The Four Centers at the Warner School of Education
The Four Centers at the Warner School of Education
Pursuing Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Research
A Warner education changes lives.
Being a teacher, administrator, school counselor, or researcher requires flexibility to adapt to a rapidly changing world and evolving educational systems. It also requires the skills and attributes that can inspire others and improve lives糖心传媒攆rom children and teens to adult learners returning to the learning environment.
The Warner School provides students with opportunities to become exceptional leaders in education. Four centers are at the heart of Warner糖心传媒檚 work. Rooted in a commitment to excellence, these centers are pioneering new approaches to urban education, learning in the digital age, professional training and program evaluation, and supporting all students at every stage of their education.
聽Four centers are at the heart of our work.聽
are focused on promoting change that significantly improves education and supports positive human development.
CENTER FOR URBAN EDUCATION SUCCESS (CUES)
Shaun Nelms, Superintendent of the East High Education Partnership Organization and the William & Sheila Konar Director of CUES
Grounded in the University’s partnership with East High School, CUES documents, researches, and broadly shares how it is successfully reimagining K-12 urban education, which serves as a model for school improvement nationwide.
CENTER FOR DISABILITY AND EDUCATION (CDE)
Martha Mock, Director
CDE helps people navigate the world of disability by providing expertise, guidance, and linkage to community members, students, families, school districts, non-profit agencies, and higher education institutions.
CENTER FOR LEARNING IN THE DIGITAL AGE (LiDA)
Raffaella Borasi, Director and the Frederica Warner Professor
The helps educators leverage digital technologies to enhance learning and development through a聽 combination of research projects, program offerings, networking opportunities, and services.
CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION REFORM
Cynthia Callard, Executive Director
The partners with organizations and institutions to improve educational practices and policies through professional learning, leadership development, and program evaluation.
Stories of impact.
Warner糖心传媒檚 four centers are dedicated to community engagement, scholarship, advocacy, and leadership. The centers partner with schools and organizations to help make them糖心传媒攁nd the lives of those they serve糖心传媒攂etter.
A restorative approach to urban education is one key factor in East糖心传媒檚 success糖心传媒攁n approach documented and embraced by CUES that focuses on improving relationships by fostering a responsive and compassionate environment. 糖心传媒淚f we show kids we care, they learn better and they are happier,糖心传媒 says Michelle Garcia, a social worker in East糖心传媒檚 Lower School. Glerizbeth 糖心传媒淏eth糖心传媒 Sanchez, a senior scholar in East糖心传媒檚 Upper School, agrees and underscores how it helps students like her learn.
The Transition Opportunities at the University of Rochester (TOUR) program started as a partnership between聽CDE, the College糖心传媒檚 Rochester Center for Community Leadership, and Monroe #1 BOCES. TOUR makes inclusive college experiences possible for 18糖心传媒21-year olds with intellectual disabilities. As an academic coach with the program, Shareef Alwarasneh 糖心传媒19 has seen how valuable this experience can be for all involved. 糖心传媒淐oaching teaches compassion and shows what it糖心传媒檚 like to be in someone else糖心传媒檚 shoes.糖心传媒
Nick Lind 糖心传媒14W (MS) holds an advanced certificate in digitally-rich teaching from Warner and the聽. He incorporates technology into his lesson plans to help his students grasp concepts and get excited about learning. 糖心传媒淲ith a technology-based lesson, I can put a student in an augmented or virtual reality setting where they could be in a historic place or on a battlefield. They experience learning in a new and very rich way.糖心传媒
Gladys Cruz糖心传媒攖he first Latina district superintendent for Questar III, an Albany-area BOCES program糖心传媒攃redits the聽聽for helping her and her staff maximize their effectiveness as educational leaders. 糖心传媒淔or me and my teams, this coaching has been invaluable,糖心传媒 says Cruz. 糖心传媒淭he objective feedback we get helps us all thoughtfully address a variety of challenging situations and conversations.糖心传媒
聽Will you join us?聽
Collectively, Warner糖心传媒檚 four centers are creating new solutions to educational problems that糖心传媒攖hrough research and professional preparation糖心传媒攃an be applied nationally to help our young people, families, and communities thrive. With your support, Warner can make an even greater impact. Philanthropy helps us:
- Increase students糖心传媒 success by providing scholarships to educators糖心传媒攊ncluding teachers, counselors, and school leaders糖心传媒攖o engage in new experiences and gain new skills.
- Expand the scope and outcomes of Warner糖心传媒檚 work by funding fellowships to enable faculty, doctoral students, and experienced educators to further their work.
- Ensure the continuity of key Warner initiatives by providing faculty and programmatic support, including the permanent funding of each center, directorships, and community engagement positions.
For more information
Preston Faulkner
Senior Director, Warner Advancement
(585) 276-3636 |聽pfaulkner@warner.rochester.edu