Neag School of Education
Tomorrow’s Teachers in Action Today
Education majors Kayla Everson and Sarah Harris honed their coaching skills working with peers in UConn's academic support programs.
Class of 2012: Melanie Rodriguez
Coming to Storrs from Bridgeport was a culture shock for Melanie Rodriguez '11 (ED), '12 MA, but she succeeded beyond her expectations and now hopes to return to teach in the city where she grew up.
A Swing and a Hit: Students Flock to New Class on Baseball and Society
Steven Wisensale's class uses baseball as an avenue to explore other facets of history.
Journalism Course Teaches Students to Dig Deep for Stories
Teams of student journalists in Marcel Dufresne's investigative journalism class are undertaking major reporting projects that they share with Connecticut media.
Great Professors: Jim O’Neil
Jim O'Neil, professor of educational psychology, goes above and beyond in the classroom and in the field.
A Corporate Educator Comes Back to Storrs
Paula R. Singer, president and CEO of the Laureate Global Products and Services Group, came back to campus recently to speak about online learning. She leads Laureate’s U.S. campus-based and online higher education business, serves as chair and CEO of Walden University, and oversees development and marketing of the company’s distance-learning offerings and partnerships around […]
Change Agent and Champion of Educational Opportunity For All
Fresh out of UConn Law School in the early 1960’s, Howard Klebanoff found himself in the middle of history, having landed a job in the Kennedy administration at the U.S. Department of Labor. He was as infused with the spirit of “Camelot” as anyone. “A lot of us who were down there at that time […]
It’s a World of Possibilities
Computerized Social Studies Game Leads to Higher Writing Scores, Greater Interest in Science
The Renzulli Academy for High Performing/Low Income Students in Hartford Receives Grant for Summer Enrichment Program
With a $250,000 grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, the Renzulli Academy in Hartford will establish a robust summer enrichment program for its high potential/low income students. Fourth-graders perform an experiment with the help of their teacher Freddie DeJesus at the Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy in Hartford, Conn., in 2011. (Photo Credit: Peter […]
Neag and History Professors Collaborate on “Teaching History with Museums” Book
Museums provide students with opportunities and resources not available in the classroom. Through the physical participation of seeing, feeling, touching and overall experiencing the past, field trips to these sites and their corresponding lesson plans are crucial for successful learning in youth. UConn’s Alan Marcus, Ph.D., associate professor of curriculum and instruction in the Neag […]