Neag School of Education
Neag School to Put More STEM Teachers in CT Urban Schools
A large jump in the number of applicants to a Neag School of Education teacher preparation program means 50 more highly trained science and math teachers will enter Connecticut’s schools over the next several years. This comes at a time when both the state and nation are reporting critical teacher shortages in the fields of […]
Technology Clicks for UConn Alumnae Teaching Second-Graders
Imagine the “Ask the Audience” option on the syndicated TV show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” and you’ll have a good understanding of a new clicker technology brought to Portland, CT, second-graders by a Neag graduate school alumna. A second-grader at Valley View Elementary School in Portland, CT uses a clicker to answer questions […]
Adolescent Literacy Crisis Focus of Summary Paper
CBER Team Publishes in Journal of Literacy Research While schools and governments were putting the top priority on teaching basic reading skills to beginners, older students have been faltering on the path to understanding what they’re reading. Two-thirds of eighth- and twelfth-graders read below proficiency, and one-third of high school graduates are not prepared to read […]
Three Gifts Bolster CommPACT School Reform Effort
Three significant gifts totaling close to $500,000 will help support the CommPACT School Reform Initiative, based at the Neag School of Education. The innovative program, designed to improve student achievement and school climate, recently received $250,000 from The NEA Foundation, $195,000 from the Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation and more than $50,000 from AT&T Cconnecticut. CommPACT was developed in […]
Home Run for Sport Management Alumna
When Xaimara Coss went to basketball or football games as a child, she was often more interested in the guys on the sidelines than she was the players in the game. “I used to wonder what the man with the clipboard was doing,” Coss says. “Who is that with the walkie-talkie, and who is he […]
Fulbright Specialist Returns from Thailand with Powerful Lessons
Thailand’s reverence for teachers took a little getting used to for Neag professor Xae Alicia Reyes, who spent six weeks in the southeast Asian nation as a Fulbright Senior Specialist. The experience, says Reyes, reinforced her strong belief in education as a bridge between cultures. Reyes, an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and […]
Improving the Literacy Skills of At-Risk Kindergarteners
The need to improve reading ability is one of the nation’s most pressing education issues.
Helping Teachers Assess, Improve Student Behavior
Educational psychology professor Sandra Chafouleas is heading a U.S. Department of Education-funded project that will help teachers gather data on behavior in the classroom.
Agisilaos John Pappanikou, Nov. 6, 2009
Retired Neag School of Education professor Agisilaos John Pappanikou died Nov. 6 at the age of 79. “Pappy,” as he was called by those who knew him, fought for the needs of people with developmental disabilities and their families. A professor of special education at UConn from 1965 to 1989, including 19 years as chair […]
New Book Encourages Parents to Foster Love of Learning
Two gifted education experts urge parents to pay less attention to test scores and place greater emphasis on nurturing a child's interests outside the classroom.