Yearly Archives: 2009

Geoffrey Canada, Ed.M.’75, Featured on CBS’ 60 Minutes

By Newseditor 12/07/2009 10:19 am | 4 Comments

Geoffrey Canada, Ed.M.’75, is featured on CBS’s 60 Minutes for the remarkable success of his Harlem Children’s Zone. Read More…

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Prospective Students Visit Campus for Diversity Recruitment Program Event

By Jill Anderson 11/18/2009 01:47 pm | 6 Comments

Last week 195 prospective students from all over the country turned out for the 20th Diversity Recruitment Program event. Read More…

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Johnson, Perkins Named to Endowed Chairs

By admin 11/18/2009 01:27 pm | 1 Comment

Dean Kathleen McCartney has announced the appointment of two Harvard Graduate School of Education faculty members to endowed chairs. Susan Moore Johnson was named the Jerome T. Murphy Professor of Education and David Perkins was named the Carl H. Pforzheimer, Jr. Professor of Teaching and Learning. Read More…

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Who Goes to the Harvard Graduate School of Education

By Newseditor 11/16/2009 09:35 pm | Add a Comment

In this video, Harvard Graduate School of Education students discuss their decisions to come to the Ed School, their experiences here, and the importance of education. Read More…

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Early Childhood Program Effectiveness

By Newseditor 11/13/2009 04:35 pm | Add a Comment

This video from the Center on the Developing Child features HGSE Professor Hiro Yoshikawa outlining basic concepts from four decades of program evaluation research which help explain how society can ensure that children have a solid foundation for a productive future by creating and implementing effective early childhood programs and policies. Read More…

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Lecturer Joe Blatt on 40 Years of Sesame Success

By Jill Anderson 11/12/2009 01:18 pm | 3 Comments

HGSE Lecturer Joe Blatt, Ed.M.’77, director of the Technology, Innovation, and Education program, talks about the amazing success of Sesame Street and its impact on education — and the Ed School. Read More…

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Alums Gather for Arts in Education Conference

By Scott Ruescher 11/09/2009 04:02 pm | Add a Comment

The Arts in Education Conference — the largest yet professional development event of AIE alumni — was held at HGSE in late October. Read More…

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Fischer Commentary Featured in American Psychologist

By admin 11/06/2009 03:37 pm | Add a Comment

Professor Kurt Fischer and doctoral students Zachery Stein, Ed.M.’06, and Katie Heikkinen, Ed.M.’07, were featured in the October 2009 issue of American Psychologist criticizing the journal ‘s lead article for its too narrow assessment of adolescents’ developing abilities. Read More…

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Instructional Leadership Strand Prepares Teachers for Additional Roles

By Jill Anderson 10/28/2009 03:41 pm | Add a Comment

This year the Ed School is piloting a new program under Learning and Teaching dubbed the Instructional Leadership (IL) strand — a one-year master’s program specifically aimed at those teachers who want to stay involved in teaching, while taking on leadership roles in their schools or districts. Read More…

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Instructional Leadership Student: Greta Anderson

By Jill Anderson 10/28/2009 03:25 pm | 1 Comment

Greta Anderson got involved in education while tutoring and taking education policy courses at Amherst College. After a four-year stint in Teach for America, Anderson continued to teach science and math. Read More…

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