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The Department of Education at Cornell University emphasizes field-based study in educational settings where social, economic, and political pressures interact to help shape policies and practices. The importance of the social and psychological context of learning and an overarching interest in field-based teaching and research are common to faculty members and staff whether they are teaching graduate students in Ithaca, conducting an outreach program in Syracuse, or leading a community-education project in Nigeria.
Lucas Fuess ’11, an undergraduate CALS Agricultural Science Education major, was chosen to participate in the USDA’s Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program. As a participant in the student diversity program, Lucas will attend the USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum on February 18-19, 2010, in Arlington, VA.
Professor Bill Camp is one of only six individuals nationwide who received the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Lifetime Achievement Award on November 20th at the NAAE annual convention in Nashville, TN. Camp was recognized for his significant contributions to agricultural education at the state, regional, and national levels.
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Tara Berescik of Grahamsville, NY is one of only six individuals nationwide who received the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Outstanding Teacher Award on November 18th at the NAAE annual convention in Nashville, TN. Berescik works in close association with the department's Agriculture Outreach and Education program, has been a guest speaker in agriculture education courses, and serves as one of our cooperating teachers.
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Larry Van De Valk, director of the Empire State Food and Agricultural Leadership Institute 
(LEAD New York) was recently honored by the Int'l Association of Programs for Agricultural Leadership (IAPAL) with their Outstanding Leadership Program Director award. The award was presented at IAPAL's annual meeting in Jackson Hole, WY on October 16, 2009. Congratulations Larry!
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Lucas Fuess '10 was selected as the 2009 summer advocacy intern for the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAEE). Read the press release.
Emily Weinstein '10 was featured in the Winter 2009 issue of The Research Paper, Cornell's undergraduate research magazine for her work with Professor Dawn Schrader
Professor Bill Camp received the Outstanding Agricultural Educator Award for his lifetime contributions to the field. The award is the American Association for Agricultural Education's highest honor. In addition, Camp delivered the annual "Distinguished Lecture," an 80-year-old tradition of the AAAE In his talk, “Toward an Intellectual Common for Agricultural Education,” Camp urged the AAAE to establish an open access web site for the free exchange of course materials, video clips, recorded lectures, and other scholarly content. As a result of the presentation, a committee was formed to implement the proposal.
Professor Emeritus Verne Rockcastle has published his autobiography, "Acorn to Oak", a compilation of personal experiences, accomplishments, and professional activities at Cornell and the Department of Education
Understanding the Achievement Gap in Education: Practical Realities and Insights from Research
Full Schedule
Community & School District Perspectives on Educational Equity
Feb 5
Educational Attainment, Families, & African American Youth
Mar12
Economic Perspectives on the Achievement Gap
Apr 9
Mapping the Gap in Education: The Rural Dimension
May 7
Tully, NY High School Agriculture teacher Derek Hill MAT '07 was selected to receive the National Association of Agricultural Educator's 2009 Teacher Turn the Key award. Each state's winner will be recognized at the national convention in Nashville, Tennessee November 17-21, 2009.
Donna M. Moore, PhD '08 received the Alan. K. Kahler Dissertation Award, which recognizes the doctoral student who has completed the most outstanding dissertation nationally in the field during the previous calendar year
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Donna M. Moore, PhD '08 was this year's recipient of the Marvin and Ruth Glock Research Award for her outstanding doctoral thesis research
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Jeannie Griffiths, MPS '05 has written a comprehensive guide, "Equine Science," aimed to educate youth and others about the care and ownership of horses. The work, published by Equine Network/Source Interlink Media, has been approved as a national reference book for Hippology and Horse Bowl at 4-H events
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Agriculture teacher Derek Hill MAT '07 talks about Tully High School's Produce Project where students are growing green while supplying produce to their own cafeteria 
- Public Discussion of a Research Proposal
- 02.16
- Core Faculty Meeting
- 02.26
- Closing the Achievement Gap
- 03.12
- Core Faculty Meeting
- 03.19
- Closing the Achievement Gap
- 04.09
Mark Alexander Constas
Associate Professor
Mark A. Constas is an Associate Professor of Research Methodology and Program Evaluation in the Department of Education and serves as the Director of Graduate Studies for the Field of Education at Cornell University. Previously, he worked in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Education (U.S.... Read Mark Alexander Constas's full profile
Daniel Capps
Teacher and student understanding of scientific inquiry, nature of science, and science content, and teacher training and professional development
Ranjini Govender
My particular focus is in education law as it relates to public policy. Specifically, I am interested in the issue of desegregation and the constitutional framework within which policy decisions are made.
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