Author Archive
Neag School Faculty Member Earns National Service Award
Adam McCready has received the Sue Kraft Fussell Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Foundation
Neag School Alumnus Joseph Macary Named 2024 Connecticut Superintendent of the Year
Macary ’94 (CLAS), ’05 ELP, ’16 Ed.D., superintendent of Vernon Public Schools, was recently recognized by the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents
Dutch Educators, Neag School Partner to Implement Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
Last month, the Neag School of Education hosted a group of educators from the Netherlands to learn more about implementing Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in the classroom.
Five Essential Skills for School Superintendents
Kelly Lyman, coordinator of the Neag School of Education's Executive Leadership Program, emphasizes essential qualities for superintendents: communication, team building, operational flexibility, instructional knowledge, and problem-solving.
Neag School Office of Teacher Education Launches Microgrants to Benefit Future Teachers
A new initiative created by Director of Teacher Education Alyssa Hadley Dunn is designed to give grants of up to $150 to fund unique classroom experiences for teacher education students.
Neag School Alumna Kiana Foster-Mauro is Connecticut’s 2024 Teacher of the Year
Foster-Mauro ’20 (ED), ’21 MA will be recognized at a ceremony in Hartford in November, and is preparing an application for National Teacher of the Year
Neag School’s Annual Scholarship Celebration Spotlights Students and Donors
The event on Oct. 6 commemorated students’ academic achievements and the generosity of donors who have financially enabled those students to continue pursuing higher education.
10 Questions With Rachael Gabriel About Her Book on Disciplinary Literacy
A professor of literacy education and director of the Neag School’s Reading and Language Arts Center, Gabriel recently published “Doing Disciplinary Literacy” through Teachers College Press.
Keyokah Mars-Garrick ’22 MA: From the Basketball Court to the Classroom
Keyokah Mars-Garrick ’22 MA, a special education teacher at Wheeler High School in North Stonington, Connecticut, originally attended Wheeler High as a student-athlete. Mars-Garrick returned to the school in 2020 as a substitute teacher while researching her next career move and fell in love with teaching and special education students.
10 Questions With Jennie Weiner About Advancing Women in K-12 Administration
An associate professor in the Neag School, Weiner recently co-published “Education Lead(her)ship: Advancing Women in K–12 Administration” through Harvard Education Press.