With the goals of reaching out to the community and increasing the extent and efficacy of education research, the Center for Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (CITES) is undergoing a structural renovation. As of July 1, the office of CITES has three divisions: Education Support, Education Research, and Professional... Read More

School bullying is not new or unusual. Almost 30 percent of youth in the United States participate in bullying either as a bully, a target of bullying, or both. Of the 70 percent of students not involved in bullying, all have seen or heard of someone they know being bullied. Studies on the effects of bullying show that being... Read More

Roni Jo Draper, associate professor and graduate coordinator for the Department of Teacher Education, participated in a two-day faculty teaching improvement conference for the Undergraduate Education Academy.  Draper gave her presentation, entitled “Creating and Using Reading and Study Guides to Promote and Assess... Read More

Motivating youth to prepare for college is a challenge, especially when students lack role models who have completed high school or obtained higher education.  In a survey of Hispanic students from local schools, Betty Ashbaker, a professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, found that the... Read More

Collaboration is a major component of successful inclusion, according to a recently published article by Nari Carter, a doctoral student in the Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation program.  When two teachers are brought into a situation in which they need to collaborate, one of the main determinants of their... Read More

When you look at the outside of a building, the inner structure isn’t immediately visible. So if you tried to build a replica of the building based on your surface understanding, your version might appear similar but in reality have an entirely different structure. Andy Gibbons, chair of the Department of Instructional... Read More

Few undergraduate students get the opportunity to conduct field research. Far fewer have their work published. However, Steve and Julie Hite from the McKay School’s Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations are offering undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to participate in both academic experiences. Each... Read More

Teaching improvement doesn’t have to come at the expense of family, hobbies, or health, says Whitney McGowan, a doctoral student in the McKay School’s Department of Instructional Psychology and Technology. Although many university faculty members feel that it is difficult to improve teaching without great sacrifice,... Read More

“I don’t have pioneer ancestors, I have no sisters, and I’m a through and through Washington Huskies fan,” joked Tim Morrison, speaker at this month’s Power of Teaching lecture.  “The fact that I was chosen to speak to you today shows that we really can beat the odds that sometimes... Read More

“When you work alone you are good at one thing. When you work together you can be good at everything. It is impossible to fail together,” declared Jason Hall, the keynote speaker for college meetings of the McKay School during the 2009-2010 University Conference week. Each year as fall semester begins, faculty... Read More

When they return to BYU for fall classes, seven student interns from the McKay School of Education will bring with them memories of exploring the nation’s capital and being engaged in teaching some of its youngest and most enthusiastic citizens. For three months these McKay School students have been tutoring preschool... Read More

When Marie Tuttle’s younger brother was in first grade, he fell madly in love with his teacher. Every night at dinner he would tell stories about everything Miss Brown had done that day and all the reasons why she was the best teacher in the world. When Tuttle finally met the famous Miss Brown, she was surprised at... Read More