Dr. Edna Tan (TEHE) was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. For a young person, it’s hard to imagine growing up to be a scientist or an engineer if you don’t see scientists or engineers that look like you. Dr. Edna Tan is … Continued
You may not realize that UNC Greensboro is a National Science Foundation I-Corps designated university. This brings great potential value to UNCG students and faculty. What is the purpose NSF I-Corps? The National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) is a federally funded program to help prepare researchers to extend their … Continued
Dr. DiAnne Borders, a faculty member in the Department of Counseling and Educational Development, has worked on an innovation project called the Clinical Supervision Research Collaborative (CSRC) for the last two years. Her goal was to enhance the quality and quantity of research being produced about clinical supervision as a … Continued
Dr. Laura Gonzalez in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education has a passion for helping Latinx youth make it to college. This led her to develop the So Much Potential: Tools for College Planning initiative. Her goal was to create supports for school counselors and other school personnel … Continued
GREENSBORO, NC — The Wallace Foundation recently announced a $102 million grant initiative to support eight large school districts around the country in building principal pipelines that can produce school leaders capable of advancing their own district’s vision of equity. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) is one of the eight districts … Continued
Dr. Gay Ivey, the William E. Moran Distinguished Professor in Literacy in the Teacher Education and Higher Education Department, was recently featured on the Classroom Caffeine Podcast. In each episode of Classroom Caffeine, listeners hear from a leading education researcher or practitioner who shares what they want others to know … Continued
Dr. Jennifer Deaton received the 2021 ACES Research Grant award for the project titled, “Development and Validation Study of the Vicarious Post-traumatic Growth Inventory (VPTGI).” The study aims to further develop the VPTGI and establish a tool to support facilitating vicarious post-traumatic growth within supervision. This is the first award to … Continued
Congratulations to Dr. Edna Tan, professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education (TEHE), on being named the second recipient of the Jennifer Smith Hooks ’76 and Jacob T. Hooks Distinguished Professorship in STEM Education. The professorship, announced in the fall of 2016, is a pivotal component of … Continued
Dr. Holt Wilson, associate professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education (TEHE), recently received new funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the project “Collaborative Research: Co-Designing for Statewide Alignment of a Vision for High Quality Mathematics Instruction [VISIONS].” The collaboration is between … Continued
Dr. Kelly Wester, Professor and Department Chair of the Counseling and Educational Development (CED) Department, created a new feature column in Counseling Today with co-author Maribeth Jorgensen from Central Washington University entitled Research in Action. The column, first published in July 2021, provides the applied interpretation of research published in … Continued