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Jack Cassidy, professor emeritus at both Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Millersville University in Pennsylvania, died on Saturday, May 22, after a long-fought battle with cancer. He was 80.
Cassidy was a past president of the International Reading Association (IRA, now the International Literacy Association, ILA) from 1982 to 1983.
As messages poured in following the news of his death, many focused on his stature in intellect, heart, and even physical presence. (In fact, he was so well known for his height that he included it on his curriculum vitae: 6’4.)
What was made clear in all of the tributes was his immense dedication to the profession, to ILA, and to the next
April 12, 2021
Leigh Hall
Leigh Hall, a University of Wyoming professor of adolescent literacy, has been invited to participate in the International Literacy Association’s annual “What’s Hot in Literacy” survey for 2021.
Hall, the Wyoming Excellence in Higher Education Endowed Chair in Literacy Education, is one of only 25 researchers worldwide selected to serve in this role, which is a top honor for literacy researchers. The survey helps literacy researchers, educators and policymakers identify emerging trends and current issues in the field of literacy.
“I’m hopeful that my participation with this survey can contribute to the larger discussion of the kinds of research we need to be doing in literacy education,” Hall says. “This survey has the potential to shape what gets prioritized in literacy research and make an impact on the experiences students have in school.”
Observing from a distance: Insights for conducting effective field-based observations in online courses
Katherine Landau Wright, Ph.D., College of Education
About the project
The move to online learning has led to challenges for students in teacher preparation programs who are required to undergo observation and receive feedback from their supervisors. In this project, Dr. Wright and her colleagues attempted to address the struggles students face when recording and uploading their teaching demonstrations in order to receive effective feedback. The study attempted to address the technological problems students faced as well as reevaluate the most effective methods of feedback that supervisors should use to help their student teachers learn.
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