Neag School of Education
First-Year Teachers Share Do’s and Don’ts with Teachers-To-Be
Seven recent Neag alumni returned to Dr. Richard Schwab’s Teacher Leadership and Organization course to take the podium and share their first-year teaching experiences. The event marked the third year Schwab has invited former students back to campus.
Neag School Hosts “Respect for All” Workshops to Improve School Inclusivity
Teachers and administrators from throughout New England attended a Neag School-sponsored workshop that focused on challenging stereotypes, exploring gender roles, reducing bullying and helping ensure that school is a place where all youths—no matter what their background—can thrive.
A Report Card on Teacher Evaluation
The report by UConn education researchers is designed to help ensure the state's students get the high-quality teachers they need to succeed.
Chinese Olympic Coaches, Sports Scientists Visit UConn Kinesiology Department
A delegation of elite Chinese sports scientists and Olympic coaches spent eight days attending lectures and discussions with Neag School of Education Department of Kinesiology experts to learn the latest in advanced sports and exercise science.
A Better Approach to Diagnosing Autism
A UConn professor co-chaired a statewide effort that developed new guidelines for the clinical diagnosis of autism.
Transcending Tragedy
Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis ’05 (ED), ’06 MA is teaching her students to pay kindness forward.
Closing the Educational Achievement Gap
A cluster of new faculty in the Neag School is driven by the goal of fostering equity in education.
William Pardus: One Active Retiree
Award-winning composer William D. Pardus, ’58, ’59, ’60, has been recognized with the Director’s Prize in the International Composers’ Competition, sponsored by the Longfellow Chorus of Portland, Maine for his composition – FIVE SONGS of the SEA (for soprano voice and piano) which was part of a project of setting ten Longfellow poems to music, with varied types of accompaniments. The event sounded the latest high note of this Neag School of Education alum’s long and varied career.
Neag Alumna Kathleen Reardon Receives 2013 UConn Alumni Association Humanitarian Award
University of Southern California Marshall School of Business Professor Kathleen Kelley Reardon, a 1971 Neag alumna and former UConn associate professor, was awarded the UConn Alumni Association Humanitarian Award at the UConn Alumni Awards in October. A professor of management and organization development and leading authority on persuasion, negotiation, leadership and interpersonal communication, Reardon received the award […]
UConn Professor Emeritus Recalls March on Washington
The upbeat chant of “We shall overcome” on August 28,1963 still echoes in Neag Professor Emeritus Stan Shaw’s ears. The anthem led him through a sea of people at the Washington Monument where he joined his students from Prince Edward County, VA for the “best school field trip ever.” That day became the peak of […]