https://cehhs.usu.edu/teal/news/index.xmlRead news about the School of Teacher Education and Leadership in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State Univeristy.https://templateresources.usu.edu/_resources/assets/images/U-State.pnghttps://cehhs.usu.edu/en-usNewshttps://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/student-art-on-display-and-on-the-move-with-art-in-transit.phpThis year, the Art in Transit bus features poppies, butterflies and beetles created by first and second grade students at River Heights Elementary and fifth graders at Lake View Elementary.Monday, 23 June 2025https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2025/social-studies-literature-study.phpRyan Knowles, associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL) in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University, was recently awarded a research grant from the renowned Spencer FoundThursday, 8 May 2025https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2025/uprooted-comic-book.phpProfessor Kessa Roberts collaborated with researchers at Southern Methodist University in a unique way to communicate with educators about a serious topic—student homelessness. Funded by a grant from the Spencer Foundation, the team created a comic book, Thursday, 24 April 2025https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/K-8-grade-student-art-on-display-at-sixth-annual-creativity-unbound-exhibition.phpA stream of parents and students flowed through the Lyndsley Wilkerson Gallery in the Sorenson Center for Clinical Excellence Friday during the opening of the six annual Creativity Unbound Student Art Exhibition. Pieces of art in a variety of mediums fromTuesday, 4 February 2025https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2024/reading-hall-of-fame.phpJake Downs, assistant professor in USU’s School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL), was recently awarded the 2024 Reading Hall of Fame Emerging Scholars Fellowship. TEAL Department Head Steven Camicia says, “This fellowship indicates the high regaFriday, 13 December 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2024/honors-in-education.phpCindy Jones, professor and director of the Literacy Clinic in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL) in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services was recently recognized for her outstanding lifetime achievements at the HThursday, 22 August 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2024/educator-preparation.phpSylvia Read, associate dean for accreditation and undergraduate studies and professor in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services (CEHS), is one of three co-editors of a publication wrFriday, 19 July 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/elementary-school-students-turn-cache-valley-buses-into-moving-art-galleries.phpWhen 9-year-old Mae Linton first saw the Cache Valley bus featuring her and her classmates’ artwork, she felt like a celebrity. An elementary schooler sits on the bus and points to a piece of blue and white art hanging in the window. Aurora Villa Mae LintFriday, 28 June 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2024/primary-sources.phpThree statewide USU professors in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL) in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services are collaborating on a research grant to provide teachers with picture books, resources, and hands-on Wednesday, 26 June 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2024/white-house-summit.phpDrs. Colby Tofel-Grehl and Mario Suárez in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL) were honored to attend the inaugural White House Summit on Equity and Excellence in STEMM. According to Tofel-Grehl, the summit enabled them to “build networkWednesday, 22 May 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2024/creativity-unbound.phpCreativity Unbound, a K-8 student art exhibit in the Lyndsley Wilkerson Gallery in the Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence at Utah State University, opened on February 9 to an enthusiastic crowd. Thursday, 28 March 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/arts-integration-exhibit-showcased-at-the-sorenson-centers-wilkerson-gallery.phpCreativity Unbound, a K-8 student art exhibit in the Lyndsley Wilkerson Gallery in the Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence at Utah State University, opened on Feb. 9 to an enthusiastic crowd.Thursday, 21 March 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/birch-creek-elementary-art-project-creates-unity-and-friendships.phpA recent art project at Birch Creek Elementary bridged the gap between first and sixth grade, creating unity and new friendships. Art specialist Natalie Nish’s sixth-grade students converted drawings of monsters created by first-graders into three-dimensiFriday, 15 March 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/lewiston-elementary-students-work-together-to-bring-art-to-life-with-car-models.phpAfter having first-graders draw designs for their dream car as one of their art projects, Lewiston Elementary art teacher Tina Ernstrom is now having her sixth-grade students create three-dimensional paper mache models to bring the designs to life.Thursday, 29 February 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2024/black-joy-in-STEM.phpBlack Joy is a