November 10, 2016
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Renowned author David Schwartz doesn’t believe math lessons should be confined to charts and flash cards. He prefers using one million popcorn kernels and the power of stories instead. A collaboration between Bell’s Hill Professional Development School in Waco ISD … Continue reading
August 8, 2016
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Baylor’s School of Education hosted a group of middle and high school students from Fort Worth’s Freedom School at Community Missionary Baptist Church. The visit in July was a result of research being conducted by Lakia Scott, Ph.D., an assistant … Continue reading
July 22, 2016
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Baylor University’s School of Education will host a three-day Summer Literacy Institute at the Foster Campus for Business and Innovation on July 25-27. More than 200 teachers will attend the professional development conference, featuring internationally known literacy experts Kylene Beers, … Continue reading
April 3, 2016
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Tony-nominated playwright and Baylor graduate Rob Askins, author of the Broadway play Hand to God, will be the keynote speaker for a Baylor School of Education event April 14. The School of Education’s Department of Curriculum & Instruction will host … Continue reading
March 1, 2016
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Baylor University and the Education Service Center (ESC) Region 12 will host a community forum about learning disabilities on March 3 and 4. Jack Fletcher, Ph.D., chair for the University of Houston psychology department and principal investigator for the Texas … Continue reading
January 28, 2016
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If “greatness is determined by service,” as the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, then the Baylor Education Living Learning Center (LLC) service committee is on the fast track to greatness. The young team of six residents held four … Continue reading
November 11, 2015
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Dr. Uri Treisman, professor of mathematics and public affairs at the University of Texas, will deliver two lectures at Baylor on important topics in education — math education and the “mindset” movement. Treisman will speak Friday, Nov. 13, at 10:30 … Continue reading
October 29, 2015
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Baylor School of Education hosted more than 500 educators from 45 districts or schools at the annual Baylor TAIR (Texas Association for the Improvement of Reading) Conference Oct. 19-20. The two-day event offered three different conference strands for different educational … Continue reading
September 30, 2015
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Renowned researcher, author and former assistant secretary of education Dr. Diane Ravitch spoke at Baylor University, articulating a vision of hope for American K-12 students — free of excessive standardized testing. Ravitch spoke on Thursday, Sept. 28, in Waco Hall … Continue reading
September 3, 2015
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Dr. Diane Ravitch, controversial former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education, will speak at Baylor University on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 6 p.m. in Waco Hall. Her appearance is part of the Academy for Leader Development Lecture Series and the School … Continue reading