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Summer Reading and Listening List 2019
Jun. 27, 2019
Beat the Summer slump with these book, audiobook, and podcast suggestions from faculty and staff within the College of Education.

Guadalupe Chavez, M.Ed. ’06, Ph.D. ’14
Jun. 26, 2019
Bilingual Teacher, Heart of Texas Writing Project Teacher ConsultantCedar Creek Elementary, Bastrop ISD The courses that were grounded in social justice influenced me the most. I was excited to find strategies to become more effective in integrating social justice in curriculum for young students.

Brett Valdez, BS ’06
Jun. 26, 2019
Entrepreneur and Co-Founder Sophosi.com

Professors Brown and Cokley to be Inducted Into Academy of Distinguished Teachers
Jun. 24, 2019
Professors Keffrelyn Brown and Kevin Cokley will be inducted into the UT Academy of Distinguished Teachers this fall. They have both had a profound impact on students here in the College of Education.

Flores Awarded Spencer Grant for Writer’s Workshops in Bilingual Classrooms
Jun. 19, 2019
Tracey Flores, assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction, has received a three-year, $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation develop and implement a bilingual, elementary writer’s workshop.

Kevin Cokley: Celebrate Our Cultural Bond on Juneteenth
Jun. 18, 2019
Despite their common ancestral bond, Africans and African Americans lack a sense of connection due to what they have been taught about each other and the influence of racist narratives.

David DeMatthews: School Finance Reform Law Marks the Starting Point, Not the Finish Line
Jun. 17, 2019
Associate Professor David DeMatthews explains that House Bill 3 is a starting point for funding education in Texas and discusses other changes that now must follow in an op-ed for the Austin-American Statesman.

Matthew Camarillo, M.D., B.S. ’04
Jun. 16, 2019
Surgeon and Assistant Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sport Medicine McGovern Medical School, UT Health

ALD and ELP Alumna Named Teacher of the Year for Elgin Elementary School
Jun. 14, 2019
Megan Wehrle, B.S ‘12, M.Ed ‘19, was named Teacher of the Year for Elgin Elementary School in Elgin ISD.

STEM Education Faculty and Graduate Student Interviewed by NPR Marketplace
Jun. 12, 2019
Professor Anthony Petrosino and graduate student Maya Denton discuss their research and how they are getting students engaged in STEM with NPR Marketplace.