2014

December
- Dean Nancy Butler Songer Featured in Chronicle of Higher Education
  
  December 08, 2014
  
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November
- Math Forum and CueThink Partner to Emphasize Social Interaction in Math Education
  
  November 24, 2014
  The Math Forum, the leading online math education community and a unit of Drexel University’s School of Education, and CueThink, a peer-to-peer iPad application for math problem solving, announced a partnership that will integrate the Math Forum’s award-winning problem-solving programs with CueThink’s social math learning platform. The partners aim to create new opportunities for teachers to address standards for developing mathematical thinking and to use technology strategically to enhance learning.
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- CueThink and The Math Forum Partner to Emphasize Social Interaction in Math
  
  November 24, 2014
  
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- Allen Grant and Annie Fetter Honored During National Distance Learning Week
  
  November 12, 2014
  
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- School of Education's Acclaimed Series "Critical Conversations in Urban Education" Returns Nov. 17
  
  November 06, 2014
  
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October
- Addressing the Nationwide Need for Teachers: Q&A With Dean Nancy Butler Songer
  
  October 28, 2014
  
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- Drexel Urban Education Series to Discuss Potential of Promise Zone
  
  October 22, 2014
  A diverse group of educators, organizations, parents, students and researchers who are interested in education in Philadelphia will come together at Drexel University on Monday, Nov. 17 from 6 – 8 p.m. Attendees will collaboratively define “urban education” and determine how that shared understanding informs the promise, potential and possibilities in the West Philadelphia Promise Zone neighborhood bordering Drexel and beyond. The discussion is part of the Critical Conversations in Urban Education series hosted by Drexel’s School of Education.
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August
- DC Office
  
  August 28, 2014
  Late last May, Drexel opened a new office in the middle of Washington, D.C. More than a year later, the office’s strategy is still evolving. But one thing is clear: It has opened up new worlds for Drexel.
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- Jump Inside Virtual Paintings at the Barnes with New App Created by SOE Professors
  
  August 28, 2014
  
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- Jump Inside Virtual Paintings at the Barnes and Explore with a New App Created by Drexel
  
  August 27, 2014
  Drexel University’s School of Education created a new, interactive mobile application for young visitors of the Barnes Foundation. Using 3-D immersive graphics, the touch-screen app, entitled “Keys to the Collection,” launches a game environment of the Barnes’ beloved, world-renowned art collection. The app turns a visit to the Barnes into a game or can be used to explore the Barnes virtually from anywhere.
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- Double Lives-Jamie Callahan
  
  August 18, 2014
  It takes a certain type of dancer to compete in West Coast Swing dance. It's a competition where you can't prepare for what you'll be judged on, but Jamie Callahan, a clinical professor in the School of Education, thrives on the surprise.
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- Aroutis Foster Awarded NSF CAREER Grant for “Learning as Identity Exploration Within Games for Science”
  
  August 15, 2014
  
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- Local Middle Schoolers Build a Bridge, Blow up a Watermelon and More at PECO-Drexel STEM Camp
  
  August 08, 2014
  Nearly 25 local rising fifth graders interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) built a bridge, blew up a watermelon and made ice cream, as part of a Summer STEM Camp from July 28 – August 1, the third and final week of the camp this summer. The camp is hosted by Drexel University's School of Education and funded by a grant from PECO.
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July
- School of Education-Produced Video for National Constitution Center Wins Two Telly Awards
  
  July 17, 2014
  
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- School of Education China Collaborations
  
  July 09, 2014
  Drexel’s connections with China include institutional partnerships, a summer trip for the men’s basketball team and a Drexel alumnus in the president’s chair at a new university in Shanghai. And you can add another to that list: A growing set of School of Education professors is studying, collaborating, and sharing research with educators in China.
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June
- Drexel and Wexford Purchase University City High School Site
  
