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UConn’s Neag School Hosts Training Sessions to Prepare Educators for Crises

The Neag School is hosting three days of training aimed at helping educators prepare for and respond to various crises that can occur in schools.

Student using an iPad.

iPads 101 for Teachers

UConn’s Neag School gave 400 K-12 educators a crash course in classroom uses for the high tech tool at a conference on campus this week.

Dr. Joseph S. Renzulli Gifted and Talented Academy in Hartford on Dec. 14, 2011. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Renzulli Academy Model Expands to Three New Connecticut School Districts

The highly successful Renzulli Academy in Hartford is now being replicated in Bridgeport, New London, and Windham.

Teacher and students in a school classroom.

UConn Research on Educational Outcomes Earns Federal Support

Two education professors have been awarded a total of more than $6 million to continue their research into improving educational outcomes for students.

Investiture Ceremony for Sally M Reis, Ph.D. who was appointed the Letitia Neag Morgan Chair for Educational Psychology on November 17, 2011. (/UConn Photo)

Reis Appointed to New Endowed Chair in Educational Psychology

The first person to hold the Letitia Neag Morgan Chair for Educational Psychology, Sally Reis is an internationally recognized scholar and a champion of students with special needs.

The Parent App: A Neag Alum’s Guide to Better Moms and Dads

In a world of “tiger moms,” timid moms and “helicopter parents,” a Neag School alumnus offers a thoughtful and proven middle ground.  Thomas McIntyre, who earned his Ph.D. in Special Education from the Neag School in 1981, dispenses advice to teachers and parents of youngsters with behavior challenges through his popular website, BehaviorAdvisor.com.  The site offers a […]

Bray and Kehle Publish New Handbook on School Psychology

Melissa Bray, Ph.D., and Thomas Kehle, Ph.D., published The Oxford Handbook of School Psychology in February, one of 13 handbooks that constitute the Oxford University Press’ Library of Psychology. At the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education, Bray, a professor of educational psychology, and Kehle, professor and director of school psychology, have concentrated their research on interventions. […]

Going Beyond Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic

Education professor Sandra Chafouleas guides research on behavioral issues in the classroom.

Education Professor Advocates for Help for ‘Hidden’ War Wounds

Joseph Madaus urges colleges to increase accommodations for veterans with cognitive impairments.

Gifted Ed in the U.S.: A Case of Bright Child Neglect

The nation is failing its 3 million brightest students with dramatically uneven funding, policies and oversight of gifted education at the state and local levels, a Neag School of Education team found in a recent survey representing 47 states. Del Siegle and Catherine Little, associate professors in gifted education at Neag, conducted the research with […]