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District Administration
A program developed by UW College of Education researchers is helping administrators provide professional development to paraeducators while they’re working with students.
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Seattle Times
Psychologists with the University of Washington CARE Clinic diagnose and treat a range of neurodevelopmental disabilities, from autism and Asperger's syndrome to learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The clinic, which served 420 families from across the state last year, has a clientele ranging in age from 2-1/2 to 79.
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Tri-City Herald
Professor Marge Plecki comments on teacher salaries in Washington state and the impact of recent increases in school funding.
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The Times Higher Education
As funding for public universities falls, poorer students will feel the pinch. William Zumeta is quoted.
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Puget Sound Business Journal
Dean Mia Tuan, recently named to the 2019 Women of Influence list of the Puget Sound Business Journal, discusses her work to advance equity and access in education and more (subscription required).
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Samuel E. Kelly was a former faculty member at the College and the UW's first Vice President for the Office of Minority Affairs. Each year, the UW hosts an annual Samuel E. Kelly Distinguished Faculty Lecture, honoring his vision for equity in society. This year's lecture features Professor Richard Ladner of the UW Department of Computer Science and Engineering, who is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and has focused much of his research on the use of technology to improve the lives of people with disabilities, particularly the deaf and blind communities.
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The Seattle Times
In an op-ed, Professor Soojin Oh Park discusses how the novel coronavirus pandemic threatens to exacerbate inequalities and systemic oppression that endanger the well-being of underserved children and argues for robust investments in high-quality, affordable child care.
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UW Today
It’s becoming more common to have robots substitute in for humans to complete dirty or sometimes dangerous work. But researchers are finding that, in some cases, people have started to treat the robots like pets, friends, or even as extensions of themselves. This raises the question that if soldiers attach human- or animal-like characteristics to a field robot, will it affect how they use the robot? What if they “care” too much about the robot to send it into a dangerous situation? That’s what Julie Carpenter, who just received her UW doctorate in education, wanted to know.
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Tech & Learning
Yanko Michea, director of information and learning technologies, discusses how UW College of Education adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure the continuation of productive teaching and learning (story starts on page 4).
Leighanne Law's journey to the front of the classroom began nearly a decade ago when she hosted a monthly book club for middle schoolers. That spark led her last year to the one-year education master’s program at the University of Washington in Seattle – and, starting Day One, to the teaching life.