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 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 4/24/2013 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 4/12/2013 6:00:00 AM
A letter to School of Education faculty, staff, and students from Dean Alan Lesgold in regard to the student response following the recent fire in Oakland. Dear Colleagues, If you didn't happen to be around WWPH 5702 late Friday, you missed an amazing site. You may know that one of the students who ... Read More...
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Published on 4/1/2013 6:00:00 AM
Ming-Te Wang, who joined the School of Education faculty last fall, was featured in both Time magazine and the journal Science about his recent research study related to women possibly being underrepresented in the science and technology fields due to “finding better opportunities elsewhere.” Wang’... Read More...
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Published on 3/28/2013 6:00:00 AM
The School of Education celebrated its annual Alumni Awards this past Friday, March 22, 2013, at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association in Oakland. Awards for the school’s departments and also individual categories were presented at the reception. The winners and some information about their background... Read More...
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Published on 3/18/2013 6:00:00 AM
Assistant Professor of Applied Developmental Psychology Tanner LeBaron Wallace has been awarded a MET Early Career Grant Award—a competitive research award—by the National Academy of Education. Her proposal, “Employing Urban Adolescent Interpretations of Instructional Practice to Distinguish Teache... Read More...
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Published on 3/7/2013 6:00:00 AM
Recent Psychology in Education doctoral graduate Laura Scharphorn is a finalist for the Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF), which is given by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to help develop potential government leaders. While at Pitt, Scharphorn worked with Heather Bachman and Shannon ... Read More...
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Published on 3/5/2013 6:00:00 AM
Last Friday a group of around 75 George Washington Elementary School students and their parents and teachers visited the School of Education. The students traveled from McKeesport to Posvar Hall, which was decorated with sets of different-colored panther paw prints that led four groups of students ... Read More...
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Published on 11/19/2012 6:00:00 AM
Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology in Education Shannon Wanless was interviewed and featured in the University News to discuss the idea that “When principals go ‘all in’ in terms of supporting school programs, teachers stand a better chance of successfully implementing change.” Thi... Read More...
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