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Friday, May 25

Education Leadership doctoral student and Trumbauersville Elementary School Principal Adam Schmucker has been named Pennsylvania’s National Distinguished Principal by the National Association of Elementary School Principals. 

He’s among the cream of the crop of Pennsylvania’s elementary school principals, but Adam Schmucker views the... Read more »

Wednesday, May 23

Oliver North, the National Rifle Association's incoming president, has suggested that a medication to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, could be partially responsible for the recent gun violence in American schools: Ritalin. Many mental health experts caution against suggesting a connection between medications such as... Read more »

Monday, May 21

Technology lessons are expanding beyond the classroom.

Using tablets and GPS systems, Lehigh University College of Education professors and the Building 21 high school in Allentown are developing technology that allows students... Read more »

Monday, May 21

Doctoral candidates from Lehigh’s four colleges were honored Sunday for their scholarly achievements during a 75-minute hooding ceremony at Baker Hall marked with cheers and lengthy applause.

“You who receive your hoods today are the intellectual leaders of tomorrow,” Provost Patrick V. Farrell told the nearly 100 graduate students... Read more »

Thursday, May 10

Lehigh University is training future educators to use emerging technologies in their classrooms. At the university’s Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning, Professor Scott Garrigan has been teaching students and faculty to use two HTC VIVE VR systems. In addition to gaining hands-on experience, Garrigan says the experience helps... Read more »