Starting this summer there are more opportunities for UToledo students to gain valuable skills and contribute to the local community through mathematics and literacy tutoring! Led by Drs. Susanna Hapgood, Lynne Hamer, Rhonda Aguiton, Jason Cox, Michael Toland, Falynn Thompson and Marcella Kehus, and with funding from the Ohio Department of Education Statewide Mathematics and Literacy Tutoring Grant, UToledo students are paid tutors at EscuelaSMART Academy (in collaboration with TutorSmart) and at Old Orchard Elementary School.

Over the next two years, public school (K-8) learners will have received 17,756 total tutoring hours from trained University of Toledo students. Taking advantage of each school community’s assets and funds of knowledge, Fostering Literate Youth (FLY) at Old Orchard and Tutoria de Matematicas (TM) at EscuelaSMART Academy have been designed with the schools’ teachers and administrators to address specific needs each school has identified and that have only been exacerbated by the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

By maintaining low tutor-tutee ratios, and allowing for flexibility to have a variety of small group sizes and one-on-one tutoring, the program is responsive to learners’ needs. The tutoring work is also “high-dosage,” meaning learners have continuity and meet frequently with their tutors. There is growing evidence that this approach yields greater increases in learners’ capacities than just drop-in or once-a-week tutoring models.

The grant exemplifies the kind of close collaboration JHCOE seeks to have with local school partners. Prospective tutors should check the student employment site Handshake, and their UToledo emails for announcements and information about applying for tutoring positions.

As director of communications for Merit Network, Pierrette Dagg discovered an interest in combining social justice and technology, which fueled her decision to pursue a Ph.D.

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The YWCA of Northwest Ohio’s Racial Justice Department is bringing in the summer with exciting new programs. It is important to us that the community understands the connection of racial justice and equity work to the mission of the YWCA of Northwest Ohio. We deeply appreciate your participation and hope that you will sign up to attend our upcoming events.

For a list of events please click on the following link:  https://www.ywcanwo.org/what-were-doing/racial-justice/

Judith Herb College of Education alumni, Dr. Sammy Spann will serve as vice president of student affairs and dean of students effective July 1.

For the full news story go here: https://news.utoledo.edu/index.php/06_14_2022/longtime-rocket-to-lead-student-affairs

      Ellie Hurst                           Lauren Perry                             Katelyn Petrie

We are pleased to announce that Elle Hurst, Lauren Perry and Katelyn Petrie are the most recent recipients of the Judith Herb Scholarship, the most prestigious scholarship in the college.  The Herb Scholars Program will provide a full academic ride, including tuition, room and board, for each of these students at a projected value of $100,000 dollars.

• Elle Hurst graduated from Toledo School for the Arts and plans to major in Middle Childhood Education.
• Lauren Perry graduated from Lakeside High School and plans to major in Early Childhood Education.
• Katelyn Petrie graduated from Perrysburg High School and plans to major in Early Childhood Education.

Welcome Elle, Lauren and Katelyn and Go Rockets!

Congratulations goes to Allison Ruplinger for being the recipient of the Helen M. Fields Memorial Achievement Award for 2022-2023.  The award recognizes a graduate student who achieved an outstanding academic record in the field of English or Education.

Judith Herb smiles with UToledo President Gregory Postel following the unveiling of a new monument recognizing the Judith Herb College of Education at an event May 6 outside Gillham Hall. The college was renamed in Herb’s honor following a generous $15 million gift to UToledo in 2006.

Roseline Nyaboke, who completed her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction, is hooded by Dr. Rebecca Schneider, professor of science and teacher education and associate dean of graduate studies in the Judith Herb College of Education, during the Graduate Commencement and Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on May 6 in Savage Arena.

Two monuments were unveiled on Friday, May 6th.  Seen here is the unveiling of the monument named for the Judith Herb College of Education.

Max Venia’s career path led him directly to UToledo, where he could have the most impact as a future educator — just like his mother, a kindergarten teacher.

The full article can be found here: http://news.utoledo.edu/index.php/04_26_2022/education-graduate-relishes-the-importance-of-teaching