March 10th, 2011, 11:03

Hamrick honored by Augusta State University Alumni Association

Kathy Hamrick (BSEd ’69, MEd ’74, EdD ’76), former special coordinator for master planning and professor of mathematics at Augusta State University, was honored by the university’s Alumni Association with the Town and Gown Award at its Annual Meeting and Awards Celebration on Feb. 18 at Saint Paul’s Church in Augusta.

March 2nd, 2011, 03:03

UGA shares STEM initiatives with Deputy U.S. Trade Rep

University of Georgia faculty members in the College of Education and the Franklin College of Arts & Sciences described current UGA initiatives in science, technology, engineering and mathematics with Ambassador Demetrios Marantis, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, during his visit to campus Feb. 18.

February 23rd, 2011, 03:02

UGA’s Mathematics Curriculum Team and its open letter in support of the state’s integrated math curriculum is mentioned February 23 in the Atlanta Journal Constitution‘s ‘Get Schooled’ blog by Maureen Downey, titled, “State’s math teachers: Traditional math doesn’t cut it today.”

February 22nd, 2011, 12:02

The UGA Mathematics Curriculum Team’s endorsement of the integrated math approach now in schools is featured in full on Atlanta Journal Constitution columnist Maureen Downey’s ‘Get Schooled’ blog.

February 2nd, 2011, 05:02

The integrated math curriculum used in Georgia schools over the last two years requires “a different way of thinking” for math teachers and students, said Denise Spangler, professor and head of the department of mathematics and science education in a February 1 Atlanta Journal Constitution article.

January 18th, 2011, 05:01

Study aims to better prepare students for STEM careers

A University of Georgia education researcher is directing a new study that he hopes will lead to better methods of preparing college students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by training them to think across disciplines rather than focusing on specific disciplinary topics.

January 18th, 2011, 04:01

Study aims to better prepare students for STEM careers

A UGA research team will create an assessment system that will help college students learn to think across disciplines rather than focusing on specific disciplinary topics in a project funded by a two-year $397,425 grant from the National Science Foundation.

November 19th, 2010, 04:11

Athens Academy high school teacher Anna Scott (Ph.D. ’06, M.Ed. ’03) was recently named 2010 Outstanding Biology Teacher for the state of Georgia by the National Association of Biology Teachers, reported a story in the Nov. 17 Athens Banner-Herald. Scott received both her degrees in science education.

October 25th, 2010, 03:10

Study to test effectiveness of innovative teaching method

College of Education researcher Ji Shen believes that an innovative approach to K-12 teaching called Modeling-Based Instruction (MBI) can improve student learning in science education and he is beginning a two-year study to determine how it can be implemented in classrooms across the nation.

September 7th, 2010, 02:09

Taylor named 2011 National High School Principal of the Year

For the second straight year, a UGA College of Education alumnus has been named national principal of the year. Wesley Taylor (B.S.Ed. ’84), principal of Lowndes High School in Valdosta, has been named 2011 National High School Principal of the Year.