SOE DEAN APPOINTED TO STATE COMMISSION
Dr. Randy Penfield, dean of the UNC Greensboro School of Education, has been appointed to the North Carolina Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC). The Commission was created in 2017, and acts as an advising body to the North Carolina State Board of Education (SBE). Its purpose is to involve stakeholders in establishing high […]
Catina Chestnut (Moss Street Partnership School) receives new funding
Catina Chestnut (Moss Street Partnership School) received new funding from Reidsville Area Foundation for the project “State of the Arts Report for Reidsville’s Public Schools.” This research is a joint effort between the Moss Street Partnership School and Rockingham County Schools to conduct a needs assessment of public educational arts programs in the Reidsville area. […]
New funding to increase access to literary resources and libraries for Native American children and families
Dr. Anthony Chow (Library & Information Science) received new funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the project “Reading Nation Waterfall: Increasing Access to Literacy and Libraries for Native American Children and Families.” The Reading Nation Waterfall project will have one primary goal: to increase access to literary resources and libraries for […]
SOE Appoints Dr. Holt Wilson (TEHE) as Co-Director of the Institute for Partnerships in Education (I-PiE)
The UNC Greensboro School of Education (SOE) is pleased to announce that Dr. Holt Wilson, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education, has been appointed as founding Faculty Co-Director for the Institute for Partnerships in Education (I-PiE). Dr. Wilson is a lifelong North Carolinian with 20 years of […]
Dr. Edna Tan (TEHE) Awarded “Best Paper Published in the Journal of the Learning Sciences” for 2019, Plus Grant from NSF
Congratulations to Dr. Edna Tan (TEHE) and Dr. Angela Calabrese Barton, whose paper “Designing for rightful presence in STEM: The role of making present practices” was selected for the Best Paper Published in the Journal of the Learning Sciences Award for 2019. Their paper was awarded by an external panel of reviewers who are leaders […]