Dean Cardinal is Principal for the Day
On Friday, March 22nd, Dean Don Cardinal was Principal for the Day at Dr. Martin Luther King Elementary School in Santa Ana. His “duties” included a morning meeting with the Principal, Eleanor Rodriquez, intercom announcements, a budget meeting, classroom visitations and recess duty. The event concluded with a luncheon where board members, Superintendent, Thelma Melendez
Infusing Purpose and Inspiring Action - Isn’t that what education is about?
Common Core State Standards in Education The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are making their way into education and districts across the nation at different speeds. While some districts are steeped in units of study and/or curriculum mapping, others are choosing to wait and proceed more slowly. With either approach, I believe it is important
Alumni's Classroom Video Promotes Campaign to End the R-Word
Words. Words can lift us up and they can break our hearts. Words compliment or degrade. Words heal and they hurt. As teachers our words educate and for one of the CES’s alumni simple written words are spreading a strong message and asking the community at large to join the campaign to stop using the
Suspension, Expulsion, and other ways to say, “Our way or the highway!”
I recently reviewed an analysis of suspension and expulsion data completed by Education Week. These data originated from the U.S. Department of Education, wherein they examined race trends. Some pretty savvy comments and questions were posted by readers. They questioned the “lumping” of numbers, the gender inequity, and the lack of profiling schools as charter
Developing the reluctant leader
The reluctant leader We all take notice when a long, silent pause follows the big question, “What is Leadership?” The vastness of this question weighs heavily on us and we shy away from answering. The beauty of this question is leadership looks like many different things to different people. The round table discussion, “Developing the
Third Annual Orange High Leadership Conference at Chapman
Saturday, February 23rd was a beautiful day at Chapman to be a Panther! Orange High School joined with the College of Educational Studies LEAD program for an enlightening and successful “Going Bananas for Leadership” Conference. 75 student leaders recommended by the OHS faculty enthusiastically arrived in their best jungle themed attire for a day planned
Pride for My Mentor, My Friend
What is pride? As a teacher, I have been proud of my students. This has occurred in many instances. Whether they faced their fear of public speaking, achieved a long-sought goal, or graduated from high school or college- a feeling overcomes me. I was proud when my son was admitted to college. I was proud
Dr. Suzanne SooHoo’s Fifth Visit to New Zealand
The College of Educational Studies is proud to share the amazing work of our faculty. Many wonderful things are taking place, and we are pleased to highlight the recent work of Dr. Suzanne SooHoo. Clearly, Dr. SooHoo illustrates why the College of Educational Studies is “Changing Education – Changing the World!” Between the fall and
My Identity as a Teacher after the Sandy Hook Tragedy
When I made the decision to become a teacher, I envisioned the potential impact I would have on the lives of my students. I hoped to make a difference in their lives. The image of a classroom engaged in interesting projects that lead to discovery excited me. I could picture the students investigating and exploring,
Op Ed Article in OC Register from CES Dean, Don Cardinal
Our very own Dean, Dr. Don Cardinal, had an Op Ed piece published in the OC Register this week titled, “Don Cardinal: Stopping the next school shooting” on February 1. In the article Dr. Cardinal talks about his reaction as an educator to the Newtown, Connecticut shooting as well as what he sees as a