Patton College of Education Stories

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How to Live, Be, & Lead

March 5, 2019 Time to read 2 min

Melinda Tsapatsaris, BSED ’98, applies progressive pedagogy learned from OHIO’s Creating Active and Reflective Educators (CARE) program as the head of school at Westland School in Los Angeles, emphasizing inquiry-based, experiential learning and collaborative teacher-student partnerships in the democratic act of learning.
People sit across a sidewalk in protest in 1970

Voices of change

October 30, 2018 Time to read 4 min

College campuses surge with activism and dialogue when national issues of the day arise, and Ohio University is no exception. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, unrest regarding race, gender, and war shook the small college town in the Appalachian foothills.
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Advocate for All

August 17, 2018 Time to read 1 min

Doctors and teachers told Jordyn Zimmerman that she would never attend college. They were wrong.
Illustration by Leonie Bos

The power of a shared story

December 17, 2017 Time to read 2 min

“It is powerful to share a story,” said self-recognized ambassador for literacy Julie Francis. “Reading a story aloud takes people on a journey together.”
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OHIO graduate student serves as ‘coach’ for international student groups

November 4, 2015 Time to read 5 min

Rene Grzona coaches student organizations to be successful on campus at Ohio University, and one day he hopes to coach students to success on the basketball court.
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