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A new UVA study will examine brain data of elementary-age students to explore how memory systems support math learning. (Illustration by Ziniu Chen, University Communications)
Living in Bogotá, Nicolás Ruiz is now working to help vulnerable schools in Colombia innovate through instructional technologies and teacher professional development.
"I feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to teach a variety of courses with so many excellent mentors." Alexa Quinn is graduating with a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction.
Seeing the passion that my instructors brought to each class inspired me to want to be as knowledgeable as they were so I could one day present the info my students would need to be successful with the same exuberance.
"I grew up in several different housing projects watching my mom do the best job that she could with four kids as a single mother, so my motivation was to make her proud and show kids who grew up like I did that we don't have to be another statistic." Kion is graduating with his Master of Teaching degree.
UVA researchers are studying which elements of teacher preparation programs connect to successful early-career teaching.
With a new research fellowship, education professor Jamie Jirout will expand her research on how teachers and parents can encourage curiosity and spark interest in learning.
A team of faculty and students from the School of Education and Human Development worked with practicing educators to launch a new online resource hub, “Educating for Democracy.”
Ben Castleman and Katharine Meyer find that adults who return to community colleges to obtain more training or credentials – a phenomenon known as “credential stacking” – see an increase in their wages and contribute to a higher employment rate.
Amid a global pandemic and nationwide protests, one UVA research project has forged new virtual connections that bring lessons from civil-rights-era teachers to present-day educators.