Malcolm Jones is an Elementary Education major from Wilson, N.C., who is minoring in History. He expects to graduate in May of 2026. Why Did you Choose UNCG? I chose UNCG because it hits that sweet spot – it’s not too big, not too small, but just right. What really… Continue reading…
Math is still math: 2+2 still equals 4. But the way students learn math – and, more particularly, the way teachers teach it – has changed significantly in the last 25 years. Rote memorization of times tables, simple sums, and fraction conversions has given way to more depth of thinking when it comes to numbers and how they interact.
Among the 10 recipients of the Governor’s Educator Discovery Award, which provides grants for educators to participate in professional development, was a trio of Spartans – Rong Zhang, Jessamyn Bailey, and Ameriki Somers.
Dr. Amy Vetter, a professor in the UNC Greensboro Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education, has been awarded a summer fellowship from North Carolina Humanities.
Dr. Nick Kochmanski, an assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education, recently appeared on the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics “Leading with Leaders: Everyone Belongs in Mathematics” podcast. The episode featured the authors of three papers which were featured in the winter issue of the… Continue reading…
Madison Triplett, a Middle Grades Math student in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education, has been named the 2025 UNCG Student Teacher of the Year. Triplett completed her student teaching at Trinity Middle School in Randolph County.
Join us from 5:30-7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, for a special Q&A session with Dr. Morgan Chitiyo, Interim Dean of the UNCG School of Education. This is a unique opportunity to hear directly from Dr. Chitiyo as he reflects on his vision for the School of Education, shares insights from his leadership experience, and answers your questions about current priorities and future directions.
North Carolina teachers spend as much as $1,300 of their own money on school supplies each year, some $400 more than the national average. As UNC Greensboro prepares to send 136 students currently earning their teaching licenses into the education workforce, the UNCG Staff Senate is determined they will not have to spend so much out of their own pockets.
The Smiley Award, which supports global educational opportunities for current School of Education (SOE) undergraduate and graduate students, has been presented to undergraduate student Leila Jane Lovell (Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education) and graduate students Haeju Lee (Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences) and Parishi Gandhi (Department of Counseling and Educational Development). These students will represent the SOE as Global Education Ambassadors through international or local engagement.
A sophomore middle grades science education major from Durham, N.C., Grady DuPree-Isaac wants to be the teacher who empowers his students and have them not feel like they are just a test score but people.
