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08 Sep 2016

CEHS Student Dinner & Dialogue on Oct. 21

A re-imagined CEHS student research fair debuts on Friday, October 21 from 4-7 p.m. at the Nebraska Union on City Campus. Instead of the traditional conference format that has defined the event in the past, this year the event will consist of inter-departmental roundtable conversations followed by dinner. Roundtable conversations will revolve around one overarching question that is intended to transcend departmental boundaries: What does it mean to create, lead, access, nourish, develop, prepare, and/or commune in 2016?

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20 May 2016

MAst cohorts gather for PD workshop

Nebraska teachers who have graduated from the Master of Arts with an emphasis in science teaching (MAst) program in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education gathered for a reunion of sorts last weekend in Henzlik Hall. They spent Saturday, May 14 in a professional development day to address their teaching needs.

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28 Apr 2016 By Brad Stauffer

TLTE Ph.D. grad earns dissertation award

Dottie Bossman, a May 2015 Ph.D. graduate from Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education (TLTE), has been recognized with the Outstanding Dissertation Award by the Disability Studies in Education Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association.

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22 Apr 2016

TLTE 2016 Awards Recipients

The Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education shined at the annual CEHS Awards Ceremony.
Pictured left to right
Dr. Bill Lopez (2016 Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence)
Dr. Beth Lewis (2016 University Distinguished Teaching Award)
Dean Marjorie Kostelnik
Dr. Lorraine Males (2016 CEHS Outstanding Teaching Award)
Dr. Theresa Catalano (2016 CEHS Emerging Scholar Research/Creative Award)

Learn more about each of the award recipients here: CEHS Awards 2016

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20 Apr 2016

Presenting the 2016 CEHS Awards

The College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln will present its annual CEHS awards at 10 a.m., April 22 at the Sheldon Museum of Art, with a reception following. All CEHS faculty, staff, friends and family are invited to attend. The College of Education and Human Sciences is pleased to announce the following award recipients.

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20 Apr 2016

TLTE's Lopez receives Swanson Award for teaching excellence

The College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) has selected William Lopez, professor of practice in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, as the 2016 recipient of the Donald R. & Mary Lee Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence. He was recognized at a campus luncheon in his honor April 18 and will also be honored at the CEHS Awards Ceremony April 22 and the UNL Honor’s Convocation Sunday, April 23 at the Lied Center.

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Ruth Heaton, Gilmartin Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education.

12 Apr 2016

Heaton elected chair of AERA SIG

Ruth Heaton, Gilmartin Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, has been elected to a two-year term as co-chair of the Research in Mathematics Education special interest group (SIG) of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Her term begins following the 2016 AERA Annual Meeting, April 8-12.

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06 Apr 2016

Documentary addresses "boy crisis"

"The Mask You Live In," a documentary that follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity, will be screened at 7 p.m., Friday, April 8 in the Henzlik Hall Auditorium, Room 124.

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29 Mar 2016 By Shannon Sherman

Nebraskans voice support for early childhood programs, investments

A new study reveals that the vast majority of Nebraskans value and support early care and education and believe more needs to be done to prepare young children for success in school and life. In overwhelming numbers, residents say that high-quality early care and education is not available or affordable for all families in Nebraska.

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04 Mar 2016

Buffett Early Childhood Institute to announce statewide survey results

More than 7,100 Nebraskans recently responded to the largest public opinion survey ever conducted in the state about the care and education of young children. Findings of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute/Gallup Survey on Early Childhood Care and Education in Nebraska will be shared from 8:30-10 a.m., March 29 at the Sheldon Museum of Art (note this is a location change) on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Opening remarks will be made by Senator Galen Hadley, speaker of the Nebraska Legislature.

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