FACULTY MEMBERS PUBLISH BOOKS We Get It: Voices of Grieving STEM Road Map: A Framework College Students and Young Adults for Integrated STEM Education Heather Servaty-Seib, professor of counseling psychology, has co-authored We Get It: Voices of Grieving College Students and Young Adults with colleague David Fajgenbaum. A collection of 33 narratives by bereaved young adults, the book aims to help college students who are grieving and to provide guidance for people who seek to support them, including parents and non-bereaved peers, counseling center clinicians, faculty members and residential life employees. “If you take a group of college students and ask them if they have faced a significant death loss in the last two years, 40 percent will say yes,” said Servaty-Seib. “Yet, often, people don’t think about college students having to face significant life challenges like a death loss. College has such a positive, fun kind of focus, and because of that, when a student faces a truly challenging life experience, it’s hard for them to find support.” Servaty-Seib has dedicated the majority of her academic and clinical efforts to supporting, encouraging and empowering young people in their grief “If you take a group of journeys. Having always college students and ask wanted to assemble a them if they have faced resource for grieving college a significant death loss students, she realized that in the last two years, 40 what they needed most was percent will say yes.” to hear stories from their peers. The book is available Professor Heather Servaty-Seib at www.wegetit.co.
The Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education Wayne Wright, the Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language, is the co-editor of the recently published Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education. More than 70 scholars contributed to the book, which includes Wayne’s introduction and a chapter he co-authored (“Striving for Education for All Through Bilingual Education in Cambodia”). The book is the first comprehensive reference work to address the policies, practices and educational theories related to the field of bilingual and multilingual education in a truly international way. The book covers language and education issues in diverse regional contexts and offers perspective on the needs of specific learner populations.
A new book provides K-12 educators a powerful resource for integrating STEM curricula into the classroom. STEM Road Map: A Framework for Integrated STEM Education is co-edited by Carla Johnson, the College of Education’s associate dean for research, engagement and global partnerships. “Putting this book in teachers’ hands means that all students can experience STEM curriculum,” said Johnson. The book is the first resource to offer an integrated STEM curricula, encompassing the entire K-12 spectrum. It maps out the Common Core standards in mathematics and English/language arts, the Next Generation Science Standards performance expectations, and the Framework for 21st Century Learning. It is a coordinated, integrated, STEM education curriculum map. This book is the first phase in a three-phase project. Future phases include writing and distributing all of the curriculum outlined in the book and piloting “Putting this book in face-to-face STEM teachers’ hands means that professional development all students can experience training. Johnson and STEM curriculum.” her team plan to develop Carla Johnson online professional Associate Dean for Research, development to help Engagement and Global Partnerships educators understand how to teach each module. The STEM Road Map places the power into educators’ hands to implement integrated STEM learning within their classrooms without the need for extensive resources.
Associate Dean Responsibilities Reorganized In February, associate dean Jim Lehman was selected as the new Jerry and Rosie Semler Director of the Discovery Learning Research Center in Purdue’s Discovery Park. In light of Lehman’s new role, the college’s associate deanships were restructured. Carla C. Johnson has been named associate dean for research, engagement and global partnerships. Teresa TaberDoughty, who continues to serve as associate dean for learning, has taken on a new role overseeing graduate studies. Lehman continues to serve as associate dean for faculty development.
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