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Merging Literacy and Science Methods: A New Database Helps Pre-Service Teachers
Nov. 02, 2017
Because of the foundational importance of literacy to education, teachers are increasingly expected to integrate reading across various subjects, including science. But choosing appropriate texts can be a challenge for teachers, who may not be well-versed in how to critically evaluate them. Associate Professor Anthony Petrosino of the College of Education at The University…
How Educators Can Help Bridge the Political and Cultural Divide
Oct. 26, 2017
This August, Victoria M. Defrancesco Soto, currently a professor at The University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches in the Department of Mexican-American and Latino Studies, gave the keynote address for the 8th Annual Texas Higher Education Symposium. The symposium was hosted by the College of Education’s Educational Leadership and Policy…
Research Professor Brian R. Bryant Serves as Co-Guest Editor for Special Issue of Assistive Technology
Oct. 22, 2017
Research Professor Brian R. Bryant of the Special Education Department in the College of Education served as co-guest editor with Soonhwa Seok of Texas State University for Assistive Technology, Special Issue: Technology-based Instruction. An article by Mark O’Reilly, chair of the department, and several of his former doctoral students,…
John Bartholomew Named Editor-in-Chief of the Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
Oct. 19, 2017
Anthony Brown and Claudia Cervantes-Soon's Books Selected for Critics Choice Award by the American Educational Studies Association
Oct. 16, 2017
Universal Classroom Discovery Minute
Oct. 12, 2017
Join Special Education Clinical Assistant Professor Katie Tackett as she describes how applying universal design principles to her classroom benefits all her students, whether or not they have an identified disability.
ELP Alumnus Matt Giani Co-Edits Special Issue of Community College Review
Oct. 10, 2017
Community College Review released a special issue on transfer students to highlight new research on a key function of the community college sector during a time of enhanced focus on student outcomes. The issue was co-edited by Matt Giani, educational leadership and policy Ph.D. and research scientist for the Texas OnCourse…
Providing Health Education via Mobile Phones Helps Improve Postpartum Outcomes
Oct. 09, 2017
Text messaging and phone calls make it easier for new moms in Quito, Ecuador, to care for their newborns and for themselves. Results from research conducted by a faculty member in UT’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Education (KHE) are driving new protocols for this population. Julie Maslowsky is an assistant professor…
Dell Med, Educational Psychology and other UT Departments Receive $1.8 Million to Improve Mental Health in Austin Area
Oct. 03, 2017
Keffrelyn Brown Selected for Leadership Austin's 2018 Essential Class
Oct. 03, 2017
Curriculum and Instruction Professor Associate Professor Keffrelyn Brown has been selected for the Leadership Austin Class of 2018. The class consists of 60 individuals who were chosen based on their community involvemen

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