Teaching the Power of Biodiversity
David Pearson is on a mission to show the importance of biodiversity to Latin American students and leaders.
The College Experience—Latino Style
The transition from high school to college can be a challenge for Latino students. Leonard Valverde works to provide information and support so that students won't drop out.
Learning for the Next Century
How can educators and students keep up with the supersonic rate of technical evolution and fast-paced change? The answer is to boldly go where no university has gone before.
Earth Vision
The Arizona Earth Vision project places high-end computers, real-world research techniques, and technical expertise directly into the hands of students at four Arizona high schools.
Robo Reference: From Dewey Decimal to Digital
In the library of the year 2000, "point and click" will probably outnumber "pick and ponder" by huge degrees. Sherrie Schmidt talks about technology's impact on library systems.
Don't Panic
The technology revolution may seem overwhelming sometimes. Darwyn Linder talks about ways the university is incorporating technology to make learning easier and more accessible than ever before.
Learning in the USA
Mark Rentz follows the lives of many American-educated international leaders and scholars.
Letters From the World
Mark Rentz shares two examples from his correspondence with world leaders.
The Long Haul
ASU graduate students know the road to a doctorate in physics can be long and difficult.
Maintaining Momentum
With Research I status firmly in hand, ASU’s new challenge is to maintain institutional momentum.
Popping Math Anxiety
Math anxiety is a very real fear for millions of people. ASU's CRESMET program is helping to combat that terror--starting with math teachers themselves.
School, Inc.
Corporate advertising, sponsorships, and other forms of commercialism continue to proliferate in our public schools. Alex Molnar worries that young students are increasingly being targeted as consumers rather than nurtured as learners.
The Survey Says...
Commercialism in education has been getting increased amounts of media attention, according to a new report, "Virtually Everywhere: Marketing to Children in America's Schools," produced at the Commercialism in Education Research Unit at ASU.
Rock Around the World
Kids are really interested in learning about Mars. Planetary geologist Phil Christensen can measure their fascination in pounds--pounds of rocks they send him to help figure out how Martian rocks compare to those of Earth.
Saving Students
Arizona's schools have an alarmingly high dropout rate. Through the Rodel Community Scholars Program, ASU business students are working directly with at-risk high school students to minimize this problem.
Battling Labels
Low self-esteem and a lack of confidence are prevalent among students at Phoenix's Camelback High School. ASU's Rodel scholars are helping them battle the labels that hold them back.
Multilevel Mentoring
The Rodel Community Scholars Program has two primary goals. Participants develop viable business plans to help improve high school student retention. They also develop leadership skills among ASU's business students.
Exploring Our Own Backyards
The Ecology Explorers at ASU's center for Environmental Studies are a unique group of scientists. Some are too young to drive a car. Others are still mastering the art of tying their own shoes.
Do You See What I See?
The scientist's job often includes finding a way to communicate abstract ideas in a way that others can understand. The Ecology Explorers program trains K-12 science teachers to use and pass along this skill.
Art. Explained.
Art educators have to know a little about psychology, politics, writing, art-making, and art history. ASU's Mary Erickson is the National Art Educator of the Year. She says that her colleagues also must understand accountability and measurement in teaching.
Improving Language Skills
Jeanne Wilcox works with teachers to better develop language skills in at-risk preschoolers.
Bad Kids or Bad Coaching?
Coaching style in youth sports makes a big difference in a child's moral development.
Don't Ditch Gym Class!
Taking time out for physical education might actually help kids learn.
Science is Fun
Michael McKelvy and David Wright are trying to spread the message that science is fun to young students across the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Planting Artistic Seeds
The Children's Art Workshop offers quality art instruction using materials and techniques not available in tightly budgeted school districts.
A for Activity, F for Sluggo
Robert Pangrazi and Charles Corbin are asking if American school's are neglecting the education of children's bodies in favor of filling up their heads.
Real World Biology
Jeff Langland shows high school students exactly how biology coursework relates to life outside the school with through the BioREACH program.
Myth Busting
David Berliner and Bruce Biddle refute many of the charges about public education as simplistic, misleading or wrong.
