Neag School of Education
Neag School Sees Increase in Enrollment, Diversity of Students in Teacher Education Programs
Since 2017, the number of students of color has more than doubled in the Neag School's Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates and increased by 33% in the Integrated Bachelor’s/Master’s Teacher Education Program.
Puppets Get the Laser Treatment
Interdisciplinary collaboration between the Neag School and Ballard Institute goes high tech with the help of the UConn Tech Park, to the benefit of children across the state.
My First-Hand Account of Covering the Maccabiah in Israel
As an undergraduate student at UConn, Noam Watt reported from Gampel Pavilion, Rentschler Field, Elliot Ballpark, and numerous road venues, including Clemson University. He added a new location to his reporting journey this summer: Israel. Watt spent July covering the United States Delegation in the 21st Maccabiah. The Maccabiah, frequently referred to as the Jewish Olympics, is the 3rd largest sporting event in the world.
New Multidisciplinary Data Science Master’s Starts this Fall
Meeting the growing demand for data scientists to tackle the most complex problems in society
E-STEAM Ahead: CT High Schoolers to Become ‘Eco-Digital’ Storytellers Through Interdisciplinary Grant
An interdisciplinary group of UConn researchers is leading an effort to empower high school students to become "Eco-Digital" storytellers in their communities.
Neag School-Led Connecticut Partnership for Literacy Success Continues Mission to Teach All Children to Read
Michael Coyne, professor of educational psychology and chair of the Neag School’s Department of Educational Psychology, has served as a principal investigator since the original launch of the literacy research project in 2012
Test-Optional Applications Pilot Shows Promise, Has Been Renewed for Three More Years
UConn is seeing increases in enrollment among students from first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented populations
UConn Hosts Inaugural Frontiers in Playful Learning Conference
After a year of careful planning, the Neag School of Education’s Two Summers Educational Technology program and the UConn School of Fine Art’s Digital Media and Design (DMD) program co-hosted the inaugural Frontiers in Playful Learning conference from June 1 – 3, 2022.
“Catching Up” in Secondary Math Education: Areas to Focus Your Efforts
Kenya Overton and Andrew Kuck, Neag School of Education doctoral students in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, prepared the following rapid research brief on secondary math education with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE).
School Mental Health Resources Are Critical to Ensuring Safe School Environments
Even before the pandemic schools were struggling to provide enough mental health support to students, and the problem has only gotten worse