OXFORD, Miss. – Rebecca Mieliwocki, the 2012 National Teacher of the Year, will visit the University of Mississippi on Wednesday (April 17) to discuss her career in teaching and educational issues with UM students, faculty and staff during two public forums at the Jackson Avenue Center. This is the third consecutive year the UM SchoolRead the story …
National Teacher of the Year to Visit UM
Students, faculty to meet National Teacher of the Year during April 17 public forums
April 12, 2013 by
UM Introduces New Graduate Degrees in Special Education
Online coursework makes graduate study accessible to special education teachers
March 26, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – In an effort to meet a growing need for special education teachers in Mississippi and across the nation, the University of Mississippi has introduced two new graduate degrees in the field, including a doctorate and an online master’s degree.
UM Uses Student Avatars for Teacher Training
Education students gain valuable experience from virtual reality teaching program
March 18, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – For most educators, student teaching is a sink-or-swim experience combining theory and practice. But at the University of Mississippi, pre-service teachers are using the latest technology to get a head start on this phase of training with a virtual classroom program called TeachLive. The UM School of Education, the state’s largest producerRead the story …
Niemeyer Named Director of UM Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program
Educational leadership professor tapped to lead prestigious scholarship program at UM
March 5, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi educational leadership professor Ryan Niemeyer has been selected to lead the UM chapter of the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, a joint venture with Mississippi State University to award full scholarships to top-performing students who want to become teachers. The appointment marks the third major move at UM forRead the story …
Robots Are Coming To Ole Miss
Center for Mathematics and Science Education Hosts Robotics Challenge
March 1, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – More than 20 robots and their student designers are on their way to the University of Mississippi this week as part of the inaugural FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Tournament. Hosted by the UM Center for Mathematics and Science Education, the event will take place Saturday (March 2) at the university’s Jackson AvenueRead the story …
Video: From the Gridiron to the Classroom
February 19, 2013 by
Former University of Mississippi middle linebacker Jonathan Cornell has gone from breaking through offensive linemen to teaching Meridian High School students about African American literature and public speaking during his first year in the Mississippi Teacher Corps. Video by Brandon Rook.
Oxford, UM Students to Trek North America in 35 Feet
Traveling map brings social studies learning opportunity for local students
February 14, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Every state in the union will visit the University of Mississippi during the first week of March in the form of a 35-by 26-foot traveling map of North America. Area elementary school students, Ole Miss students and the general public can experience the map firsthand March 4-7 at the university’s Jackson AvenueRead the story …
Former UM Linebacker Jonathan Cornell Tackles Meridian Classroom
Through the Mississippi Teacher Corps, an athlete becomes a teacher
February 5, 2013 by
OXFORD—Former University of Mississippi middle linebacker Jonathan Cornell has gone from breaking through offensive linemen to teaching Meridian High School students about African American literature and public speaking during his first year in the Mississippi Teacher Corps. The February UM education student of the month, Cornell grew up as the youngest of six children inRead the story …
MSU and UM Announce Joint Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program
Foundation grant funds full scholarship, honors college experience and greater incentives for careers in teaching
January 22, 2013 by
JACKSON—Mississippi’s two largest universities have joined forces to create an innovative program designed to attract the state’s best and brightest students into the field of education through a private gift totaling more than $12.9 million. The Mississippi Excellence in Teaching Program, or MET, is a joint effort by the School of Education at the UniversityRead the story …
$1.2 Million Grant Helps UM Center Train Mississippi Math Teachers
University to train 150 teachers over three years, create professional learning communities
January 18, 2013 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Nearly $1.2 million in new funding will help the Center for Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Mississippi launch an initiative to improve content knowledge for up to 150 public school mathematics teachers over the next three years. The Developing Excellence in Education through Professional, or DEEP, Learning Communities ProjectRead the story …