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Archive for March, 2019

Education and Human Development > News > News Archive > 2019 > March

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Diversity Education Faculty Feature History Impact Research Teaching, Learning and Culture
Jessie Simmons: How A Schoolteacher Became An Unsung Hero Of The Civil Rights Movement
March 29, 2019 - by CEHD Communications
As the leader goes, so goes the school. This is the mantra Dr. Beverly Irby, professor of educational leadership, adheres to in transforming schools that need her help. She demonstrated this in her latest research in which she took Black Elementary from ‘improvement required’ to ‘meets standards’ in just one year through revitalizing the school’s leadership.

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CEHD Communications
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Diversity Education Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Events Faculty Feature Research
Women’s Research On Women Symposium Highlighted Visionary Women
March 27, 2019 - by CEHD Communications
As the leader goes, so goes the school. This is the mantra Dr. Beverly Irby, professor of educational leadership, adheres to in transforming schools that need her help. She demonstrated this in her latest research in which she took Black Elementary from ‘improvement required’ to ‘meets standards’ in just one year through revitalizing the school’s leadership.

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CEHD Communications
Education
Education Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Faculty Feature Impact Research Service
Texas A&M University Partners with Aldine ISD to help school ‘meet standards’ in one year
March 21, 2019 - by CEHD Communications
As the leader goes, so goes the school. This is the mantra Dr. Beverly Irby, professor of educational leadership, adheres to in transforming schools that need her help. She demonstrated this in her latest research in which she took Black Elementary from ‘improvement required’ to ‘meets standards’ in just one year through revitalizing the school’s leadership.

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CEHD Communications
Education
Education Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Educational Psychology Faculty Feature Teaching, Learning and Culture
CEHD Shines In U.S. News Graduate School Rankings
March 12, 2019 - by Ashley Green
Four of the College of Education and Human Development’s graduate programs are considered in the top tier of graduate education according to the 2020 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings.

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Ashley Green
Education
Education Educational Administration and Human Resource Development Faculty Research Service
What motivates educators to empower incarcerated women
March 8, 2019 - by Heather Janak
Prisons typically offer classes to inmates on topics such as life skills, career readiness and even yoga, enriching the time inmates spend detained. The individuals leading these classes are often unpaid volunteers. What motivates educators to enter these challenging learning environments for free?

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Heather Janak
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Diversity Events Health Health and Kinesiology Service Sport
ICYMI: Department Of Health And Kinesiology Held 2nd Able, Active, And Adaptive Conference
March 6, 2019 - by Heather Janak
The Department of Health and Kinesiology in the College of Education and Human Development hosted the second annual Able, Active, and Adaptive Conference on March 1 at the Physical Education Activity Program building at Texas A&M University.

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Heather Janak
Educational Psychology
Educational Psychology Faculty Feature Impact Research
Studying the Impacts of Self-Control on Behavior Problems
March 3, 2019 - by Ashley Green
Self-control is the ability to control your emotions, thoughts and behaviors – the quality that allows you to stop yourself from doing things you want to do but that might not be in your best interest.

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