Secondary Education News

The Michael D. Eisner College of Education celebrates you!  You have accomplished the extraordinary, attaining your educational goals in this historic, unprecedented time.  You have awed and humbled all of us, your professors, staff and administrators.  We recognize your resiliency, sacrifice and willingness to not only persevere but also bravely embrace the future as leaders in new professional environments in the fields of education, administration, counseling and therapy and community service.  Read more

This Teacher Appreciation Week, we want to thank all of the hard-working and life-shaping teachers out there - whether they be in K-12 or higher-education settings - for the tireless dedication and care poured into their work, students, and community. We also want to extend our thanks to healthcare workers and first responders for keeping us safe and healthy, especially in this very difficult time for them. We see you and appreciate all you do!

Alternate learning modalities have now been extended through the entirety of the spring semester. Effective as a soon as possible but no later than the end of day Friday, March 20, staff who are not directly instructed to work on campus in person should not come to campus. CSUN will maintain Student Housing and CSUN Dining under these emergency circumstances so long as there is a need to do so, but Student Housing residents who can are encouraged to explore alternate living arrangements. Commencement exercises, hooding ceremonies, and department/credential receptions have been postponed until after the pandemic crisis subsides. Read the full message from President Harrison

TeachingWorks, an organization at the University of Michigan, is focused on raising the quality of entry-level teaching by working with groups of teacher educators on five CSU campuses to support efforts to continue to develop practice-based, social-justice focused teacher preparation programs. Lead CSUN faculty member is Minsung Kwon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Elementary Education. Core CSUN faculty members are Dr. Joyce Burstein (EED), Dr. David Kretschmer (EED), Dr. Greg Knotts (EED), Dr. Jenn Wolfe (SED), and Dr. Zhen Chai (SPED). Read more