Month: June 2011




Neag Alumni Society Recognizes Outstanding Alumni

June 8, 2011

The Neag School of Education Alumni Society and the faculty of the Neag School of Education recently held its 13th Annual Awards Dinner and recognized outstanding alumni. “This evening was memorable as faculty and alumni gathered to formally recognize the achievements of some of our outstanding graduates,” said Dr. Tom DeFranco, dean of the Neag […]





Going Beyond Reading, Writing and Arithmetic

June 8, 2011

As a school psychologist and school administrator who specialized in working with behaviorally challenged children, Dr. Sandra Chafouleas learned first hand that schools are held accountable, not only for educating students, but also for addressing students’ behavioral issues and helping them to develop their social skills. “We’re well beyond the days of reading, writing and […]


Graduating Noyce Scholars Bring Something “Extra” to the Table

June 8, 2011

This year’s graduating Neag School of Education’s Robert Noyce scholars of the Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG) come from particularly diverse backgrounds, yet have all found a common thread weaving together their current professional lives and future: a passion to teach in the STEM fields of either science or mathematics. The student diversity […]


Media Literacy Missionaries

June 8, 2011

Friday, March 25, was an adventure, and not just because six of us were breaking out of the house. The ninth annual Northeast Media Literacy Conference at the University of Connecticut ran from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., packed with two keynote addresses, three workshop sessions with 15 topics to choose from, and a panel […]


A Tale of Two High Schools

June 8, 2011

Warren Harding High School has clear hallways, new academies and a new principal who stands at the front door each morning to greet students. Bassick High School has committees, 15 of them, that some would say are working at breakneck speed to reinvent the school’s culture and curriculum by the fall. Both schools, buoyed by federal School […]