Chapman Learning Center Forms Strong Ties with Local School
For the last 18 months, California Elementary School has generously hosted the Kathleen Muth Reading Center (KMRC) on its Orange campus while Chapman University’s historic Reeves Hall was undergoing renovation. This on-site tutoring has allowed the reading center to develop a close, unique partnership with its host school and the families it serves. Part of
Dean nationally recognized for influence on educational practice and policy
Dean Margaret Grogan of the Attallah College of Educational Studies has been recognized as one of the top 200 influencers in education on the RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings for the seventh year in a row. The rankings identify US-based university scholars who are doing the most to shape and guide educational practice and policy
IES Senior Symposium Showcases Student Work
The Attallah College of Educational Studies recently held its Fall 2017 Integrated Educational Studies (IES) Senior Symposium. The Senior Symposium is the capstone event where IES students present the results of a year-long effort involving coursework, research, and on-site investigations and fieldwork. Across two semester-long courses, students choose and investigate a topic of interest, learning
Learning Center Celebrates Literacy
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark” — Victor Hugo What could be more heartwarming than a young child beaming with pride as she reads a book aloud to friends and family? Nearly a dozen young authors reading books they wrote themselves. At the Kathleen Muth Reading
From IES to the Classroom – Samantha Barnes ’17
Samantha Barnes ’17 is currently pursuing a career in education through the Teach for America program. She is placed as a kindergarten teacher in Nashville, Tennessee, and has a classroom full of 20 five and six year olds, whom she adores. Samantha spoke with the Attallah College Undergraduate Student Newsletter about her exciting new job,
Attallah College organizes collaboration between district and charter schools
Chapman University’s Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies has launched their inaugural ePrize, or “education Prize,” to foster collaboration among local districts and charter schools around innovations that improve educational outcomes for underserved students in Orange County. The college received four different proposals from multiple district and charter schools
Q & A with New Faculty Member Jorge F. Rodriguez
What is your educational background? I am very proud to be a first generation college student within the United States. One of the major reasons for this feeling is recognizing that my educational trajectory was only possible due to the determination and heart work of my mother. My parents immigrated to this country from Mexico
Making the Community Your Classroom
Dr. Quaylan Allen working with a student from Higher Ground By Cala Gin “The whole city becomes your classroom,” shared Dr. Quaylan Allen, Assistant Professor of Integrated Educational Studies, as he described the impact of the new IES experimental course entitled “IES 206: Schools in Society at Higher Ground.” The class was launched this semester
Announcing the 2017-2018 Attallah College Undergraduate Student Leadership Council
Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies is pleased to announce the 2017-2018 Attallah Undergraduate Student Leadership Council. The Attallah Undergraduate Student Leadership Council is a select group of undergraduate students who serve as leaders and ambassadors for the Donna Ford Attallah College of Educational Studies. The purpose of the Attallah Undergraduate Student Leadership Council
Attallah College student named "Outstanding School Psychologist" by The California Association of School Psychologists
The California Association of School Psychologists (CASP) recognized Current Attallah College doctoral student and Chapman alum Joe Rubio earlier this month as an Outstanding School Psychologist during their annual convention awards luncheon. We checked in with Joe to get some more background about his passions, why he changed careers and why he chose to return