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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

Special Education Professor Christian Doabler’s Work on Mathematics Intervention Receives Recognition

Dec. 13, 2018

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) cited Department of Special Education Assistant Professor Christian Doabler’s work in its recently released Companion Guidelines on Replication and Reproducibility in Education Research. Published in collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF),…

College of Education Faculty and Student Projects Win President’s Awards for Global Learning

Nov. 13, 2018

College of Education faculty and student part of the winning teams for the Africa, East Asia, and Latin American regions of the President's Award for Global Learning.

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