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The Bridge Project Receives Continuation Grant From U.S. Department of Education

October 3, 2022

The Bridge Project

Congratulations to Dr. Zhen Chai and the rest of the Bridge Project team for receiving a $231,245 continuation grant from the U.S. Department of Education for "The Bridge Project: Bringing Early Childhood Special Educators and Behavior Interventionists Together Through Interdisciplinary Evidence-Based Preparation to Serve Young Children with High-Intensity Needs". Learn more on the Bridge Project website

Kids are suffering from toxic stress. Here's some advice on how we can help them heal

September 26, 2022

Jennifer Vargas Pemberton

Stress and upheaval are harmful at any time, but the pandemic has forced many families onto a roller coaster ride that seems unending. Families and caregivers are concerned about what this period of great instability means for their children, so the LA Times turned to psychologist Dr. Jennifer Vargas Pemberton (Educational Psychology & Counseling), who has worked with children and teenagers for decades, for some answers. Read more on the LA Times

Project CREATE: Preparing Culturally Responsive Early Educators in Teacher Education

September 9, 2022

The University Library

Congratulations to Dr. Zhen Chai and the rest of the Project CREATE team for receiving a United States Department of Education award in the amount of $1.1 million. The purpose of this project is to support a newly modified Early Childhood Special Education Preliminary Credential Program and to prepare competent culturally responsive early childhood special educators/early interventionists who will be eligible for the California Preliminary Education Specialist Credential. Read more

Interested in Being Published in a Peer-Reviewed Newsletter?

September 9, 2022

T-Care

The Center for Teaching and Learning in the Michael D.Eisner College of Education at Cal State Northridge is actively seeking submissions for the next issue of T-CARE. Share your practical strategies, your helpful resources, and your educational insights in this open topic call for submissions! Read more

Education on the Edge: Translucent Panel Discussion

September 9, 2022

Education on the Edge event

Participants are kindly asked to watch translucent prior to this event by using the link below. translucent is the moving 24 minutes documentary about a young adult's gender transition journey and was a finalist for the 48th annual Student Academy Awards. CSUN alum, Avery Fox, the subject of the documentary and co-director of the film will join a diverse panel of varying perspectives on the topic of how educators and families can best support transgender individuals. Q&A will be encouraged. this session is intended to build on and go deeper into issues touched on in last semester's panel discussion. Read more

Doctoral Dissertation Showcase: Where Research and Practice Meet

September 7, 2022

Doctoral Dissertation Showcase

Join us on October 22 for the Doctoral Dissertation Showcase! The purpose of the showcase is to provide research information to the PK-16 professional community as well as broaden doctoral students’ horizons of research and dissertation, support them in starting and finishing their research, disseminate scholarly work, promote research culture, support institutional efforts to advance equity and social justice, and model academic paper presentations.  Read more

Surpassing Our Teacher Education Enrollment Goals

September 1, 2022

CSUN Eisner College of Education

There is a severe teacher shortage in our schools, leaving many students in classrooms without prepared educators to move them toward academic success. The Michael D. Eisner College of Education provided the most new teachers hired by LAUSD this year of any College of Education with 19% of the 3108 teachers hired from CSUN. This was possible because as one of the largest California State University Colleges of Education, we met and surpassed teacher education enrollment goals for the second year in a row. Read more

CSUN Reading and Literacy Certificate Program Wins Ballmer Group Grant

September 1, 2022

Mira Pak

The College of Education was funded nearly $3.5 million through the Ballmer Group for the CSUN Reading and Literacy Certificate program. The grant covers the CSUN course fees for LAUSD teachers (preference given to primary grade teachers) to earn the Reading Certificate over the summer, then return in the fall for one additional class. This qualifies them to be recommended to the CTC for their Reading & Literacy Added Authorizations. Read more

Education Staff Win Service Awards

September 1, 2022

The University Library

Several College of Education staff were recently recognized for their excellence in the 2022 CSUN Staff Service Awards. Congratulations to: Victoria Berrey, Family Focus Resource Center, who was awarded the CSUN Community Engaged Staff Award; and Kelly Riese, Elementary Education, who was recognized for the CSUN Award of Merit. Read more

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