In the News

On Monday, October 19th, Georgie Bright Kunkel will be featured on Evening Magazine on Channel 5 at 7:00 p.m. Georgie is the oldest standup comic in Seattle, has been a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, and has appeared with her chorale group at Carnegie Hall. Her first film, Caregiving Journey, will soon be ready for distribution. The film is a record of her caregiving experience with her late husband Norman C. Kunkel, also a UW graduate.

Professor Thomas Halverson discusses why schools should focus on making sure students are able to launch successfully when closures due to the coronavirus pandemic end.

Blog Post on the Equity Alliance by Ananda Marin, a postdoc at Northwestern who works closely with Dr. Megan Bang. Marin is currently engaged in a collaborative research project between the American Indian Center of Chicago, the Menominee Language and Culture Commission, Northwestern University, and the University of Washington in the design of culturally-based science programming. This community-based design research project aims to create science learning environments based on youth and families’ community practices. As a project member, she has served as a researcher, curriculum designer, and teacher.

"White Fragility" by Robin DiAngelo (PhD '04), affiliate associate professor of education, is featured in an opinion column.

Professor Kenneth Zeichner is cited as an author of an Urban Teacher Education Consortium position paper on the training of teachers.  

In an op-ed, Professor David Knight comments on five problematic school finance myths that must be addressed as looming state budget shortfalls could lead to funding cuts for public education.

Professor Walter Parker discusses his work at the UW College of Education to design project-based AP courses as a means of boosting the academic success of minority students.

The University of Washington's 3DL Partnership, a joint effort between the College of Education and the School of Social Work, and its work with Bellevue School District to implement a social-emotional learning program is highlighted.

The Seattle Times published an article titled “WA House bill would expand outdoor education statewide” and featured  Islandwood Graduate Program in Education and Community students Marina Hydeman, Keaton Aldrich and Grace Sunitsch. Islandwood, an outdoor camp on Bainbridge Island, has demonstrated how outdoor education should be a must-have, rather than a nice-to-have for school districts across the state. Congratulations to our students, as well as faculty and staff involved with the program: Professor of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Mark Windschitl and Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Jessica Thompson, and Islandwood Director of Graduate and Higher Education Programming Déana Scipio (Ph.D. in Learning Sciences, ’15).

Dr. Tim Yeomans (PhD '09) and his commitment to leadership development for school and district leaders is highlighted.