February 1st, 2013, 03:02
Notre Dame Academy’s Media Center and Language Arts teacher Cheryl Brown has been invited to speak at the 44th Annual Children’s Literature Conference sponsored by the University of Georgia’s College of Education Department of Language and Literacy, reports a January 31 article in The Georgia Bulletin.
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January 31st, 2013, 12:01
University of Georgia education researchers are looking for fifth-grade teachers in Gwinnett to participate in a $2.9 million project examining the effectiveness of a teaching method, reports a news brief in the January 30 issue of The Gwinnett Daily Post.
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January 28th, 2013, 11:01
Donna Alvermann, Distinguished Research Professor of Language and Literacy Education, is featured on UGA’s Focus on Faculty the week of January 28.
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January 25th, 2013, 05:01
The UGA College of Education is mentioned in a December 4 article in THE Journal about the Forsyth County Schools’ partnership with ItsLearning Inc., to develop a new instructional framework, the Engage Me – P.L.E.A.S.E (Personalized Learning Experiences Accelerate Standards-based Education) program.
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January 25th, 2013, 11:01
UGA Distinguished Research Professor Peter Smagorinsky writes another profile in his series highlighting Great Georgia Teachers in the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s “Get Schooled” blog on January 24.
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January 22nd, 2013, 10:01
Peter Smagorinsky, UGA Distinguished Research Professor, writes a January 22 op/ed in theCNN.com’s Schools of Thought column about the value of school-based arts and music programs.
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January 18th, 2013, 11:01
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, reports a January 14 story in Columns.
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January 17th, 2013, 10:01
An accreditation team gave the Clarke County School District glowing reviews as they wound up a four-day inspection of the school system Wednesday. The team especially liked the district’s partnership with the University of Georgia College of Education, reported a story in the January 17 Athens Banner-Herald.
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January 8th, 2013, 01:01
Two studies by COE faculty member Sally Zepeda that show the ineffectiveness of block scheduling in high school classrooms is cited in Clarke Schools’ recommendation to move back to regular scheduling, reports a front page story in the January 6 Athens Banner-Herald.
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January 3rd, 2013, 05:01
The Associated Press reported December 14 on the UGA College of Education graduate program directed by David Gast, which received a $1.2 million federal grant to continue its work preparing teachers to work with children with autism.
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