relatively recent movement, dating to 2015, that focuses on celebrating positive Black experiences. The term itself is credited to Black Joy Project founder Kleaver Cruz, who defined the movement as “a digital and real-world effort to centeWednesday, 21 February 2024https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2023/computational-spatial-thinking.phpEducation and learning science researchers at USU have received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to research how children develop computational thinking in early elementary school settings.Tuesday, 17 October 2023https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2023/usu-earns-a-in-science-of-reading-education-for-future-elementary-teachers.phpJake Downs, assistant professor of science of reading education in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership, explains how USU's early childhood and elementary education programs prepare graduates to teach literacy more effectively in classrooms.Wednesday, 6 September 2023https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/summer-bee-camp-at-edith-bowen-provides-garden-based-STEAM-learning-for3-4-graders.phpDuring the middle of June, 30 energetic third and fourth graders from the Cache County and Logan school districts learned about ecosystems, pollinators, plants, soil conservation, biodiversity and sustainability at the first Summer Bee Camp.Thursday, 20 July 2023https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/sunrise-elementary-students-combine-learning-and-creativity-to-create-a-mosaic-of-Utah.phpAfter working for nearly a year, students at Sunrise Elementary have completed a colorful glass mosaic featuring habitats and animals found in Utah. Pairing curriculum with creativity, students incorporated content from science lessons into a beautiful arTuesday, 27 June 2023https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/new-art-in-transit-bus-featuring-ecosystems-and-winter-landscapes-unveiled-at-summerfest.phpMillville Elementary School students with the guidance of their art teacher used watercolor to bring to life ecosystems and winter landscapes which will be featured during this year’s Art in Transit: From Schools to Community program.Tuesday, 20 June 2023https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2023/chaos-learning-lab-recognized-for-innovative-stem-and-diversity.phpThe CHAOS Learning Lab at USU was recently included in a national policy brief by the Education Commission of the States as an outstanding example of innovative STEM education, arts integration, and diversity and equity in education.Tuesday, 21 March 2023https://www.ccsdut.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5044&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=79665&PageID=9Congratulations to Birch Creek Elementary School's Natalie Nish, who was recently named the Utah Art Education Association's Elementary Art Educator of the Year! According to the UAEA, this award is given each year to one elementary classroom teacher or sSunday, 12 March 2023https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2023/hawaiian-students-advocate-for-sacred-spaces-through-tech-and-design.phpDr. Colby Tofel-Grehl is partnering with a rural middle school in Hawaii to develop culturally responsive computing projects for youth as they advocate for the island’s wahi pana, or sacred spaces. Wednesday, 11 January 2023https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2023/data-infrastructure-to-support-lgbtq-inclusion-in-stem.phpDr. Mario Suárez has received a grant from the American Association for the Advancement of Science to research increasing opportunities for LGBTQ students in STEM fields by collecting and managing data on sexual orientation and gender identity.Thursday, 5 January 2023https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2022/usu-researchers-create-multimodal-framework.phpAssociate professor Amy Piotrowski and doctoral student Mary Ellen Greenwood of the School of Teacher Education and Leadership published an award-winning article about assessing students’ multimodal compositions to encourage digital and media literacy.Wednesday, 28 December 2022https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/new-art-in-transit-bus-featuring-student-art-revealed-at-summerfest.phpStudents from Bear River Charter School were surprised to discover their artwork had been chosen to adorn a Cache Valley Transportation Department bus to celebrate the tenth year of the Art in Transit: From Schools to Community program adorning the buses.Wednesday, 22 June 2022https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2022/cehs-awards-2022.phpIn 2022, faculty, staff, and students from the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services received awards at the college and university levels for their excellence in academics, mentorship, and service.Tuesday, 14 June 2022https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2022/fulbright-award-sends-math-education-professor-to-brazil.phpFulbright awardee Jessica Shumway, assistant professor of mathematics education in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership, will travel to Brazil in April 2023 to continue her research on mathematics education.Friday, 10 June 2022https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/a-decade-of-art-in-transit-new-bus-featuring-student-art-revealed.phpOn