Kudos: Clinical assistant professor releases higher education book in Uzbekistan; College constituents involved in recent book release

Chiesa releases higher education book in Uzbekistan

David Chiesa, clinical assistant professor of language and literacy education, recently traveled to Uzbekistan to participate in the release of his new book, “Reconceptualizing Language Teaching: An In-service Teacher Education Course in Uzbekistan.”

The book will be used by higher education professors during mandatory in-service training. Chiesa has worked extensively with the Uzbek government in the area of English language teaching.

College constituents involved in recent book release

Released last month, “Legacies of Christian Languaging and Literacies in American Education: Perspectives on English Language Arts Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning” includes the work of several College constituents.

The book was edited by associate professor Kevin J. Burke and featured work by doctoral student William Fassbender, alumna Heidi Hadley, and former assistant professor Denise Davila.

Because spiritual life and religious participation are widespread human and cultural phenomena, these experiences unsurprisingly find their way into English language arts curriculum, learning, teaching, and teacher education work. Yet many public school literacy teachers and secondary teacher educators feel unsure how to engage religious and spiritual topics and responses in their classrooms. This volume responds to this challenge with an in-depth exploration of diverse experiences and perspectives on Christianity within American education.