December 5th, 2012, 08:12
The CLASSroom Project encompasses research, service and teacher education programs which aim to end classism in all of its forms in schools. Here is a sneak preview of a 4-minute multimedia presentation on the project that will appear in a story in the December 2012 issue of Georgia Magazine.
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December 3rd, 2012, 08:12
UGA College of Education student Joanna (Joni) Troxel has received one of two inaugural UGA Study Abroad in Sustainability Scholarships.
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November 14th, 2012, 04:11
UGA College of Education professor Stephanie R. Jones is quoted in a November 14 EdWeek article on how common curriculum standards are being tilted toward students reading informational text, a shift in focus that many English/language arts teachers fear might diminish the time-honored place of literature in their classrooms.
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November 6th, 2012, 12:11
Bettina Love , assistant professor in elementary and social studies education, will discuss her new book, Hip Hop’s Li’l Sistas Speak. The book explores how young women navigate the space of Hip Hop music and culture to form ideas concerning race, body, class, inequality and privilege. The thriving atmosphere of Atlanta serves as the nexus [...]
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November 6th, 2012, 08:11
University of Georgia College of Education researcher Jennifer Hauver James is leading a two-year study in a local third grade classroom which she hopes will determine what it means to prepare students for civic participation in a 21st century world.
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October 25th, 2012, 08:10
The University of Georgia College of Education will host two workshops for Macon area educators—one focusing on effective teaching methods to reach students from poor and working-class families and the other on high-quality reading instruction and literacy contexts for all children—on December 6-7 at the MaconCentreplex in Macon.
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October 22nd, 2012, 09:10
University of Georgia College of Education alumna Brooke Williams was recently named Teacher of the Year at East Jackson Middle School in Jackson County.
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October 8th, 2012, 04:10
The University of Georgia College of Education will host two workshops for Atlanta area educators—one focusing on effective teaching methods to reach students from poor and working-class families and the other on high-quality reading instruction and literacy contexts for all children. UGA Gwinnett Campus, Lawrenceville Press Release More information and to register online
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October 16th, 2012, 08:10
Two retired University of Georgia College of Education faculty members, who have been influential in national education reform throughout their careers, have joined two of their colleagues in co-authoring a new guide for instructional leaders.
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October 11th, 2012, 01:10
Robert (Bob) N. Saveland, a professor emeritus of the University of Georgia College of Education, has received the most prestigious award given by the National Council for Geographic Education.
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