Tag Archives: Katherine Merseth

Dean Theodore Sizer, 1932-2009

By admin 10/22/2009 05:26 pm | 9 Comments

Former Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean Theodore Sizer will be remembered as many things during his remarkable 50-year career in education, among them – teacher, education reformer, leader, and mentor. Sizer, 77, died yesterday at his Harvard, Mass. home. Read More…

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Charter Schools: Practices for High Performance/PPE

Educators Focus on Charter Schools at PPE Institute

By Jill Anderson 08/03/2009 12:03 pm | 2 Comments

As charter schools come to the fore in the national education debate, 69 charter school educators attended the Ed School’s Programs in Professional Education institute, Charter Schools: Practices for High Performance, with the goal of developing skills and strategies to build capacity and improve student outcomes. Read More…

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Higgins Presented with Morningstar Award

By Jill Anderson 06/03/2009 04:23 pm | 2 Comments

At the HGSE Convocation on Wednesday, June 3, Associate Professor Monica Higgins was honored with the Morningstar Family Teaching Award, presented annually to a faculty member for his or her generosity in providing time and support to students. Read More…

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Intellectual Contribution/Faculty Tribute Award Recipient: Suzannah Holsenbeck, TEP’09

By News editor 05/15/2009 02:00 pm | 9 Comments

For Suzannah Holsenbeck, Ed.M.’09, it’s all about the students. In fact, the Pennsylvania native credits the students that she taught in HGSE’s Teacher Education Program with keeping her inspired over the course of the year. Read More…

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Follow “Informing the Debate” Live on Twitter

By admin 03/30/2009 02:11 pm | Add a Comment

Can’t be at Wednesday’s panel discussion looking at Boston’s charter, pilot, and traditional public schools, but don’t want to wait for a news story the next day? That’s not a problem. As the event is happening, Ed School doctoral candidate Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar will be giving a blow-by-blow account on Twitter.com. Read More…

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Inside Urban Charter Schools

By Jill Anderson 01/30/2009 02:18 pm | 6 Comments

Kay Merseth’s latest book, Inside Urban Charter Schools, released this week by Harvard Education Press, provides an intimate look into five high-performing urban charter schools in Massachusetts, including what makes these schools a success. Read More…

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Remembering Kalpna Mistry, Ed.M.’07

By admin 08/15/2008 01:13 pm | Add a Comment

Although it had been a year since Kalpna Mistry, Ed.M.’07, left Appian Way — her enthusiasm, thoughtfulness, and dedication to education made a lasting impression on the HGSE community. On August 3, Mistry died while participating in a Fulbright-Hayes study tour in the Philippines Read More…

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Merseth Named to Math Educators Hall of Fame

By newseditor 09/11/2007 11:07 am | Add a Comment

Professor Kay Merseth was recently inducted into the Massachusetts Hall of Fame for Mathematics Educators by the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in Massachusetts (ATMIM). She was inducted in July along with three other math educators. “It was a thrill … Read More…

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Study Shows TEP Grads Stay in Teaching Longer

By Jill Anderson 05/23/2007 01:57 pm | Add a Comment

According to a new study conducted by HGSE advanced doctoral student Morgaen Donaldson, Ed.M.’97, Teacher Education Program (TEP) alums stay in the classroom significantly longer than the average American teacher. “This is enormously gratifying,” says Katherine Merseth, senior lecturer and … Read More…

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Math Matters: Closing the Gap on Mathematical Quandaries

By newseditor 11/22/2005 02:48 pm | Add a Comment

Standard assessments across the nation have yet to show that students are getting any closer to a better understanding of math. A more in-depth look at math education today reveals that the problem goes far beyond just finding the right … Read More…

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