Avila University School of Education

04/08/2024

Shout out to Victoria Leal, a student in Dr. Danley's Creative Activities and Physical Movement course on providing an excellent example over the shape reflection given as an assignment. The "Shape Reflection " is a great way to formatively assess what students learned over the topics covered and read. The prompts can be reworded to meet the content and student needs.

Heart= One thing you enjoyed learning
Triangle = What were three things you can use in your future classroom?
Square= What were 4 important things you learned over the module and/or assigned readings?
Circle= What are 4 key words to summarize your learning?

04/05/2024

Congratulations to Allison Prettyman who will be teaching in Spring Hill School District in 2024-2025!

04/05/2024

Congratulations to Alexa Higgins! She will be teaching in the Independence School District in 2024-2025!

04/05/2024

Students in Dr. Danley's Creative Activities and Physical Movement course selected an article of their choice to read over four different topics covered. The students had to use a note taking strategy of their choice: Cornell Notes, Outline, or Doodle Notes. Afterwards, they used their notes to write a reflection. Tling Hne chose the Cornell Note method and Sydney Fisher chose the Doodle Note method. Shout out to these future teachers!

03/26/2024

Students in Dr. Danley's Creative Activities & Physical Movement course, learned about the importance of mindfulness in the classroom. Afterwards, students created their own mindfulness maps.

07/12/2023

Call for Third-Party Comment
Submission Deadline: August 30, 2023
On September 27-29, Avila University will host an accreditation visit by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). In preparation for the visit, the AAQEP Quality Review Team is soliciting public comment about the quality of educator preparation provided by Avila University. All comments must be submitted by August 30, 2023 through the AAQEP website: Submit Comment:

AAQEP seeks third-party comment about the quality of educator preparation at programs with approaching site visits.

04/19/2023

Congratulations to Kathryn Elliott for being named Teacher of the Year at Indian Creek Elementary School in the Center School District! Kathryn earned her BS in Special Education & is currently pursuing her MAEd in Curriculum & Instruction Avila University.

04/14/2023

Heylee Warren accepted a 4th grade position at Hilcrest STEAM Academy where she student taught this spring. Congratulations to Heylee!

04/03/2023

Students in Dr. Danley's ED 206 Creative Activities and Physical Movement course learned about the use of onomatopoeia in children's books. Students created their own onomatopoeia art. Afterwards, they discussed: 1) how they could use this activity in their classroom and 2) what they would do to support students who get frustrated with this type of art activity.

03/13/2023

Congratulations to Madeline Nunez and Alexis Lopez who were hired to teach in the Independence School District for the 23-24 academic year.

03/13/2023

Congratulations to Trinaty Jeffers who will teach science in Excelsior Springs School District.

03/10/2023

Congratulations to Brody Miller who was hired in Kearney School District for the 2023-2024 school year. He will teach middle school science!