Ed Magazine Winter 2015
#througheducation: Treshika Melvin
At the campaign launch in September, Ed.M. candidate Treshika Melvin took part in the #througheducation project, writing that through education, she “found freedom.”
Novel Approach to Books
The Call Me Ishmael project -- a literary website dedicated to first lines of great books -- has caught the attention of readers everywhere, including some famous names.
How Do Employers View For-Profits?
Associate Professor David Deming's research asks, Does for-profit education pay off?
All the News That's Fit to Read
Mydhili Bayyapunedi, Ed.M.’11, has created YoungCurrent, which aggregates child-safe news from around the web that is appropriate for children ages 8–16.
The Letter P for Partners
What can educators do to better link research to practice? The Research Schools International Initiative explores this question.
Ed. Extra: Jenn Charlot
Jenn Charlot, third-year of the Ed.L.D. student, spoke more about her work as director of implementation with Character Lab, the nonprofit started a little more than a year ago by Angela Duckworth.
Study Skills: Jenn Charlot
Third-year Ed.L.D. candidate Jenn Charlot speaks about "grit" and what it means for kids.
Facing History, Facing Herself
After nearly four decades as president and CEO of Facing History and Ourselves, Margot Stern Strom, C.A.S.’75, moves into a new role.
Collaboration: Alum + Alum + Alum
Three Ed School alums created an information and research center two years ago to promote the Montessori philosophy — in public schools.
On My Bookshelf
Professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Ed.D.'72, shares the books that she is reading for pleasure.
What's Worth Learning in School?
We teach a lot that isn’t going to matter, in a significant way, in students’ lives, writes Professor David Perkins in his new book, "Future Wise." There’s also much we aren’t teaching that would be a better return on investment.
Movies, Books, and "The Giver"
Professor Robert Selman and doctoral student Tracy Elizabeth, Ed.M.’10, say that a movie can actually do something amazing for the book from which it is adapted: It can spark a new interest in reading.
Six on Six
From a pool of six thousand, six graduates doing great work on six continents (sorry, Antarctica).