Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education

Toma-Harrold '23, an elementary education alumna, was recognized as a top five finalist for the 2022-2023 North Carolina Student Teacher of the Year at the North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (NCACTE) Fall Forum.

The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation named Elon University a recipient of its 2023 Frank Murray Leadership Recognition for Continuous Improvement.

M.Ed. alumna and faculty mentor recently published an article that advances equity in mathematics education through a learning unit.

In a forthcoming book chapter, Vehabovic considers the ways in which K-12 educators and students might use children’s literature in classrooms and out-of-school spaces and places to engage with sociophobic situations.

Cherrel Miller Dyce, associate professor of education and executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, Ms. Marlene Harrison-Reid, a teacher with Guilford County Schools, and Deanna Townsend-Smith, senior director at the Dudley Flood Center, facilitated this summer experience for participating teachers.

The Power + Place Collaborative and M. Ed. students in 7460 Design Thinking connected youth to the power of sharing stories and connecting with the surrounding community.

Over the three-day session, 18 students from Alamance-Burlington School System's middle and high schools spent time on Elon's campus learning about how food is essentially medicine.

Over 150 ABSS students spent two weeks on Elon's campus for the Summer in the Village program, sharpening their math skills through various music concepts.

Lisa Buchanan, associate professor in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, recently published an article in the peer-reviewed Social Studies Research and Practice journal that outlines theoretical and pedagogical approaches to investigating racial violence with learners in grades 3-12 and K-12 teacher candidates.

The annual summer research experience culminated in poster presentations from 45 research teams.