Thanks to the collaboration of Assistant Professor Kristin Redington Bennett, Associate Professor of Physics Jed Macosko, Senior Lecturer in Biology Dan Johnson (Principal Investigator on the project), and a digital learning company, Odigia, there is now a new option for students in introductory Biology classes, in the form of an interactive, electronic textbook called BioBook. […]
New Zealand Partnership Featured in the Local News
Two Elementary Education student teachers from the Department of Education were recently featured in several local news venues for their participation in an international exchange this semester. Laura Mayerchak and Caroline White spent the fall semester working in Meadowlark Elementary School classrooms and helped facilitate an informational exchange with students at Pt. England Primary School […]
Science Education Students Present at NC Science Teachers Association
Seven Wake Forest University Secondary Education students presented at the 42nd Annual North Carolina Science Teachers Association Professional Development Institute on November 10-11, 2011 at the Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, NC. Nick Corak, Carson Dobrin, Joe Hester, Bryan Reagan, Aaron Willey, Andrew Wilson, and Brian Wood presented materials for teaching various science concepts, and created a […]
Students and Faculty Present at 2011 NC Council of Teachers of Mathematics Meeting in Greensboro
Mathematics education students and faculty presented at the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics(NCCTM) Annual Meeting in Greensboro on October 27, 2011. “GeoGebra is Golden” was the title of the presentation, which addressed the use of technology in meeting the goals of the Common Core State Standards. Participants included Caroline Ewald, Anna Hester, Samantha […]
Department of Education Hosts FLANC Workshops
The Department of Education and Museum of Anthropology hosted four workshops for the annual conference of the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina, October 13-15. Attendees participated in technology-based sessions related to K-12 foreign language instruction and learned about the Museum’s resources including the on-line database of artifacts. Technology renewal credits available for teachers! The […]
Four New Faculty Members Join Department of Education
The Department of Education is happy to introduce four new faculty members to the department this year. Donal Mulcahy joins the department as an Instructor and will be teaching EDU 201, Foundations of Education, and EDU 311, Educational Psychology. Sandy Sikes joins the department as a Clinical Visiting Instructor and will be teaching our field […]
Heather King and Jayne Grubbs Receive 2011 Waddill Award for Excellence in Teaching
The Wake Forest University Education Department is proud to present the 2011 Marcellus Waddill Excellence in Teaching Award to Heather King (Secondary Education) and Jayne Grubbs (Elementary Education)! Heather King teaches mathematics at West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, and Jayne Grubbs teaches academically gifted fifth and sixth grade students at Caleb’s Creek Elementary School […]
New Secondary Ed. Teachers
Twenty-five 2011 graduates in secondary education begin teaching jobs this fall. They come from master’s and undergraduate programs and will teach in schools in four states and one foreign country. See Recent Job Placements.
Education Students Study Classrooms in Auckland, New Zealand
Eight WFU undergrads worked in classrooms at Pt. England Primary School in Auckland, NZ while participating in the new Summer Study Abroad program offered by the Department of Education, May 18-June 17. Students also learned more about Maori culture and the geography of NZ after two weeks of travel across the north and south islands.To […]
Andrew Smith Presents at ISTE 2011 Conference, Philadelphia, PA
Andrew Smith shared how his technology-enhanced experiences at WFU influence his work at East Rowan High School during a panel presentation including faculty from Arizona State University, University of Northern Colorado, Wake Forest University, and National Louis University. The panel presentation, Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge: Innovative Models that Work, highlighted how teacher preparation programs […]