Department News

James Oigara (SUNY Geneseo/Matt Burkhartt) James Oigara, assistant professor in Geneseo’s Ella Cline Shear School of Education, recently led a teacher workshop on Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS), sponsored by the SUNY Geneseo Library of Congress TPS grant project.  The workshop supported educators in integrating primary sources into classroom and inquiry-based learning assignments that enhance student engagement and

School of Education News Dr. Peter Kalenda, Assistant Professor in the Ella Cline Shear School of Education at SUNY Geneseo, has published a curriculum guide through Knight Scholar that transforms the popular Picture-Perfect STEM book series into an accessible Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)-aligned resource for elementary educators. The “Picture Perfect STEM: NGSS Science Standards Alignment Guide”

(SUNY Geneseo) School of Education News Jennifer Waddington, lecturer in SUNY Geneseo’s Ella Cline Shear School of Education, has been selected as a Friend of the Year by Arc GLOW, a chapter of The Arc New York. According to Arc GLOW, Waddington is being recognized for her “outstanding support and the meaningful friendship she has

School of Education News At SUNY Geneseo’s School of Education, Dr. Peter Kalenda is bringing math to life through stories. This semester, 28 teacher candidates are using 10 Gulab Jamuns by Sandhya Acharya as a playful entry point to teaching addition with regrouping to first- and second-grade students. Thanks to support from the NEA’s Learning and Leadership Grant,

School of Education News This July 2025, Dr. Peter Kalenda traveled to The Center for Courageous Kids in Scottsville, Kentucky to volunteer as a snorkel instructor for XLH Camp with his husband, Dr. Logan Rath (SUNY Geneseo alumnus). The children at this camp had XLH or other rare bone diseases and the camp is uniquely designed to help meet