Tag: Fischler College of Education & School of Criminal Justice

Education Alumna Named South Tippah School District Administrator of the Year

Ruby Bennett, Ed.S.

Ruby Bennett, Ed.S., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice (FCE&SCJ) has been named the 2020-2021 Administrator of the Year by the South Tippah School District in Ripley, Mississippi.

Since 2012, Bennett has served as the principal of Ripley Elementary School, a K-4 elementary school, overseeing 578 students and 89 faculty members.  With her leadership and guidance, Ripley Elementary School has earned an “A” rating from the Mississippi Department of Education’s accountability model for their performance on statewide assessments over the past few years.

Bennett is a member of Mississippi Professional Educators. Other awards for her involvement and leadership include: The Red Rose Award presented by the Alpha Psi Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Blue Mountain College’s Outstanding Administrator presented by Mississippi Association of College for Teacher Education, Milton Colom Community Service Award, South Tippah Teacher of the Year, and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award.

Bennett earned her educational specialist degree with FCE&SCJ in 2009.

Education Alumnus Named Superintendent of Bethel Park School District

James Walsh, Ed.D.

James Walsh, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Education (FCE&SCJ) has been named Superintendent of Bethel Park School District in the suburbs of Pittsburgh.

Since 2015, Dr. Walsh has been the Superintendent of the Burgettstown Area School District. Prior to his superintendent roles, he served as principal, district-wide curriculum supervisor in the Mt. Lebanon School District; the director of curriculum and student achievement in the Aliquippa School District, as well as teaching English, theater, and television production.

Additionally, Dr. Walsh serves as an adjunct faculty member at Point Park University’s School of Education. He earned is Doctor of Education with FCE&SCJ in 2003.

Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice Professor Interviewed by NPR on Haitian Independence Day

Charlene Desir, Ed.D.

Charlene Desir, Ed.D., Professor, Department of Education, at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, was interviewed last month by WLRN NPR on Haitian Independence Day, which is celebrated on January 1st. The day celebrates the only victory in history of enslaved Africans gaining independence from their captures/colonizers – defeating Napoleon’s army.

Desir was invited by WLRN since South Florida has the largest Haitian community within the United States.  While the celebration is an intergenerational celebration of liberation, she explained that for the 2nd and 3rd generations, the Haitian Independence is an honoring of a PanAfrican Movement in the United States.

You can hear the interview here. Dr. Desir’s section starts around the 20 min mark.

For more information on Dr. Desir and her research interests please visit:  https://education.nova.edu/faculty/desir-charlene.html

Education Professor Publishes Paper with Former Students

“Angie” Su, Ed.D.

 

Hui Fang Huang “Angie” Su, Ed.D., Professor, Department of Education, at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, published a paper entitled, Creative Geometry Games, with her two former master students, Dylan Mandolini and Bhagi Phuel in the Dimensions in Mathematics Journal, a publication of the Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics, a state chapter of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (Vol. 40 No. 2, pp. 10-17).

The article aims to share creative teaching strategies with teachers, hence spark their creativity while teaching geometry and other mathematics topics. Many mathematics games can be applied in the classroom, adapted into follow-up activities, or even used as projects. The articles’ synopsis suggests that the teacher has a vital role as a participant when using games. Not only do games provide excellent means for a teacher to participate, but they allow the teacher to analyze their students. Additionally, the article introduces some creative mathematics games which can serve as tools for informal assessment for the teachers. The publication also suggests that it builds strength to the learning outcome when incorporating technology with a game.

For additional classroom activities and a copy of the paper, please contact Dr. Angie Su (shuifang@nova.edu

Education Alumna Named 2021 Florida Superintendent of the Year

Diana L. Greene, Ph.D.

Diana L. Greene, Ph.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, has been named the 2021 Florida Superintendent of the Year.

Greene joined Duval County Public Schools (DCPS), the 20th largest school district in the nation, in 2018. Since her tenure, DCPS’ academic performance has continued to improve, and the district is now within one percentage point of becoming an ‘A’ district under Florida’s school grade accountability system. Additionally, under Dr. Greene’s leadership the district’s graduation continues to increase.

During her 33-year career as an educator, she has spent time as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal as well as in curriculum development, staff development and in senior executive leadership. Prior to becoming Superintendent at DCPS, Dr. Greene served as Superintendent and Deputy Superintendent of Instructional Services in Manatee County.

