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Reeves: Technology important, but not the most crucial aspect of digital learning
Thomas C. Reeves, Professor Emeritus of Learning, Design and Technology in the College of Education, was quoted in a Sept. 18 *Korea Herald* story headlined, "E-learning more about education, less about tech." Reeves was quoted from his keynote speech at a recent international conference, e-Learning Korea 2014.
Research adds up to better-prepared mathematics teachers
New research taking place at the University of Georgia College of Education examines how future mathematics teachers can develop flexible methods for solving problems in middle grades mathematics.
Harper wins Georgia Power New Teacher Assistance Grant
College of Education graduate Jonathan Harper, a science educator at Mill Creek High School in Gwinnett County, has been selected to receive a 2014 Georgia Power New Teacher Assistance Grant.
Kopcha one of two named 2014 UGA Public Service Fellows
Theodore Kopcha, an assistant professor of learning, design and technology in the College of Education was one of two UGA faculty members named Public Service and Outreach Fellows for the 2014 fall semester.
Alumnus blends theory and practice
COE graduate Justin Lane puts his classroom skills to use in special education research.
Ata to participate in first Turkish-American Youth Leadership Congress
Atakan Ata, a doctoral student in the College of Education's educational administration and policy program, has been selected as one of 30 young Turkish American students to participate in the 1st Annual Turkish-American Youth Leadership Congress to be held in Washington, D.C., Oct. 9-12.
Clinic helps build better skills
Grant-funded clinic expands educator training into community service.
Kajder: Media literacy skills might be most important to give kids
"In schools that tend to be high need, high poverty, and low scoring, curriculum focuses intensely on those skills that are tested," said Sara Kajder, an assistant clinical professorin the Department of Language and Literacy Education, in a Sept. 23 *New York Times* story. "We don't test on media literacy even though those might be the most important skills that we can give kids right now."
Smagorinsky: Battle lines here representative of national arguments
Peter Smagorinsky, a UGA Distinguished Research Professor of Language and Literacy Education, was quoted in a Sept. 29 *EdWeek* article on the issue of education in Georgia political contests this November.
Stewart: Dread over winter forecasts understandable
With winter forecasts predicting a return of the notorious frigid air mass famously known last year as the polar vortex, the public's reaction of dread is understandable, says Alan Stewart, a weather and climate psychologist at the University of Georgia who researches the connection between the seasons and our psyches in a Sept. 26 *Minneapolis Star-Tribune* article.