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Faculty News
Two USC Rossier faculty members receive prestigious education fellowship
Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby and Christopher Emdin join distinguished Class of 2023 AERA fellows
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Educator Tips
USC Rossier Master Class
USC Rossier’s Master Class was created to spur broad discussions that are central to the mission of the school among our students, faculty and staff.
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Educator Tips
Who is most affected by the student loan debt crisis?
As the student loan debt crisis worsens, formidable gaps between borrowers persist. Approximately 45 million Americans owe money for higher education, with a total balance of around $1.7 trillion. These...
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Educator Tips
How to better prepare teachers to address student mental health
In the wake of the pandemic, educators broadly agree that schools should provide better mental health support for students. And as the people who see them most often during the...
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Educator Tips
How educators can stem the tide of scientific illiteracy
Editor’s note: The following content was adapted from Gale Sinatra’s 2021 USC Rossier commencement address to graduating students. Science Denial, Why it Happens and What to Do About It, a...
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Research
Brain study suggests how students learn from mistakes
An fMRI-based study of error-monitoring shows that students who are focused on monitoring their own learning process, rather than on getting right answers, learn better over time.
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Rossier News
Learning with a purpose
Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang and Dr. Howard Gardner led a recent discussion on empathy and education in the digital age. Famous puppeteer Jim Henson said: “Kids don’t remember what we...
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Faculty News
USC Rossier neuroscientist showing how students’ emotional engagement is key to learning
Mary Helen Immordino-Yang’s social-emotional imagination quotient transforming classroom learning.
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Research
Immordino-Yang probes the connections between emotion, culture and learning
“I mean, we thought this thing with heartbeat would tell us something about acculturation—but the fact that it actually works is vastly surprising to me. I mean, my jaw’s still...
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Rossier News
Renowned Psychology Scholar joins USC Rossier
Daphna Oyserman, internationally known researcher on self, culture and motivation, joins USC with a joint appointment at the Rossier School of Education in January 2014. She will hold the appointments...