Testing Strategies to Support Teachers’ Intervention Implementation
With the support of a $3.7 million grant from the Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences, Professor Lisa Sanetti is testing the efficacy of PRIME, a system designed to combat the implementation challenges behavioral interventions face in elementary classrooms. Read more about the project
Neag School Researchers Developing Computational Thinking Unit for High School Biology Classes
As the world of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) becomes increasingly computational, promoting students’ computational thinking is essential to prepare them for future STEM careers. Neag School of Education assistant professor of learning sciences, Ido Davidesco, has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a month-long computational thinking unit in high school biology classes. Read more about the project
College Students With Disabilities on Online Learning Transition
The rapid transition to remote study came with its own learning curve for students and faculty alike. But for many students with disabilities, the shift offered new educational modalities as well as challenges – and the hope that some changes will continue after the threat of the virus subsides. Read more about the recent study
How Principals Can Help, Not Harm, Learning During COVID
In a newly published research study, Neag School Associate Professor Jennie Weiner and colleagues at several other universities examined the extent to which principals had created the sorts of conditions in their schools that support continued learning and teaching during the pandemic. Specifically, the researchers sought to understand how, and whether, principals were fostering something called “psychological safety” in their schools. Learn more on this study on psychological safety
Studying College, Career Readiness for Students With Disabilities
Educational Psychology Associate Professor Allison Lombardi has received two grants to support college and career readiness for students with disabilities who are often left behind their peers in this area. Read more her work, totaling more than $1.2 million in awards
Neag School Faculty to Assist With a New Grant to Expand on Neurodiversity Programs
Educational Psychology Professor Joseph Madaus and Literacy Education Professor Rachael Gabriel are part of a team that will provide several resources, workshops, and tools to neurodiverse graduate students to improve their success in graduate programs and give them skills that prepare them for careers in academia and business. Read more the NSF grant
Online Racism Leads to Real-World Mental Health Challenges
For college students of color who encounter online racism, the effect of racialized aggressions and assaults reaches far beyond any single social media feed and can lead to real and significant mental health impacts – even more significant than in-person experiences of racial discrimination, according to a recently published study from researchers at UConn and Boston College. Read more the study led by Adam McCready
Leveraging Soft Skills to Improve College and Career Readiness
The transition from high school to college or the workforce is a major one for all students. While high schools work to ensure their graduates are prepared, students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) often find themselves lacking the non-academic skills they need to succeed. Through a collaboration with Lehigh University, Neag School of Education associate professor Jennifer Freeman will develop an intervention to improve college and career readiness for students with emotional and behavioral disorders. This $500,000 grant is sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Read more about the NSF grant
