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Commonwealth University receives 5th year of program funding to support early childhood educators

Commonwealth University (CU) has been awarded a fifth year of funding from the Early Childhood Education Professional Development Organization at PASSHE (ECEPDO@PASSHE) to break down barriers and...

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A "Volunteer" Match Made on Campus: Alumni Couple Returns as Volunteers for Professional U

You've heard of a "match made in heaven," but what about a match made on campus? For Adam and Olivia Saul Karabudak, it's not just a "how we met" story.

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Education Professor Finishes Book on Play and Social Justice

Dr. Michael Patte, professor of Early Childhood Education at Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg, along with colleagues Drs. Olga Jarrett, Vera Stenhouse, and John Sutterby have finished a new book on...

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MEP practicum opens virtual doors to online teaching

A few added lessons came with this summer’s Migrant Education Program practicum for a group of Bloomsburg University education majors eager for classroom experience prior to their student teaching...

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Child life practicum delivers amid COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 nearly canceled this summer’s field-based practicum for Bloomsburg University’s child life specialist program. Instead, the 28 students made history by going virtual with their 120-hour...

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MEP practicum provides rewarding experience

Bloomsburg University’s Migrant Education Program practicum extends beyond the typical teaching experience. “The environment of the summer MEP was always positive and promoted ongoing learning, not...

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Student writings featured in international publication

Nine undergraduate students at Bloomsburg University had their Memories and Reflections on Play Essays accepted for publication in the peer-review International Journal of Play in the past two...

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CATCH draws nearly 50 hiring school districts

Bloomsburg University’s College of Education in collaboration with Professional U hosted its annual Collaborating to Assist Teacher Candidate Hiring (CATCH) Conference for nearly 130 current student...

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Teaching rewards discovered at We Are the Change

This spring, Bloomsburg University’s Student Pennsylvania State Education Association attended We Are the Change, an eye-opening conference that taught the importance of technology in the classroom...

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Senior’s research on PBIS showcased at state forum

According to the U.S. Department of Education, more than 60 percent of first-time teachers say they’re not sufficiently prepared to face the challenge of addressing the social and emotional needs of...

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