Education Studies at W&L

Faculty vs Students dodgeball competition! Sign up a team or show up to watch the fun. This event aims to raise funds for drivers' licensure, classes, and exams for low-income and international students. The event is sponsored by LIFT (Low-Income, First-Generation), Questbridge, and SAIL (Student Association for International Learning)

Students in Prof. Moffa's Comparative International Education course discuss impacts on the achievement gap (Is it the failure of schools or factors outside schools?). One strategy for discussing controversial topics is the Structured Academic Controversy method. In this method, teams of two prepare and present an argument to an opposing team of two, then listen to the position prepared by the other team. Next, they switch positions and try to strengthen or extend the other team's argument. Finally, they work as a group of four to build a consensus on the issue. This strategy fosters deep understanding of multiple viewpoints and perspective-taking. It also limits combativeness. If you aren't sure how to introduce controversial issues into your classroom, this method works! Give it try!

Today the founders of Campo Base spoke to students in Comparative International Education about European intercultural exchange programs, including Erasmus+ and its effectiveness in peace-building and promoting "Unity in Diversity" across the EU. Grazie mille Dana and Luigi!

Campo Base partners with W&L's Education Studies to facilitate our Spring Term Abroad course, Global Citizenship Education, in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy and Internships in international schools.

Campo Base https://share.google/vrSXon3ZKQFQpzk4X

Education Studies students, check out this new Spring Term offering from Professor Margalus!

EDUC 340 students in Professor Haley Sigler’s class recently visited In a Classroom at the Staniar Gallery, where the exhibit sparked thoughtful conversations about teaching, learning, and what it means to be in a classroom. Many thanks to Professor Andrea LePage for sharing the show with our Education Studies students and helping us think differently about classrooms as spaces for experimentation, performance, and reflection. Check out the exhibit at Staniar Gallery through February 6th.

This past week, Griffin Conti '26, presented about China's education system to his classmates in EDUC 240: Comparative International Education. This new course examines international differences in education, the impact of culture, politics, and economics on such systems, the effects of globalization, and more!

The Education Studies Program is excited to sponsor In a Classroom, a thought-provoking installation by artist Joey Fauerso, on view January 8–February 6 at the Staniar Gallery.

The work invites us to think about classrooms not just as places of learning, but as spaces that shape students’ bodies, identities, and experiences. It connects to the questions our Education Studies students explore about classroom environment, community, and how learning spaces support (or limit) children.

📍 Staniar Gallery
🎤 Artist’s Talk & Reception: January 13, 5:30 pm://www.wlu.edu/staniar-gallery/current-season/in-a-classroom

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Peer teaching is a learning activity where students teach other students. This allows them to practice pedagogies and share in deep reflection on instructional design choices. Engaging in authentic teaching skills in a supportive setting develops their capacities to become reflective, collaborative educators.