Integrating Classrooms and Reducing Academic Tracking Strategies for School Leaders and Educators …The Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM), developed by University of Connecticut professors Joseph Renzulli and Sally Reis, is an approach to teaching and learning that draws from the pedagogy of gifted education to enhance opportunities to all students in a school. SEM identifies “gifted […]
“We’re trying to make it so people with disabilities have more opportunities for employment in society, right?” said Allison Lombardi, a professor who teaches in the Special Education Program at the University of Connecticut. “There’s not a separate society for just people with disabilities, so it really doesn’t make sense for us to create programs […]
Outstanding Professional — Rachel R. McAnallen ’10 Ph.D. (Educational Psychology – Gifted and Talented) Known as “Ms. Math” to children across the country, Rachel McAnallen has devoted her life to sharing the joy of mathematics with learners of all ages. A professional educator for more than 60 years, she travels the globe teaching her love […]
Dakota Cintron, a current Dean’s Doctoral Scholar in RMME, has been selected as a Gulliksen Fellow for ETS. Congratulations Dakota!
U.S. News & World Report has issued its 2020 rankings of the best graduate schools of education in the nation, with the Neag School of Education ranking among the top 20 public graduate schools of education in the United States for the fourth consecutive year. Read full article here.
Rev. Emmanuel Ihemedu, PhD, NCC, Chaplain & Assistant Professor University of Saint Joseph, a 2018 graduate of Educational Psychology’s Counselor Educator and Counseling Psychology PhD program, has been named one of the 5 Finalists for The Professional Counselor’s 2019 Dissertation Excellence Award.
Dr. Tamika La Salle and Sara McDaniel of the University of Alabama have been awarded a major grant from The National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities on Incorporating Cultural Responsiveness into Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Framework as a collaborative project for five years. See more on this exciting new project at https://today.uconn.edu/school-stories/pbis-lasalle/
Professor Joseph Renzulli Named #12 in the Global Gurus Top 30 Educational Professionals for 2019!
The Oliver P. Kolstoe Award is presented to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the field of career development and transition through means other than direct classroom instruction (which is recognized by the Iva Dean Cook Educator of the Year Award). The award is named in recognition of Oliver P. Kolstoe, a […]
EUGENE, Ore. – University of Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens announced on Wednesday that Stanford assistant coach Chelsea Gamble has been hired as the Ducks’ head lacrosse coach. https://goducks.com/news/2018/8/1/womens-lacrosse-ducks-name-chelsea-gamble-head-coach.aspx