November 2018
Month's News
Get to Know the Family & Child Studies Program
November 25, 2020
The Family and Child Studies program focuses on understanding the complex influences, relationships, and ecologies of development across the lifespan. The program prepares students to promote the optimal well-being of families and individuals, recognizing that characteristics and needs of families change across the lifespan and within multiple and diverse contexts. Families provide children’s first learning environments, which impact children’s education and learning throughout their lives. The preparation of professionals in education is grounded in the deep understanding of families and children. Graduates of the program earn a B.S. in Family and Child Studies and choose between three undergraduate concentrations that prepare students for a variety of careers working with youth and families! Complete programs of study for each of the three undergraduate options are available from the program office in Simpson Hall.
Zoom Fatigue
November 13, 2020
A year ago, we may have had an occasional video conference but the bulk of our interactions with our friends and family were in-person. These days most of our interactions are virtual on Zoom or some other video conferencing software; in addition to attending virtual classrooms and working from home, we are trying to stay connected with our loved ones by having virtual happy hours and birthday parties.
Education, Advocacy and Justice for All Scholarship Honors Special Education Department Chair Ruth Luckasson
November 10, 2020
The Los Lunas Hospital and Training School was once the primary institution in New Mexico to care for people with developmental disabilities. It opened in 1929, and no longer exists, but it played a major role in setting the course of Ruth Luckasson’s life and career. When she was a young child, her family worked and lived on the school grounds. Her observations awakened a compassion that has echoed through decades of profound commitment to citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Science and Citizenship: Raising Awareness and Solving Problems Through Elementary Science Education
November 10, 2020
“I loved teaching elementary school science,” said Dr. Deena Gould, “because I could integrate it with other subjects, like math, history and language. Students made their own discoveries through immersive problem solving activities, and it was a wonderful learning context for English Language Learners and emerging bilingual students.”
Common Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
November 6, 2020
As you prepare for an interview, study common interview questions, think about how you will answer them, and practice your answers aloud. In this article, we discuss three common interview questions and how to answer them.
