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New Professor Brings Gaming Expertise to the School of Education

Taylor Kessner (SUNY Geneseo/Matt Burkhartt) Taylor Kessner is a new assistant professor in Geneseo’s Ella Cline Shear School of Education whose research focuses on games, game design, and simulations as methods to teach students social studies and history. Kessner examines game design and how designers use play to foster decision-making, autonomy, a sense of belonging, and other important

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Education Faculty Member Publishes STEM Curriculum Guide for Elementary Teachers

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”

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Navigating “Divisive” Issues in Social Studies Education: Practical Guidance forTeachers

Assistant Professor Taylor Kessner (SUNY Geneseo/Matt Burkhartt) Author Taylor Kessner Additional Authors and Editors Assoc. Prof. Sarah J. Kaka, Department of Education, Ohio Wesleyan University; Assoc. Prof. Anthony Tuf Francis, Oakland University; Assoc. Prof. Katrina Kennett, Montana University Western Publication The Councilor: A National Journal of the Social Studies (2025) Summary This article aims to

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Interaction of avatar identity and opportunities to practice historical reasoning in a history videogame

Assistant Professor Taylor Kessner (SUNY Geneseo/Matt Burkhartt) Author Taylor Kessner Additional Authors and Editors Jenn Scianna, Ph.D. candidate, School of Edu., University of Wisconsin—Madison; Assoc. Prof. Lauren McArthur Harris, Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching & Learning Innovation, School of Historical, Philosophical, & Religious Studies, Arizona State U. Publication Journal of the Learning Sciences Article

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Jennifer Waddington Earns Award from Arc Glow

(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

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Geneseo Maintains US News’s Top Spot for Undergrad Teaching

For the 11th time in US News & World Report’s 16 years of college rankings, SUNY Geneseo has earned the #1 spot for Best Undergraduate Teaching in the Regional Universities—North category.

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Clifton Named to Inaugural Class of SUNY AI for the Public Good Fellows

SUNY Geneseo’s director of the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), Alexis Clifton, has been named a fellow of SUNY AI for the Public Good. Twenty SUNY faculty and staff have been selected for the inaugural class.

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Made-for-school History-oriented Videogames: The Case of Mission US

Assistant Professor Taylor Kessner (SUNY Geneseo/Matt Burkhartt) Author Taylor Kessner Additional Authors and Editors Associate Professor Lauren McArthur Harris, Mary Lou Fulton College of Teaching and Learning Innovation, School of Historical, Philosophical, and Religious Thought at Arizona State University Publication Annals of Social Studies Education Research for Teachers Article title The potential of made-for-school history-oriented

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Sweet Math with 10 Gulab Jamuns

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,

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Education Professor Lends AI Expertise to School District

SUNY Geneseo School of Education assistant professor Peter Kalenda recently served as a consultant for a K-12 school district as it introduces artificial intelligence tools into its classrooms.

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