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A recent email from a prospective student asked why we had discouraged her from pursuing preparation to teach a certain foreign language. She made a good case that it would be good for schools to teach the language she had mastered and asked why we hadn't encouraged her to pursue a teaching credential with us. This got me to thinking about an important aspect of the advice we provide to prospectiv...
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Faculty Publications Support School of Education Mission
The mission of the School of Education, one of the best urban, public research universities, is to: advance knowledge, policy, and the practice of education regionally, nationally and globally and prepare the next generation of professional educators and scholarly researchers. To do this, we must maintain a community of learning and teaching practice that mutually engages university faculty, stude...
ACSM Health Fitness Instructor Workshop June 20 -21
The Department of Health and Physical Activity will host a Health Fitness Instructor Workshop sponsored by the American College of Sports Medicine June 20 - 21, 2008 at Trees Hall, University of Pittsburgh. The workshop will include practicums and lectures covering: Pre-activity screening/risk stratification Exercise programming for apprently healthy individuals Exercise programming...
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