Neag School of Education
UConn Responds to Need for K-12 Mandarin Teachers
The program will be taught on two different levels – in the five-year Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s Program and the post-graduate Teacher Certification Program.
Preparing a School District for a 1:1 Technology Initiative: Issue Brief
Alexandra Lamb, a doctoral candidate in the Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy program at the Neag School, prepared the following issue brief — in affiliation with the Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) — about school districts that are introducing technology into classrooms through what are known as 1:1 programs.
George Sugai Joins Federal Commission on School Safety Field Visit
This morning, Neag School Professor George Sugai, an expert in positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), was invited to speak about PBIS and improving school climate with representatives from the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Commission on School Safety, who made a field visit to an elementary school in Maryland’s Anne Arundel County to learn more about the impact of implementing PBIS practices.
At UConn, Great Minds Discuss Brain Research
Some of UConn’s best minds took a long, hard look at the brain at the Institute for Brain and Cognitive Studies (IBACS) Meet & Speak event on May 8 and 9.
Career and Technical Education Issue Brief: Current Trends and Results
Samuel J. Kamin, a doctoral student in the Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy program at the Neag School, prepared this issue brief on career and technical education in affiliation with the Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA).
Why We Need to Rethink How to Teach the Holocaust
A recent national survey reported that millennials are struggling with their knowledge of the Holocaust. The survey results show that 22 percent of millennials have not heard of, or are not sure if they have heard of the Holocaust, and that 66 percent could not identify Auschwitz.
Mary Anne Doyle Makes an Impact During Her 35-Year UConn Career
Mary Anne Doyle began her career at the University of Connecticut’s School of Education in 1983 as an assistant professor. She will retire this month after a 35-year career as an administrator and faculty member.
10 Questions With Sandy Bell, Expert in Adult Learning
In our recurring 10 Questions series, the Neag School catches up with students, alumni, faculty, and others throughout the year to offer a glimpse into their Neag School experience and their current career, research, or community activities. In this installment, Sandy Bell, associate professor and program coordinator for the Neag School’s adult learning concentration in the Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy program, shares insight into her career.
Neag School Class of 2018 Celebrates Commencement
The Neag School of Education’s Class of 2018 graduates and their guests joined faculty, staff, and administrators this past weekend in celebration of Commencement Weekend on the UConn Storrs campus.
Klebanoff Institute, Neag School Co-Host 2018 Special Education Summit
The Neag School of Education hosted more than 150 special education directors, special education advocates, service providers, attorneys, parents, teachers, and school administrators from across the state this past week for its second annual Special Education in Connecticut Summit.