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New Master’s Degree in Special Education with Teacher Certification
May. 01, 2016
UT College of Education’s Top-Ranked Department of Special Education Launches New Master’s in Special Education (High-Incidence Disabilities) with Teacher Certification The University of Texas at Austin College of Education’s top-ranked Department of Special Education now offers two master’s degrees in special education with specialization in High-Incidence Disabilities. The first option is a…
Cooc awarded grant to study transition issues in children with disabilities
Apr. 28, 2016
North Cooc has received a $119,000 grant from the Foundation for Child Development’s Young Scholars Program. The two-year project will examine the training and qualifications of early childhood special education teachers (pre-k) and the transition practices used to help young children with disabilities adjust to kindergarten…
Bukoski Wins NASPA Student Affairs Award
Apr. 28, 2016
Beth Bukoski The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region III has awarded Beth Bukoski, clinical assistant professor and assistant program coordinator in the Department of Educational Administration, with its Outstanding Contribution to Student Affairs through Teaching award. NASPA chose Bukoski based on her nomination by…
A&DD Students’ Performance on BACB Exam Exceeds National Average
Apr. 24, 2016
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board recently published pass-rate data for approved course sequences for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification exam. 76% of first-time test takers who qualified for the exam by completing the Department of Special Education Autism and Developmental Disabilities BCBA course sequence passed the BCBA exam.
Powell Receives Award for Best Practice Article
Mar. 24, 2016
Dr. Sarah Powell, Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education, has been selected to receive the Samuel A. Kirk award for Learning Disabilities Research & Practice during 2015. In the article, Powell and her co-author (Dr. Lynn Fuchs from Vanderbilt University) provide educators with essential elements of mathematics instruction…
UT College of Education Graduate Students Awarded Research Grants
Feb. 29, 2016
Brenda RubioEducational Policy & Planning, Educational Administration Proposal Title: Academia Cuauhtli: A Study of Bilingual Teacher Identity Development in a Culturally Relevant Schooling Space Faculty Advisor: Angela Valenzuela, Ph.D. Having served as a research assistant and program coordinator for local grassroots organization Academia Cuauhtli Saturday Academy,…
Ensuring Latino Males’ Success in Higher Education: New book explores what inhibits and promotes Latino male college success
Feb. 22, 2016
AUSTIN, TX: UT Ensuring the Success of Latino Males in Higher Education: A National Imperative, a new book co-edited by Associate Professor and Executive Director of Project MALES Dr. Victor Saenz, shares new research from emerging scholars and seasoned practitioners that shines a light on factors that inhibit or…
