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UMD and surrounding public schools faculty at the Center for Educational Innovation Improvement's Greater Impact Conference

COE Partnership with Local School Systems Empowers Educators

Sep 17, 2019
Office of Advancement
UMD College of Education has a long history of working on meaningful educational projects in Maryland. Now, COE’s Center for Educational Innovation...
Janet Fofang

Roots of STEM

Sep 17, 2019
TLPL
For centuries, the farmlands of Cameroon have been fertile ground for peanuts, cooca and bananas. They aren’t so well-known for growing engineers...
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MHEC Announces Full Tuition Scholarship for Teaching Students

Sep 11, 2019
TLPLStudent Services
The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) launched a new full tuition program for prospective teachers! The Teaching Fellows for Maryland...
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PG Sentinel: UMD, PGCC and Montgomery College Receive Grants to Educate STEM Teachers for the Long Haul

Sep 6, 2019
TLPL
The PG Sentinel recently featured a College of Education (COE) project. The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a grant to COE for support of a...
Debra Poese, Dr. Dan Chazan and Dr. Anisha Campbell

Terrapin Teachers Project Awarded the National Science Foundation Grant

Sep 5, 2019
TLPL
College Park, MD. The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a grant of $296,041 to the University of Maryland College of Education for support of...
Peter Steiner

Dr. Peter Steiner Receives the Causality in Statistics Education Award

Sep 3, 2019
HDQM
AUGUST 27, 2019 — Dr. Peter Steiner , associate professor in the Measurement, Statistics & Evaluation (MSE) program in the Human Development...
Donald Bolger

American Public Media Educate Podcast: At a Loss for Words - What's wrong with how schools teach reading

Sep 3, 2019
HDQM
In American Public Media’s Educate podcast, Associate Professor Donald J. Bolger describes how people learn to read words . The podcast features...
Patricia Alexander

Dr. Patricia A. Alexander Named a Distinguished University Professor

Aug 26, 2019
HDQM
Dr. Patricia A. Alexander, a College of Education faculty member, has been named a Distinguished University Professor by the University of Maryland...
David Weintrop

New York Times: How A State Plans To Turn Coal Country Into Coding Country

Aug 14, 2019
TLPL
A New York Times article on the requirement by Wyoming for its K-12 public schools to offer computer science lessons , such as coding, features COE’s...
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HDQM Alumna Spotlight: Carolyn McNamara Barry ('96)

Aug 8, 2019
HDQM
Carolyn McNamara Barry is a 1996 alumna of the Human Development Ph.D. program, specializing in educational psychology, and 2019 alumna of the HERS...