June 12th, 2012, 04:06
Andy Felt (BSEd ’97), a science teacher at Madison County High School, was one of 10 finalists for the 2013 Georgia State of the Year. Felt who earned a bachelor’s degree in science education, teaches chemistry and physical science at MCHS.
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June 5th, 2012, 11:06
UGA College of Education alumna Kyung Hee Kim (PhD ’04), whose research suggesting a decline in creativity in America caused a nationwide stir last summer after a cover story in Newsweek magazine, discussed her research in the 2012 E. Paul Torrance Lecture last semester. Her lecture can now be viewed online.
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May 30th, 2012, 08:05
Richard Wellborn (BSEd ’02), who teaches fifth-grade mathematics and science at Youth Elementary School in Walton County, was recently named a 2012 Georgia Master Teacher.
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May 23rd, 2012, 03:05
Brian Mitchell, a science teacher at Winder-Barrow High School, was named 2012 Barrow County Teacher of the Year, reports the Barrow Journal.
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April 5th, 2012, 03:04
University of Georgia alumna Kyung Hee Kim, whose research suggesting a decline in creativity in America caused a nationwide stir last summer, will discuss her research and more when she delivers the 2012 E. Paul Torrance Lecture at UGA on Wednesday, April 18.
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April 1st, 2012, 04:04
Alumna Inez Tenenbaum (BSEd ’72, MEd ’74), the chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission since being appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, is featured in one of the top feature stories focusing on “Federal Dogs” in the March issue of Georgia Magazine.
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March 26th, 2012, 05:03
“There’s very little empirical research out there,” said UGA instructional technology graduate Michael K. Barbour (PhD ’07) of Wayne State University in a March 26 Atlanta Journal Constitution article on the value of online education.
is quoted on the value of online education by Atlanta Journal Constitution columnist Maureen Downey as she examines the possibilities offered by computer-based or virtual learning in the March 26 op/ed page of the AJC. Barbour said that “there’s very little empirical research out there” on the effectiveness of computer-based learning.
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March 20th, 2012, 01:03
Three recent University of Georgia College of Education graduates were named top counselors during Gwinnett County School District’s National School Counselors Week last month.
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March 6th, 2012, 01:03
Jason Branch (BSEd ’97, MEd ’98), principal of South Forsyth High School, was named the sole final candidate to replace retiring Superintendent John Jackson by the Oconee County School Board Monday night, the Oconee Patch reported. Branch received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Education from UGA’s College of Education.
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March 5th, 2012, 06:03
Several UGA College of Education faculty members and an alumna are featured in the March 2012 issue of Georgia Magazine. Ron Butchart, Gayle Andrews, Linda Campbell and Deryl Bailey are recognized for awards they recently received in the “Best in Show: Around the Arch” feature. COE alumna Inez Tenenbaum (BSEd ’72, MEd ’74), the chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission since being appointed by President Barack Obama in 2009, is featured in one of the issues top feature stories focusing on “Federal Dogs.”
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