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Puppets Get the Laser Treatment
by: Shawn Kornegay August 17, 2022
Interdisciplinary collaboration between the Neag School, co-created by Sandra Chafouleas, and Ballard Institute goes high tech with the help of the UConn Tech Park, to the benefit of children across the state.
My First-Hand Account of Covering the Maccabiah in Israel
by: Shawn Kornegay August 10, 2022
As an undergraduate student at UConn, I reported from Gampel Pavilion, Rentschler Field, Elliot Ballpark, and numerous road venues, including Clemson University. I added a new location to my reporting journey this summer: Israel.
Neag School-Led Connecticut Partnership for Literacy Success Continues Mission to Teach All Children to Read
by: Shawn Kornegay July 30, 2022
For a decade, researchers from the Neag School of Education have worked with the state on an ambitious literacy initiative designed to close Connecticut’s significant achievement gap. Their efforts have proved so successful that now a program that began with a few pilot schools is set for significant expansion to school districts of need across the state.
Comprehensive Research Review Confirms the Substantial Benefits of Summer Math Programs
by: Shawn Kornegay July 22, 2022
The first comprehensive review of research on summer math programs in over 15 years suggests they may help mitigate the learning losses disproportionately experienced by low-income pre-K–12 students during the pandemic. The meta-analysis was published this week in Review of Educational Research, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association.
UConn Hosts Inaugural Frontiers in Playful Learning Conference
by: Shawn Kornegay June 22, 2022
After a year of careful planning, the Neag School of Education’s Two Summers Educational Technology program and the UConn School of Fine Art’s Digital Media and Design (DMD) program co-hosted the inaugural Frontiers in Playful Learning conference from June 1 – 3, 2022.
“Catching Up” in Secondary Math Education: Areas to Focus Your Efforts
by: Shawn Kornegay June 15, 2022
Kenya Overton and Andrew Kuck, Neag School of Education doctoral students in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, prepared the following rapid research brief on secondary math education with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE).
Faculty Emeritus George Sugai One of a Coalition of National Researchers That Has Released a Violence Prevention Plan
by: Shawn Kornegay June 1, 2022
The recent mass shootings across the country—and there have been 214 mass shootings in the first five months of 2022—are another painful reminder of failed efforts to stop the kind of gun violence that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School nearly ten years ago. An interdisciplinary group of scholars who have studied school safety and violence prevention for decades, including Professor Emerita George Sugai of the Neag School of Education, are calling for immediate government action to initiate scientifically-informed actions to reduce gun violence.
Supporting Quarantined Learning in K-12 Schools
by: Shawn Kornegay June 1, 2022
Britney Jones, Neag School of Education doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership, prepared the following rapid research brief with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE).
Upcoming Neag School Events
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Aug
26
WELCOME BACK UCONN STUDENTS12:00pm
WELCOME BACK UCONN STUDENTS
Friday, August 26th, 2022
12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Storrs Campus The William Benton Museum of Art
Visit us at the Benton Museum with your student ID and:
* pick up your FREE T-SHIRT (new design/limited supply!)
*sign up to get free exhibition stickers
* do exhibition scavenger hunts with your new friends
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* have fun with chalkContact Information: Karen Sommer
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Aug
27
WELCOME BACK UCONN STUDENTS12:00pm
WELCOME BACK UCONN STUDENTS
Saturday, August 27th, 2022
12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Storrs Campus The William Benton Museum of Art
Visit us at the Benton Museum with your student ID and:
* pick up your FREE T-SHIRT (new design/limited supply!)
*sign up to get free exhibition stickers
* do exhibition scavenger hunts with your new friends
AND
* have fun with chalkContact Information: Karen Sommer
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Aug
28
WELCOME BACK UCONN STUDENTS12:00pm
WELCOME BACK UCONN STUDENTS
Sunday, August 28th, 2022
12:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Storrs Campus The William Benton Museum of Art
Visit us at the Benton Museum with your student ID and:
* pick up your FREE T-SHIRT (new design/limited supply!)
*sign up to get free exhibition stickers
* do exhibition scavenger hunts with your new friends
AND
* have fun with chalkContact Information: Karen Sommer
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Sep
1
Doctoral Dissertation Defense Of Lisa Marcinkowski June1:00pm
Doctoral Dissertation Defense Of Lisa Marcinkowski June
Thursday, September 1st, 2022
01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Storrs Campus Gentry 128C
Illuminating the Process of Learning in Experiential History Museums
Through the Perspective of Adult Visitors
Educational Leadership
https://uconn-cmr.webex.com/uconn-cmr/j.php?MTID=m81d18174c1113d6326bf95a47b022386Contact Information: Lisa Marcinkowski June, lisa.marcinkowski@uconn.edu
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Neag in the Media
UConn’s Neag School Set to Offer Four ECE Courses in Education
UConn ECE Magazine (Neag School’s four courses in UConn’s Early College Experience Program is featured)
UConn’s New Multidisciplinary Data Science Master’s Starts this Fall, with Focus on Ethics
UConn Today (Neag School is part of a new multidisciplinary data science master’s degree)
The Drugs Don’t Work (and Other Mental Health Myths)
The Guardian (James Kaufman is quoted on the impact of mental illness on creativity)
Roszena Haskins Promoted to Executive Director of Equity Advancement for West Hartford
We-Ha (Neag School alumna Roszena Haskins is profiled about her promotion)
Anamaria Arteaga Named Holmes Scholar of the Month
EdPrep Matters (Doctoral student Anamaria Arteaga is featured about her being recognized)
Research Highlights Positive Impacts of Math-Focused Summer Learning
K12Dive (Research led by Kathleen Lynch and academics from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education is featured)
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