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Kilpatrick first from UGA elected to the National Academy of Education
Regents Professor of mathematics education Jeremy Kilpatrick is one of 10 new members of the National Academy of Education. An internationally recognized expert in mathematics curriculum and policy, and a National Associate of the National Academy of Sciences, Kilpatrick is the first faculty member from UGA to be elected to the NAEd.
Cornelia couple gives $1 million gift for kinesiology fellowship
The University of Georgia always has held a special place in the hearts of Lois Shortt and her late husband, Bill. They met at UGA in 1945 and married two years year later. Six decades later, the couple showed just how special by giving a $1 million gift to the university to create the William J. and Lois J. Shortt Graduate Fellowship in the College of Education’s department of kinesiology. The fund will support up to five graduate students each year.
COE to host education workshop on poverty in schools July 27-28
A two-day workshop for Georgia K-8 teachers, administrators, counselors and teacher educators focusing on more effective teaching practices to reach children from poor and working-class families will be held at the University of Georgia July 27-28. The program titled, “The Other Side of Poverty,” will focus on research-based teaching practices sensitive to working-class and poor children and families; explore children’s literature and adult literature about social class and poverty; and provide classroom ideas for incorporating social-class related content. See complete story, link to registration.
On Sunday, June 27, 2010, at 9:00 AM, all UGA students, faculty and staff will be migrated over to the new UGAMail system powered by Microsoft's Live@EDU. Starting on Monday, June 28th, OIT personnel will be visiting each COE member in Aderhold, Rivers and Ramsey to configure UGAMail with the two email clients that are fully integrated with the new email and calendar system: Outlook for PC users and Entourage for MAC users. If you are not planning on being in the office on Monday, June 28th, or if you are not present when OIT visits your office, please submit a COE Remedy helpdesk ticket (http://www.coe.uga.edu/oit/help/support/remedy.html) to schedule a date/time to configure your account, or visit the self-help instructions at the UGAMail Wiki: http://wiki.eits.uga.edu/help/index.php/New_UGAMail.
May 2010 Convocation Videos Now Available
Moving boldly into the 21st Century, the College has posted video coverage of the two May Convocation Ceremonies to the COE Convocation Podcast Channel, and these are now available for one and all to view. Video coverage of the ceremonies is no longer available in DVD form, so please fee free to access them using the links below.Not only can you feel free to view the videos, they are free. There is no charge for viewing the videos in a browser window, nor for subscribing to the channel and downloading the ceremonies you wish to view.
To view the 1:00pm ceremony, click:
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/UGA/Episodes/7115/18785.mp4To view the 4:00pm ceremony:
http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4DCGI/Podcasting/UGA/Episodes/11013/27711.mp4To subscribe and download, you'll need to use iTunes, which is a free download from Apple, and is available for both Windows and Mac users. Once you've installed iTunes, use the following link to begin the subscription process:
itpc://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4dcgi/podcasting/uga/channels21861/8593.xmlPlease contact Ron Braxley (rbraxley@uga.edu) in the Office of Information Technology if you have any questions.
Meigs Distinguished Teaching Prof talks about her influences
Juanita Johnson–Bailey, who was named a 2010 Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor – the university’s highest recognition of superior instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels – talks about teaching and the influences that led her to the classroom in this UGA video (requires RealPlayer).
New Georgia COE Videoblog updates latest lectures, seminars online
Students, faculty and visitors to Georgia COE can view dozens of lectures, seminars and special events online through Quicktime or iPod. Subscribe to channels such as the COE Research Channel, the COE Focus on Diversity Channel or Misha’s Poetrycast.
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