Drs. Suarez-Sousa and Bradbury earn QM certifications for course design Dr. Ximena Suarez-Sousa, Department of Leadership & Learning, recently earned Quality Matters Certification for the online course ED 701: Introduction to Advanced Scholarship and Leadership. This is Dr. Suarez-Sousa’s first course to earn QM Certification. Dr. Boyd Bradbury, Department of Leadership & Learning, recently earned Quality Matters Certification for two […]
By Caitlin Wilts, Marketing Intern As the COVID-19 crisis unfolded, the Department of Leadership and Learning at MSUM saw how the levels of stress and expectations of school staff were elevated. Faculty members teaching in the doctoral educational leadership program—Julie Swaggert, Ximena Suarez-Sousa, Boyd Bradbury, Mike Coquyt, and Chris Mills—developed a survey to learn about teachers’ and administrators’ experiences transitioning […]
Ximena Suarez-Sousa (School of Teaching and Learning) presented her study Developing Local Academic Norms for Reading at the Board of Psychologists in Lima, Peru on March 20, 2019. The presentation focused on the methodology utilized in the development of the local norms for a Peruvian school, introduction to the reading probes, and review of an Excel macros template designed for […]
Boyd Bradbury (School of Teaching and Learning), Erin Gillett (STL), Marci Glessner (STL), Kathrina O’Connell (Educational Leadership doctoral student), and Ximena Suarez-Sousa (STL) provided professional development sessions to Peruvian elementary and secondary teachers on March 7 and 8, 2019. The sessions focused on 1) Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), 2) evidence-based instructional practices in literacy (Tier 1), 3) evidence-based instructional […]
Boyd Bradbury, Erin Gillett, Marci Glessner, Kathrina O’Connell (Educational Leadership doctoral student), and Ximena Suarez-Sousa presented at the Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (UTP) in Lima, Peru on March 7, 2019. The presentation introduced the audience to the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and to the process of developing local academic norms for the formative assessments measuring the basic early literacy […]