Twenty-five years ago, Robert Gleave joined the BYU Office of Counseling and Psychological Services as its newest psychologist. Since then, thousands of students have gone through his office, first in the Kimball Tower and later in the Wilkinson Center. He has helped them mature, overcome their challenges, and become stronger. Whether they were graduate students learning to conduct advanced group theory or incoming freshmen struggling with being on their own …

Charles Graham, associate dean of the McKay School and professor in the Department of Instructional Psychology and Technology (IP&T), has recently published two books on blended learning. These books “both resulted from collaborations with colleagues,” Graham explained. “It is interesting that they happened simultaneously. One focuses on research in the area of blended learning and is more academic, while the second is geared more towards practitioners.”
Essentials for Blended Learning: A …

A teacher never stops learning, and for the 29 elementary school teachers and specialists who are part of the Arts Leadership Academy each year, an important part of that learning is in the arts. These educators are chosen by their BYU-Public School Partnership school districts to participate in the academy and broaden their knowledge and skills in the arts.
Developed seven years ago by the BYU Arts Partnership, the Arts Leadership …

Seeking alternatives to costly traditional textbooks, Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation (EIME) PhD student Jared Robinson and his team are investigating the use of low-cost open-source materials.
Robinson, who has been a teacher, said of his decision to pursue a doctorate degree at the McKay School, “I want to be part of the larger educational discourse, and a degree allows for that.” Robinson has found the chance to join significant educational …

The Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations holds two transitional dinners each year to introduce the Leadership Preparation Program interns to the principals of the schools to which they have been assigned. The principals who attend the event will be working with the interns for the next three months on a full-time basis. These events provide students with an opportunity to get to know their mentor principal before beginning their …