Seventy students who have completed CSUF’s High School Equivalency Program, which prepares migrant and seasonal agricultural workers for higher education or improved employment will be recognized in an Aug. 26 graduation ceremony on campus.
President Mildred García welcomed new members of the tenure-track faculty during Monday’s Convocation and at a dinner held that evening in their honor.
Ten thousand teachers participated statewide in the third annual Better Together: California Teachers Summit, including about 1,000 educators who came to CSUF. The free day of learning, led by teachers for teachers, was held at 35 host sites across the state.
Through his research on the influence of a learning community, Julián Jefferies, assistant professor of literacy and reading education, wants to open up the academic world to first-generation college students.
Educator Fernando Rodríguez-Valls developed the Summer Language Academy to provide support to high school students new in America who are learning the English language, and also to train future bilingual teachers.
Recent Cal State Fullerton graduates and teacher candidates are teaching elementary-age students lessons in art and science this summer as a way to boost their English-language development.
Sixteen students from across disciplines spent two weeks in June in Puerto Rico, where they became immersed in the educational, social and health needs of the island population, and gained experience working for social change.
The Department of Secondary Education and the SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union Center for Creativity and Critical Thinking partnered to give local teachers tools and strategies to integrate the arts and technology in the curriculum.
The third annual “Better Together: California Teachers Summit” on Friday, July 28, features CSUF alumni, who will present EdTalks, and Jill Biden, who will deliver the keynote address. Biden’s talk will be simulcast to CSUF and other sites across the state.
The tenure and/or promotion of 57 faculty members has been announced by the Office of Faculty Affairs and Records.