The Academy for Educational Studies, which is housed in Reading Foundations and Technology, announces the launching of its peer-reviewed online professional journal, “Critical Questions in Education.” A description of the journal and manuscript submission instructions can be found by clicking …
Up and coming events at Greenwood Laboratory School includes: Grandparent’s Day, the Bluejay Soiree, and the Athletic and Debate Booster Club Banquet. Grandparents Day is a Greenwood tradition that is celebrated every other year. Grandparents are invited to the school …
The Ozarks Educational Research Initiative (OERI) is a partnership of 11 area school districts and the Institute for School Improvement that was formed to create a collaborative network of educational researchers and educators in southwest Missouri. Member districts contribute annual …
“I Read, You Read, We All Read: Celebrating Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and Fun Tales for All” Students enrolled in the Family Involvement course taught by Dr. Sabrina A. Brinson will facilitate interactive read-aloud stories that are accentuated with arts …
The Counseling Leadership and Special Education department has continued a busy semester. Some noteworthy events that happened in the month of February include: Drs. Paris DePaepe and Linda Garrison-Kane, Special Education Professors, accompanied five special education students to the Midwest …
Teacher Education Alliance (TEA) – TEA hosted a performance of Catalyst by Brooke Haycock, Artist-in-Residence from the Education Trust at the February student teacher Forum. The presentation, a hard hitting drama dealing with student engagement and transformation, was well received …
The Hispanic Initiative began in 2003. It is comprised of a series of projects and programs geared towards the emerging Latino community in southwest Missouri. The Initiative has several partnerships including: a partnership with the Monett and Verona public schools …
In preparation for the fall 2011 onsite visit, the NCATE/MoSTEP review process continues at full speed this semester. In late February, most of the departments in the College of Education (COE) and the Professional Education Unit (PEU) submitted their MoSTEP …
Friday, August 28, the first NCATE Steering Committee of this academic year, 2009-10, was held. Acting Assistant Dean William Agnew reviewed the changes that are taking place in the NCATE process. A power point describing the summer work with transition …
During the spring of 2009 Charles Johnson, Family Literacy Council, presented his research using Laubach reading materials and teaching methods with special education students. We had been contacted by the Nixa School District for assistance to improve the reading achievement …