Category: School of Education

Alumna Kaiyan Wang Named Compton Unified School District’s Teacher of the Year
School of Education alumna named 2024 Teacher of the Year
Staff Writer — April 14, 2024
Biola University School of Education alumna Kaiyan Wang ('13) was named 2024 Teacher of the Year for Compton Unified School District (CUSD). She...
Biola University to Close TESOL Program
The program will enter a “teach-out” phase and will not accept any new students starting Summer 2024
Sarah Dougher — March 27, 2024
On March 22 Biola University announced the closure of the online and in-person Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) degrees,...
A Biola Alumna’s Journey Overseas and Back Again
Dorothy Leal went from La Mirada to Nepal to Mexico and to Oklahoma to use her passions and skills in teaching.
Charlotte McKinley — March 31, 2023
After graduating from Biola University’s School of Education in 1967, Dorothy Leal did not anticipate the way that God would use her degree to help...
New Program Prepares Educators to Work with Multilingual Learners
Biola’s Master of Arts in P-12 Multilingual, Multicultural Education degree will strengthen educators’ ability to serve and support multilingual, multicultural and immigrant families
Sarah Dougher — October 25, 2022
According to data recently released this year by the United States Census Bureau, nearly 43% of California residents speak a language other than...
Student Creates Tutoring Business During Pandemic to Serve Students with Autism
School of Education student Ashley Cox receives scholarship for her innovative venture
Joy Blea — February 03, 2021
Biola University student Ashley Cox, a liberal studies elementary education major, recently received a scholarship from Biola’s Office of...
Biola Alumna Honored as Woman of the Year
April Reutter (’93) was honored by the city of Norwalk as Woman of the Year for her many contributions to the community
Kiana Karn — April 29, 2020
Devoted teacher and Biola University alumna April Reutter was recognized by the 57th California Assembly District as Woman of the Year this March....
Alumna Opens New Preschool in Southern California
School will serve as one of Biola’s early childhood laboratory schools
Joya Jackson — December 12, 2019
Biola University alumna Koryn Parker (’02, M.A. ’03) recently opened her own preschool, Little Learners Exploration Academy in Whittier, Calif. To...
Education Professors Conducted Research on the Effects of Dual Language Immersion Programs on Student Attitudes Toward Multiculturalism
Professors’ research shows Dual Language Immersion programs in schools help students grasp a better understanding of both another language and its culture
Sarah Dougher — October 14, 2019
Biola University School of Education professors Nicholas Block and Lorena Vidaurre recently published research on Dual Language Immersion (DLI)...