Teaching And Learning
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Farran to discuss new pre-K report at Brookings panel
Vanderbilt professor and pre-K expert Dale Farran will discuss her latest pre-K research Oct. 26. Read MoreOct 25, 2016
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Vanderbilt and TN Department of Education partner to support school improvement
The Tennessee Education Research Alliance will carry out research with clear, practical implications for the state’s key education strategies. Read MoreOct 20, 2016
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MEDIA TIP SHEET: Experts available to comment on back-to-school trends
Faculty at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College are available to comment on trends in K-12 and higher education. Read MoreJul 28, 2016
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MEDIA TIP SHEET: Education researchers available to comment on Metro Schools’ next steps
Peabody researchers can speak on a wide array of topics, including talent retention, school turnaround and administrative leadership. Read MoreJun 10, 2016
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Instructional preference may boost children’s learning
When children have a choice of how they interact with educators, they may learn more efficiently. Read MoreMar 28, 2016
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Can pre-K be fixed?
New analysis of Tennessee's state-funded pre-K is prompting reevaluation and change. Read MoreFeb 1, 2016
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Seeking the human element, Fulbright Scholar Carol Eid finds her niche
When Fulbright Scholar and former computer programmer Carol Eid decided to change her life, she chose Peabody as the best avenue for studying learning design. Read MoreJan 29, 2016
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Kudos: Read about faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements
Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreJan 26, 2016
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Black college students face hidden mental health crisis
Black students are complimented for having "grit," while their mental health concerns go undetected. Read MoreDec 30, 2015
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Media Advisory: Pre-K panel is Sept. 24
A panel discussion will continue the discourse on prekindergarten issues facing policymakers. Read MoreSep 22, 2015
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Eight Vanderbilt researchers named ‘Inspiring Women in STEM’
The award honors highly accomplished women working in science, technology, engineering or mathematics who have made a positive impact on the trajectories of other women thinking about or newly embarking on STEM careers. Read MoreAug 17, 2015
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HuffPost Live: ‘Are there racial imbalances in special ed?’
Donna Y. Ford discusses a new report that challenges the long-held notion that minorities are overrepresented in special education. Read MoreJul 27, 2015
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Op-ed: Why do so few black males go into STEM areas?
Low expectations, peer pressure, lack of role models and lack of opportunity to pursue advanced study keep black males who are good at math out of STEM fields when they grow up, writes Ebony O. McGee in The Conversation. Read MoreMay 1, 2015
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Vanderbilt Peabody researchers featured at AERA April 16-20
Peabody faculty and graduate students will present on the topics of value-added, teacher effectiveness, minorities in STEM, connected learning, disabilities and more. Read MoreApr 8, 2015
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New K-12 curriculum prepares youths for digital world
Peabody's Melissa Gresalfi is co-author of a four-book series that provides a K-12 curricular toolkit for supporting systems thinking in the digital age. Read MoreDec 12, 2014
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Top-rated IRIS Center provides trusted resources for educators
In January, a panel of independent reviewers evaluated the quality, relevance and usefulness of the products of 14 of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs’ (OSEP) national centers funded in 2006–2007. The IRIS Center for Training Enhancements (IRIS II) ranked second, missing the top spot by only .08 points. Read MoreMar 20, 2014
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Collins recalled as icon of medical education
Robert D. Collins, M.D., professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Emeritus, died Nov. 28. He was 85. Read MoreDec 3, 2013
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Combining language richness with teacher professional development could close achievement gap
A new approach to teaching pre-kindergarten could take a bite out of the achievement gap and level the playing field for America’s growing population of English language learners, according to a published study by researchers at Vanderbilt’s Peabody College of education and human development. Read MoreNov 25, 2013
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Most math being taught in kindergarten is old news to students
Kindergarten teachers report spending much of their math instructional time teaching students basic counting skills and how to recognize geometric shapes—skills the students have already mastered before setting foot in the kindergarten classroom, new research finds. Read MoreNov 22, 2013
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Free Vanderbilt teacher professional development course to be offered online
Marcy Singer-Gabella K-12 teachers across the country will have the opportunity to take a professional development course from Vanderbilt University faculty in 2014 via the university’s partnership with leading massive online open course provider Coursera. “Teacher professional development is one of the thorniest challenges in PreK-12 education. Teaching suffers because… Read MoreNov 22, 2013