Eating, Drinking and Breathing Mathematics
Joaquin Bustoz is commanding officer and drill sergeant at a mathematics boot camp.
Reaching Out Across Arizona
Joaquin Bustoz is spreading the word about SUMS Institute across Arizona.
Writing the Book on Latino Pop Culture
Cordelia Candelaria says the Hispanic population in North America is misunderstood, even among Hispanics. To help change things, she and other ASU scholars have produced the three-volume Encyclopedia of Latina and Latino Culture in the United States.
How to Build an Encyclopedia
Cordelia Candelaria describes the process of creating the Encyclopedia of Latina and Lation Popular Culture.
A Peek Inside
Excerpts from the Encyclopedia of Latina and Latino Popular Culture in the United States.
Improving Language Skills
Jeanne Wilcox works with teachers to better develop language skills in at-risk preschoolers.
WWW.Science to Go
B. L. Ramakrishna lets high school and undergraduate students gain control of sophisticated microscopes with the click of a mouse.
Digging for Clues to the Past
Science writer and graduate student Chris Kahn descibes a day on a dig site in New Mexico.
Learning Skills and River Dynamics
Students are getting hands-on research experience using Geographic Information Systems software while studying the history of the Salt River.
When Learning Knows No Bounds
The Center for Academic Precocity's mission involves identifying students who can work at least two grade levels above their grade in school, then creating courses that match their interests and abilities.
Myth Busting
David Berliner and Bruce Biddle refute many of the charges about public education as simplistic, misleading or wrong.
Homework in the Sky
ASU students learn the gritty details of the space program as they design, build, and launch ASUSat 1, a tiny, 10-pound satellite.
Build It and They Will Learn
The talent pool of students working on ASUSat 1 includes freshman and doctoral students. In fact, it extends beyond ASU's boundaries and into high schools.
Evolving a New Species of Undergraduate Researchers
Undergraduate students have plenty of research opportunities thanks to James Collins.
Doing Science
ASU's biology department follows a simple philosophy: teach science to students as science is practiced.
Walking on Eggshells in Dinosaur Country
Steve Cook spent seven weeks of his summer vacation toiling under a hot sun in the badlands of north-central Montana.
When Cultures Collide
Dorothy Larson uses proton-induced X-ray emission analysis (PIXE) to acquire valuable data without harming ancient pots.
Popping Math Anxiety
Math anxiety is a very real fear for millions of people. ASU's CRESMET program is helping to combat that terror--starting with math teachers themselves.
Of Magic Shows and Lecture Halls
Nancy Felipe Russo knows the value of classroom teaching, and teaching undergraduates requires much more than a daily magic act.
Teaching the World's Teachers
Four ASU researchers have designed the "War in a Box" system, a leading-edge multimedia educational program for Air Force Pilots.
Building Master Teachers
Most of us can remember at least a few educators in our lives who had the "gift" for expert teaching.
Grabbing Science
Most people have an average attention span of only eight minutes. After eight minutes, minds wander. So why do teachers at all levels continue to drone on to rooms full of glassy-eyed students?
Fall in Love with an Idea
ASU's Barbara Kerr has gone from being educated as a gifted girl to studying and nurturing the talents of today's gifted girls and creative adults.
Cycles of Learning
Think of effective learning as a science experiment, with you as the scientist.
A Champion of Schools
Presidents, politicians and national secretaries of education have made catcalls about the sad state of America's public schools. "Hogwash," says David Berliner, an ASU researcher who has spent the past 25 years studying teachers in classrooms.
Musical Explorer
Morton Subotnick's investment in combining technology and music began at an early age.
Rhapsody in ROM
Morton Subotnik helps children learn to compose music as easily as they learn to fingerpaint.
Gift Givers
SUMS Institute alumni return to their communities as mathematics teachers.
Doing Science
ASU's biology department follows a simple philosophy: teach science to students as science is practiced.
How the Teacher Spent His Summer Vacation
Bert Jacobs is a virology professor who works to develop vaccines. But he spent his summer vacation battling disease in a different way--helping to educate Tanzanian people about HIV prevention.