Abby M. O'Neill Gives $11 Million to Teachers College for Scholarship Support
A gift that reflects a passion for supporting aspiring New York City teachers [more]
Honorees are Set for TC's 2013 Convocation
Merryl Tisch, Thomas Friedman and Lee Sing Kong will speak after receiving TC’s Medal for Distinguished Service. Read more...
Honoring a Legacy for Generations to Come
The fifth annual iteration of the College’s signature homecoming event – themed “Celebrating a Tradition for Tomorrow” in recognition of TC’s 125th anniversary – was designed to “reflect our goal to honor and advance the TC legacy for generations to come” read more...
More Words
from the Wise
Up next in TC's "Mini Moments with Big Thinkers" series are international education scholar Gita Steiner-Khamsi; early childhood education expert Celia Genishi; school equity and finance authority Michael Rebell; Nahas Angula (Ed.M., 1979; M.A., 1978), former Prime Minister of Namibia; and psychologist Derald Wing Sue.
A Banner Year Continues
First it was the bus shelters, now it's the streets. The first in an ongoing series of banners celebrating the College's academic strengths and alumni have gone up along Broadway, between 110th and 114th Sts. and again between 118th and 120th Sts. and on 120th between Broadway and Amsterdam Ave. Read More...TC Media Center
Wealthy, Suburban Children Experience Substance Abuse, Depression and Anxiety at a Higher Rate than Inner-City Kids.
Research by Suniya Luthar, Professor of Psychology and Education, finds that the ever-escalating pressure on children to succeed has fostered an "at-risk" group afraid of falling behind.
Hailing Their Inner Chiefs
Alumnus Corey Emanuel has written a children's book about a boy who learns what it means to be President
A Summer TESOL Program is Drawing Many Career Changers
The 2013 Teachers College TESOL summer certificate program is drawing many applicants like Joy, a successful book designer who, when she volunteered at a local literacy center, had no idea that she was taking the first step into a new career.
Teachers College Among the Best in the Peace Corps' Ranking of Coverdell Fellows Program
Coverdell fellowship at TC has graduated more than 700 returning Peace Corps volunteers to teach in NYC schools
A Dialogic Inquiry Approach to Working With Teachers in Developing Classroom Dialogue
This article describes the innovative methodology underpinning a collaboration between university researchers and teachers working together to analyze and develop theory and practice concerning classroom dialogue in the context of technology use. Implications for wider use and adaptation of our coinquiry process and the substantive outcomes are also discussed.
A Life in Bits and Bytes: A Portrait of a College Student and Her Life With Digital Media
In this article, the author uses the qualitative method of portraiture to explore the tension between the promises and perils associated with digital media in the context of one college student's daily experiences. The author considers the developmental and social implications of growing up in a digital era, as well as opportunities for educational intervention.
The Value Our Teachers Add
High-stakes tests and testing policies are now being reinforced with value-added teacher assessment. But gains in tests scores from one year to the next are not the only value that teachers add. Forty years of data from the National Opinion Research Center suggests that teachers' own values may help stabilize our increasingly unsteady democracy.
NSSE Yearbooks for 2013
The editors of the Teachers College Record are pleased to announce the NSSE Yearbooks for 2013.
TC Today
The Alumni Magazine of Teachers College, Columbia University
Annual Report
The Teachers College Annual Report
For 110 years, Teachers College Press has addressed the ideas that matter most to educators, opening and expanding the dialogue between theory and practice.
TC Press Wins Back-to-back Grawemeyer Awards
Pasi Sahlberg's "Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?" won the 2013 Grawemeyer Award in Education, following up on Linda Darling-Hammond's 2012 win for "The Flat World in Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future".
Visit Us at AERA: Booth 413
Author booksigning times are live at www.tcpress.com/authors_events.html. Follow us on Twitter to get up-to-date information about booksignings, discounts, and more: @tcpress #AERA2013.
Anita Pandey on WUWM
TCP author Anita Pandey speaks with Amy Kiley of WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio's show, Lake Effect, about her book Language Building Blocks.
Neuman and Celano win Prose Award
Susan B. Neuman and Donna C. Celano's "Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance" gains an Honorable Mention in the Education category.
Schmidt and McKnight featured in "American Educator"
An exploration of Schmidt and McKnight's "Inequality for All: The Challenge of Unequal Opportunity in American Schools" featured as lead story in American Educator's Spring 2013 Issue.
"Finnish Lessons" in "International Review of Education"
Pasi Sahlberg's "Finnish Lessons" was featured in the International Review of Education (pdf available for download).
ForeWord "Book of the Year Award" Finalists
Three TCP books finaled in the education category: Giving Our Children a Fighting Chance by Neuman and Celano, Professional Capital by Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan, and We Don't Need Another Hero by Greg Michie.
Using the Faculty Expertise Guide
Search for a faculty expert by selecting a category in the first drop-down box, then selecting one of the specialties in the second box below, and then clicking “Search Now,”
If you already know the name of the faculty member who you would like to find out more information about, go to the main faculty listing page.
Mini Moments With Big Thinkers
A weekly series of excerpts from the TC Oral History Project highlighting a half-century of groundbreaking ideas, research and initiatives from TC.
