Doctoral student Sandy Pope published in Social Education
Last month’s Social Education features an article by the Social Studies program’s own Alexander “Sandy” Pope. Authored with colleagues Laurel Stolte and Alison K. Cohen, “Closing the Civic Engagement...
View ArticleBringing a World of Experience Into the Classroom: The Peace Corps Fellows
Teachers College offers a unique opportunity for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who are committed to teaching in New York City’s public schools. The Peace Corps Fellows Program at TC provides...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Jay Shuttleworth
Jay is a Social Studies and Education Ph.D. candidate. He consults with new teachers in the South Bronx and recently began a two-year preceptorship in Columbia College’s Core Preceptor Program. Jay was...
View ArticleSocial Studies student is recipient of Dean’s Doctoral Research Fellowship
Social Studies doctoral student Ashley Taylor is the recipient of the Dean’s Doctoral Research Fellowship for the 2012-2013 academic year. Taylor has been awarded the Fellowship for her dissertation...
View ArticleAlumni Spotlight: Michael Marino
Social Studies alum Michael Marino is building on the doctoral work he completed at TC in his new role as Assistant Professor of History at The College of New Jersey. A 2008 graduate of TC’s Social...
View ArticleSpotlight on High School Teacher, Doctoral Student, and Cooperating Teacher...
Chris Holland is finishing up his fifth year of teaching at Brooklyn Technical High School, where he currently teaches 9th grade Global History and Geography and 12th grade AP US Government and...
View ArticlePatrick Sprinkle Published on United Federation of Teachers
Social Studies Doctoral Student Patrick Sprinkle’s article, Literacy in the Social Studies Classroom, was published on the United Federation of Teachers website on January 17, 2013. You can find full...
View ArticleChelsea Katzenberg Featured in Innovations for Learning
Social Studies Alumna Chelsea Katzenberg (MA ’12) was featured in an article released today by Innovations for Learning entitled “A high school that aims to take struggling students beyond the basics.”...
View ArticleNew Faculty: Christopher Babits
According to assistant professor of Social Studies, Sandra Schmidt, Christopher Babits, the new instructor and student teaching coordinator of the Social Studies program has a knack for seeing the big...
View ArticleSpecial Lecture for Students: Karen Korematsu Visits TC: A Story of...
Karen Korematsu Visits TC: A Story of Perseverance, Possibility, and Praxis
View ArticleSpecial Lecture for Students: Mediation on the Geography of Memory
On May 14, 2014, Joseph C. Daniels, Chief Executive of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum, explained its purpose: “…. To make sure that our children’s children’s children know what...
View ArticleSpecial Lecture for Students: Mind the Civic Empowerment Gap
Calls to close the civic empowerment gap have traditionally focused on improving and expanding civic education for students in high poverty urban schools. While important, this recommendation implies...
View ArticleHighlighting Our Alumni: Brian Lawless Embraces “the Unexpected” in China
It’s 8:30am on a Friday morning in Ho Chi Minh City. Teachers College alum, Brian Lawless is on winter vacation for the Chinese New Year and has graciously agreed to speak with me via Skype.
View ArticleSocial Studies Education Student Duane Bailey-Castro Rediscovers a True New...
“Duane Bailey-Castro, a Teachers College student and Social Studies teacher, grew up in the Bronx near the High Bridge, and was recently featured in a photography exhibition, along with two other...
View ArticleSocial Studies Students Examine Central Park
Social Studies students gather for a day of exploration in the park, related to their course A&HW 4199, Social Inquiry: Central Park Getting to know one another through group discussion with Dr....
View ArticleLow-Residency/InStep Masters Program
Earn a Master of Arts in Social Studies Education through two weeks of study over three consecutive summers. Sample* Two-Week Residency Schedule: (click image for larger view) Questions? Email Dr....
View ArticleAlumni Spotlight: A Professor Looks Back on His Journey in Civics Education
When we first met with Aviv Cohen in 2011, we discussed his passion for Civics Education as an international doctoral student in the Program in Social Studies. Now, five years later, he is joining the...
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