Curriculum Design

Institutions must design their curriculum to promote success among all students, looking at students’ educational, cultural, and social backgrounds and experiences, as well as physical or sensory impairments and mental well-being. The college takes pride in its commitment to equality in learning and teaching.

What are we doing about it?

The College of Education is conducting research on:

  • STEM curriculum design for visually impaired students at the Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind to increase pathways for these students
  • Practice-based experiences in classrooms, field-work, lab work, and internships in academic settings for students from a variety of diverse backgrounds (first-generation, low SES, ethnic, racial, and international populations, people with disabilities, LGBTQ)
  • Asset-based curriculum
  • Ethnic studies, whiteness studies

Who is doing it?

Professor, Educational Policy Studies & Practice, Kris Bosworth
Associate Professor, Educational Policy Studies & Practice, Nolan Cabrera
Assistant Dean, Research, Sara Chavarria
Associate Professor, Teaching & Teacher Education, Cindy Cruz
Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Leah Durán
Assistant Professor, Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, Lia Falco
Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Jeremy Garcia
Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Kristin Gunckel
Assistant Professor of Practice, Disability and Psychoeducational Studies, Rebecca Hartzell
Associate Professor, Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, Sunggye Hong
Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Bruce Johnson
Assistant Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Sung eun Jung
Assistant Professor of Practice, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Suzanne Kaplan
Project Director, Office of the Dean, Jen Kinser-Traut
Professor, Center for the Study of Higher Education, Judy Kiyama
Associate Research Scientist, Broader Impact, Corey Knox
Assistant Professor of Practice, Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, Stephanie MacFarland
Assistant Professor of Practice, W.A. Franke Honors College​​​​​​​, Nadia Alvarez Mexia
Project Coordinator, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Eric Meyer
Assistant Professor, Educational Policy Studies and Practice​​​​​​​, Moira Ozias
Associate Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies​​​​​​​, Valerie Shirley
Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Kathy Short
Associate Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, William Smith
Associate Professor of Practice, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Crystal Soltero
Assistant Professor of Practice, Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, Michele Stathatos​​​​​​​
Professor of Practice, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Patty Stowers
Associate Professor, Teaching, Learning & Sociocultural Studies, Jessica Summers