Thursday morning, sixth graders from Mount Logan Middle School looked with amazement at the brand-new Art in Transit bus displaying their artwork. “That's my mom!” Olivia Ortiz said to her group of friends, pointing to the side of the bus.Monday, 11 April 2022https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/mandi-sigg-uses-art-integrated-instruction.phpSigg, Lewiston’s 2021-22 Teacher of the Year, takes on the challenge of incorporating ideas that will help students see their education differently. She teaches art as part of the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program (BTSALP), which provides artMonday, 11 April 2022https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/arts-are-core/news/usu-recognizes-outstanding-efforts.phpExceptional faculty across the Utah State University system were celebrated at the 2022 Faculty Awards Ceremony on Thursday, hosted jointly by the Office of Research and the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.Thursday, 31 March 2022https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2021/e-stitch-project-honored-by-nsf.phpLed by Colby Tofel-Grehl and other researchers in ITLS and TEAL, the E-STITCH project was honored by NSF program officers as one of only three projects nationwide that exemplifies efforts in engaging technology in classrooms for equitable education. Wednesday, 13 October 2021https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2021/sherry-marx-ijme.phpTEAL professor Sherry Marx was recently named editor in chief of the International Journal of Multicultural Education, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that accepts high-quality submissions globally from the fields of education, anthropology, and otheMonday, 3 May 2021https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2021/refugee-youth-stem-education.phpRefugee youth are particularly vulnerable to exclusion from STEM fields. An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Utah and the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at USU is studying how to increase STEM participationMonday, 29 March 2021https://www.hjnews.com/news/education/usu-gallery-exhibits-artwork-created-by-local-k-8-students-over-pandemic-virtual-tour-online/article_8375fe92-2599-592b-ae03-956cd53436bf.htmlAlthough the coronavirus threw a wrench into many in-person celebrations over the past year, an exhibit of artwork from local students shows that restrictions can come with a silver lining of innovation.Monday, 22 March 2021https://www.usu.edu/today/story/aurora-hughes-villa-named-uaea-art-educator-of-the-yearAurora Hughes Villa, professional practice associate professor in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University, has been selected as the 2020-21 Utah Art Education Association (UAEA) Higher Education Art E...Wednesday, 17 March 2021http://btsarts.org/2020/12/03/studio-habits-of-mind-change-for-the-better/My schedule just changed…again. Art times have been shortened…again. There was no money for the art supply budget this year and students are not allowed to share supplies. There have been so many challenges to teaching art to elementary stu…Tuesday, 2 March 2021https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2020/camicia-lgbtq-inclusion.phpSteven Camicia of the School of Teacher Education and Leadership was recognized by the American Association for Teaching Curriculum for his research on LGBTQ exclusion from state social studies standards.Tuesday, 11 August 2020https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2020/colby-tofel-grehl-career-award.phpDr. Colby Tofel-Grehl, assistant professor in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership in CEHS, received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Monday, 11 May 2020https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2020/cehs-receives-high-national-rankings.phpU.S. News and World Report awarded high rankings to CEHS for is graduate programs, online master’s programs, and research funding.Thursday, 19 March 2020https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2020/creativity-unbound-new-exhibit-features-art-of-learningVisitors to the Sorenson Center for Clinical Excellence on Tuesday, February 4 were greeted with music and the buzz of children’s voices as the Lyndsley Wilkerson Gallery celebrated the opening of its newest exhibit, “Creativity Unbound.”Wednesday, 26 February 2020https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2020/teal-teacher-prep-among-best-in-nation.phpUSU's undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program in TEAL has been named one of the top in the country by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) for its strong commitment to evidence-based reading instruction.Tuesday, 28 January 2020https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2019/teal-presidential-award.phpRachel Reeder, a doctoral student pursuing a Ph.D. in mathematics education in the Teacher Education and Leadership department at USU, was recently awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST).Monday, 28 October 2019https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2019/coding-in-kindergarten.phpDrs. Jessica Shumway and Jody Clarke-Midura met with Congressman Rob Bishop, Representative of the 1st District in Utah, and his education legislative assistant, Paul Johnson, to share information about NSF’s program as well as their own research.Monday, 7 October 2019http://btsalp.com/2019/09/08/utah-state-arts-are-core-conference/Utah State University sent BTSALP specialists and classroom teachers “back to school” with strategies and lesson ideas to reach every learner. Arts Are Core: One World, Many Makers provided professional development arts-integration for K-6 classroom…Wednesday, 18 September 2019https://www.hjnews.com/news/education/new-art-in-transit-bus-wraps-unveiled/article_e6502bd9-e075-5e0e-a727-cb61a04a5665.htmlA girl riding her mountain bike on the Cache Valley terrain with local landmarks in the background is the artistic piece that will be seen driving around the valley this year as the winner of the Art in Transit competition to design a bus wrap.Monday, 17 June 2019https://www.ccsdut.