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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.
Baker named associate editor for leading sports law journal
College of Education faculty member Thomas A. Baker III has been named the new Associate Editor for the Journal of Legal Aspects of Sport, a leading journal for sport law.
Calhoun to be inducted into Business Education Hall of Fame
The late College of Education professor and department head Calfrey C. Calhoun will be inducted into the Business Education National Hall of Fame at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on Nov. 1.
Jones publishes book on spiritual maturity, emotional health and healing
College of Education alumna Cresenda Jones has published a new book titled, "Spiritual Maturity: God's Will for Emotional Health and Healing."