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The School of Education hosts events information sessions, orientations and open houses during the year. Some of these are targeted at future students, while others are to help current students during their course of study. Please look at the listing below for upcoming events in both the SOE and at Pitt. For more information regarding events held within the School, please call 412-648-2230 or e-mail soeinfo@pitt.edu.

School of Education Awarded $1.25 Million to Support Early Intervention Autism

Published on 2/19/2012 10:30:00 AM

The University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education was awarded $1.25 million to support 40 early intervention/early childhood master’s degree students over the next five years. Principal investigator Louise Kaczmarek, PhD, CCC-SLP (associate professor), and project coordinator, Diana Knoll, MEd (res... Read More...

Western Pa Writing Project to Host Pittsburgh Regional Scholastic Writing Awards

Published on 2/13/2012 7:00:00 AM

The Western Pa Writing Project (WPWP) is hosting the Pittsburgh Regional Scholastic Writing Awards Ceremony on March 3, 2012, from 2-4 p.m. in the O’Hara Student Center Ballroom at the University of Pittsburgh. For this year’s contest, the WPWP received more than 300 creative pieces from nearly two ... Read More...

IISE Holds Inaugural Awards Ceremony and Book Series Launch

Published on 2/6/2012 7:00:00 AM

The Institute for International Studies in Education (IISE) will be holding its inaugural awards ceremony, along with a launch of its Pittsburgh Studies in Comparative and International Education (PSCIE) book series, on Wednesday, February 15. At the event, IISE will honor 2010 and 2011 award recipi... Read More...

The World Bank Senior Economist Jishnu Das Visits Pitt for Presentation

Published on 2/3/2012 7:00:00 AM

Jishnu Das, a senior economist in the development research group at The World Bank and a visiting fellow at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi, will be speaking at the School of Education on Friday, February 17. His presentation will focus on reassessing the model of education delivery in l... Read More...

Collective Bargaining - PA Strike Free Education Legislation Seminar

Published on 1/18/2012 2:26:00 PM

Public employee collective bargaining is a highly charged issue in many states, including Pennsylvania. What legislation could affect collective bargaining for teachers in Pennsylvania? What are the issues that school leaders may face in the near future? Are there opinions that need to be heard? Wh... Read More...

Western Pa Writing Project Hosting Digital Education Conference at the Falk School

Published on 10/20/2011 9:57:00 AM

In partnership with the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education and Falk Laboratory School, the Western Pa Writing Project is hosting a Digital Literacy and Education conference on November 12, 2011. The one-day event is designed to ignite conversations about teaching and learning in the age ... Read More...

Drew H. Gitomer Lecture - Improving Teaching through Better Evaluation Measures: Lessons from Algebra Classrooms

Published on 10/7/2011 9:29:00 AM

Rose and Nicholas DeMarzo Chair in Education, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University Presents LRDC/SOE Alum and University of Pittsburgh 2011 Legacy Laureate Drew H. Gitomer Improving Teaching through Better Evaluation Measures: Lessons from Algebra Classrooms Current policy initiatives f... Read More...