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=5044&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=46898&PageID=3973Known for her energy, creativity, and the beautiful artwork she helps her students produce, Shannon Erickson has been named Mountainside Elementary’s 2018-2019 Teacher of the Year. Erickson has taught at Mountainside for four years as the Beverly Ta…Wednesday, 17 April 2019https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2019/03/02/hundreds-arts-groups-wait/In a ghost town near Leeds — far away from the decision-makers in the Utah Capitol — Ronald Cundick is trying to keep a bit of Utah history from falling apart. “You have to use old mortar. You can’t use new mortar. It’s too strong; it breaks up the…Saturday, 2 March 2019https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2018/computer-science-education.phpUSU’s Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, ranked in the top 3% of colleges nationally by the U.S. News and World Report, recently received three grants totaling nearly $2 million focusing on computer science education.Tuesday, 16 October 2018http://btsalp.com/2018/09/19/btsalp-statewide-conference-2018/On September 13th and 14th, members of the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program, from all over the state gathered at the Utah State Capitol to connect, learn and create. Specialists, principals, university partners all working together to…Wednesday, 19 September 2018https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2018/camicia.phpSteven Camicia is receiving accolades for his newly published book titled “Critical democratic education and LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum: Opportunities and constraints.”Tuesday, 4 September 2018https://www.hjnews.com/news/education/art-in-transit-program-unveils-new-bus-art-at-summerfest/article_879e964b-7920-5055-b3a2-fa45f3545e58.htmlThree Fast Forward High School students will get to see their artwork driving around the city for the next year, their reward for winning the Design a Bus Wrap competition. The design by Fast Forward students Frederick Ball, Cameron Barry and Shawn…Friday, 15 June 2018https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2018/TEAL-electricity.phpA class of fifth-graders from Edith Bowen Laboratory school got an up-close lesson on the wonders of electricity in a collaborative project with the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL).Monday, 2 April 2018https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2018/wilson-lopez.phpDr. Amy Wilson-Lopez, associate professor in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership, has been recognized with the 2017 Early Career Achievement Award from the Literacy Research Association.Friday, 12 January 2018http://btsalp.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/48-Legislative-Luncheon-2018.pdf#page=4Lewiston Elementary Arts Specialist: Mandi Sigg UTAH'S NATIVE ANIMALS POP! Fourth Graders exhibiting learned facts about native animals of Utah and their habitats.Monday, 1 January 2018http://btsalp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/47-Fused-Glass-Utah-State.pdfSixth grade classes (90 students) at Canyon Elementary worked with glass artist, Carrie Trenholm and created fused glass panels inspired by ancient cultures. Students learned about West African Adrinka textile designs and symbols, Egyptian hieroglyp…Friday, 1 December 2017https://www.hjnews.com/allaccess/art-in-transit-program-continues-to-introduce-student-art-to/article_61dbccc8-2d98-50b0-a243-42c25065bdf5.htmlHYRUM — Fourth grade students gasped with delight as they exited the doors of Lincoln Elementary on Monday morning and saw their own artwork on display. “See that on the sign?” fourth-grader Codee Thompson said. “That’s mine.”Monday, 16 October 2017https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2017/number-sense.phpHow can young students’ interest and achievement in mathematics be improved? Dr. Jessica Shumway, assistant professor in USU’s School of Teacher Education and Leadership, speculates that one way could be to strengthen students’ “number sense.”Tuesday, 5 September 2017https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2017/upcea.phpAn innovative teaching method is bringing increased attention to Dr. Courtney Stewart, an assistant professor in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership.Monday, 15 May 2017https://cehs.usu.edu/news/2017/beth-macdonald.phpDr. Beth MacDonald is giving an important gift to the world: exceptional math teachers.Tuesday, 21 February 2017