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New faculty spotlight: Maggie Chan

In much the same way that schools assess grade-level reading and math, Chan is researching effective social-emotional screening for key factors that are impacting students’ wellbeing, taking into consideration that students come from a variety of cultures, religions, ethnicities, family income levels, and other identities. It's a line of inquiry with which Chan has direct experience from her early schooling in Hong Kong where little was done to disrupt inequalities.

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New faculty spotlight: Kourtney Kawano

As a new faculty member at the Berkeley School of Education, Kourtney Kawano brings deep personal experience to her scholarship and teaching: her roots as a Native Hawaiian woman raised on the west side of Oahu, her years as a public high school teacher, and her commitment to the transformative power of education. Her work is grounded in her lived experience and aimed at reshaping how we think about knowledge, schooling, and belonging.

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Ranked among nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report

“The Berkeley School of Education has long been at the forefront of transformative work in education, and this year’s results reflect the progress and hard work of the entire BSE community and the school’s reputation as a leader in research, innovation, and community impact,” said Dean Michelle D. Young.

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It takes two to OЯTHO

Can two people learn math together by acing an arcade game? It's a question being investigated through an interactive tabletop digital game called OЯTHO, where players pick up fundamentals of the Cartesian coordinate system as their secret sauce for entering the hallowed hall of fame. Developed by Professor Dor Abrahamson and two scientists at the Copernicus Science Centre (CSC) in Warsaw, Poland, Katarzyna Potęga vel Żabik and Ilona Iłowiecka‐Tańska, OЯTHO challenges players to collaboratively navigate a virtual ball through maze-like paths, with the objective of completing the course in the shortest time and with the fewest moves.

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Online@BSE: Beyond Zoom to a new kind of immersive digital learning

Professor Glynda Hull has established a state-of-the-art, immersive virtual classroom at Berkeley Way West, among the first of its kind at a school of education. Called O@BSE, the immersive classroom offers innovative online courses to students and working professionals who might not have access to a Berkeley education. The program also integrates cutting-edge pedagogy and research in the design and study of online education.

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BSE now offers a Bachelor's degree in Educational Sciences

We know that education not only happens in schools and higher education, but also includes myriad forms of learning across contexts and the life span. Educational Sciences as an academic discipline explores the field of education via academic inquiry and direct engagement with schools, families, and local and global communities. 

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