Understand the challenge of this time for both you and your son or daughter. For you, this is a time of both loss and freedom. While your teen is getting ready to leave your home, you are also reducing your responsibilities. As your child is dealing with this departure, he or she is also beginning […]
Despite the rise in Latino population in the United States, academic achievement in schools is scarcely recognized among Latino youth. Dr. Jason G. Irizarry, an assistant professor of multicultural education in the Neag School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, analyzed this issue of underachievement in his recently published book, The Latinization of U.S. […]
When Richard Bohannon does physical therapy with his stroke and cancer patients, the one thing he always makes sure to check is their grip strength. While not yet widely used in the medical community, a grip strength test can be an important screening tool in assessing a person’s overall health, says Dr. Bohannon, a professor […]
UConn assistant coach Kevin Ollie was the featured speaker at a Husky Sport celebration Friday evening at the Hartford Public Library, telling a gathered group of about 150 to persevere in life, remain dedicated to helping others, set goals and be willing to work to achieve them. “My mother always told me that when you […]
Alarming headlines surrounding sport-related deaths in recent media coverage has prompted national discussion regarding the causes of these conditions and how to prevent them. Dr. Douglas J. Casa, Ph.D., ATC, FACSM, FTNATA, a professor of kinesiology in the Neag School of Education and COO of the Korey Stringer Institute, jumped on board regarding the pressing issue […]
Nigel Hayes, 9, of Frenchtown Elementary School in Trumbull, looks forward to Wednesdays. That’s when he and 23 other fourth-graders identified as academically gifted in the district converge on Middlebrook School to spend the morning exploring issues not addressed in their assigned classrooms. One recent day, they were investigating the relationship between red knot birds and horseshoe […]
Rather than react to bullying incidents in schools with heavily punitive policies, a systemic, preventive approach that avoids demonizing students and strengthens the overall climate in classrooms is the way to go, Neag School of Education‘s George Sugai and co-authors advise in a paper prepared for President Obama’s White House Conference on Bullying Prevention held […]
In the last decade or more, the national debate about effective learning has centered on teacher quality. Now the discussion is turning to a second major resource in education: Time. A new joint report from the National Center on Time & Learning and Neag’s Center for Education Policy Analysis sets the baseline profile for the […]
The Neag School of Education continues to achieve top-ranking status as a graduate school of education in the U.S.; it is the No. 1 public graduate school of education in the Northeast, and it is overall No. 33 in the nation, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. In its annual review of the […]
The classroom middle and high school math teacher has a lot to tackle these days. He or she needs to continue developing content knowledge as it pertains to algebraic and proportional reasoning, help students form an academic language for expressing and understanding math concepts, and shape a pedagogy that will enhance justification and higher order […]