The Lidcombe Program is a behavioral intervention, developed to treat stuttering in preschool aged children. After training, speech-language pathologists will be prepared to teach parents to administer appropriate feedback about fluency and stuttering to their children in their everyday-speaking environment and to monitor treatment goals and progress. Studies have shown that this is an efficacious [...]
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This two-day workshop will introduce teachers to the foundations of the Strategic Instruction Model® (SIM®) and will prepare them to implement research-based interventions to help students acquire strategies for writing and editing sentences for effective written communication. The Sentence Writing Strategy series, a two-part program that includes the Fundamentals and Proficiency levels, is targeted towards [...]
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The 2013 State of Education in Georgia Conference is a day-long event with three keynote speakers and several breakout sessions. The conference is designed for educators, researchers, policymakers, elected officials, civic and business leaders, and concerned citizens to learn more about the top education issues facing our state. Presentations will be given by UGA faculty, [...]
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In this thought-provoking one-day workshop, teachers, administrators, instructional coaches, social workers, family engagement specialists, advocates, and educators in community based organizations will: Learn about connectional and critical literacy as ways to teach and teach students on the margins; Be exposed to research-based findings that examine some of the social, emotional, and psychological aspects of race, [...]
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The Southeast Moodle Mini Moot Learning Management System for K-12 Conference will focus on how schools systems can use the system for blended and online learning of Common Core standards, organizing a 1:1 initiative or flipping a classroom. Area school administrators, curriculum directors, technology coordinators,and teachers are encouraged to attend this conference to learn practical, [...]
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A one-day interactive conference designed to enhance participants’ understanding of Moodle, a free learning management system, and how school systems can use it for a variety of learning purposes, will be hosted by the University of Georgia College of Education. The Southeast Moodle Mini Moot Learning Management System for K-12 Conference will focus on how [...]
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First day of spring semester classes. Drop undergraduate classes through Jan. 9, add through Jan 10. Drop graduate classes through Jan. 13, add through Jan. 14.
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University offices will close for the holidays at the close of business Tuesday, Dec. 24 and will reopen on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014.
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The Teaching Analytic Geometry and Coordinate Algebra: Mathematical Practices and the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards is A four-day workshop series for area educators focusing on the teaching of common core standards in mathematics will be hosted by the UGA College of Education. The series will focus on implementing the standards from the first two [...]
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A three-day workshop presenting an introduction to multilevel statistical models featuring their use in longitudinal analyses. Multilevel models are widely used statistical methods with names such as hierarchical linear models and random or mixed effects models. By attending the Longitudinal Data Analysis Workshop, participants will gain a basic understanding of the modeling approach and will [...]
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