Welcome from Dean Wixson

Dean Karen Wixson enjoys taking part in the UNCG Homecoming 2013 festivities with School of Education students and staff.

Welcome to our Fall 2013 edition of Educate Magazine. The UNCG School of Education’s online magazine provides updates on our School and the many wonderful programs we offer our students, alumni, and community partners. I hope you enjoy reading about some of the exciting new endeavors planned for this academic year.

School of Education Provides Support to Schools, Alumni in the Teaching Profession

Justin Thomas (far left) from the New Teacher Support Program leads a group discussion of first-year teachers during the Yopp Institute in June.

By Bruce Buchanan

The UNCG School of Education is taking a direct role in helping North Carolina’s public schools succeed by providing a variety of professional development teacher support initiatives. In addition to serving as one of the state’s primary training grounds for future educators, the School and its faculty are actively engaged with school districts across North Carolina, helping them provide better quality instruction and services to classroom teachers.

School of Education Developing Special Ed Educators, Leaders

LINK-2-LEAD scholar Melissa Sullivan Haag (pictured far right) leads a group of preservice teachers in an on-site research project in Greensboro.

By Bruce Buchanan

In the past three decades, the number of students served by special education programs in America’s public schools has roughly doubled. According to the U.S. Department of Education, approximately 13 percent of public school students now are classified as having special needs.

School of Education Promotes Instructional Technology in Low-Income, Rural Areas Through Support from Major Grants

Principals participating in the IMPACT V grant program earned their Education Specialist degrees (Ed.S.) from the School of Education in May 2013.

By Bruce Buchanan

In recent years, the School of Education (SOE) has been successful in winning highly competitive federal and state grants to fund programs that promote educator preparation and professional development. One of those grants, the federal IMPACT V grant, just finished its two-year cycle, but this summer, the School of Education began a one-year Golden Leaf grant.

CED, ERM Alumni Carry UNCG Banner in Research, Teaching, and Professional Leadership

Alumnus Josh Goodman, recipient of the 2013-2014 Early Career Award from the UNCG School of Education, talks with UNCG students about his experiences in the field of educational measurement.

By Bruce Buchanan

The goal of any quality educational program is to prepare students to succeed after they leave school, and the UNCG School of Education’s Educational Research Methodology (ERM) and Counseling and Educational Development (CED) departments are doing just that. Recent alumni in the CED and ERM departments are making their mark across the nation in research, teaching and professional service.

UNCG Alumni Share Books, Love of Learning with Greensboro Youth

Nancy Teague reads to students from Greensboro’s Archer Elementary during a Hooked on Books visit to Barnes & Noble in April.

By Bruce Buchanan

Tommy and Nancy Teague settle into comfortable chairs at Tate Street Coffee House, a landmark Tate Street hangout for UNCG students. While students around them pour cream and sugar into mugs and pour over term papers on their laptops, the Teagues recount how they began a book donation campaign that has helped youngsters for more than a decade.