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A recap of the Education Leadership Research Center’s Summer Leadership Institutes
-During the months of June and July, the Education Leadership Research Center and Center for Research & Development in Dual Language & Literacy Acquisition teams in the College of Education and Human Development delivered 125 hours of TEA recognized professional development to educators from across Texas.
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Hill-Jackson “Ready to Serve” in New Role
-With a focus on further developing district-college partnerships, Dr. Valerie Hill-Jackson will serve as assistant dean of educator preparation and school partnerships.
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Aggie ACHIEVE: The Inclusive College Experience
-This fall, we celebrate the launch of Aggie ACHIEVE, the state’s first inclusive, four-year postsecondary education program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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Teaching community health workers to utilize family history for prevention
-Dr. Lei-Shih (Lace) Chen, associate professor of health education, is helping rural Texas communities tap into family health history by educating community health workers about basic genetics through bilingual workshops.
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What motivates educators to empower incarcerated women
-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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ICYMI: Department Of Health And Kinesiology Held 2nd Able, Active, And Adaptive Conference
-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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ICYMI: Video From The Voices Of Impact Speaker Series
-Inspired by the popular TED talks, speakers engaged attendees in five-minute presentations featuring one slide. Each presentation touched on a variety of engaging topics related to our everyday lives.
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3rd Annual Voices Of Impact Speaker Series Planned
-The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held February 6 at 6 p.m. at the Ice House on Main in Downtown Bryan.
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National Mentoring Month: How a Mentee Becomes the Mentor
-If not for a generous mentor, Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Michael Thornton may have never earned his EdD, or even attended college at all.
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Texas A&M System Creates Collaborative Learning Center
-As school districts across Texas seek to respond to growing changes in their communities, they are also facing concerns when it comes to communication between parents and teachers.
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CRDLLA and ELRC Sign Memorandum of Understanding with China Primary School
-The Center for Research and Development in Dual Language and Literacy Acquisition (CRDLLA) and the Education Leadership Research Center (ELRC) in the College of Education and Human Development formed a professional partnership with the Beihai Haicheng No. 1 Experimental Primary School, China on January 12.
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Testing Technology’s Impact On Literacy And Writing
-Ready, Set, Write! is the brainchild of Drs. Li-Jen Kuo and Quentin Dixon, associate professors in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture at Texas A&M University. They worked with doctoral student Stephanie Moody to develop curriculum that focuses on improving writing skills of struggling second grade students.
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Promoting Literacy Through Partnership
-32 million American adults are functionally illiterate. For Dr. Sam von Gillern, the key to changing that statistic starts in elementary school.
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Prioritizing Health and Wellness
-Over the past 10 years, researchers have seen a growing number of college students suffering from depression, anxiety, obesity and hypertension. Those trends caught the attention of Amy Sharp ‘19, Texas A&M University’s newest Student Body President.
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Building Back Better: Lessons Learned From Hurricane Harvey
-Hurricane Harvey first made landfall in Texas on August 25, 2017. Over the course of four days, up to 60 inches of rain fell in southeast Texas. About 900,000 households applied for FEMA funding. Of those households, close to 200,000 included someone with a disability.
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Raising The Standard For STEM Educators
-Twenty-six states, the National Science Teachers Association and the American Association for the Advancement of Science came together in April 2013 to develop the Next Generation Science Standards. These standards, while not adopted in all 50 states, are changing the way many approach K-12 science education.
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Registration Open For Summer STEM Camps
-This summer, hundreds of students and teachers will be on the Texas A&M campus getting real-world experiences in STEM education. Aggie STEM is hosting the 9th annual Aggie STEM Summer Camps (ASSC) starting June 10.
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At Home With Autism: At Home With Autism: Communication Interventions For Parents
-Kelley O’Neal, director of the Marilyn Kent Byrne Student Success Center, went to college as a first-generation student. Inspired by this experience, he grew passionate about creating a program that could help students in the college.
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CTRAL Supports 2018 Senior Games
-The Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity (CTRAL) in the Department of Health and Kinesiology is participating in the upcoming College Station 2018 Senior Games February 24-25.
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Former Student Highlight: Kourtney Martin ’15
-When Kourtney Martin was an undergraduate and exploring future career options, she focused on cardiac rehabilitation. While working with the older adults with chronic heart problems, Martin found herself thinking there must be a way to prevent the issue.
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Using Design Thinking To Curb Teen Pregnancies
-In an effort to curb teen pregnancies, a program in the Department of Health and Kinesiology awarded $80,000 to several groups in North Carolina to make a difference in their community.
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Text Structures For Success: Improving Test Scores In Brownsville
-When it comes to academic success, reading and comprehending text is vital. A program, administered by an expert in literacy at Texas A&M University and her research team, has proven that by showing an almost double-digit jump in test scores at an elementary school in Brownsville.
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Using Dance To Build A Community
-Movement is a form of communication. For Courtney Kalaher, using that movement to create relationships and community among people with disabilities is critical.
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Kelley O’Neal Selected For NASPA First-Gen Initiative
-Kelley O’Neal, director of the Byrne Student Success Center, is helping to pave the way for future CEHD first-generation students. O’Neal was recently selected by NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education to be on the advisory board for its new Center for First-generation Student Success.
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Expanding Health Resources For Texas
-In Texas, there are more than 400 health care professional shortage areas – many of which are in rural areas. People living in those areas cannot afford the time or financial burden to travel to the nearest health provider which could be hundreds of miles away. The result is that most of them do not get the help they need.
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