A Glimpse into Attallah and IES Fieldwork
Many students in the Attallah College of Educational Studies participate in variations of fieldwork in preparation for their future careers. But what exactly is fieldwork, and how is it beneficial for students? Chapman’s Integrated Educational Studies (IES) undergraduate program defines fieldwork as “any course-related activity that occurs outside of the Chapman classroom.” Examples may include
Attallah Faculty Cathery Yeh Awarded NSF Grant for Anti-Bias Mathematics Education
Cathery Yeh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Teacher Education in Chapman University’s Attallah College of Education Studies, and her colleagues have been awarded a more than $2.3 million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for the project “Developing and Researching K-12 Teacher Leaders Enacting Anti-bias Mathematics Education (DREAM).” Chapman will receive more than $650,000 of the grant
Attallah Faculty Angel Miles Nash Awarded Competitive AERA Grant
Angel Miles Nash, Ph.D., assistant professor of leadership development in Chapman University’s Attallah College of Education Studies, has been awarded a competitive Education Research Service Project (ERSP) grant from the American Educational Research Association (AERA). The AERA award is part of a rapid-response cycle of ERSP grants seeking to address the impact of the COVID-19
Chapman Launches Community Math Learning Center
Faculty and students in Chapman University’s Teacher Education program have launched a new Community Math Learning Center that integrates teacher education training and community math enrichment. Embedded within the Attallah College of Educational Studies’ accelerated MA in Curriculum and Instruction teacher education program, the math center uses a virtual learning environment to serve local families
What Makes MACI So Special?
For the March 2021 issue of the Attallah College Undergraduate Newsletter, we interviewed a current graduate student and recent alumna of Chapman’s accelerated, five-year MA in Curriculum and Instruction (MACI) program. Alina Bitter (BA in IES ’20 and MACI ’21) and Alyssa Kaplan (BA in IES ’19 and MACI ’20) share their favorite memories of
Attallah College Welcomes Dr. Jillian Wood as the New IES Program Coordinator
Eden Jacnuk, a junior Integrated Educational Studies (Community Emphasis) major with a minor in history, interviewed Dr. Jillian Wood, the new IES program coordinator, on her educational and professional experience that led to her current position within the Attallah College of Educational Studies. What is your educational background? My undergraduate degree is from Loyola Marymount
Attallah Associate Dean Elected Inaugural President of Chapman's Black Staff & Faculty Forum
Attallah College’s Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Academic Affairs Keith Howard, Ph.D., has been elected the inaugural President of Chapman’s Black Staff & Faculty Forum. “I consider it an honor to serve as the inaugural President of the Black Staff & Faculty Forum, which many colleagues worked diligently to bring into existence,” said Dr.
Chapman Student Philanthropists Support Anti-Racism and Black Community Nonprofits
Having now completed its fourth semester at Chapman University, the Panther Experiential Philanthropy Project (PEPP) has grown over the last year and half in terms of size and scope. By aligning fieldwork assignments with course learning outcomes, PEPP exposes students to the work going on in the nonprofit sector. It offers Chapman students the opportunity
Mental Wellth Project Offers Free, On Demand Mental Health in Schools Toolkits
Chapman University’s annual Mental Wellth Fair is a highlight for many graduate students in its School Counseling and School Psychology (CSP) programs. Students in the M.A. in School Counseling and Ed.S. in School Psychology graduate programs put on the annual fair to help promote mental wellness and share mental health resources with the entire Chapman
TPI’s Free Active Education Webinars Serve More Than 1,000 Teacher Candidates and Educators
Chapman University’s Thompson Policy Institute on Disability (TPI) has wrapped up another successful Active Education Webinar Series. TPI helped develop the California Alliance for Inclusive Schooling (CAIS) Active Education Webinars Series for teacher candidates earlier this spring in response to widespread school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In partnership with the Orange County Department of