webinar series on media literacy, youth activism, tackling controversial topics in class and more

• Setting an Agenda: A panel of TC faculty will weigh priorities for the Biden-Harris administration

  COVID will be the subtext for a February 25^th panel discussion

• Now’s Not the Moment: Resuming standardized testing amid the pandemic would be “foolhardy,” argues Aaron Pallas

• Creating Equity-Focused Schools — from Within

  A new book co-authored by TC’s Mark Gooden guides principals in confronting their own biases

• Myanmar’s Agony: Why the World Should Pay Heed

  A TC student recounts her country’s struggle for democracy

• A Magical Teacher, A Star Pupil and a School Created by Teachers College

  Physician and author Perri Klass offers tribute in the New York Times

• Bringing Black History Alive: A TC alumnus’ podcast unites the descendants of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois

• Testing a Staple of Nursing Education: How well does simulation training translate into patient care?

• Advice to the Biden Administration: Encourage the use of data in order to create bottom-up education reform

• New Scholarships Honor TC Nursing Alumnae Rita Reis Wieczorek and Margaret McClure

• Seeking the Greatest Impact: Through leadership and teaching, alumna Margaret Phiri has quietly improved nursing care in Africa

• Screenside Manner

  TC’s Nursing Education doctoral program is shaping use of virtual simulation, a key teaching tool during the COVID pandemic

• Two Teachers College Alumni Will Serve in the Biden-Harris Administration

  Jessica Cardichon (Ed.D. ’03, M.A. ’99) and Ramin Taheri (M.A. ’01) are named to key education posts

• Teaching Writing: Evidence-based approaches are needed, says Forbes. The TC Reading & Writing Project’s method is one

• Redefining Scholarship: With the new year under way, the Teachers College Record is amplifying a diverse new range of voices and topics

• Reaching for the Sky: Adversity has spurred N’dea Johnson (M.A. ’20) to help others. Now she hopes to do so in Congress