Collaboration fuels and supports effective research. Products of student-faculty collaboration are showcased in the annual Mentored Research Conference, which brings together McKay School students and faculty to conduct and display their scholarly work. 
Every year, McKay School students work with research advisors in their departments, and student and advisor decide on an area of research together. For example, Department of Communication Disorders (ComD) students Courtney Morris, Rebecca Mansfield, and Emily Gibbons …

Teaching success might not lie in flashy new technologies or techniques, according to Mike Mattos, internationally renowned education practitioner and presenter. Instead, he advised educators to return to the foundational principles underlying their curricula in order to most effectively prepare their students for the future.
Mattos was recently featured at the Principals Academy Workshop, sponsored by The Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (CITES). Established in 2002, Principals …

Teachers worry not only about their students’ education, but also about the children’s health. Increasing popularity of video and computer games has kept children indoors and reduced their physical activity. However, a new form of interactive playground has encouraged students to venture back outdoors and engage in a new kind of activity. Heather Francis from PlaySpace Designs presented to Instructional Psychology and Technology students on innovative ways her company has …