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Mirrors and Windows: Including Race in Literacy Instruction Opens Up the World
May. 02, 2018
On a Thursday afternoon last fall, approximately 20 pre-service teachers arrived for class at Guerrero-Thompson Elementary in Austin. They were students in the College of Education enrolled in Literacy Methods, a course on reading methods in elementary school. Their initial assignment: critically analyze non-fiction texts. The goal was for the pre-service teachers…
Curriculum and Instruction Clinical Assistant Professor Bonnie Elliott Named to the 2018 ‘Texas Ten’ Professors
May. 02, 2018
Bonnie Elliott, a Clinical Assistant Professor in Language and Literacy Studies, has been recognized in the Texas Exes' Texas Ten awards. The Texas Ten are faculty members who are nominated by alumni
Developmentally Appropriate Kindergarten: An Interview with Christopher P. Brown
May. 01, 2018
Professor Luis Urrieta Publishes ‘Cultural Constructions of Identity: Meta-Ethnography and Theory’
Apr. 17, 2018
The book provides an up-to-date commentary on the use of qualitative research to gauge the range of identities.
Anthony and Keffrelyn Brown: By Time Martin Luther King Jr. was Murdered, Civility Had Already Left the Room
Apr. 03, 2018
Associate Professors Anthony and Keffrelyn Brown comment on the narrative of incivility within social justice movements.
Argument Driven Engineering Discovery Minute
Mar. 29, 2018
Victor Sampson discusses how Argument Driven Engineering can introduce more students to engineering through the math courses they already take.
Curriculum and Instruction Associate Professor Honored With AERA Division K Midcareer Award
Mar. 23, 2018
C&I Associate Professor Anthony Brown receives Division K Midcareer Award for his significant contribution to the overlooked area of education involving Black male teachers and Black male students.
Curriculum and Instruction Associate Professor Wins President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award
Mar. 23, 2018
Awarded annually to recognize excellence in undergrauduate education in the core curriculum, Curriculum and Instruction Associate Professor Anthony Brown has been selected for the award. 
College of Education Alumna Wins Mabel Lee Award
Feb. 22, 2018
Erin Centeio, who earned her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction for The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education, is one of the recipients of the 2018 Mabel Lee award.
UT College of Education Assistant Professor Receives NSF CAREER Grant
Jan. 29, 2018
Vakil, who is also the Associate Director of Equity and Inclusion in STEM Education at the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin, is researching social values and ideologies of undergraduate students

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