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Project VICTORY Connects Rural Students with Real-Life Scientists
Science can seem quite abstract to young students but having a friendly scientist to engage with can make a big difference in their science learning and interest. “I tried to let them know that science is really just life, their lives, and the lives around them,” said...
Automating Classroom Observation: CEHD Research Centers Take Steps to Develop AI Foundations
The Center for Research & Development in Dual Language & Literacy Acquisition (CRDLLA) and Education Leadership Research Center (ELRC) in the College of Education & Human Development (CEHD) at Texas A&M University have taken the first steps to automate...
Serving Migrant Families Through Professional Development
By Dr. Matthew Etchells and Dr. Erin Singer A grant-funded initiative is helping Bryan ISD Spanish-speaking parents receive research-based professional education workshops in their native language. It is known as Project MOOPIL (Massive Open Online Professional...
Faculty Receive $8M Grant for Rural Literacy and Science Education
A team of educational researchers and professors in the College of Education and Human Development was recently awarded an $8 million U.S. Department of Education grant for serving English learners and economically challenged students in Texas rural schools. “Rural...
Serving Texas and Beyond Through Virtual Professional Development
Serving Texas and beyond through virtual professional development By Beverly J. Irby, Matthew J. Etchells and Erin A. Singer Recently, Dean Joyce Alexander said we have to be prepared to assist our teachers and schools, and we are ready. While administrators, teachers...
‘Tis the Season for Reflection
We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience. ~ John Dewey Educators - you did it! Fall 2018 has concluded for most, and Holiday season is upon us. Now is the time to enjoy our family and friends, and recharge from this Fall...