Friday, December 30, 2011
Kristin Meyer, a 2002 alumna of the Secondary Education program, always knew she wanted to be a teacher, but it wasn't until she took Jacqueline Edmondson's "Teaching Reading in the Elementary School" class that she realized being a teacher could make her an agent for social change. (more)
Friday, August 20, 2010
Two members of Penn State's College of Education--Murry Nelson, professor emeritus of education, and Jackie Edmondson, associate dean for undergraduate and graduate studies--have authored new biographical books released by Greenwood Publishing Group. (more)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Jacqueline Edmondson, associate dean for undergraduate and graduate studies in Penn State's College of Education, has been selected to serve as a member of the Obama-Medvedev Commission. Edmondson is one of 17 U.S. officials and experts chosen to the commission's Working Group on Education, Culture, Sports, and Media, one of 16 working groups created under the initiative. She and her American colleagues traveled to Moscow Dec. 7-9 for bilateral meetings with their Russian counterparts. (more)
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) paid a visit to the College of Education Aug. 11 and received an overview of ongoing research and outreach efforts at the Center on Rural Education and Communities. (more)