Faculty Residency February 2024

Orientation to ASU and MLFTC 

Overview of the ASU charter and design aspirations, the general characteristics of ASU (e.g. number colleges, units, number of students, etc.), organizational structure of ASU, MLFTC’s place within ASU, MLFTC’s general characteristics, and recent innovations at MLFTC (e.g., teacher preparation pathways redesign, Principled Innovation, Next Education Workforce).

Nicole Thompson, PhD, Vice-Dean of the Division of Teacher Preparation; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

Heather Villarruel, EdD, Associate Division Director; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

United States Education System

An overview of the systems and structures governing the education system in the United States. 

Abby Brown, EdD, Assistant Division Direct, Undergraduate Pathways; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

Presentation on Principles Innovation: focused on the development of Principled Innovation and its impact on the design of curriculum and structures within MLFTC. 

Cristy Guleserian, MA, MS, Executive Director, Principled Innovation; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

Hannah Jennewein, Program Manager, PI Professional Learning; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

Presentation from the Next Education Workforce: focused on how MLFTC is seeking to reimagine the education system to better support students, teachers and the community through developing a team based model using distributed expertise to meet the needs of all learners. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about systems level changes being implemented by MLFTC to support a wide-scale innovation to the teacher workforce, including the development of specialization and teacher advancement pathways.  

Sandy Smith, MED, Program Manager, Next Education Workforce; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University 

Hector Estrada, MED, Senior Program Manager, Next Education Workforce; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

Presentation from MLFTC’s Student Success Team: addressing the types of coaching support provided (academic, career, wellness and financial), the evolution of the Student Success Team, and the structures used within MLFTC to ensure students are using these resources. 

Wadell Blackwell, Director, Student Success Services; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

Presentation from ASU’s Student Accessibility and Inclusive Learning Service: describing its role within the university structure, including how it provides support to faculty members to implement student accommodations.

Megan Gamarra, Academic Success Coordinator, Graduate Coordinated Care; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

Supporting Gender Inclusive Pedagogy in the Primary Classroom: participants will learn about culturally relevant pedagogical approaches to support the equitable teaching and learning for culturally learners with an emphasis on engagement across genders. Further, participants will have an opportunity to discuss how gender inclusive pedagogy can be modeled and taught in teacher preparation spaces. 

tara Nkrumah, PhD,  Assistant Professor; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

MLFTC Teacher Preparation Pathways Redesign: faculty members will describe the approach for MLFTC’s redesign including developing faculty buy-in, measuring student perception and achievement, and supporting iterative change based on the data collected. 

Abby Brown, EdD, Assistant Division Direct, Undergraduate Pathways; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

Elizabeth Frias, PhD, Assistant Division Director, Graduate Pathways; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University 

Carlyn Ludlow, EdD, Associate Division Director, Undergraduate Programs; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University

Wendy Peia Oakes, PhD, Associate Division Director, Graduate Programs; Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University