Evelyn Buckley of Stanwood celebrated her 103rd birthday on Dec. 13.
She was born Dec. 13, 1906, in Outlook in south-central Washington. She now lives at the Warm Beach Retirement Center in Stanwood.
Buckley received her teaching certificate from Bellingham Normal School, her bachelor of arts degree from Western Washington University and her master's degree in education from the University of Washington when she was in her 30s.
As Washington’s public colleges and universities continue to grapple with major budget challenges, the Higher Education Coordinating Board will discuss the outlines for a major new study of higher education financing when the Board meets with its Advisory Council on Friday, Jan.
Seattle Public Schools just sent an announcement of several principal changes around the district. One affects West Seattle: Cindy Nash is the new principal of Middle College, an alternative program with three campuses including one at South Seattle Community College (WSB sponsor) on Puget Ridge.
Sidney Hammond, 75, of Bellingham, developed an environmental education program for the city's schools, including the Gordon L. Carter Environmental Education Site. Hammond was an elementary school principal in Bellingham and held other posts, retiring in 1992 after nearly 32 years in education.
For his work, he received the Award for Professional Excellence from WWU's Woodring College of Education, and was named an honorary tribal elder by Lummi Nation. He died Nov. 13.
The elementary education professors at Western Washington University wanted to start their own scholarship to support students who want to become elementary school teachers.
When they discussed who the scholarship should be named for, who it should honor, they decided in a snap: Rob Brand.
"He's such a fixture here in elementary ed," said Chris Ohana, chair of the Elementary Education Department at Woodring College of Education. "He has such a passion for kids, and for preparing teachers."
As more information becomes available, the more it is evident that none of us can learn the same way. We all have different learning styles. But some have trouble grasping even the basics of learning.
Many years ago, a student may have been called stupid or slow. But now, the problem is usually diagnosed as a learning disability.
Nathan Broweleit, who for two years was substitute teaching at McFarland Middle School, began this year as the special education resource room specialist for McFarland.
Donald Larsen (Educational Administration) co-presented "Why We Keep Teaching Middle School: Who Stays, Who Goes, and Why" with Tariq Akmal (Washington State University) Nov. 5 to 7 at the National Middle School Association 36th Annual Conference and Exhibit in Indianapolis.
Even as they teach, many teachers have a strong desire to continue their education. After a rigorous learning process, 10 Snoqualmie Valley School District teachers earned National Board Certification in 2009, bringing the total number of certified teachers in the district to 16.
“It had a huge challenge this year,” said Chief Kanim Middle School teacher Allison Means. “On top of all of that, I was pregnant, as well.”
Ask a bunch of teenagers what rules they would give their parents for raising them, and you’d probably expect carte blanche.
And in some cases, of course, you’d be right.
But teacher Mary Simmons discovered that, when you add it all up, the foremost thing teens ask from their parents isn’t a blank check, or even love. It’s discipline.
Joseph E. Trimble (Psychology, Woodring) recently published a journal article with Mary Clearing Sky (Michigan) titled "An historical profile of American Indians and Alaska Natives in psychology" in the "Journal of Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology," Vol. 13, pp. 338-351.
Ken Howell (Special Education) and Joan Schumann (a master's in education graduate of the Special Education program and now a doctoral student at the University of Utah) have recently published "Proactive Strategies for Promoting Learning," chapter 14 in "Practical Handbook of School Psychology: Effective Practices for the 21st Century" (2010).
Each fall quarter, Bill Warner (Woodring College of Education) teaches an MBA course in Beijing, China. On Nov. 21, Warner travels to Beijing to teach “Managing Risk: Business and Project” at Beijing University of Technology. This is a dual-modality course of face-to-face seminars and online participation in Blackboard. Warner has also taught MBA courses at universities in Shanghai and Guangzhou, China.
Bill Warner (Woodring College of Education) has been honored by the American Society for Quality with certification as a Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence.
Kristine Slentz, a professor in the Department of Special Education at WWU, presents "School and Family Life in Rural Kenya," a photo essay depicting school and family life in rural Kenya. The presentation integrates the survey results Slentz has obtained during her research into childrens behavior, school and family life in rural areas of Kenya.
Marilyn Chu (Elementary Education) presented “Curriculum developed with the Department of Early Learning and The Social Emotional Development of Toddlers” at the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference in Bellevue, held from Oct. 15 to 17.
Eileen Hughes (Elementary Education) presented “Where do ideas come from?" with Gina Lynch (Child Development Center) and Carolyn Mulder (Child Development Center) at the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children Conference in Bellevue, held Oct. 15 to 17.
Kristine Slentz (Special Education) presented “Assessment of Young Children from Diverse Language and Cultures: Lessons from the World,” with Joann Johnson (St. Cloud State University), at the International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families, held in Albuquerque, N.M., from Oct. 15 to 18.
Jacquelyn Baker-Sennett (Human Services) and Susan Kincaid (Human Services) presented “Using Capstone Portfolios to Transition from Student to Professional” at the National Organization for Human Services 2009 National Conference "People in Contexts: Families, Schools, Communities, and Cultures" in Portland, Ore., from Oct. 21 to 24.
Anthony Jongejan (Educational Leadership) presented “What are Web 2.0 Applications and How Can I Use Them in My Classroom?” at the 48th Annual Northwest Math Conference in Whistler, B.C, held from Oct. 22 to 24.
Diana Jones (Human Services and Rehabilitation) presented "With Head and Heart: The Effects of Spirituality on Civic Participation," at the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion and Religious Research Annual Meeting in Denver, held from Oct. 23 to 25.
Lorraine Kasprisin (Secondary Education) presented “Religious Diversity and the Public School: Legal Pedagogical and Cultural Dilemmas” on Oct. 24 at the 15th Annual Multicultural Education Conference in Seattle.
Rosalie Romano (Secondary Education) presented “When Candidates Learn from their Students: Standard V and Student-Based Evidence” on Oct. 24 at the 15th Annual Multicultural Education Conference in Seattle.
Molly Lawrence (Secondary Education), Victor Nolet (Secondary Education) and Rosalie Romano (Secondary Education) presented “Developing a pedagogy of sustainability in teacher education” and “Making the familiar strange: teacher-candidates teaching sustainability to 7th graders,” at The Power of Partnerships: Creative Leadership in Environmental Education-2009 Conference in Portland, Ore, held Oct. 7 to 10.
Victor Nolet (Secondary Education) presented “Regional Partnerships for Sustainability Education” and co-presented “Teacher Preparation: Environmental and Sustainability Education Endorsement” with Gilda Wheeler (Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction), Abigail Ruskey (Environmental Education Association of Washington) and Dennis Sterner (Whitworth University) at the North American Association for Environmental Education 2009 Conference in Portland, Ore, held Oct. 7 to 10.
Three-time choice Danielle Slaughter headed eight Western Washington University student-athletes named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Cross Country Academic All-Star Team announced Thursday, Nov. 12.
Slaughter is a bio-chemistry major with a 3.69 (4.0 scale) grade point average.
Two Vikings selected for the second straight year were Jordan Welling, a manufacturing and supply chain management major with a 3.60 GPA, and Maeve Sayres, a biology major with a 3.26 GPA.
