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Elaine Horwitz Honored with Distinguished Alumni Award from University of Illinois
Aug. 22, 2017
Horwitz received the award for her work as a professor at the University of Texas at Austin College of Education
Anthony and Keffrelyn Brown Interviewed on Teachers College Record's The Voice
Aug. 09, 2017
Kefferlyn and Anthony Brown discuss how racism has existed in textbooks from the reconstruction era to present day
Is Kindergarten Becoming All Work and No Play?
Aug. 09, 2017
For children, play is more than a tool for creativity; it is an essential mechanism by which kids learn. That’s why experts like Christopher Brown are alarmed by the sharp reduction in play time.
Alumna honored with teacher educator award from the International Literacy Association’s
Aug. 03, 2017
Christopher Brown: The Future Of Kindergarten Is Less Play, More Work
Jul. 22, 2017
Professor Chris Brown discusses how Kindergarten classrooms are shifting from exploration learning to more focused and regulated education, and the risks involved.
Listen to Professor Chris Brown Discuss the Importance of Play for Kindergartners in Inside Higher Ed's Academic Minute Podcast
Jul. 10, 2017
New Faculty Member Eric Knuth Explores the Effects of Early Learner Exposure to Algebra
Jun. 28, 2017
Eric Knuth New College of Education faculty member, Professor Eric Knuth, along with colleagues at UW-Madison and Technical Education Research Centers (TERC), recently received three new federal grants to continue their work on Project LEAP. Project LEAP is a portfolio of projects focused on the development, implementation, and testing of a…
National Academy of Education Awards Fellowship to Cervantes-Soon
Jun. 16, 2017
Claudia Cervantes-Soon Claudia Cervantes-Soon has been selected as a 2017 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Cervantes-Soon is an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin. The fellowship will help support her current research project, Building…
Associate Professor Jennifer Adair and Alumnus Bavu Blakes Featured on Blackademics
Jun. 14, 2017
Bavu Blakes Two members of the College of Education community were featured recently on KLRU’s Blackademics TV.  Alumnus Bavu Blakes, M.Ed. ’17, opened the program with a talk about efforts in Manor Independent School District to address and celebrate the increase in diversity that the district has…
Alumnus Honored for Exemplary Teaching
Jun. 06, 2017
John Richard Wright, BS ’08 has been named Physics Teacher of the Year for Central Texas by PhysTEC, the Physics Teacher Education Coalition. The award recognizes Wright as an exemplary teacher in his field. The PhysTEC program demonstrates the value of physics teacher preparation programs at member institutions such as…

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