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Special Education Faculty Members Receive $1.4 Million Grant from IES
Jul. 08, 2019
Special Education Assistant Professor Jessica Toste and Associate Professor Nathan Clemens have received a $1.4 million grant to develop teacher expertise in data-based decision making to improve student reading success.
Powell Earns Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Jul. 03, 2019
The Special Education associate professor is one of just 11 recipients from Texas and one of five from The University of Texas at Austin.
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.
Mark O'Reilly Speaks at International Early Childhood Education Conference
Jun. 03, 2019
Special Education department chair Mark O’Reilly presented the keynote presentation at the 5th Conference of Research in Early Childhood Education at the Education University of Hong Kong. The theme of the conference was “Enhancing the Learning Outcomes of Disadvantaged Children.”  O’Reilly’s presentation summarized meta-analytic findings, concluding that effective…
Special Education Alumna named AISD Elementary Teacher of the Year
May. 01, 2019
Ashley Rivera, M.Ed. ’15, was named Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Austin Independent School District for the 2018-19 academic year.
Congratulations to Promoted Faculty within the College of Education
Apr. 29, 2019
Six faculty members across three departments within the College of Education have received promotions effective as of September 1.
Special Education Students’ Passing Rate on 2018 BCBA Exam Nears 100 Percent
Apr. 19, 2019
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board recently published pass-rate data for approved course sequences for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification exam. Ninety-six percent of first-time test takers from the College of Education, who qualified for the exam by completing the masters-level Department of…
Baby Talk May Actually Be Good for the Brain
Feb. 24, 2019
Researchers in the Brain and Language Lab at the College of Education are using EEGs to study how young children process words and baby talk.
Visualizing Math
Jan. 14, 2019
Special Education Associate Professor Sarah Powell creates short videos for YouTube that offer tools and strategies on a variety of math topics.
College of Education Faculty Receive $150,000 in Grants from New Associate Professor Experimental
Jan. 04, 2019
Associate Professors Delida Sanchez and Sarah Powell have received a combined $150,000 in fundings for upcoming interdisciplinary research

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