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Welcome to Fall 2024!

Shari Tarver Behring

We are proud that the Michael D. Eisner College of Education remains one of the largest Colleges of Education in the CSU system, providing to our surrounding communities hundreds of outstanding new professionals in the fields of education, counseling, administration, and Deaf Studies. The Eisner College engages in transformative education and initiatives that put into practice our commitment to social justice, equity, access, and inclusion, and supporting the social-emotional well-being of university, school, and community members. I am grateful to our talented faculty, staff, alumni, and community partners, all instrumental in ensuring the excellence of our educational programs and community-serving centers. We have reason to be proud as we prepare our students to make positive contributions to our world!

Dean Shari Tarver Behring

Elementary Education News

Welcoming Cat Maiorca, Assistant Professor, Elementary STEM Education

October 3, 2024

Cat Maiorca

We are pleased to welcome Cat Maiorca, new Assistant Professor, Elementary STEM, in the Department of Elementary Education. Prior to joining us, she taught in the Elementary Education department at California State University Long Beach, and was a professor of Mathematics Education at Oklahoma State University. She received her M.A. in 2011 from Sierra Nevada College, and her Ph.D. in 2016 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her research interests include model-eliciting activities, equity in integrated STEM education, effective STEM teaching and learning practices for every student, integrated STEM education in formal and informal settings, preservice teachers, and students’ dispositions toward integrated STEM. Read more

Dr. Alex Hollett's Awards and Publications

September 8, 2024

The University Library

Dr. Alex Hollett (Elementary Education) has recently received the Blenda Wilson Diversity in Education, the College of Education Research Grant Award, and has also published a new chapter in The Future of Education: Rebuilding a Democracy in Ruins. Congratulations, Dr. Hollett! Read more

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