Irene Osisioma, associate professor of teacher education at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship grant during the 2015-2016 academic year to continue her research on the way science is taught in her home country of Nigeria, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Scholarship Board announced recently. Osisioma will be working collaboratively with educators at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka to develop and implement a professional development model and to teach a science methods course in order to enhance Nigerian teachers' acquisition of effective instructional strategies. “I am very elated and ... Read More
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STEM teachers in training celebrates Pi Day with Gage Middle School
The California STEM Institute for Innovation & Improvement (CSI3), an institute within the Center for Innovation in STEM Education (CISE) at California State University, Dominguez Hills, celebrated the "Ultimate Pi Day" at Gage Middle School in Huntington Park this past Saturday by hosting its inaugural Pi Day Olympics. Celebrated every March 14, Pi Day was especially significant in 2015 because the date combined with a particular hour, minute and second –3.14.15, 9:26:53 a.m. – correlated to the first 10 digits of the most infamous mathematical constant, known as pi (Ï€). “CSUDH CSI3 faculty, staff, and teacher candidates treated the kids to a wonderful STEM experience through the ... Read More
Carnegie Fellowship Supports College of Education Professor’s Work in Africa
Irene Osisioma, associate professor of teacher education at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been awarded a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship. Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and managed by the nonprofit Institute of International Education, the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship facilitates engagement between scholars born in Africa who are now based in the United States or Canada and scholars in Africa on mutually beneficial academic activities. One of only 60 academics to be chosen by the fellowship during its second round of grant awards, Osisioma will work for three months beginning in May with faculty at National Open University of ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Awarded Department of Education Grant to Support Special Education Teacher Preparation
The California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) College of Education has been awarded a five-year $1.25 million grant from the United States Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services to recruit, prepare and retain highly qualified special education teachers dedicated to serving students with disabilities who attend inner city schools. According to statistics, California mirrors national special education teacher shortages, especially in low-performing urban schools. The grant would establish the Secondary Special Education Teacher Interventionist (SSETI) project, allowing the CSUDH College of Education to expand its accredited special ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Awarded $12 Million from U.S. Department of Education to Educate STEM Teachers
California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) has been awarded a $12.45 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to train highly qualified secondary math and science teachers and help improve student achievement in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The grant– the largest awarded nationwide under the DOE's Teacher Quality Partnerships grant competition–will allow CSUDH to implement its proposed STEM Teachers in Advanced Residency (STAR) program. STAR is a blended 15-month credential and master's program designed for individuals with a strong foundation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The program will integrate theory and ... Read More
