Guest blog by Cala Gin and Florencia Park On April 1-2, 2017, Chapman University’s College of Educational Studies hosted its 2nd Annual Education and Ethnic Studies Summit. The two-day summit featured 5 keynote speakers and over 50 panel sessions and presentations on the role and development of Ethnic Studies in promoting education, empowerment, and
Guest blog by Florencia Park and Dayna Sipila “Diversity is okay and loving the same sex is okay,” Elora Estes, a student from Yorba Academy of the Arts Middle School’s Journalism class, conclusively read at the second Yorba-Chapman Writing Publishing Party. Estes is one of a handful of Yorba students who voluntarily read their work
Guest blog by Dayna Siplia On the first weekend of April, the students of Mark Maier’s LEAD 414 class made their way to the Yokoji Zen Mountain Center for a class retreat. The weekend included sitting and walking meditations, leadership exercises and opportunities for self-reflection. For many students in the class, this easily became one
CES Dean Margaret Grogan was quoted in today’s Huffington Post article that ties the “Day Without a Woman” strike to education and the glass ceiling that female administrators face. Read it here: http://huff.to/2mkTqXo
On the rainy Friday morning of February 17, the College of Educational Studies co-sponsored a Peace Pole Installation Ceremony in front of Argyros Forum where more than 50 students, staff and faculty gathered to dedicate the new pole, the first on the Chapman campus. This peace pole in inscribed with eight languages that state,
CES Leadership Studies PhD student Beatriz Valencia appears in this “Women’s March Los Angeles – Why I march” video. On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of women and men will march in more than 600 cities across the world for gender equality. It’s the 50th anniversary of the original March on Washington in 1967, and Beatriz
CES Dean Margaret Grogan has been named to the 2017 Edu-Scholar Public influence rankings for the sixth consecutive year. These rankings honor the 200 university-based education scholars in the U.S. who are doing the most to influence educational policy and practice. to learn more about the dean, read her bio here.
Six members of the Integrated Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction (MACI) program traveled to Atlanta, GA November 17-20, 2016 to attend and present at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Teacher candidates Kate Markey, Glenda Vargas, Emily Miller, Sandra Loredo, Robert Moser and Victoria Hulett collaborated with
Chapman CES students work extensively with community schools to gain real-world teaching experience in the classroom. From observing teachers as soon as they begin their program, to student teaching themselves, CES is committed to providing practice-based learning within our community. Students enrolled in EDUC 541 recently partnered with Heninger Elementary in Santa Ana to work
Three CES graduate students traveled with their advisor to Atlanta, GA. for the International Leadership Association’s annual conference held November 2-5. The students competed in the International Leadership Association Student Case Study Competition where they were required to choose a social issue and discuss how leadership theories and practices can make an impact in addressing