OXFORD, Miss. – What began as a week of service learning in Belize has turned into a career-starting event for two recent education graduates at the University of Mississippi. Claire Kennedy and Alexandra Phares, both of whom received master’s degrees in education in May, recently moved to Belize, where they will lead classrooms at theRead the story …
UM Center for Mathematics and Science Education Hosts Educators from Botswana
August 7, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Since its launch six years ago at the University of Mississippi, the Center for Mathematics and Science Education has garnered worldwide acclaim for its approach and methods. And just last week, professors and instructors from the University of Botswana visited Ole Miss to meet with CMSE representatives and faculty from other science,Read the story …
Pre-K Olympians: Willie Price Lab School Hosts Games in the Grove
August 3, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – On the same day that superstar swimmer Michael Phelps picked up his first individual gold medal of the London Olympic Games, four dozen 3- and 4-year-olds received gold medals on the Grove stage during the first-ever Willie Price Olympic Games. Coordinated by the Willie Price Lab School at the University of Mississippi,Read the story …
WMC-TV: Child misbehaving? Play Therapy could help identify the problem
August 2, 2012 by
If a child in your life has behavioral problems, they may be trying to tell you something they just cannot put into words. A new program at the University of Mississippi in Oxford may be just what the doctored ordered. Read the story.
A TEAM Effort: Mississippi Teacher Corps Students, Alums Use Nontraditional Methods
July 26, 2012 by
OXFORD – At North Panola High School in Sardis, algebra students in Golda Sharpe’s classroom learn about parallel and perpendicular lines in a nontraditional way – to the rhythm of rapper T-Pain’s song “Low.” Fifty miles away at Byhalia High School in Byhalia, English instructor Catherine Gray teaches linking verbs to her sixth-grade students byRead the story …
Education Student of the Month Packs History Lessons with Enthusiasm
July 18, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – During her eight years of teaching, Lafayette High School teacher Sally Quong, has discovered that leading her students through a history lesson sometimes means engaging the drama first and the dates second. “I try to teach history like it’s a soap opera,” said Quong, who also is finishing a master’s degree inRead the story …
UM Professor’s Research Project Humanizes Special Needs Individuals Through Film
July 6, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – As a child, University of Mississippi special education professor Jim Payne bought pencils from a dwarfed, deaf and nearly blind man outside a Woolworth’s store in downtown Lawrence, Kansas. Decades later, that man is the subject of Payne’s latest research project. “Leo Beuerman: A Legacy,” is a digital compilation of films andRead the story …
Mississippi Teacher Corps Alumna Named Top Teacher at North Panola High School
June 26, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Mississippi Teacher Corps alumna Golda Sharpe has been named Teacher of the Year at North Panola High School in Sardis. Sharpe, who has taught algebra at North Panola High School since graduating from the University of Mississippi in 2009, was selected for the award by fellow teachers for her tireless work withRead the story …
Education Student of the Month Begins Principal Career while Taking Classes
June 22, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – Between classes, Benjamin Barlow takes a few moments to grab his laptop and Skype with first-grade students at Pelahatchie Elementary School, where the University of Mississippi educational leadership student is the new principal to more than 460 students. The conversations are quick and reassuring; a chance to explain the importance of readingRead the story …