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The new study will focus on teaching as it influences the critical student transition from middle school to high school.

September 19th, 2013, 08:09

COE prof leads study of new teaching model for English Language Learners

A College of Education research team has received a $2.65 million grant from the National Science Foundation to further test and develop a new teaching model it has created that improves science learning for Latino students in middle school.

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September 13th, 2013, 10:09

Physical activity center expands to serve ‘Working Dawgs’

The former UGA Fitness Center, based in the College of Education and located in the Ramsey Center, has transitioned into a contemporary fitness program with a new mission and a new name—the UGA Center for Physical Activity and Health.

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March 18th, 2013, 08:03

Science ed faculty among most productive nationally in 2000s

UGA science education faculty ranked third in the nation in research productivity from 2000-2009 when data were adjusted for the acceptance rates of the four top science education journals studied and fourth when data were adjusted for raw number of publications.

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February 4th, 2013, 11:02

Making a difference in mathematics learning

COE researchers Jessica Bishop and AnnaMarie Conner receive National Science Foundation CAREER awards totaling $1.2 million to study the way mathematics reasoning is communicated in the classroom.

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January 15th, 2013, 03:01

Improving English language learners’ achievement

UGA College of Education researchers are seeking teachers to participate in a $2.9 million study examining the effectiveness of the instructional conversation teaching method in improving student achievement toward Common Core standards.

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December 13th, 2012, 03:12

Teaching children with autism

UGA graduate program in special education that prepares educators to more effectively teach students with autism has received a third federal grant of $1.2 million.

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December 3rd, 2012, 09:12

Researcher uses light to measure muscle energy production

Kinesiology professor Kevin McCully’s new optical method could save patients 100 times the cost of getting the same measurements through magnetic resonance imaging.

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November 5th, 2012, 08:11

Teaching students skills for 21st century civic participation

UGA College of Education researcher Jennifer H. James is beginning a two-year study to determine what children need to learn in order to fully participate and succeed in the 21st century world.

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October 17th, 2012, 08:10

A good sign: COE lecturer honored for advocacy for the deaf

Christopher Patterson, a faculty member in the College of Education’s department of communication sciences and special education, received the 2012 Georgia Deaf Community Leader Award.

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August 27th, 2012, 08:08

New class helps people with disabilities combat obesity

Preclinical UGA students get hands-on experience working with participants with disabilities while the participants are taught new and innovative ways to get more exercise, in a new class developed by Kevin McCully, a professor in kinesiology.

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