April 3rd, 2013, 08:04
UGA Distinguished Research Professor of language and literacy Peter Smagorinsky writes that good teachers give confidence, moral support and inspiration to students in an April 3 op/ed article in the “Get Schooled” column of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
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March 28th, 2013, 03:03
Two one-day workshops—the first designed to enhance a teacher’s ability to comprehend and to work effectively with Spanish-speaking students and their families, and the second on learning Spanish by reading children’s books—will be hosted by the University of Georgia College of Education on April 26 and 29.
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March 18th, 2013, 09:03
UGA Distinguished Research Professor Peter Smagorinsky of language and literacy education writes another in his Great Georgia Teachers series in the March 18 Atlanta Journal Constitution with an essay focusing on Griffin-Spalding County School elementary teacher Lisa Miller.
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February 5th, 2013, 06:02
Some of the nation’s top authors and illustrators of children’s books will speak during the 44th Annual Georgia Book Awards and Conference on Children’s Literature March 8-9 at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel on the University of Georgia campus in Athens. The popular conference is a celebration of children’s literature [...]
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February 27th, 2013, 12:02
Jack Parish, clinical associate professor in the department of lifelong education, administration and policy, has been appointed to be the COE’s associate dean for outreach and engagement.
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January 10th, 2013, 05:01
Activist Literacies: Inspire, Engage, Create, Transform The presenters in this symposium including Gerald Campano, Rob Simon, Mary Yee, María Paula Ghiso, Lenny Sánchez, and David E. Low, presented an argument for “how practitioners are uniquely situated to investigate literacy theories—from New London (1996) to New Literacy Studies (Street, 1995)—as well as develop new understandings through activist orientations” (Simon, [...]
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February 5th, 2013, 02:02
Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy, and Culture School of Education University of Massachusetts, Amherst “Aha! Moments in Language, Literacy, and Culture” Room G-5 Aderhold Hall Press release
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February 5th, 2013, 02:02
Professor Emerita of Language, Literacy, and Culture School of Education University of Massachusetts, Amherst. “Finding Joy in Diverse Backgrounds: The Role of the University” Master’s Hall Georgia Hotel and Conference Center at the Georgia Center Meet-and-Greet Reception with Dr. Nieto will be held immediately following the lecture in the Magnolia Ballroom. Space is limited for [...]
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February 13th, 2013, 10:02
Distinguished Research Professor Peter Smagorinsky writes an op/ed in the “Get Schooled” blog of the February 13 issue of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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February 11th, 2013, 06:02
Sonia Nieto, one of the leading researchers, writers and teachers in the field of multiculturalism, will speak at two events during a visit to the University of Georgia campus February 19-20.
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