CSUF Expert: “Being Multicultural and Multilingual Is an Asset”
Advocate of biliteracy, believes the cultural richness students bring from their native countries is often ignored.
Education
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Chinese Scholars to Learn American Teaching Strategies
A group of Chinese scholars has arrived on campus for a six-month educational sojourn, hosted by the College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership.
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Migrant Workers to Celebrate Earning a High School Education
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.
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Campus Welcomes New Class of Faculty Members
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.
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Educators Share Strategies, Lessons at Teachers Summit
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.
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Educator Reveals the Importance of the ‘Hidden Curriculum’
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.
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Educator Empowers Teens New to America to Keep Linguistic Identity
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.
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Using Science, Art — and Animals to Boost Children’s English Skills
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.
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Puerto Rico Study Program Life-Changing Experience for Students
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.
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The Arts and Technology — A Home Run in the Classroom
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.