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February 7, 2024
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Baylor Educators Implement State Department Grant in Pakistan focused on Sports Leadership [02/07/2024]

 

Baylor group in Pakistan

Baylor faculty and students led sports workshops promoting women’s leadership in Pakistan through a U.S. State Department grant.

A team of Baylor educators traveled to Lahore, Pakistan, to empower Pakistani women through leadership workshops and sport engagement, funded by a U.S. State Department grant.

Hina Abel

Hina Abel teaching in a workshop.

Dr. Bill Sterrett, chair of Baylor School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and professor, is Principal Investigator of the grant, titled “Innovating and Designing Engaging Applications in Sports Promoting Outreach, Responsibility, and Teamwork (IDEA-SPORT): Promoting Leadership for Women Through Sports.” Dr. Mar Magnusen, associate professor of sport management in the Department of Educational Leadership, serves as Co-PI of the grant

The four-day workshop in Lahore brought together educators from 10 secondary schools and four universities in the region. The initiative is a partnership between Baylor, the University of North Carolina Wilmington, and University of Education Lahore. Continue Reading →

January 16, 2024
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Baylor Mathematics Education Professor Honored for Outstanding Achievements, Leadership in Field [01/16/2024]

Dr. Trena Wilkerson

Trena Wilkerson, Ph.D., professor and interim chair of the Department of Curriculum & Instruction in the Baylor University School of Education, has received the 2024 Louise Hay Award from the Association for Women in Mathematics in recognition of her leadership in mathematics education, transformational teaching and mentorship, and her global initiatives and programs. She was presented the award Jan. 3 during the organization’s national conference.

Wilkerson was nominated by her Baylor C&I colleagues Ryann Shelton, Ph.D., and Sandi Cooper, Ph.D., and also by National Council of Teachers of Mathematics executive director, Ken Kreibel.

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December 13, 2023
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Baylor Center for Developmental Disabilities Part of $1.25-million Grant from Lilly Endowment

Gaynor Yancey, Ph.D., Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, Angela Reed, Ph.D., Truett Seminary, and Erik Carter, Ph.D., School of Education, will lead the interdisciplinary project focused on helping congregations embrace young people with disabilities, mental health challenges and chronic illnesses.

Gaynor Yancey, Ph.D., Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, Angela Reed, Ph.D., Truett Seminary, and Erik Carter, Ph.D., School of Education, will lead the interdisciplinary project focused on helping congregations embrace young people with disabilities, mental health challenges and chronic illnesses.

Baylor University has been awarded a  $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to establish a project led by Baylor’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary in collaboration with the Baylor Center for Developmental Disabilities in the School of Education and the Center for Church and Community Impact (C3I) in the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work.

The interdisciplinary project focuses on helping congregations embrace young people with disabilities, mental health challenges, and chronic illnesses. As a testament to the rich, reciprocal interdisciplinary collaboration among Baylor University’s faculty, three academic units are represented on this grant:

  • Truett Seminary with Angela Reed, Ph.D., Truett Seminary’s associate dean for academic affairs, associate professor of practical theology and director of spiritual formation, serving as the principal investigator;
  • Baylor School of Education with Erik Carter, Ph.D., The Luther Sweet Endowed Chair in Disabilities and executive director of the BCDD, as co-investigator; and
  • Diana R. Garland School of Social Work with Gaynor Yancey, Ph.D., professor of social work and director of the Center for Church and Community Impact (C3i) who also holds a faculty appointment at Truett as The Lake Family Endowed Chair in Congregational and Community Health, as co-investigator.

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December 4, 2023
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Baylor Center for Developmental Disabilities Partners on Grant Advancing Accessible Worship for Children with Disabilities

four young peopleThe Baylor Center for Developmental Disabilities within the Baylor University School of Education announced today that it will join With Ministries on a new program called Worship as One: Learning with Children with Disabilities about Worship and Prayer. Lilly Endowment Inc. is supporting the program with a $300,000 grant to With Ministries.

The grant was made through Lilly Endowment’s Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative. The aim of the national initiative is to support faith-based organizations as they help children grow in faith and deepen their relationships with God.

“We want every church to be faithful in welcoming and embracing children with disabilities and their families in worship and life together,” said Erik Carter, Ph.D., The Luther Sweet Endowed Chair in Disabilities and executive director of the Baylor Center for Developmental Disabilities. “This much-needed project will invite, equip, and support churches and families to re-envision the ways in which children with developmental disabilities participate in worship and prayer—both on and between Sundays.”

