Dr. Edna Tan (TEHE) Awarded Hooks Distinguished Professorship in STEM Education
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 the UNC Greensboro School of […]
Alumni Highlight: Q&A with Two New Principals About the Start of the School Year
This fall, two Spartans became principals of Greensboro elementary schools that are part of Guilford County Schools. Olivia (Brice) Lattimore ’11, MSA ’20 now serves as principal at Falkener Elementary and Trent Walton ’03 MEd.’10, C ’15 was named the principal at Hunter Elementary. Lattimore is a double UNC Greensboro alumnus, with a master’s in school […]
Dr. Holt Wilson (TEHE) Receives NSF Grant for Collaborative Research Project on High Quality Mathematics Instruction
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 UNC Greensboro and three other […]
Robyn Verba (TEHE ’21) Named 2021 UNCG Student Teacher of the Year
Congratulations to Robyn Verba, who has received the 2021 UNC Greensboro Student Teacher of the Year Award! Robyn graduated in 2021 with a degree in Secondary Social Studies Education from the Teacher Education and Higher Education (TEHE) Department, and she completed her student teaching this Spring at East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, NC. Robyn’s […]
Alumni Highlight: Joshua Rowsey, Recent TESOL Graduate, Blends Hip-Hop and Education in ESL Classroom and PBS Kids TV Show
A teacher, hip-hop artist, TV show host, cultural ambassador, or writer? Joshua Rowsey, a Teacher Education & Higher Education (TEHE) Department alumnus, proudly claims them all. As a 2019 graduate from the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) program, Josh is a full-time English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher at Rankin Elementary […]