Yearly Archives: 2012

Technology Education and Literacy in Schools

By Rachael Apfel 12/18/2012 12:42 pm | 1 Comment

After identifying a need in high schools for well qualified computer science teachers, Kevin Wang, Ed.M.’06, founded TEALS, a grassroots, employee-driven program that recruits, mentors, and places high-tech professionals into high school classes as part-time teachers. Read More…

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Literacy and the Deaf: Ed.D. Candidate Jessica Scott

By Jill Anderson 12/14/2012 11:25 am | 8 Comments

Doctoral candidate Jessica Scott, Ed.M.’08, focuses her research on ways that deaf students can increase their English and literacy skills. Read More…

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Harvard EdCast: Doing Something About Bullying

By Matt Weber 12/12/2012 11:51 am | 2 Comments

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Nancy Lublin, CEO of DoSomething.org, shares her data driven advocacy work and the organization’s initiatives of preventing bullying. Read More…

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McCartney Named President of Smith College

By newseditor 12/10/2012 09:14 am | 1 Comment

Kathleen McCartney, dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and the Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development, will become the next president of Smith College, it was announced today. Read More…

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HGSE Hosts Brazilian Educators on Campus

By Jill Anderson 12/05/2012 04:19 pm | 1 Comment

A high-level delegation of education leaders from Brazil were hosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education recently as part of an ambitious, multiyear research and innovation project on education leadership development in the country. Read More…

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Harvard EdCast: Education’s Nations

By Matt Weber 12/05/2012 02:22 pm | Add a Comment

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Carnell Chosa and Regis Pecos, cofounders and codirectors of the Leadership Institute and Summer Policy Academy at the Santa Fe Indian School share a brief history of educational sovereignty and Native American education in New Mexico. Read More…

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HGSE in the Media: November 2012

By newseditor 12/04/2012 10:58 am | Add a Comment

Appearances by members of the HGSE community, as well as HGSE research projects and initiatives, in the national press — both traditional and online for the month of November 2012. Read More…

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Scaling Up: Ed.L.D. Candidate Kelly Kovacic

By Rachael Apfel 12/04/2012 09:50 am | 1 Comment

Ed.L.D. candidate Kelly Kovacic makes it her goal as an educator to create equitable learning conditions that successfully support a culture of academic risk taking, intellectual curiosity, and development of both scholars and citizens. Read More…

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HGSE Remembers Karen Wiener

By Jill Anderson 11/30/2012 11:57 am | 3 Comments

The Harvard Graduate School of Education community is mourning the loss of a selfless and dedicated educator. Karen Wiener, Ed.M.’07, Ed.D.’11, died suddenly on November 21, in Malawi, Africa, where she was working on a community literacy intervention for children. Read More…

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Research & Design: Jefferson Pestronk

By Mark Robertson 11/29/2012 08:00 am | 3 Comments

In most sectors, ongoing research and design (R&D) is at the center of a continuous improvement effort. Ed.L.D. student Jefferson Pestronk plans to spend his career making sure that education has its own successful models for R&D. Read More…

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