June 20th, 2011, 10:06

Several COE faculty featured in ugaresearch spring 2011

Several College of Education faculty members and their work are featured in the Spring 2011 issue of ugaresearch magazine.

May 24th, 2011, 12:05

Conference focuses on autism, speech/hearing and special ed

Nearly 200 speech-language pathologists and special education teachers from across the state will hear about the latest research and best practices concerning a wide variety of topics in their fields at the University of Georgia’s third annual Communication Sciences and Special Education Summer Institute June 15-17.

May 18th, 2011, 04:05

UGA profs to lead Weather Workshop for Bibb Co. teachers

A team of science and educational experts led by a University of Georgia psychologist and atmospheric scientist will teach a group of Bibb County school teachers what they should teach their students about the science of weather and how to respond safely when it threatens in a weeklong series of workshops.

April 18th, 2011, 10:04

IDEAL, a five-year NIH-funded project among scientists and science educators at UGA, science teachers in high schools, and the BSCS organization is creating and evaluating curricular materials that use highly interactive 3-D models and animations of physiological processes. The project, co-directed by Steve Oliver, professor and associate head of the department of mathematics and science education, is featured in the Winter 2011 issue of the UGA Graduate School Magazine (Pages 30-40)

April 11th, 2011, 08:04

Video: Australian researcher talks about his SLOWMATION programs

Garry Hoban, an associate professor in education from the University of Wollongong in Australia who was a visiting speaker in the COE last week, stopped by OIT studios for an interview about his award-winning SLOWMATION programs. See the interview on either the UGA YouTube page or the COE Lecture Series podcast channel.

March 28th, 2011, 09:03

2011 Torrance Lecture video: Mark Beeman

One of the nation’s top researchers in cognitive neuroscience, Mark Beeman of Northwestern University, discussed the spark that results in sudden human insight in the 2011 E. Paul Torrance Lecture on March 24 at the University of Georgia. The lecture titled, “Insight in the Brain – The Cognitive and Neural Bases of ‘Eureka!’ Moments,” can be viewed on the COE Lecture Series Podcast channel or on the UGA channel on YouTube.

March 23rd, 2011, 05:03

coe@AERA: Jerome Morris

Jerome Morris, a professor of social foundations of education, will present at the American Educational Research Association’s Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 8-12. The 15th Annual Continuation of Conversations With Senior Scholars on Advancing Research and Professional Development Related to Black Education Saturday, April 9 4:05-6:05pm Sheraton / Grand Ballroom A The Importance [...]

March 21st, 2011, 04:03

COE@AERA: Peter Smagorinsky

Peter Smagorinsky, a professor of English Education, who has received the Outstanding Reviewer Award three times from the American Education Research Association (2006-08) for his work in the Educational Researcher and was named an AERA Fellow in 2010, will make two presentations during the AERA’s Annual Meeting in New Orleans, La., April 8-12.

March 10th, 2011, 03:03

Stories about the $1.5 million NSF collaboration between the UGA College of Education and Georgia Tech’s Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access to create the Georgia STEM Accessibility Alliance (GSAA), a five-year project aimed at giving students with disabilities greater access to STEM programs, appear in TechNews Daily and Georgia Tech’s Digital Lounge.

March 1st, 2011, 05:03

Cress co-authors article on 20-year case study of successful aging

A 20-year case study involving a former University of Georgia dean emeritus shows the importance of motivation for behavioral change in diet and exercise for successful aging, reports an article in the peer-reviewed, refereed Health and Fitness Journal co-authored by Elaine Cress, professor emeritus of kinesiology and director of UGA’s Aging and Physical Performance Laboratory.