Greene earned her bachelor’s from the University of North Florida, her master’s in educational leadership with NSU in 1993, and her doctor of philosophy at Capella university.

She will represent all Florida superintendents at the American Association of School Administrators Virtual 2021 National Education Conference February 18-19, where she will be recognized and honored for her public education service in Florida.

 

Education Alumnus Appointed Rector of the Universidad de Colima, Mexico

 

Christian Jorge Torres Ortiz Zermeño, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice (FCE&SCJ) was appointed Rector of the Universidad de Colima, Mexico on October 23, 2020. His term will begin on February 1, 2020 and end January 31, 2025.

Prior to his elected role, Torres Ortiz Zermeño previously served as Secretary General of the Universidad de Colima, Mexico. He also served as a full time research professor at the College of Political and Social Sciences, Director of Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, and as General Coordinator of Social Communication.

Additionally, he was Electoral Counselor of the Federal Electoral District 01 of the State of Colima, Mexico from 2009-2012, and President of the Selection Commission of the Citizen Participation Committee of the Anticorruption System of the State of Colima, Mexico from 2017-2020.

Torres Ortiz Zermeño earned his Doctor of Education with FCE&SCJ in 2018.

 

 

Office of Public Safety and FCE&SCJ Collaborate to Create RUN HIDE FIGHT

NSU’s Office of Public Safety and NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education School of Criminal Justice, under the direction of Assistant Professor Grace Telesco, Ph.D., collaborated to develop a powerful training video called “Run Hide Fight”. The video demonstrates and educates what actions to take in the event of an active shooter on campus.  The video stars students from the Sociodrama Club: Stage for Change, faculty and staff, and local professional actors.  The Davie Police Department and Davie Fire Rescue also assisted with the project.  The Run Hide Fight video will be used in university wide trainings and is posted on NSU Public Safety’s website, nova.edu/publicsafety.

If you have any questions, comments, or would like to receive additional training please contact NSU’s Public Safety Associate Director Patrick McGowan at pmcgowan@nova.edu.

You may view the video by clicking here.

 

Education Alumnus Named Chief Equity & Social Justice Officer at Open Up Resources

Kristopher Childs, Ph.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice has been named Chief Equity & Social Justice Officer at Open Up Resources. Open Up Resources is a nonprofit increasing equity in education by making excellent, top-rated curricula freely available to districts as open educational resources. Childs will work with the senior leadership to develop and drive forward key strategic initiatives of the organization in service of dismantling systemic racism in K-12 education in the United States.

Prior to joining Open Up Resources, Childs was a National Mathematics Content Specialist with a textbook publisher. He also served as Assistant Professor of STEM Education at Texas Tech University, former project director of The Cognitively Guided Instruction Project at the University of Central Florida, Lead Mathematics Instructor at Bethune-Cookman University and a public-school mathematics teacher in urban school settings at the secondary level.

He is an active member of the Association of Mathematics Teachers Educators, the Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Childs holds a Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering from Florida A&M University, a Master of Science, Mathematics Education from Nova Southeastern University and Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Education from University of Central Florida.

Education Professor Awarded the 2020 AECT Distinguished Service Award

Michael Simonson, Ph.D.

Michael Simonson, Ph.D., Professor, in the Department of Education, at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice has been awarded the 2020 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Distinguished Service Award.

This is the highest award given by AECT and honors contributions and accomplishments impacting the field of educational communications and technology and related fields. The award recognizes Dr. Simonson’s work with the AECT conference proceedings for the past 40 years.

Dr. Simonson has authored four major textbooks dealing with distance education, instructional technology, instructional computing, and instructional media. He has over 200 scholarly publications and is an editor of two academic journals. His current area of research interest is the diffusion of distance education in organizations.

Education Alum Appointed Rector of the Universidad Católica Santo Domingo and General Director of Colegio Santo Domingo

Monsignor Ramón Benito Ángeles Fernández, Ed.D., graduate of NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice was appointed Rector of the Universidad Católica Santo Domingo and General Director of Colegio Santo Domingo on June 26, 2020.

He was appointed by Pope Francis as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in July 2017 and is a member of the Conference of the Dominican Episcopate (CED), founder of the Adolescent Movement “Onda Juvenil”, and of the Lay Youth Movement “Escoge”.

The Monsignor earned his Doctor of Education with the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice of Nova Southeastern University in 2004.

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