Reflector Summer 2016

The Peabody Reflector is published twice annually, in January and July, by Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development in cooperation with Vanderbilt University News and Communications, 2100 West End Ave. Suite 1100, Nashville, TN  37203. It is produced by Vanderbilt’s Creative Services and Printing Services, and University… Read More

Peabody’s 2016 Commencement ceremony took place on Peabody Esplanade May 13, where 629 undergraduate students and 64 graduate students earned their diplomas. Lenora Peters-Gant (Vanderbilt) U.S. security and intelligence expert Lenora Peters Gant received the 2016 Distinguished Alumna Award during Commencement May 13. Gant earned a master’s of… Read More

Gary Henry (Vanderbilt) Evaluating the North Carolina Transformation, a new initiative to turn around 79 of the state’s lowest-performing schools, is the focus of a study led by Gary Henry, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy and Education. The research is supported by a five-year, nearly $5… Read More

Sometimes researchers must face that their work has produced unexpected and counterintuitive results. Read More

When Peabody professors Mark Lipsey and Dale Farran embarked on a study to evaluate the long-term benefits of Tennessee’s multimillion-dollar voluntary prekindergarten program, they fully expected conventional wisdom to prevail. After all, pre-K is known to close the achievement gap, prepare children for school, and jump-start early learning. The numbers should bear that out, right? Turns out it wasn't that simple. Read More

Despite strides in educational equity, it hasn’t gotten much easier for black children to be recognized for their giftedness. Read More

Charity McCracken defied odds and worked hard to realize her dream of becoming a kindergarten teacher. Read More

Diversity officer welcomed Benbow, Hill, Robinson-Nichols (Steve Green/Vanderbilt)  The Peabody Office of Professional and Graduate Education held a reception in honor of George C. Hill, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion. Hill was named Vanderbilt’s chief diversity officer last November. Learn more. Perry Wallace… Read More

Author James Patterson has partnered with Vanderbilt to create two youth reading programs for children in Nashville. Read More

Researchers have found that quality early-grade teachers are key to maintaining pre-K gains. Read More

Elizabeth Self adapted a technique used in medical schools to train aspiring teachers to be culturally responsive in the classroom. Read More

Having grown up in a bilingual family, new professor Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez brings unique insight to teaching English language learners. Read More