Thursday, May 9, 2013 02:51am
Calendar

Sept 1 / Fall Speaker: Deborah Ball

Workshop: Learn Spanish through Reading Children’s Books

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: Spanish for Non-Spanish Speakers: What Every Georgia Educator Should Know

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 Bionic Educator Conference

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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Exhibit: Arts-Based Research

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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2013 Torrance Lecture: Keith Sawyer, Washington University

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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Professional Development School District Brown Bag Conversation

All members of the COE community are invited to a Brown Bag lunch conversation to learn more about the UGA COE and Clarke County School District Professional Development School District (PDSD) Partnership. Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in a conversation with current PDS Professors-in-Residence and On-Site Instructors and discuss opportunities for involvement. [...]

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IEBHPE Conference: Virginia Moyer, M.D., U.S. Preventitve Services Task Force chair

Fourth annual conference of UGA’s Institute for Evidence-Based Health Professions Education Keynote speaker: Virginia A. Moyer, M.D., M.P.H., chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and a leading national voice against prostate cancer overscreening. “When Clinical Evidence and Conventional Wisdom Collide: Lessons Learned by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.” University of Georgia Center [...]

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ICSM Spring Lecture: David Vinturella, Fishbait Marketing Director

Several top professionals in community, collegiate and professional sports will be featured in the University of Georgia International Center for Sport Management’s (ICSM) 2013 Spring Lecture Series. The series allows UGA undergraduate, graduate students and faculty to hear professionals in the sport industry and engage them in constructive discussions about key issues. This week’s guest lecturer [...]

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UGA Global Educational Forum

The UGA Global Educational Forum is an annual university-wide comprehensive platform for a dialogue on culture, teaching and research on topics relevant to a globalized economy. The forum brings together faculty scholars and students from across the university to share their perspectives and experiences related to this year’s theme, “Obesity, Food Security and Nutrition in [...]

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Lecture: Katherine Froehlich-Grobe, University of Texas, School of Public Health

One of the leading researchers and educators in the field of health promotion and behavioral sciences, Katherine Froehlich-Grobe, an associate professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Texas-Dallas, will speak on “Promoting Health for Individuals with Disabilities: Time to Act.” A Meet-and-Greet Reception with her will precede the lecture at 2:30 p.m. [...]

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