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Grants, Awards and Achievements: November 2022
Nov. 02, 2022
Curriculum and Instruction María González-Howard • Assistant ProfessorCathery Yeh • Assistant Professor María González-Howard and Cathery Yeh are part of a consortium that was recently awarded $7.5 million to develop free, high-quality, K-5 science curriculum and professional learning materials called OpenSciEd Elementary. The complete program will meet the Next Generation Science…
Faculty Member Denisa Gándara Appointed by President Biden to the National Board for Education Sciences
Nov. 01, 2022
The College of Education congratulates Denisa Gándara, assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy, on her appointment by President Biden to the National Board for Education Sciences.
UT Austin Researchers Examine Peer Tutoring to Improve Reading Outcomes for Students in YMCA Afterschool Care
Oct. 25, 2022
UT Austin has been awarded a five-year, $4 million grant to examine the efficacy of a reading intervention delivered through peer tutoring. The research is being led by Principal Investigator Elizabeth Swanson.
How Do We Remember More Information During Learning?
Oct. 12, 2022
Peng Peng Dr. Peng Peng and his collaborator Dr. Lee Swanson recently published “The domain-specific approach of working memory training” in the Journal Developmental Review. In this theory paper, the authors discussed the training to emphasize working memory (the ability to simultaneously remember and process information) should be better attuned…