News related to the School of Teacher Edcucation at San Diego State University http://coe.sdsu.edu/ste Education http://coe.sdsu.edu/images/coe_logo.jpg http://coe.sdsu.edu 13 january 2012 11:00:00 PST The awards and accolades keep piling up for Professors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey! Dr. Fisher and Dr. Frey won the Association of Educational Publisher’s “Innovation Award” for their cutting-edge book (co-authored with Carol Rothenburg) Implementing RTI with English Learners. This work explains instructional methods that all teachers can use to ensure that English learners are successfully achieving in core curriculum areas. http://coe.sdsu.edu/ste/news/2012spring.php#fisherfrey 12 january 2012 4:00:00 PST The prestigious journal of American Educational Research Association published “Asian American and Pacific Islander Students:Equity and the Achievement Gap” by Valerie Ooka Pang, Peggy P. Han, andJennifer M. Pang. http://coe.sdsu.edu/ste/news/2012spring.php#pang 12 january 2012 4:00:00 PST Teamed up with Professor Brenda Brueggemann of The Ohio State University, Scot Danforth is co-editor of Disability Studies Quarterly, the official scholarly publication of the Society for Disability Studies. http://coe.sdsu.edu/ste/news/2012spring.php#dsq 14 December 2011 4:00:00 PST Have you ever wondered why 6 – -2 = 6 + +2? Is there any such number as negative zero? What percentage of second graders do you think could solve 3 – 5 = , and how might they solve that problem? Drs. Lisa Lamb, Jessica Bishop, and Randy Philipp asked themselves these and other questions and have found surprising answers from their research on children's mathematical thinking in K–12 classrooms. The three mathematics educators were awarded a $1.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study students' ways of reasoning about negative numbers in Grades 2, 4, 7, and 11. On the basis of their findings, they have conducted professional development on the teaching of integers, written and presented broadly for teachers and researchers, and, at the invitation of the authors, revised the integers section in textbooks for mathematics content courses for prospective teachers. Additionally, several of SDSU's graduates from the MA program in K-8 Mathematics Education and students from the Mathematics and Science Education Doctoral (MSED) program engage in research and professional development and present with the project team. http://coe.sdsu.edu/ste/news/2011fall.php#integers 14 December 2011 4:00:00 PST Linked Learning is an exciting, high school reform effort that energizes student learning by making it relevant to the real world. It combines an interdisciplinary curriculum, project-based learning, and the integration of Career Technical Education with traditional academic disciplines. http://coe.sdsu.edu/ste/news/2011fall.php#link