CoE Scholars to Present Latest Research at AERA Annual Meeting, April 12-18 wwww.aera.net Under the program theme, Disciplined Inquiry: Education Research in the Circle of Knowledge, College of Education faculty and graduate students will present their latest research at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, April 12-18 in San Diego, Ca. This year's event brings together education scholars from across the nation and the larger international community to "demonstrate the value of interdisciplinary research, the significance of multiple methodological perspectives, and interactions between education and its sister disciplines in the sciences and humanities," according to AERA President Lorraine McDonnell. [Sampling of CoE faculty/student presentations at AERA (pdf)] * Booklets with a full listing of CoE presentations will be available from 4/8/09 at the Office of Advancement (3115 Benjamin)   Center for Young Children Celebrates 60 Years, April 25 On the day the Center for Young Children (CYC) begins taking applications for children, parents start lining up before dawn, waiting in their idling cars in the parking lot to ensure their kids have the best possible chance of entry. And who can blame them? The CYC has spent decades earning a reputation as the place for University of Maryland-affiliated parents to enroll their young children for enlightened, knowledge-based day care and education. On April 25, 2009, the CYC will celebrate its 60th anniversary during Maryland Day, with activities beginning on site at 10 a.m. Highlights include a sing-a-long, displays depicting the history of the CYC, remarks by Dean Donna Wiseman, a puppet show, and much more. The Center is also honoring its 60-year legacy by raising funds to create a $500,000 endowment fund that would generate $25,000 each year to support tuition scholarships for children of low income families to attend the CYC. [More] [Read about the history of the CYC in the latest Endeavors]   CoE Graduate Student Research Conference, May 1 Keynote Speaker: Michelle Rhee, D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Chancellor of D.C. Public Schools Michelle Rhee (left) will be one of the major highlights on May 1 at the College of Education's 2009 Graduate Research Conference. Rhee will deliver the keynote address for the annual showcase of the intellectual talent of graduate students from across the college. This year students will focus on applying research in the classroom, in accordance with the conference theme Linking Education Theory and Practice: Building a Collaborative Research Community. Open to the public, registration onsite begins at 8:15 a.m. in the Charles Carroll Room (2203), Stamp Student Union, with Rhee scheduled to speak at noon (attendees are asked to be seated by 11:45 a.m.; pre-registration guarantees priority seating). The day concludes with a town hall discussion with Dean Donna Wiseman, beginning at 4:30 p.m. [More] [Pre-register for the Graduate Research Conference]		INSIDE: Upcoming events & Important dates Faculty/Staff/Student News Alumni News Maryland Day Campaign Update CoE In The News CB front page CB archives College home page
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