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PDS Inquiry Conference highlights interns' research

5/2/19

Penn State's Professional Development School interns are tasked to ask intriguing questions and find enlightening, research-based answers. Prospective teachers Leah Higbee, Krishawna Goins and dozens of their PDS classmates put their queries and subsequent findings on display at the program's annual Inquiry Conference.

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Two education students learn a lot by doing -- and they're doing a lot

5/1/19

If the time-worn adage that job seekers should limit their resume to a single page remains true, then Penn State students Taylor Young and Carly Siegle are out of luck. Those two prospective educators in just four semesters have participated in enough educational activities to start to fill a university bulletin.

Alumni Spotlight

Park Smith: Enhancing education at Jersey College

5/1/19

The Alumni Spotlight is a monthly feature in Bridges, highlighting College of Education alumni who are making a difference in the lives of the people around them. This edition features Park Smith, whose career as a financial aid planner led him to the college's learning, design and technology online graduate program.

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Sustainability, education, arts, communications projects win strategic support

4/29/19

Initiatives that include studying the sustainable management of forests using Penn State forestland as a living laboratory; developing professional development and instructional tools for educators to teach difficult historical and social subjects; and a summer program designed to prepare students for success in four-year STEM degrees, are among 12 projects that Penn State is funding as part of the fourth round of seed grants for strategic initiative pilot programs.

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Penn Staters represent 'All In' at education abroad conference

4/22/19

Brian Brubaker, director of education abroad in Penn State Global Programs, and Wendy Coduti, assistant professor of education (rehabilitation and human services), held a session at the Forum on Education Abroad that examined best practices in recruiting, preparing and supporting students with disabilities in education abroad.

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