Published on 5/15/2013 6:00:00 AM
On Sunday, April 28, hundreds of students, families, faculty, and staff from the University of Pittsburgh School of Education gathered in the Fitzgerald Field House to celebrate the graduates of 2013. Alumna Richard Goldman addressed the graduates, and following are some photos from the event, as w... Read More...
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Published on 5/13/2013 6:00:00 AM
Jeffrey Taylor, who graduated in 2011 from the School of Education with a doctorate in education in the Administrative and Policy Studies Department, recently wrote an article published in The School Superintendents Association (AASA) publication, School Administrator . His article detailed the expe... Read More...
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Published on 5/8/2013 2:55:00 PM
Essential Pittsburgh, a live one-hour program broadcast weekdays from noon to 1 p.m. on WESA Radio (90.5 FM), will feature an interview today, May 8, with Mary Margaret Kerr, professor of psychology in education at the University of Pittsburgh. Essential Pittsburgh host Paul Guggenheimer will inter... Read More...
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Published on 5/1/2013 6:00:00 AM
[Press release published on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh Office of Public Affairs and the National Park Service.] University of Pittsburgh faculty and graduate students, together with approximately 80 fifth- and sixth-grade students and teachers from Pitt’s Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory Schoo... Read More...
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Published on 4/29/2013 10:30:00 AM
Tanner LeBaron Wallace, an assistant professor in applied developmental psychology, was featured this morning on 90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh's NPR News Station, to discuss her involvement in one of the largest studies on teacher effectiveness. The Gates-Foundation is sponsoring the three-year research pr... Read More...
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Published on 4/26/2013 10:15:00 AM
[Press release published on behalf of University of Pittsburgh News.] Lauren Resnick, Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at the University of Pittsburgh, has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Class of 2013. Resnick also is Distin... Read More...
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Published on 4/24/2013 6:00:00 AM
The University of Pittsburgh Department of Athletics held its annual Senior Awards Banquet last Monday night at the Petersen Events Center, honoring the efforts of the 2013 Pitt Panthers senior student-athletes. Applied developmental psychology student Elizabeth Kline received the Blue-Gold award, ... Read More...
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Published on 4/22/2013 11:00:00 AM
A letter from School of Education Dean Alan Lesgold to the faculty and staff in regard to recent events at Falk Elementary , a K-8 tuition-based campus laboratory school affiliated with the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. Dear Colleagues, I have a wealth of good news to report.... Read More...
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Published on 4/17/2013 10:00:00 AM
On Saturday, April 6, teachers from the Pennsylvania Writing Project Network convened in Pittsburgh for a day of inquiry into the Common Core State Standards. The event was hosted by the Western Pa Writing Project (WPWP) and featured workshops on CCSS-aligned instruction and assessments conducted b... Read More...
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Published on 4/17/2013 6:00:00 AM
The Western Pa Writing Project (WPWP) and Carnegie Science Center (CSC) have been selected for an Intersections Partnership Award . The WPWP and CSC were one of just five partnerships selected nationwide. The other four partnerships include the Central Arizona Writing Project and Arizona Science Cen... Read More...
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