  June 16, 2014
  Drexel University City Development, LLC, the joint venture between Drexel and Wexford Science & Technology, LLC, officially closed June 16 on the purchase of a 14-acre site from the School District of Philadelphia that formerly housed the University City High School, the Charles Drew Elementary School and The Walnut Center.
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May
- Can You Learn to be Creative? Drexel Master’s Degree Teaches Students to Create Eureka Moments
  
  May 31, 2014
  Preparing students to think like creative professionals is the goal of Drexel University Online’s master of science’s degree program in creativity and innovation, offered through the School of Education. While many colleges and universities are beginning to offer individual courses in creativity, Drexel’s master's degree program is one of only a few full creativity degree programs in the country.
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- Global Education Colloquium Brown Bag Series - June 17, 2014
  
  May 30, 2014
  
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- Dr. Nancy Songer Named Dean of School of Education
  
  May 22, 2014
  
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- Global Education Colloquium Brown Bag Series - May 20, 2014
  
  May 20, 2014
  Dr. Sperandio will present opportunities to consider best practice in preparing women for leadership and measures that could be adopted to ensure their equal representation in leadership and decision-making at the school level worldwide.
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- Critical Conversations in Urban Education - May 13, 2014
  
  May 07, 2014
  
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April
- Dr. Nancy Songer Named Dean of Drexel University’s School of Education
  
  April 24, 2014
  Nancy Butler Songer, PhD, has been named the new dean of the School of Education at Drexel University. Songer will begin her term on August 3.
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- DragonsTeach Kickoff
  
  April 22, 2014
  The United States needs more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. And Drexel has a wealth of bright students studying in those same fields. Now, a new program will connect Drexel’s strength with the nation’s need.
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- Join Us for a Celebration of DragonsTeach
  
  April 21, 2014
  
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- New iPad App Teaches Physics Concepts Using Artifacts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
  
  April 16, 2014
  
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- Drexel's New iPad App Teaches Physics Concepts Using Artifacts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
  
  April 10, 2014
  “Physics at the Art Museum”is a new iPad app that teaches users about the physics behind art works in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The mobile iPad app is now available for download, free of charge, from Apple’s App Store. It will also be available through the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s website, www.philamuseum.org.
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- Rebecca Clothey Awarded Grant to Study Educational System in Argentina
  
  April 01, 2014
  
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- Community Cultural Wealth: Uyghurs, Social Networks, and Education
  
  April 01, 2014
  Community Cultural Wealth: Uyghurs, Social Networks, and Education Tuesday, April 15, 2014 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
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March
- Oaxacan Ceramists and An American Author: A Case Study of Intercultural Communication
  
  March 18, 2014
  Oaxacan Ceramists and An American Author: A Case Study of Intercultural Communication Tuesday, March 18, 2014 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
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- Drexel Awarded $1.45 Million UTEACH Grant to Recruit, Train New Teachers in STEM Disciplines
  
  March 12, 2014
  Drexel University has been selected to receive a $1.45 million grant from the National Math and Science Initiative to replicate the UTeach program, a secondary STEM teacher preparation initiative that is helping to address the nation’s STEM education crisis by producing qualified math and science teachers across the country.
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February
- School of Education Marketing Team Earns Silver CUPPIE for Train Card Campaign
  
  February 18, 2014
  The School of Education was recently awarded a silver CUPPIE for their Train Card Campaign.
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- Growing Up Poor: The Multifaceted Reach of Poverty Into Youth’s Lives & Schooling in Rural NW China
  
  February 17, 2014
  Growing Up Poor: The Multifaceted Reach of Poverty Into Youth’s Lives & Schooling in Rural NW China Tuesday, January 21, 2014 12:00 PM-1:00 PM
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- Engineering and Math Challenge
  
  February 03, 2014
  It was a problem involving building blocks, tough enough to stump doctoral students. But Philadelphia high- and middle-school students tackled it admirably at a challenge presented by Drexel's Math Forum last week.
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2014

Aroutis Foster Awarded NSF CAREER Grant for “Learning as Identity Exploration Within Games for Science”