Neag School of Education
Renzulli’s Gifted Education Programming Has Positive Impact in D.C.
The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) discontinued their gifted education programs in 2005 – and had no plans to serve the city’s most talented learners. But when high-performing students started leaving DCPS for private schools in the suburbs or area charter schools in search of gifted programs, DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson began searching for a gifted education program. In 2012, DCPS turned to Professor Joseph Renzulli, Neag School of Education researcher and internationally known expert in gifted education, for help.
Research Suggests That School May Not Benefit High-Ability Students’ Reading Achievement
Does school matter? Most anyone’s response would be, unequivocally, yes. And yet startling results from a recent research study suggest that, depending on the ability of the student, the answer may not be quite so clear-cut.
Neag School Explores Greater Internationalization of Teacher Education With Visit to Germany
Few would likely dispute the enormous impact that globalization has had in recent decades on every aspect of civilization, from international commerce to technology to concerns about the environment. But where might education fit into this equation? As part of an ongoing effort to internationalize the Neag School’s IB/M teacher education program going forward, a […]
Neag School’s New PreK-3 Leadership Program Highlights Importance of Early Childhood Education
Children who take part in early childhood education programs, research shows, are apt to reap the benefits for years to come. Not only are these children more likely to be more successful throughout their years in school, but also “to have jobs and to be contributing members of society” later in life, says Karen List […]
Alum and First-time Author Explores Why Smart Kids Cheat
Neag alumna Kate Maupin ’08 recently won the 2015 International Book Award (IBA) for her first book, Cheating, Dishonesty & Manipulation: Why Bright Kids Do It (Great Potential Press, 2015). Beating out 1,200 entries from around the world, she captured the top prize in the education/academic category, revealing how “more than 80 percent of bright students self-reported that they had not only cheated in an academic setting, but also had never been caught.”
New Faculty Members Join the Neag School
The Neag School of Education recently welcomed new faculty members through its continued effort to elevate the academic and research focus and help transform education.
Neag Professor Receives IES Grant to Develop Literacy Program for Students with Disabilities
Neag School of Education faculty member Devin Kearns has received an $650,000 grant from the Institute of Education Services (IES), as part of a larger $1.6 million grant with other colleagues, to develop a middle school co-teaching program to encourage collaboration between content-area and special education teachers and to improve the reading skills and content-area knowledge of students with learning disabilities.
René Roselle Named to National Commission on Clinical Practice in Teacher Preparation
The University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education is pleased to announce that René Roselle has been named to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)’s new Clinical Practice Commission. René Roselle joins the group of higher education and K-12 leaders from across the country, which will examine the state of clinical practice (commonly known as “field experience”) in teacher preparation.
New Graduate Program Combines Educational Leadership, Law
The program will prepare professionals to manage the wide variety of legal issues that school administrators face.
Former UConn President Harry Hartley Leads New Scholarship Initiative With $250,000 Gift
Former UConn President and School of Education Dean Harry Hartley at his home in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 8, 2015. This year, the Neag School announces that Hartley and his wife, Dianne, have made a planned gift in support of undergraduate and graduate students in the Neag School of Education in the amount of $250,000, as part of the University’s Scholarship Initiative. (Stefanie Dion Jones/Neag School)