A conversation about book bans, library misconceptions, and the important work school librarians do to serve students and the broader school ecosystem with Antioch faculty Jen Sturge and Christie Kaaland.
Empowering Educators Through Trauma-Informed Education
One tool she immediately found useful was Trauma-Informed Education, a framework and practice that specifically emphasizes supporting students who have experienced trauma while making the classroom environment caring and accepting for all. For Venet, this and other equity-based approaches became central to her work as an educator and, increasingly, a thought leader in education. These widening circles of interest led her to return to school—she graduated in 2014 from Antioch University’s MEd for Experience Educators.
Miranda Doyle Honored with the Oregon Library Association Intellectual Freedom Champion Award
Miranda Doyle, adjunct faculty in Seattle’s Endorsement in K-12 Library Media program, recently received the OLA Intellectual Freedom Champion Award, which honors individuals or groups who show exceptional commitment to…
Eight Stories For Teacher Appreciation Week
This week we are observing National Teacher Appreciation Week, a time to celebrate teachers and recognize the lasting contributions they make to education and society. Here at Antioch University, supporting teachers and public education is a big part of our past and present.
Cool Course: The Capstone Project for the MA in Teaching
“There’s a sense of fear that teachers have about getting their kids to think critically, or really challenge the narratives that are the common tropes that we hear, that aren’t actually true,” says Heather Cheney.
Jen Sturge Honored with the Calvert County Women of the World Award
Jen Sturge, EdD, Antioch’s Director of the School Library Endorsement Program and Core Faculty, recently received the Calvert County Women of the World (WOW) award at the annual WOW Awards…
For Emma Lombardi, Individualized Study Meant Listening to Her Ancestors
For Emma Lombardi, Individualized Study Meant Listening to Her Ancestors
As she picked up the phone to call the main office of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, Emma Lombardi felt restless and nervous. This was the first time she called the tribal offices for reasons other than logistics. Even more nerve-wracking, this was her first attempt to connect with a part of her heritage and culture that she felt estranged from…
F. Randy Vogenberg Releases Updated Book
F. Randy Vogenberg ’81 (College, MEd) released his fully updated book titled Integrated Pharmacy Benefits for Specialty Pharmaceuticals: Access and Management, available online through the Employer Provider Council of the…
Beth White Featured in a PBS Video About Her Work
Beth White ‘03 (New England, MS) has been doing amazing work with Big Picture Learning, an organization that helps schools center youth around their learning by sending young people out…
Laura Thomas and Susan Dreyer Leon Appear on Podcast
Laura Thomas ’01 (New England, MEd), Director of the Experienced Educators program and Core Faculty in New England and Susan Dreyer Leon, chair of the Department of Education at the New England…
Advocating to Center Equity and Cultural Awareness in Social Emotional Learning
When Caryn Park was a small child, her parents moved the family from South Korea, where she was born, to the U.S. so that they could pursue their education. While her parents were international students, Park found herself enrolled in a public school classroom in a small midwestern town. She had to learn the language, and she also had to learn, she explains today, “this whole different way of being, of relating to other people.” She learned English so well that she forgot how to speak Korean.
Cool Course: Rightful Presence in the Experiential Classroom
As a child in public school, Maura Hart never once felt safe in the classroom. She didn’t know exactly why. She just knew she wasn’t going to open her mouth. Today, Hart has a better understanding of classroom dynamics, one born of over 25 years working in the American education system. She’s been a classroom teacher and an educational consultant to school districts and state departments of education; currently, she is Assistant Director of Capacity Development at the University of Kansas’ SWIFT Education Center and Adjunct Faculty in Antioch University’s School of Education.