School of Education & Social Policy
ABCD’s recent research includes an evaluation of the nonprofit KaBoom!, which helps communities build playgrounds. Read more >> Northwestern's Public Interest Program, co-founded by Jon Marino (far left, on a service trip), is run by SESP students. Read more >> SESP undergraduates hear Supreme Court arguments in a school search case. Read more >> SESP prepares teachers to make use of the diversity of their students as a resource for learning. Read more >> Assistant professor Edd Taylor's research looks at mathematics learners from a cultural perspective. Read more >> Professor David Figlio discusses findings about performance pay for teachers and school vouchers. Read more >> High school scientists in the Meaningful Science Consortium showcase their work at Northwestern. Read more >> SESP undergraduates gain real-world learning with a nine-week practicum at a nonprofit or business. Read more >>
Tuesday February 9
Colloquium: Aditya Johri: "Computational Literacy: Digital Representations and the Reshaping of Learning Practices"
noon-1:30 p.m., 345 Annenberg Hall
Tuesday February 9
Colloquium: Jennie Brand, "Who Benefits Most From College? Heterogeneous Effects of Education on Life Outcomes"
12:30-2 p.m., 222 Parkes Hall
Tuesday February 9
SESP Learning and Organizational Change Mixer
4 p.m., Third Floor, Annenberg Hall
Tuesday February 9
Master of Science in Education Information Session
5:30-7 p.m., 347 Annenberg Hall
Thursday February 11
Colloquium: Dan Perkel, "Contested Literacies: Controlling the Infrastructures of Sharing and Appropriation"
noon-1:30 p.m., Annenberg Hall
Friday February 12
Inter-School Transfer Orientation
10-11 a.m., 303 Annenberg Hall