Learning Sciences Students Receive Grant for Professional Development Series
This year Learning Sciences graduate students will be able to attend a series of professional development events about the wide spectrum of career opportunities related to education research and design. The series is made possible by a grant from Northwestern’s Graduate School.
—2008-08-28
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Education Week's 'Live Chat' with David Figlio Discusses Accountability
Education Week hosts a live chat where David Figlio discusses "Testing and Accountability in the NCLB Era." (Registration may be required for viewing.)
2008-08-21
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Education Week Blog Features Jim Spillane's Distributed Leadership Work
An Education Week blog highlights professor Jim Spillane as a "cool person you should know." His research on distributed leadership and instructional improvement distinguish between leadership roles and leadership practice. (Registration may be required for viewing.)
2008-08-21
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Wall Street Journal Quotes David Figlio on Grading Policies
In a Wall Street Journal article about the relaxation of grading policies in Dallas schools, professor David Figlio notes that such practices may reduce incentives for students to do well.
2008-08-19
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David Rapp and Colleagues Study Effect of Alliteration on Memory
A recent study by David Rapp and colleagues at other universities finds that the poetic technique of alliteration acts as a tool for remembering.
2008-07-31
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Kemi Jona Outlines Online Education at Tech-Centered School
Research associate professor Kemi Jona is a member of the design team for the innovative, tech-centered Chicago public high school called Voise Academy. He describes the school's online education.
2008-06-17
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Kemi Jona Points to Potential for Science and Technology Superstars
WRAL Local Tech Wire interviews research associate professor Kemi Jona on how American reliance on technology spells a need for more science, technology, engineering and mathematics students.
2008-06-07
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Professor Carol Lee Profiled in Northwestern Magazine
A Northwestern magazine profile on professor Carol Lee features her groundbreaking work in education with an African-centered approach to teaching black schoolchildren.
2008-06-03
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Camillia Matuk Wins Two Fellowships for Work on Evolution
Within two days, Learning Sciences doctoral student Camillia Matuk was awarded two graduate fellowships — a Northwestern University Cognitive Science Graduate Fellowship and a doctoral fellowship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
—2008-05-21
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Carol Lee Receives Walder Award for Research Excellence
Carol Lee, professor of learning sciences at the School of Education and Social Policy, has been named the recipient of the Martin E. and Gertrude G. Walder Award for Research Excellence.
—2008-04-30
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Education Review Praises Jim Spillane's Newest Book
Education Review describes Distributed Leadership in Practice by SESP professor James Spillane and John Diamond of Harvard as "a thoughtful, as well as imaginative look at the practice of school leadership through a distributed perspective."
2008-04-28
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Enid Rosario-Ramos Wins National Academy of Education Fellowship
Enid Rosario-Ramos, a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences program, won a prestigious National Academy of Education Predoctoral Fellowship in Adolescent Literacy.
—2008-04-24
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Faculty and Students Present, Carol Lee Honored at American Education Research Association Conference
At the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA) from March 24 to 28 in New York City, nearly 40 Northwestern faculty members and graduate students will give presentations. As a highlight, professor Carol Lee will give the Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture.
—2008-03-11
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There’s More to Photos Than Meets the Eye
Young children learn to understand photographs through an interesting series of developmental events, new research by SESP associate professor David Uttal and his colleagues has found.
—2008-01-30
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Jim Spillane Comments on School Leadership in Education Week
Professor James Spillane's commentary stresses that expertise for school improvement may be distributed over two or more leaders in a school, in both formal and informal roles, and involve various tools and organizational routines.
2008-01-09
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Dean Peterson's Essay on 'Nurturing Untapped Talent' Appears in Education Week
As a member of the Education Deans Alliance, Dean Penelope Peterson presents an essay in the October 17 issue of Education Week about the Project Excite program, intended to help close the achievement gap in Evanston schools.
—2007-10-24
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Douglas Medin to Discuss 'Stigma of Science' at APS Convention
Professor Douglas Medin will participate in a panel exploring "Stigma from Science" at the convention of the Association for Psychological Science from May 24 to 27 in Washington, D.C.
2007-05-08
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Study by Douglas Medin Shows How Morals Affect Decision Making
A new study by SESP professor Douglas Medin finds that morally motivated decisions, like other types of decisions, are more based on an analysis of consequences than was previously thought.
2007-01-31
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Andrew Ortony Explains ABCs of Emotion in Science Magazine
In the November issue of Odyssey, a science magazine for children, learning sciences professor Andrew Ortony explains the basics of human emotions and how they function.
—2006-12-12
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Michelle Reininger Finds Teachers Work Near Where They Grew Up
Assistant professor Michelle Reininger's research shows that teachers work an average of 10 miles from where they went to school themselves.
2006-11-14
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Kemi Jona Comments in New York Times on Virtual Science Classes
Research associate professor Kemi Jona comments on the variety of online science classes, some for students whose schools do not have such offerings.
2006-11-14
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Reiser Comments on Science 'Learning Progressions' in Education Week
Learning sciences professor Brian Reiser comments in an Education Week feature article about the value of attending to 'learning progressions' as a promising new path for students' science comprehension.
2006-11-10
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Eva Lam Receives Honor
Assistant professor Eva Lam was awarded a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship to continue her research on language learning.
—2006-05-02
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Wilensky’s Students Design Technology-Enabled Learning Tools
At a poster session on March 15, students in Uri Wilensky's Constructionist Approaches to Designing Learning Environments class displayed the technology-enabled learning tools they created.
—2006-03-16
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New Books by Spillane, McAdams Released
Two books by SESP professors were recently published — Distributed Leadership by James Spillane and Identity and Story by Dan McAdams.
—2006-03-08
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