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In the News

On these pages, you will find UGA College of Education faculty commentary on education issues as cited in local, state and national media.

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January 2nd, 2013, 11:01

Smagorinsky co-writes January 1 op-ed in AJC on value of music programs

English education professor Peter Smagorinsky co-writes an op-ed on the value of school music programs in the January 1 AJC.

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January 2nd, 2013, 11:01

Fecho writes AJC op-ed in wake of Newtown shooting

Bob Fecho, a professor in language and literacy education, writes an op-ed in the wake of the tragic Newtown school shooting in the “Get Schooled” blog in the December 21 issue of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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December 5th, 2012, 05:12

CLASSroom Project featured as Georgia Trend cover story

The CLASSroom Project, a series of workshops developed by COE professor Stephanie Jones and her former colleague, Mark Vagle, which helps educators learn how to teach children who come from homes in poverty more effectively is featured as the cover story of the December 2012 issue of Georgia Trend magazine.

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December 5th, 2012, 02:12

CLASSroom Project featured as Georgia Magazine cover story

The CLASSroom Project, a research and outreach program COE professor Stephanie Jones launched in 2010 with colleague Mark Vagle, now an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, is featured as the cover story of the December 2012 issue of Georgia Magazine.

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December 5th, 2012, 11:12

Smagorinsky featured on UGA Home Page

UGA Distinguished Research Professor Peter Smagorinsky is featured this week in the UGA Home Page’s Focus on Faculty.

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November 27th, 2012, 10:11

Smagorinsky: Betina Tate another great Georgia teacher

UGA Distinguished Research Professor Peter Smagorinsky writes about Betina Polite Tate, who teaches at Johnson High School in Savannah, in the “Get Schooled” blog of the November 27 Atlanta Journal Constitution.

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November 27th, 2012, 10:11

Torrance referenced in WNYC’s radio show Studio 360

E. Paul Torrance, the late professor emeritus of educational psychology at the University of Georgia and known internationally as the “Father of Creativity,” is referenced in a November 23 report on creativity on WNYC’s radio show Studio 360.

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November 27th, 2012, 09:11

Dooley featured in Red & Black’s 3-Minute Interview

Shannon Dooley, a senior marketing and sports management major from Roswell who brought Women in Sports and Events onto campus this fall, is featured in the November 26 online issue of The Red & Black‘s 3-Minute Interview.

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November 20th, 2012, 01:11

Dishman quoted in NYT story on need to get Americans to exercise more

Rod Dishman, professor of exercise science and director of the psychology laboratory at the University of Georgia, is quoted in a November 19 New York Times story on the need to get Americans exercising more.

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November 20th, 2012, 10:11

Study on use of mobile technology in medical setting, reported by ABH

St. Mary’s Hospital is collaborating with UGA’s College of Education in a yearlong study to see how mobile technology like iPads can be used in medical settings on a daily basis, reports a front page story in the November 20 Athens Banner-Herald.

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