Two students and a McKay School administrator will speak at graduation convocation, August 2018.
At this August's graduation convocation, there will be two students, Kimberly Ellsworth and Hannah Stokes, and one administrator, Al Merkley, speaking.
Marcie Calder, school psychology student, received the Services for Transition Age Youth Fellowship
Marcie Calder was selected for support under the Minority Fellowship Program Services for Transition Age Youth (STAY) fellowship. Along with a generous stipend…
Current education doctorate student Karen Strong volunteered for a day at an evacuation center only to have it turn into a two-week stay.
Wildfires spread in northern California this past October, which forced schools to shut down and turn into evacuation centers. Karen Strong found herself…
EdLF master’s student Karie Cooper is helping transform classroom learning with art
As part of the EdLF LPP program, Karie Cooper has been interning at Greenwood Elementary School where she writes and prepares K-6 lessons, which blend math,…
Cregg Ingram's legacy has rippled through generations.
Former McKay School Professor, Cregg Ingram, has made a profound impact on generations of students. This tribute highlights just a few people who were inspired…
The Communication Disorders Department hired two new faculty members this summer.
Two new assistant professors, Tyson Harmon and Julie Schow, were hired this summer and are spotlighted here.
Propelled to learn about autism after her daughter’s diagnosis, Heather Beatie shares her knowledge with others.
Heather Smith Beatie chose to be a stay-at-home mother when she found out her daughter, Melissa, had autism. Her background in education helped her find the…
McKay Perkins programs coding into elementary education.
To prepare students for a future in coding, McKay Perkins uses a simplified coding program designed for elementary education purposes.
Intended…
Hannah Wold found in a recent study that reading effectiveness significantly improves after physical activity.
Wold found that reading scores (words per minute, accuracy, and words retold) are significantly affected by the amount of physical activity students do.
Robinson follows her passions and pursues a nontraditional career in education
Shaped by her early childhood education major, Robinson pursues an education-centered career outside of the traditional elementary classroom
