Education Department News

Houghton TESOL Students Partner in Local School District
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TESOL at Mt. Morris (PDF)

Houghton College Awarded “Partner of the Year”
Houghton College was awarded a “Partner of the Year” award (one of six given) by ACHIEVE Career Consultants.

Writing Workshop in Kindergarten – Talking, Drawing, Writing
Jan BuckwalterDr. Jan Buckwalter worked together with Fillmore school’s kindergarten teachers, Andrea Tanner, Shannon Reed and Deb Swift on a collaborative early writing project beginning in November of 2009.


Connie Finney Receives Excellence in Teaching Award
Connie Finney Receives Excellence in Teaching AwardMuch loved and respected Education Department faculty member Connie Finney was honored in a college chapel service on September 3, 2008 as this year’s recipient of the Excellence in Teaching award.  The award is given each year to a full time faculty member who is recommended to the Faculty Development Committee by peers on faculty with additional support from student recommendations.

Through a Refugee Lens: Communicating Through Photography
Photography became the catalyst for Claire Essley's project, “Through a Refugee Lens: Communicating Through Photography,” that won an award at the 42nd Annual TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language) International Convention in New York City.   Go ›

Students/Faculty Attend CEC
Professors and students traveled to Louisville, KY in April to attend the national meeting of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

Students Volunteer with Compeer
On Saturday, March 17, 2007, Houghton College held its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Day.  Members of Houghton’s education club, Teachers of Today and Tomorrow (TOTT), traveled to Rochester to interact with youth and their families served by the Compeer mentoring program.

Presentation at New York CEC Convention
In November 2006, Dr. Cathy Freytag, Associate Professor of Education delivered a collaborative conference presentation with two students (Meredith Howard '07, Emily Estochen, '07) and one alumna (Hannah Becker, '06) at the New York State Council for Exceptional Children annual convention in Albany.

Serving in Zambia
The sun shone brightly as Pastor Sichikata drove his small pickup truck filled with dozens of cheerfully singing children into the compound on the first day of our literacy adventure.

Houghton Alumna Wins Educators' Award
One of 100 educators nationwide to win $25,000 prize this year.

Allegany ARC Visit
Students enrolled in Educating Exceptional Learners interacted with campus guests.

 

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