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USA Today cites the study by Dr. Chauncey Monte-Sano noting the profound changes American high school students perceive in American History. more info...
COLLOQUIUM SERIES: RESEARCH ON LEARNING AND TEACHING
The Fall 2008 series will allow participants to engage in critical discussions and contribute to current research on pre-service teacher education in literacy, promising practices in young and adult learners, and the centrality of culture in learning & teaching.
Where: Benjamin Bldg. EDU 2212 A/B
When: 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
All sessions take place in on the 3rd Fridays of the month*
Sept. 19 Dr. JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) Oct. 17 Dr. Jennifer Turner (University of Maryland, College Park) Nov. 21 Dr. Chauncey Monte-Sano (University of Maryland, College Park) Dec. 12* Dr. Carol D. Lee (Northwestern University & President-Elect of the American Educational Research Association) *Please note December colloquia will be on the 2nd Friday of the month.
EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHERS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE ARE WELCOME. WE NEED YOU TO JOIN US IN BUILDING A STRONG RESEARCH COMMUNITY IN EDCI!
Student Awards Announced
Recent EDCI graduate, Rebecca A. Gibson, has been honored as a Finalist in the 2008 International Reading Association (IRA) Outstanding Dissertation Award competition for her dissertation, The Effects of Parent-led Read-alouds of Nonfiction Books on First-Graders’ Vocabulary Acquisition and Motivation to Read, completed under the direction of Dr. Mariam Jean Dreher. Becca will be presenting her work at the annual IRA convention in Atlanta.
A recent EDCI graduate, Lynn M. Newman, has also been honored as a Finalist in the 2008 International Reading Association (IRA) Outstanding Dissertation Award for the her dissertation, The Effects of Explicit Instruction of Expository Text Structure Incorporating Graphic Organizers on the Comprehension of Third-Grade Students, completed under the direction of Dr. Marilyn Chambliss. Lynn will be presenting her work at the annual IRA convention in Atlanta.
Additional Previous Seminars Sponsored by EDCI
| Dr. Victoria-Maria MacDonald, A candidate for Associate Professor for the Minority and Urban Education Unit "When the Minority is the Majority: First Generation Latino Immigrant Parents and Youth in African American Schools |
Dr. Roni Ellington Morgan State University Understanding the Experiences of High Achieving African-American Mathematics Majors |
Dr. Cathy Roller Director of Research and Policy International Reading Association Policy and the Future of Reading Comprehension Research |
| Danny Martin, Ph.D. University of Illinois at Chicago Researching Race in Mathematics Education |
Al Cuoco Director for the Division of the Center for Mathematics Education at the Education Development Center, Inc. Promoting Mathematical Habits in High School: some snapshots |
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| ORIT ZASLAVSKY There is More to Examples than Meets the Eye Department of Education in Technology and Science Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa |
Ilana Horn University of Washington Beyond 'Beliefs': Identifying Learning Resources in Mathematics Teacher Communities |