Author: Aaron Rife

The School of Education is hosting its first annual Colloquium. Join it for a talk on equity in education by Dr. Crystal Kalinec-Craig of the University of Texas San Antonio at 5 p.m. March 19 in 209 Hubbard Hall.

Dr. Kalinec-Craig is the vice president of advocacy, equity and research for the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators, PI for Project NORM (Noticing, Operationalizing and Rehumanizing Mathematics) and writes an educational blog, “Embracing Life with Major Revisions.” Her teaching and research interests involve issues of equity in elementary and middle grades classrooms and mathematics education programs. She is interested in how to prepare future teachers to embrace the Torres’ Rights of the Learner while emphasizing students’ humanity.

Join the engaging discussion about how to create humanizing classrooms where pedagogy supports students’ rights as learners.

The School of Education invites the campus community to its Halloween party at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Corbin Education Center patio. Attendees can enjoy treats, games and a costume competition (with prizes).

The First-Year Seminar programs  will host an information session about how to teach a first-year seminar (FYS) beginning at 11 a.m. March 8 at the Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) (Room 261) and at 3 p.m. March 22 at the RSC (Room 256). The session will teach participants about creating and teaching an FYS class for first-year students.

Teaching an FYS is an excellent opportunity to introduce new students to a faculty member’s discipline and department, and it can help first-year students acclimate to Wichita State and improve their chances for academic success.

For more information, visit WSU’s FYS webpage or contact Aaron.Rife@wichita.edu.