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06 Oct 2011    

A different kind of homecoming activity

Deb Mullen, associate dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences, is faculty fellow to Sig Phi Epsilon UNL chapter. As a faculty fellow, Mullen advises the chapter’s unique learning community, teaching a university personal development class that all new members of Nebraska’s Sig Ep chapter must take.



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26 Sep 2011    

Presentation by Holmes Finch October 3, 2011

Holmes Finch will speak on the topic of latent class analysis October 3, 2011. His speech, "Group Invariance Assessment in Latent Class Analysis," will explore



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20 Sep 2011    

CEHS hosts presentation by students of Escuela Normal Miguel Martinez, Monterrey, Mexico

Through Our Eyes: Field Experiences at the Normal Schools in Mexico
Presentation by students from Escuela Normal Miguel Martinez in Monterrey, Mexico
Thursday, September 22, 2011
6:30 - 8:00PM
105 Teachers College Hall

The students and their accompanying faculty will be on campus next week, hosted by the Department of Teaching, Learning & Teacher Education.  For more information about the visit or presentation, contact Kathy Phillips at



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16 Sep 2011    

Emergentics workshop October 7, 2011

The Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies and the College of Education and Human Sciences are pleased to host  “A Meeting of the Minds” seminar based on Emergenetics®. Our presenter is Dr. Geil Browning who is CEO and Owner of Emergenetics and uses her brain-based teaching philosophy to help educators and parents understand how elementary- and high school-aged children learn.



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15 Sep 2011    

Rural Education Research Center to host professional development expert

The CEHS-housed National Center for Research on Rural Education (R²Ed) will continue its Creating Rural Connections Speaker Series when it hosts an October presentation from Dr. Cathy Cavanaugh, an associate professor of educational technology at the University of Florida’s School of Teaching and Learning.

Cavanaugh will present “Evidence-Based Practices for Online Teacher Professional Development” Oct. 3 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Room 212 of the Nebraska Union’s Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center. The event is free and open to the public.



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09 Sep 2011    

Technology EDGE conference October 15, 2011

CEHS is pleased to announce the first Technology Education in Digital and Global Environments.



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06 Sep 2011    

CEHS first-year teacher highlighted on first day of teaching

"Elizabeth James is a first-year, first-grade teacher, so naturally we spent the day with her on her first day of school at Elliott Elementary School, 225 S. 25th St.

She balanced nerves with preparedness and unexpected situations with adaptiveness to have a successful first day. Watch the video to hear her talk about the details of day 1."

 

News story and photo provided by Lincoln Public Schools.



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31 Aug 2011    

Creswell, Plano Clark among scholars contributing to NIH best practices for research

The National Institutes of Health today released recommendations for best practices for scientists conducting mixed methods health research. Mixed methods research combines the strengths of quantitative research and qualitative research. Despite the increased interest in mixed methods research in health fields and at NIH, prior to this report, limited guidance was available to help scientists develop applications for NIH funding that featured mixed methods designs, nor was there guidance for the reviewers at NIH who assess the quality of these applications.



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23 Aug 2011    

Undergraduate students welcomed back with special event Thursday, September 8, 2011

Undergraduate students will be welcomed back at a special event Thursday, September 8, 5 to 6:30 pm.  The CEHS fall welcome event is a great opportunity to meet new freshmen and transfer students enrolled. The festivities will take place on September 8 at the field near the Kauffman Center, across Vine Street from Henzlik Hall. Food, fun and Husker spirit will be the order of the evening including a football obstacle course, a frozen t-shirt competition, opportunities to interact with students and more.

Everyone is asked to wear casual Husker attire.



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23 Aug 2011    

New graduate student welcome planned for Friday, September 9, 2011

New CEHS graduate students will be welcomed at a special event Friday, September 9, 2011, 4 t0 5 pm.

All faculty and graduate students are encouraged to join us at 4:00 pm in the Buros Library for treats, faculty introductions and an opportunity to meet the newest members of our graduate programs. If you have a new advisee it would be most welcoming if you would personally invite him or her to join you at the reception.

In previous years students have expressed appreciatiation for the chance to meet students and faculty from across the college early in their CEHS program.



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