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Lee Kern, director of the Center for Promoting Research to Practice and professor of Special Education, received a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to adapt Tier 2 behavior interventions for elementary school children. The team, which includes researchers from... Read more »
Inside the cool, cavernous interior of Bay 2 on Lehigh's Mountaintop Campus, six students studied flowcharts and scrawled notes on whiteboards. Outside their roomy, makeshift cubicle, a fluorescent sign proclaiming their mission—Smart Schools—stood like a sentry amidst a sea of similar cubicles and similar markers.
The students set out... Read more »
In her classroom, students participate in lessons that are dynamic, interactive, technology-based, and problem-focused utilizing a team approach for collaborative learning. Her instructional plans are based on Universal Backward Design supported by the AP College Board’s Curriculum Framework for AP Calculus.
Elizabeth earned a B.S.,... Read more »
Studies show full-day kindergarten helps students coming from low socioeconomic homes. Research is less clear on the impact to already high-achieving students, said Brook Sawyer, an assistant professor at Lehigh University's College of Education. Still, Sawyer said, there's a practical advantage to full-day kindergarten, too. "It's a real... Read more »
When we take one snapshot of one measure of achievement, we need to recognize that it probably isn't inclusive of social or emotional growth, home life, school environment or grit. Effective evaluations should not just assess mastery of certain skills. They should also act as feedback tools for students and instructors to help improve... Read more »