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November 13, 2023
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School of Education MSEd Students Raising Funds for local School

Children playing gaga ball

Photo courtesty of Practice Sports

by Lia Hood

Gaga for Gaga Ball, a fundraising project launched by Dr. Mar Magnusen, associate professor of Sport Management, and the students taking his Athletic Fundraising and Development course at Baylor, aims to provide two gaga ball pits to Crestview Elementary School in Waco ISD.

Magnusen said the group hopes that the endeavor will cultivate excitement and joy for the young students. The fundraising goal of the project is $3,500 for the two gaga pits and additional resources such as foam balls and a storage bag. The gaga ball pits and resources will be purchased by Baylor and donated to Crestview Elementary School. Continue Reading →

November 6, 2023
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Baylor SOE Graduate Honored with Statewide Teaching Award

Debbie Chou teaching at Hillcrest PDS

Debbie Chou teaching at Hillcrest PDS as a Baylor senior

Debbie Chou, who earned her B.S.Ed. from Baylor University in May 2023, continued the Baylor School of Education’s string of statewide honors for excellence in classroom teaching by its student teachers. Chou has become the fifth Baylor student teacher in the last seven years to receive the Clinical Teacher of the Year award for the State of Texas from the Texas Directors of Field Experience (TDFE), an organization of faculty members within university teacher-education programs who supervise field experiences.

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October 4, 2023
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Dissertation Exploring STEM Education Inequities Receives Award [10/04/2023]

Dr. Annmarie CrumBy Lia Hood

Dr. Annmarie Crum, a December 2022 graduate of the EdD Learning and Organizational Change online program at Baylor University, was awarded Baylor’s Outstanding Dissertation Award for her work exploring inequities in STEM education. Her dissertation is titled, ​​“An Intersectional Exploration of the STEM-Related Expectancy-Value Beliefs of Young Women of Color: A Comparative Case Study.”

The Baylor Graduate School recognizes recipients for exceptional scholarship, research, and writing in three categories — Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM. Crum received the Social Sciences award; all recipients also receive a $1000 cash prize and are honored at a recognition luncheon. Continue Reading →

September 25, 2023
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Dissertation Research Award for Baylor Online EdD Grad, Dr. Alicia Briancon [09/25/2023]

Alicia Briancon

Dr. Alicia Briancon

Dr. Alicia Briancon, an August graduate from the Baylor School of Education’s online EdD in Learning and Organizational Change and instructor at College of Southern Nevada (CSN), a community college in Clark County, Nevada, received the Outstanding Research Paper Award for the Southeastern Universities Graduate Research Symposium (SUGRS).

Briancon’s research paper, “Build the Bridge to better faculty-student relationships,” was peer-reviewed by members of the SUGRS faculty leadership/advisory committee to receive the honor. SUGRS is a symposium specifically for graduate student research and encompasses eleven universities, with Baylor the only member that is not in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

The paper explored the relational gap between faculty and students in higher education. “Faculty-student relationships matter, especially for community college students,” Briancon said. Continue Reading →

September 12, 2023
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Guinness World Record Set at Baylor [09/12/2023]

School of Education volunteers set a Guinness World Record at McLane Stadium

School of Education volunteers set a Guinness World Record by lining up 1,203 sleeping bags; then they distributed them to homeless veterans. L-R: Sam Esparza (MSEd ’23), Meagan Noranbrock of Veterans One Stop, SOE’s Dr. Mar Magnusen, and son.

It’s official — A Baylor group, led by students and a professor in the MSEd Sport Management program, has set an official Guinness World Record. Guinness officially recognized the Baylor group for holding the World Record for the “Longest Line of Sleeping Bags” (1,203) set in Waco, Texas, at Baylor University’s McLane Stadium on July 4. In addition to setting a record, the project was designed to help homeless veterans in Texas.

Official record holders are:

August 3, 2023
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Nationally Recognized Civics Camp at Baylor this Week [08/01/2023]

iEngage students collaborating on community projects

iEngage students collaborate in groups to develop a community project.

Nearly 60 rising middle school students are attending Baylor’s nationally recognized iEngage Summer Civics Institute July 31 – Aug. 4, with campers on the Baylor campus daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Founded in 2013, Baylor’s iEngage Summer Civics Institute is led by School of Education faculty member Karon LeCompte, Ph.D., associate professor of curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in social studies education, who also co-founded the program.

“iEngage focuses on the structure of government and what it means to be an active and engaged citizen,” LeCompte said. “The iEngage program is designed to help middle school students learn how to make a difference in their schools, neighborhoods and communities, even as young people.”

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