{"id":2051,"date":"2019-05-20T15:18:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T19:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/?page_id=2051"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T15:03:27","slug":"news-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Department News and Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/2020\/01\/31\/school-closures-can-hit-rural-communities-hard-the-conversation\/\" aria-label=\"School closures can hit rural communities hard \u2014 The Conversation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/files\/2020\/01\/Mara_Tieken-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/files\/2020\/01\/Mara_Tieken-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/files\/2020\/01\/Mara_Tieken-1-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/2020\/01\/31\/school-closures-can-hit-rural-communities-hard-the-conversation\/\">School closures can hit rural communities hard \u2014 The Conversation<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Tobie Akerley Gordon<\/div><time datetime=\"2020-01-31T11:42:34-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 31, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">By\u00a0Emily McConville\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Published on\u00a0January 24, 2020 Writing for\u00a0The Conversation,\u00a0Associate Professor of Education Mara Tieken argued that the closure of rural schools can devastate students, families, and communities. Schools often close for reasons of poor academic performance,&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/2019\/09\/26\/education-symposium-2019\/\" aria-label=\"Education Symposium 2019\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/files\/2019\/09\/190404_Education_Symposium_0072-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Katherine Phillips Thu, Mar 28, 11:18 AMto Bates, BatesPlease join us in supporting the work of Bates Education Minors at our annual Education Symposium! Next Thursday, April 4th 2:45 - 5:20, Upstairs CommonsPresentations are organized into one hour sessions, approximately 3 per hour. Visit one or stay for them all!Feel free to come and go as you please, and learn about topics like these!\u00b7 Community Engaged Learning at a local alternative school\u00b7 Restorative Justice practices in Lewiston schools\u00b7 Student teacher experiences\u00b7 Intern poster session\u00b7 English Language Learners at Head Start\u00b7 Personal narratives of schooling and reflection on critical service learning\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/files\/2019\/09\/190404_Education_Symposium_0072-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/files\/2019\/09\/190404_Education_Symposium_0072-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/2019\/09\/26\/education-symposium-2019\/\">Education Symposium 2019<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Katherine Phillips<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-09-26T08:55:15-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 26, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In March Educational Studies and Teacher Education students shared their experiences at the 2019 Education Symposium. Students presented their teaching experiences, Capstone projects, and internship opportunities. Topics included: Community Engaged Learning at a local alternative&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/2019\/05\/20\/bates-education-expert-talks-about-screen-time-with-diane-sawyer-for-tv-special-sun-journal\/\" aria-label=\"Bates education expert talks about \u2018screen time\u2019 with Diane Sawyer for TV special \u2014 Sun Journal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/files\/2019\/05\/180322_Anita_Charles_Class_0007-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/files\/2019\/05\/180322_Anita_Charles_Class_0007-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/files\/2019\/05\/180322_Anita_Charles_Class_0007-2-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/2019\/05\/20\/bates-education-expert-talks-about-screen-time-with-diane-sawyer-for-tv-special-sun-journal\/\">Bates education expert talks about \u2018screen time\u2019 with Diane Sawyer for TV special \u2014 Sun Journal<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Katherine Phillips<\/div><time datetime=\"2019-05-20T13:58:34-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 20, 2019<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Anita Charles Bates education expert talks about \u2018screen time\u2019 with Diane Sawyer for TV special \u2014\u00a0Sun Journal A two-hour ABC News special looking at Americans\u2019 relationships with screens included an interview with Lecturer in Education&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__featured-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/2018\/06\/01\/baccalaureate-address-by-mara-tieken-learn-to-live-with-uncertainty\/\" aria-label=\"Baccalaureate Address by Mara Tieken: &#8220;Learn to Live With Uncertainty&#8221;.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/files\/2011\/11\/mtieken_headshot2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/files\/2011\/11\/mtieken_headshot2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/files\/2011\/11\/mtieken_headshot2-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/div><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/2018\/06\/01\/baccalaureate-address-by-mara-tieken-learn-to-live-with-uncertainty\/\">Baccalaureate Address by Mara Tieken: &#8220;Learn to Live With Uncertainty&#8221;.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Emily McConville<\/div><time datetime=\"2018-06-01T14:03:31-04:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 1, 2018<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This is address was given by Associate Professor of Education Mara Tieken on May 26, 2018, during the annual Baccalaureate Service. The Baccalaureate speaker is chosen by the senior class. &nbsp; &nbsp; I am so&hellip;<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1113,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_batesModPostContentOverride_prepend":false,"_batesModPostContentOverride_append":false,"_batesModPostContentOverride_append_before_footer":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-2051","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2051"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2051\/revisions\/2389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}