The 2019 ERM recipient of the School of Education Graduate Scholar Award is Cherie Avent. Cherie’s research focuses on issues related to social justice and STEM education programs within the field of evaluation. Her work in STEM often reports programmatic effectiveness, outcomes and lessons learned when utilizing social justice-oriented evaluation approaches…. Continue reading…
On Saturday, March 16, 2019, 30 students and 19 parents received their certificates of completion for their participation in the Heritage Language Academy (HLA) program! The HLA program was developed as a university-school collaboration between the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program in the Department of Teacher… Continue reading…
Congratulations to Uk-Hyun Cho, Kun Su, and David Chen; three PhD students in UNC Greensboro’s Educational Research Methodology (ERM) Department, and the 2019 recipients of the North Carolina Association for Research in Education (NCARE) Outstanding Student Poster Award for their project titled “Examining the Effect of Block Scheduling on High… Continue reading…
Congratulations to Saed Qunbar, a PhD candidate in UNC Greensboro’s Educational Research Methodology (ERM) Department, and the 2019 recipient of the inaugural Association of Test Publishers (ATP) Graduate Student Research Award for his project titled “Building Personalized High-stakes Assessments with Recommender Systems.” As part of his graduate assistantship Saed is… Continue reading…
GREENSBORO, NC • MARCH 12, 2019 — U.S. News updated their website’s information about UNC Greensboro’s graduate programs in Education today, highlighting its excellent placement in their 2020 Best Graduate Schools rankings. UNC Greensboro School of Education was ranked in the Top 3 Graduate Schools of Education in North Carolina,… Continue reading…
Dr. Marcie Rock, Associate Professor in the Specialized Education Services (SES) Department, is featured in an article in Ed Week on bug-in-the ear-coaching, which in part discusses Dr. Rock’s work as a preeminent scholar in this line of research. Dr. Rock has also provided leadership with the North Carolina Department… Continue reading…
The Smiley Award supports global educational opportunities for current undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Education (SOE). Undergraduate or graduate SOE students who serve as outstanding global education ambassadors through international or local engagement may apply for this award. The nomination deadline is March 15. Click here to learn more.
Congratulations to Dr. Kenneth Simington, doctoral alumnus of the Department of Counseling and Educational Development, on his appointment as Interim Superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools beginning March 1. Dr. Simington has committed much of his professional career to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. He served as the Assistant Superintendent for Student Services… Continue reading…
Brad Johnson (TEHE) was recently recognized by the ACPA-College Student Educators International (ACPA) as a 2019 recipient of the Annuit Coeptis Senior Professional Award. The Annuit Coeptis Awards honors professionals at a dinner where there can be wide-ranging discussion and exchange about professional issues. These awards were created by ACPA… Continue reading…
The UNCG Library and Information Studies Department will host the Cora Paul Bomar Summit on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30, 2019, in the Virginia Dare Room of the UNCG Alumni House. The iDeal Summit on Friday will include speakers Barry Houlihan, archivist at the Hardiman Library, National University of… Continue reading…
