Spring/Summer 2019
Spring/Summer 2019

The Everything Educator
“Teacher” is just one of many roles required of this generation of educators. They have to navigate natural and political forces, find new ways to collaborate, develop novel techniques to engage students and still make time for personal and professional growth. As the USC Rossier School celebrates our 100th anniversary—as well as 10 years of both Math for America Los Angeles and our partnership with 2U—we also celebrate the endlessly creative and flexible ways educators rise to every occasion, in and out of the classroom.
Dear Friends

Features

For the Love Of Math
After overcoming huge obstacles, Yasemin Copur-Gencturk is changing the way we teach
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After overcoming huge obstacles, Yasemin Copur-Gencturk is changing the way we teach
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Digital Revol(2U)tion
How a transformative partnership between USC Rossier and a startup changed education
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How a transformative partnership between USC Rossier and a startup changed education
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In Case of Disaster
Superintendents confront natural calamities with preparation, leadership and care
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Superintendents confront natural calamities with preparation, leadership and care
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Stronger Together
A creative vision for collaboration between charter and traditional public schools
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A creative vision for collaboration between charter and traditional public schools
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Into the Wild
A love of animals led Anna Becker MAT ’18 to educational opportunities at the L.A. Zoo
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A love of animals led Anna Becker MAT ’18 to educational opportunities at the L.A. Zoo
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News

The L.A. Education Exchange
The USC Rossier School and the Center for Engagement-Driven Global Education (EDGE) hosted a first-of-its-kind, two-day gathering for the leadership of L.A.’s public, private and parochial schools
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The USC Rossier School and the Center for Engagement-Driven Global Education (EDGE) hosted a first-of-its-kind, two-day gathering for the leadership of L.A.’s public, private and parochial schools
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Marathon Memories
Shirley Parry PhD ’17 became one of only 41 women and 97 men to ever complete the World Marathon Challenge: seven marathons on seven continents in seven days
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Shirley Parry PhD ’17 became one of only 41 women and 97 men to ever complete the World Marathon Challenge: seven marathons on seven continents in seven days
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Guiding Principal
Elias Miles EdD ’21, principal of A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas, Calif., earned a 2019 DSAG scholarship
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Elias Miles EdD ’21, principal of A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas, Calif., earned a 2019 DSAG scholarship
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In Conversation: Multilingual Education


Rossier Supporters

Investing in Women
Veronica ‘Ronee’ Hagen ’68 and David Hagen ’67, MA ’68, EdD ’93 believe the future is female
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Veronica ‘Ronee’ Hagen ’68 and David Hagen ’67, MA ’68, EdD ’93 believe the future is female
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