MOOCs support English learners

Dean Deborah Stipek announced in an email to the Graduate School of Education that Bryan Brown and Thomas Dee will serve as new associate deans.

A new program by the graduate schools of education and business develops entrepreneurial leadership skills of superintendents.

Professor Jo Boaler says students learn math best when they work on problems they enjoy, rather than exercises and drills they fear.

New research by Professor Geoffrey Cohen finds teens are influenced by “caricatures” of their peers’ sex lives and drug use.

Making Common Core more common

Stanford was preparing teachers to teach the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) long before they existed. The ability for students to think critically and engage in deep analysis is central to a meaningful education.

This issue of the Educator highlights some of the ways we are extending the lessons we provide in the Stanford Teacher Education Program to teachers nationwide. You'll learn about Kenji Hakuta's online courses to help English language learners and Jo Boaler's research on math that emphasizes understanding over memorization, for example.

Common Core is putting demands on teachers that are far beyond what most have had to do. We are working with school and district leaders to help meet the challenges. READ THE FULL DEAN'S NOTE