A group of University of Georgia students taking a service-learning course worked collaboratively with people across the community to bring A Place at the Table, a documentary film focusing on hunger in America, followed by local panel discussion to Cine. The event kicks off with a reception at 6 p.m. with refreshments provided by local restaurants Five [...]
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1 p.m. & 4 p.m. (depending on major) Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall – Performing Arts Center, 230 River Road, Athens, GA Dress: Business Attire RSVP/Tickets Required: Students are allotted 3 tickets – Students will receive an information letter sent to their UGA email after March 1. RSVPs and ticket requests (closed) – Ticket requests will [...]
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The University of Georgia will host a workshop of interactive, introductory sessions on service learning for area educators on Monday, May 6, that will offer ways to make curriculum more relevant to students, engage them in meaningful learning and help them make a difference in their community. University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education [...]
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The University of Georgia College of Education will present a workshop is designed for teachers in elementary grades, instructional coaches, literacy coaches, administrators, after-school specialists, tutors and administrators who want to provide the highest-quality reading instruction and literacy contexts for all children. UGA Gwinnett Lawrenceville Online registration Press release
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The University of Georgia College of Education is presenting an intensive, one-day workshop designed for teachers, administrators, counselors, and teacher educators which will focus on developing research-based teaching practices, reflecting on formative assessment across the curriculum, incorporating social class-related content and formulating ideas for establishing positive relationships with working-class and poor families. Deadline for registration: [...]
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The workshop is designed for those that want to improve their Spanish abilities but are stuck in a limited vocabulary range. Participants will learn to use second-language (L2) reading and writing strategies to enhance Spanish language acquisition and how to access and use high-interest Spanish language literacy materials. From nursery rhymes to illustrated books for [...]
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Workshop topics include greetings, authentic conversational practice, home-school communication with and without an interpreter, and language learning strategies for all ages. The afternoon is filled with engaging small group workshops where participants acquire Spanish through folk art-making, Mexican bingo, compete in fun rounds of “Latino USA” trivia, and salsa dance. No prior knowledge of Spanish [...]
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The proliferation of technology and social media is changing the way educators teach, how students learn, and the way teachers, students and parents communicate. Educators must learn what technology is available while also learning how to integrate these technologies for instruction in today’s standards-based classrooms. A free, one-day instructional technology conference for local administrators, general [...]
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Arts-Based Research, an exhibit featuring UGACollege of Education graduate student and faculty work blending social science research and art-making practices. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Lamar Dodd School of Art Floor 3, North Bar Press release
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R. Keith Sawyer, one of the nation’s leading scientific experts on creativity, will discuss group creativity and the power of collaboration in the 2013 E. Paul Torrance Lecture. Sawyer, a professor of psychology, education and business at Washington University in St. Louis, will give a lecture titled, “Group genius: The creative power of collaboration.” The [...]
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