Pursuing a counseling career in the state of Missouri can be a rewarding professional choice. Persistent challenges within the state’s mental health care system will likely sustain robust demand for newly trained professionals for years to come. The 2023 Mental Health America report noted Missouri’s overall ranking as 39th place in the United States. Dr. Karrie Swan, graduate … [Read more...] about Ask an Expert: Advice for counseling students
Autism is a spectrum as diverse as the colors of a rainbow, where each hue represents the uniqueness of everyone. April is Autism Awareness Month, and it’s a great time to learn and celebrate the experiences, challenges and triumphs of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities Dr. April Phillips, director of Bear POWER at Missouri State University, dives into the … [Read more...] about Understanding Autism Awareness Month
Missouri State University’s College of Education (COE) will host the grand opening of the Global Education Lab (GEL) Nov. 13. The GEL is a collaborative place for teaching and learning about the world and its people. “Students in the COE have long benefitted from their professors’ global engagement,” said Dr. Jennice McCafferty-Wright, assistant professor in the School of … [Read more...] about MSU opens the Global Education Lab
Educator Dr. Amber Howard is dedicated to using fair and effective learning methods for students. “The traditional time-based education system requires measuring students using standardized assessments,” said Howard, assistant professor of education at Missouri State University. “But there is no classroom that has all standardized students.” When Howard taught elementary … [Read more...] about Placing the learner at the center
Missouri State University’s Dr. Chloe Bolyard shifted to ungrading in spring 2021, and the change has been positive overall. Ungrading is a classroom philosophy that places emphasis on learning and feedback instead of scores and letter grades. “Students worry less about their grade and pay more attention to learning the material,” the associate professor of elementary … [Read more...] about Stepping away from traditional grading