2015: 07-09 news

News stories July through September 2015

Increasing prevalence of autism due, in part, to changing diagnoses: The greater than three-fold increase in autism diagnoses among students in special education programs in the United States between 2000 and 2010 may be due in large part to the reclassification of individuals who previously would have been diagnosed with other intellectual disability disorders, according to new research.
Summer Academy prepares students with visual impairments for college life: The Summer Academy for the Blind and Visually Impaired helps high school students experience college life and teach them that anything is possible.
Penn State online graduate degree helps principal in Qatar improve her school: Kelsie Abduljawad, of Doha, Qatar, graduated in December 2014 with a master’s degree in educational leadership that she completed online through Penn State World Campus. She has been able to apply what she learned in her coursework to help with decision-making for her school’s accreditation, professional development programming and curriculum.
Learning to read between the lines with new digital tutor: Penn State professor develops online method to teach reading comprehension.
Partnership honors educators, board members for outstanding service: The Pennsylvania School Study Council held its annual awards banquet today (August 5) at The Penn Stater Conference Center to recognize two area educators and a school board member for their outstanding service to public education.
Faculty, staff learn about leadership at Gettysburg: Because everyone in the College of Education has a leadership role to help the College achieve its goals, a group of faculty and staff went to Gettysburg on Thursday, Aug. 6, to learn about leadership through the lens of the historic Civil War Battle of Gettysburg.
Teaching vocab to kids early may lead to better academics, behavior later on: Two-year-old children with larger oral vocabularies enter U.S. kindergarten classrooms better at reading and mathematics as well as better behaved, according to a team of researchers lead by Paul Morgan, associate professor of education policy studies at Penn State.
Robert Floden to deliver annual Nicely Lecture on October 16: Robert Floden will deliver the Robert F. Nicely and Donna C. Nicely Distinguished Scholar in Education lecture at 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16 at the Nittany Lion Inn.
Penn State offers new minor in Child Maltreatment and Advocacy Studies: A new minor in Child Maltreatment and Advocacy Studies is now available at Penn State. The University is the first school in the Big Ten and one of the first in the nation to devote 18 credits to an undergraduate minor of this kind.
World Campus, College of Education launch online certificates in organization development and change: The 12-credit certificates offer specializations in organization development and change essentials; consulting skills; and operational excellence. The certificates are being offered online through Penn State World Campus and the Penn State College of Education.
Summer program abroad provides insight into culture, disability in Ireland: A group of 10 Penn State students from a variety of majors traveled to Ireland this summer for a month-long examination of the country's culture through the lens of disability advocacy and accommodations.
Learning beneath the trees: Penn State research group uses iBeacons to help children learn more about The Arboretum
CSATS: Nayab Gill, standing at left, and Michael Easterbrook, members of Penn State's International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition Team, offer assistance at a Bioenergy Byproducts Education Program teacher workshop conducted by CSATS.
Center for Science and the Schools promotes teacher education among STEM colleges: CSATS believes an inquiry-based teaching approach is highly effective.
Law School: The Lewis Katz Building on the Penn State campus houses the University's Law School.
Partnerships with Penn State Law, Student Affairs provide varied degree options: Students receive clear understanding of the nature of the work that awaits them.
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Penn State enhances its research-practice partnership with National Taiwan Normal University: Program's goals include innovative science education techniques.
Take note and tune in: College of Education faculty, staff discuss love of music: Many faculty and staff of the College of Education find solace and relaxation in music.
Taylor Manalo: College of Education student Taylor Manalo participates in the Sept. 23 production of The Moth.
College of Education students benefit from 'The Moth' storytelling production: Participants reveal something transformational that happened in their lives.
Penn State partners with littleBits to connect students to 'Internet of Things': Through a partnership with technology company littleBits, Penn State is opening a new "Invention Studio" within the Knowledge Commons to inspire students to develop research, invoke entrepreneurship, and explore new ideas through creative coursework.
Barbie play generates research work for College of Education doctoral candidate: Emily Rose Aguilo-Perez focusing on influence of Barbie in Puerto Rican girlhoods.
Emily Rose Aguilo-Perez: Emily Rose Aguilo-Perez is examining the influence of Barbie on Puerto Rican girlhood as her dissertation topic.
Yamil Sarraga-Lopez: Yamil Sarraga-Lopez is a College of Education doctoral candidate from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.
Academic partnerships with College of Education continue to broaden: Agreements with Xavier University of Louisiana and University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez focus on doctoral candidates.
Shepperd School: Virtual learning allows Penn State students to teach youth in the Isaac Shepperd Elementary School in Philadelphia via online methods.
Virtual tutoring plays principal role in College of Education partnerships with urban schools: Students connect online with youth in Philadelphia city schools.