Hepburn Lecture: Margaret Crocco, Visiting Scholar at Michigan State

6th Annual Mary Hepburn Lectureship in Social Studies Education “Sustainability and Social Studies: Perfect Together” Margaret Crocco Visiting Scholar at Michigan State University Crocco will explore sustainability education in relation to democratic dialogue and civic engagement. Drawing on issues of difference, gender and poverty, as well as the use of film as a teaching tool, [...]

Fall Semester Midterm

2013 State of Education Conference

Larry Cuban, a professor emeritus of education at Stanford University and a national expert on teaching and school reform, will be the keynote speaker at the University of Georgia College of Education’s sixth annual State of Education conference on Thursday, Sept. 19 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. Press release Website

Ramsey Lecture Series: Diana Parry, Troy Glover, University of Waterloo

Labor Day Holiday

No classes; offices closed. http://www.uga.edu/holiday_schedule/

UGA Women Faculty Reception

Tate Student Center Grand Hall Sponsored by: Women’s Studies, Institute for Contact: Terri Hatfield Program Coordinator 706-542-0066 The Institute for Women’s Studies’ annual reception honoring women faculty at UGA. Institute for Women’s Studies

COE Fall Faculty Meeting

The agenda includes faculty award and research presentations, and Faculty Senate meeting. 3 -4 p.m. – Meeting and Awards 4 – 5 p.m. – Reception with Light Refreshments Please join your colleagues for this important meeting. The agenda will include the Dean’s State of the College Address, as well as faculty awards and presentations. M. [...]

Fall Semester Classes Begin

First day of fall semester classes. Drop/Add undergraduate and graduate courses August 12-16.

UGA Summer Commencement 2013

Speaker: Inez Moore Tenenbaum (BSEd ’72, MEd 74), Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Combined undergraduate and graduate ceremony Stegeman Coliseum Press release

Teacher Workshop: Paraphrasing, Summarizing and the Inference Strategy

The Fundamentals of Paraphrasing and Summarizing Strategy Workshop is designed to systematically teach the fundamental skills students need to be able to identify and paraphrase main ideas and details.  Fundamentals contains lessons on paraphrasing words, phrases, and sentences, as well as lessons on identifying main ideas and details in paragraphs and short essays. Specific instruction [...]