Neag School of Education
Special Education Abroad: Teaching in U.K. Classrooms That Offer ‘Safe Space for Recovery’
Imagine a school where students, ranging in age from 13 to 19 years old, do not regularly show up for class every day. Those who do attend may abruptly walk out in the middle of a lesson. And just outside this school’s entrance is a short, paved path that leads to an on-premises, partner hospital clinic, where most of the school’s adolescent students, facing a wide range of mental health challenges, have been admitted as patients for treatment for anywhere from two weeks to a year. Each fall, it is here — at Northgate School in North London — that several of the Neag School’s aspiring teachers arrive to intern as part of the London Study Abroad Teaching Internship Program.
Branch to Branch: Alum Lynda Mullaly Hunt on the Value of Teaching
Best-selling author, former third-grade teacher, and Neag School alumna Lynda Mullaly Hunt ’88 (ED), ’96 MA authored the following piece on the value of teaching, which was originally published in the September 2016 edition of the National Council of Teachers of English’s peer-reviewed journal, Voices from the Middle.
Why I Teach: ‘Everything Is Possible’
Editor’s Note: Kristin English’ 03 (ED), ’04 MA — an English teacher at Newtown High School in Newtown, Conn., since 2004 and an alumna of the Neag School’s Integrated Bachelor’s/Master’s Program — shares her insights on what makes the profession of teaching most meaningful to her.
NSF Awards $3M Grant to Neag School’s Moss, Campbell, and UConn Colleagues
A group of UConn faculty that includes Neag School associate professors David Moss and Todd Campbell has received nearly $3 million in funding from the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL), a program that seeks to enhance learning in informal environments as well as to broaden access to and engagement in STEM learning opportunities.
Neag School Faculty Awarded More Than $2M in IES Grants
Two Neag School faculty members in the Department of Educational Leadership have recently received funding — totaling more than $2 million — from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES), as part of the latest round of grants issued by the National Center for Education Research (NCER)’s Education Research Grants Program.
Milagros Castillo-Montoya: Pursuing a Path Toward Equity in Higher Education
A faculty member as well as interim director for the Neag School’s Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) program, Milagros Castillo-Montoya has brought along her knowledge and passion for teaching and learning in classrooms with diverse college students.
New Faculty Members Join the Neag School
The Neag School of Education welcomes three new faculty members this fall.
10 Questions With Reuben Pierre-Louis, Future Special Education Teacher
Current UConn student Reuben Pierre-Louis ’17 (ED), ’18 MA is set to begin his senior year in the Neag School’s five-year Integrated Bachelor’s/Master’s (IB/M) program with a concentration in special education. In addition, he will be serving as a resident assistant this coming academic year in UConn’s new ScHOLA2RS House Learning Community.
Neag School Appoints Joseph Madaus as Associate Dean
After almost 20 years in a variety of positions at the University of Connecticut, Joseph Madaus, professor of educational psychology, has returned to the Neag School to serve as the new associate dean for academic affairs.
Using Writing to Engage Your Students in Math
While educators have long been encouraged to engage students in writing when teaching math, specific recommendations on how to leverage writing to enhance learning of mathematics have fallen short — until now.