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Dr. Christine Mark Achieves CEHD Exemplary Distance Educator
-Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Christine Mark has achieved the CEHD Exemplary Distance Educator title after meeting the highest standards required by Quality Matters. Under the Quality Matters guidelines, Dr. Mark can now design additional online courses that will create an online driven learning experience for online students.
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Research Highlights Impact Of Learning By Teaching
-A unique phenomenon with no explanation. By teaching a computer how to solve an equation, research shows a student also learns.
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$5.5M In Grants Focused On Improving Education For English Language Learners
-The U.S. Department of Education recently awarded faculty from the Bilingual Program in the Department of Educational Psychology and the Educational Administration Program in the Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development two five-year grants totaling $5.5 million. The grants will fund teacher professional development for educators working with English language learners (ELLs) and to research its effects.
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Education Research Center Awarded Continuation Grant To Evaluate Large Urban Education Initiative
-The Texas A&M University Education Research Center (ERC) is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $220,000 grant by United Way of Greater Houston (UWGH) to conduct the Year 5 evaluation of the agency’s urban education initiative.
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Studying The Impact Of Extracurricular Activities On Friends And Academics
-Research has proven time and time again that children’s friends can directly impact their academic performance. But, what about a connection between extracurricular activities, friends and academic performance?
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Dr. Blake Works To Give Others A Voice While Keeping Her Own
-Being a single mom is difficult, but throw in a full-time research position at a tier one research university and the difficulty level increases significantly. Just ask Dr. Jamilia Blake, associate professor of school psychology.
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Dr. Irby Inducted As ISDDE Fellow
-Dr. Beverly Irby was inducted as a fellow into the International Society for Design and Development in Education (ISDDE) Monday at the organization’s annual meeting in Utrecht, Amsterdam. The organization is a select group of scholars from across the world dedicated to raising the quality in design of educational processes and materials.
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Academic Leadership Institute Kicks Off In November
-ALI, in partnership with the Texas Association of School Administrators and the School Research Nexus, brings educators from districts across Texas to discuss meaningful steps toward addressing the future of education. This year’s theme is Keys to Great Leadership.
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CEHD Student Selected As University Scholar
-The College of Education and Human Development has a new representative in the University Scholars program. Ecaroh Jackson, a sophomore B.S. in Education major, was recently selected as part of the University Scholars class of 2019.
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Fish Oil May Help Improve Mood In Veterans
-New research has revealed that low concentration of fish oil in the blood and lack of physical activity may contribute to the high levels of depressed mood among soldiers returning from combat.
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Huffines Discussion 6
-The Department of Health and Kinesiology will host the Huffines Discussion 6 on November 11 at 1 p.m. in the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center. National leaders throughout the human performance and sport medicine fields will meet to discuss the future of health and wellness practices across the nation.
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CEHD Students Make An Impact At Camp Kesem
-When she lost her mom to cancer at 17, she was not sure how to express her grief. Kaitlin Harp, a senior B.S. in Education major, relied on a few close friends and family, but no one really understood what she was going through.
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Student Highlight: Heath Heidtke
-Not everyone can say that they have spent time working for one of their favorite teams. However, former sport management student Heath Heidtke can. As Heidtke geared up for graduation this past spring, he spent his last semester working in basketball operations for his favorite team — the San Antonio Spurs.
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Dr. Batista Appointed As New Faculty Athletic Representative
-Longstanding Sport Management faculty member Dr. Paul Batista was appointed by the Office of the President as the new Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) for Texas A&M University. Beginning September 1, Dr. Batista will be providing important counsel for the Texas A&M athletic program as required by NCAA guidelines.
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Camp Helps Instill Leadership Values In Young Men
-It’s a dream that started when Tom Read was just 12 years old. His friends were away at summer camp and he was left at home because his parents could not afford to send him to camp. From that summer forward, Read was determined to build a camp for other children whose parents are not able to financially support it.
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Professor Analyzes Cost Of Olympics
-Now that the XXXI Olympics games have concluded, the city of Rio is in the midst of its transition back to financial normalcy. However, Assistant Professor Dr. Steven Salaga contests that cities like Rio who host the Olympic games usually do not see profitable gains in their economy post-Olympics.
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Practice Tests Offered For Pre-Service Teachers
-With recent changes to teacher certification exams in Texas, faculty and staff in the College of Education and Human Development developed a program to help pre-service teachers succeed.
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Faculty Member Brings Action Ball To The Masses
-A new sport called Action Ball will be offered as a PEAP course this fall. The sport was developed by Instructional Assistant Professor Chad Nelson and is aimed at providing a unique, action-packed experience to the sport culture at Texas A&M.
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An Army ROTC Summer: A Professor’s Experience
-Despite her time serving in the military, Theresa Wenzel never expected what she experienced during a recent visit to Fort Knox, Kentucky.
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Center On Disability And Development Awarded Two Grants Under The Autism Grant Program
-The Center on Disability and Development (CDD) was recently awarded two grants from the Division of Academic Quality and Workforce to fund research projects involving students with autism spectrum disorders. Special education professor Dr. Jennifer Ganz serves as the director for both projects.
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Professor Discusses Dangers Of Pokémon Go
-It’s taking over the headlines around the world – people being injured playing Pokémon Go, a location-based augmented reality game.
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EPSY Professor Encourages Career Exploration Through YAP
-It’s one of Dr. Robert Woodward’s greatest accomplishments – seeing students from the Youth Adventure Program (YAP) continuing their education on the Texas A&M campus.
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TCALL Receives Grant To Further Adult Literacy
-The Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning (TCALL) received a two-year grant in July from the Texas Workforce Commission totaling over $4.7 million. The grant will fund a project called TRAIN PD @ TCALL — a project that provides research-based professional development, resources, and networking for adult education and literacy (AEL) programs throughout the state of Texas.
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Monster Cafe: The Musical Written By EPSY Professor
-Depression, anger, bullying, not fitting in. Adolescents around the world deal with these problems on a daily basis. Monster Café – The Musical helps show teens they can survive the struggles with the love and support of their friends.
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Two Professors To Be Awarded At Dance Conference
-Two professors in the Texas A&M Dance Program have received prestigious awards from the National Dance Society (NDS).
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