http://coehp.uark.edu/ en-us News from the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions Tue, 13 May 2008 14:30:00 EST Roger Hill, principal of Kirksey Middle School in Rogers, and Debbie Heath, principal of Wynne Primary School in Wynne, have achieved the status of Master School Principal. http://cied.uark.edu/6280.htm http://cied.uark.edu/6280.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 14:30:00 EST The KIDS program is a partnership of the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and Health Professions and the College of Engineering. http://cied.uark.edu/6281.htm http://cied.uark.edu/6281.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 14:30:00 EST The Arkansas Alumni Association recognized University of Arkansas seniors Jessica Fay of Joplin, Mo., and Zach Donnell of Miami, Okla., with the 2008 Senior Honor Citation awards. http://cied.uark.edu/6279.htm http://cied.uark.edu/6279.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 14:30:00 EST A grant from the Women's Giving Circle will build on an existing program serving the Marshallese community. http://cied.uark.edu/6047.htm http://cied.uark.edu/6047.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST International Students in American Colleges and Universities: A History, co-authored by professor Christopher J. Lucas and Teresa Brawner Bevis, highlights the history and experiences of international students at American colleges and universities. http://cied.uark.edu/6002.htm http://cied.uark.edu/6002.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:30:00 EST In a program that could become a model for other threatened languages, Freddie A. Bowles, foreign language educator at the University of Arkansas, works with the Choctaw Nation to preserve and revitalize this indigenous heritage language. http://cied.uark.edu/6001.htm http://cied.uark.edu/6001.htm Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:30:00 EST Every Arkansas special education teacher is likely to work with a child who has autism. http://cied.uark.edu/5857.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5857.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:30:00 EST University of Arkansas students studying to be foreign language teachers participated in January in a pilot program to revise the Praxis II test. http://cied.uark.edu/5859.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5859.htm Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:30:00 EST A former high school English teacher turned literacy researcher at the University of Arkansas says that discussing song lyrics in the classroom can help students connect in multiple, complex levels with traditional literature. http://cied.uark.edu/5647.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5647.htm Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:30:00 EST The University of Arkansas flagship campus and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith are joining forces to provide continuing education for Arkansas foreign language teachers at an all-day conference Thursday, Nov. 1. http://cied.uark.edu/5616.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5616.htm Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:30:00 EST College of Education and Health Professions establishes partnership with Springdale schools to serve growing population of English language learners. http://cied.uark.edu/5502.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5502.htm Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:30:00 EST The College of Education and Health Professions announces the appointment of Judy Hobson of Springdale as director of a new Education Renewal Zone office for English language learners. http://cied.uark.edu/5491.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5491.htm Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:30:00 EST A University of Arkansas professor will receive the National Association of Biology Teachers' top honor at a conference in November in Atlanta. http://cied.uark.edu/5492.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5492.htm Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:30:00 EST Marta Collier, Yvette Murphy and Deanna Perez Williams received funding from the Women's Giving Circle to create a home-based literacy project for Marshallese mothers and their children. http://cied.uark.edu/5312.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5312.htm Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:30:00 EST Lessons from history can be particularly effective in teaching complex concepts of the underlying nature of science, says University of Arkansas professor. http://cied.uark.edu/5248.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5248.htm Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:30:00 EST Leaders discuss teaching students at varying academic levels; topics include differentiating instruction, academic writing, using technology to help struggling readers. http://cied.uark.edu/5187.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5187.htm Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:30:00 EST University faculty members to teach workshop to personnel from Lincoln, Decatur, Springdale school districts to deepen content mastery. http://cied.uark.edu/5190.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5190.htm Thu, 31 May 2007 14:30:00 EST Samuel Totten was interviewed Thursday, May 31, about the situation in Darfur, Sudan, by Tavis Smiley for his radio program, "The Tavis Smiley Show." http://cied.uark.edu/5153.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5153.htm Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:30:00 EST The Arkansas Leadership Academy announced the names March 12 of four school principals in Arkansas who are the first to achieve the status of master school principal through an intense three-year program. http://cied.uark.edu/5005.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5005.htm Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:30:00 EST Nearly a dozen members of the faculty and staff and doctoral students from the College of Education and Health Professions presented research at the annual meeting April 9-13 of the American Educational Research Association in Chicago. http://cied.uark.edu/5013.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5013.htm 14:30:00 EST http://cied.uark.edu/4970.htm http://cied.uark.edu/4970.htm 14:30:00 EST A new book offers teachers and concerned parents an accessible overview of the fact and theory of evolution along with strategies for educating students. http://cied.uark.edu/4748.htm http://cied.uark.edu/4748.htm Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:30:00 EST Christopher J. Lucas takes a closer look at teacher education in the second edition of his book, “American Higher Education.” http://cied.uark.edu/3664.htm http://cied.uark.edu/3664.htm Mon, 20 Mar 2006 14:30:00 EST AY magazine recently chose Dr. Beverly Elliott, associate professor of educational administration at the University of Arkansas, as one of 12 women who have used their talents to benefit others. http://cied.uark.edu/3616.htm http://cied.uark.edu/3616.htm 14:30:00 EST http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/9402.htm http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/9402.htm Tue, 02 May 2006 14:30:00 EST North Arkansas teachers in annual summer program contribute prewriting strategies; anthology also edited by local program participants. http://cied.uark.edu/3774.htm http://cied.uark.edu/3774.htm 14:30:00 EST Twelve future teachers experienced leadership in two ways on a recent trip to Washington. They learned about how U.S. leaders shaped the nation's history, and they became more comfortable in their chosen roles as leaders of students. http://cied.uark.edu/3971.htm http://cied.uark.edu/3971.htm Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:30:00 EST Fayetteville authors Margaret Bolsterli and Robert Ford will read from their work Saturday, April 22 on the University of Arkansas campus at an event also featuring work by participants in the Northwest Arkansas Writing Project. http://cied.uark.edu/3667.htm http://cied.uark.edu/3667.htm Tue, 09 May 2006 14:30:00 EST "The ADD/ADHD Revolution: Treatments That Work" written by LaVonne Kirkpatrick and Rick Kirkpatrick is a guidebook for parents whose whose children have been diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. http://cied.uark.edu/3701.htm http://cied.uark.edu/3701.htm Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:30:00 EST http://cied.uark.edu/3622.htm http://cied.uark.edu/3622.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:30:00 EST http://cied.uark.edu/3510.htm http://cied.uark.edu/3510.htm Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:30:00 EST Five nationally known literacy experts will speak June 14-15, 2007, at a literacy symposium in Fayetteville. http://cied.uark.edu/5682.htm http://cied.uark.edu/5682.htm