Ideas In Action
Vanderbilt Peabody launches online graduate degree programs
Oct. 13, 2017—Vanderbilt University is offering two new online degree programs for education professionals through Peabody Online, a partnership with 2U, Inc.
Pre-K needs proper implementation and rigorous evaluation to succeed
Oct. 12, 2017—High-quality state- and district-run prekindergarten programs should be supported as long as they are implemented properly and evaluated with rigor, according to a new pre-K consensus report penned by Vanderbilt education researcher Mark Lipsey.
New faculty: James Booth, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Educational Neuroscience
Oct. 12, 2017—One of James Booth’s biggest research challenges is keeping his young subjects from getting wiggly while measuring their brain activity during an MRI scan. As a neurocognitive researcher, he uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to tease out how children’s brains develop academic skills.
Teacher merit pay has merit
Oct. 11, 2017—An analysis of existing research on teacher merit pay programs reveals that the highly debated practice is having a positive effect on student outcomes, according to a new Vanderbilt University report.
TN principal exam fails to predict success; hinders diversity efforts
Oct. 10, 2017—Tennessee’s principal licensure exam is a poor predictor of effective leadership, and raising the cut score required for licensure could be counterproductive to diversity efforts, according to a new study by Vanderbilt University’s Tennessee Education Research Alliance.
Watch: A 45-year study has changed the way we view giftedness
Oct. 9, 2017—The world’s foremost longitudinal examination of gifted children is the subject of a new film, “Quick Learners; High Achievers: Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth.”
Researchers spotlight best practices in early childhood special education
Nov. 1, 2016—In the first five years of life, a child’s linguistic, conceptual, and social competence grow enormously.
Peabody promotes mentoring for junior faculty
Nov. 1, 2016—Peabody College has launched an initiative designed to help early-career faculty thrive in all aspects of campus life and to guide them toward promotion and tenure. The R.A.C.E. (Research, Advocacy, Collaboration, Empowering) Mentoring project targets new and junior faculty members, and it is particularly useful for faculty of color. Peabody welcomed 14 new faculty this fall, 80 percent of whom are women and minorities.
Taking playtime seriously
Oct. 31, 2016—Teaching children with disabilities play skills helps them interact with typically developing peers.
Diagnosis dismal
Aug. 31, 2016—A new report highlights the need to improve college affordability, especially for lower-income families.
Teachers, race and gifted access
Aug. 31, 2016—High-achieving black students are half as likely as their white peers to be assigned to gifted education. Their teachers’ race may explain why.
Lessons in leadership
Aug. 30, 2016—When Tennessee’s governor wanted to develop better principals, he turned to the experts at Peabody College.