Catlett’s Keynote Highlights Black History Month Events
January 31, 2022 by Jill Laiacona
When Marceline “Marci” Catlett speaks at the University of Mary Washington next week, she plans to mention some of the people who made an impact on her. Namely, civil rights icon and late Mary Washington professor James Farmer. “Learning about Black history from Dr. Farmer and others helped mold me and provided me with knowledge, […]
Filed Under: College of Education, Top Stories Tagged With: James Farmer Multicultural Center, msanford
College of Education, City Spin New Type of Story
July 7, 2021 by Jill Laiacona
Each time Melissa Wells has taught “Literature and the Arts in Elementary Classrooms,” her students have partnered with local teachers to create children’s books to use in their classes. That wasn’t an option after the pandemic hit, said Wells, an assistant professor in University of Mary Washington’s College of Education (COE). But her colleague, Leslie […]
Filed Under: College of Education, mwells, Top Stories
Young Alumna Wins County-Wide New Elementary Teacher Award
June 28, 2021 by Jill Laiacona
When Amelia Carr taught her kindergartners to recognize words by sight, she got a little help from her siblings. In a YouTube video, the trio belts out Sister Sledge’s ’70s anthem We Are Family, with Carr demonstrating on a whiteboard how to write the word “we.” For her ingenuity, passion and knack for making learning […]
Filed Under: College of Education, mwells, Top Stories Tagged With: Department of English and Linguistics, jbroome
College of Education Graduates to New State-of-the-Art Home
April 15, 2021 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Barbara Bishop Mann ’66 remembers making peanut butter and jelly crackers on linen-clad tables. Gayle Petro ’79 pumped pink frozen yogurt from a newfangled machine. Susan Doig ’91, M.Ed. ’06, and friends got creative, making potato skins by topping tubers with salad bar staples and cranking them through a grill-type toaster. “A lot of bonding […]
Filed Under: College of Education, Hanbury Architects, pkelly3, Top Stories Tagged With: Seacobeck
World Lessons Inspire Sophomore to Pen Children’s Book
February 10, 2021 by Jill Laiacona
Home during quarantine, University of Mary Washington sophomore Helen Dhue found herself rifling through childhood belongings. Among old papers and artwork, she discovered a book she wrote as a kindergartner. As she turned the pages, inspiration struck. Influenced by classes she’d taken at Mary Washington as part of her history major, Dhue put pen to […]
Filed Under: College of Education, Krystyn Moon, Top Stories Tagged With: Department of History and American Studies
College of Education Awarded Accreditation
January 7, 2021 by Jill Laiacona
The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) recently announced that the University of Mary Washington was awarded accreditation for its College of Education (COE), one of the first institutions to undergo a virtual site visit through this accrediting body. In 2010, the same year UMW’s education program became the College of Education, the […]
Filed Under: College of Education, pkelly3, Top Stories Tagged With: nmik
UMW Supports K-12 Teachers in Online Teaching
July 16, 2020 by Neva Trenis
After doing their best to teach remotely for three months due to the global pandemic, Virginia’s K-12 teachers got word in June that they likely would return to teaching this fall – and at least some of it would be online. The sudden switch in spring had been hard enough; few of the state’s teachers […]
Filed Under: College of Education, Office of Continuing and Professional Studies, pkelly3, Top Stories Tagged With: kpeck, kyoung3
Free UMW Course Turns COVID-19 Inside Out
June 10, 2020 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Political leaders and health experts who communicate the impact of COVID-19 to the public are just like anyone else. Some hit the mark. Some don’t. Understandable terms, relatable ideas and the confident presentation of useful information are key to delivering a successful message, said UMW Professor of Communication Anand Rao. And competent public discourse during […]
Filed Under: Anand Rao, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, Keith Mellinger, pkelly3, Steve Farnsworth, Top Stories Tagged With: COVID-19 in Context, ejohnso6, rcooperma
UMW Professors Find Creative Ways to Teach Through COVID-19
April 29, 2020 by Jill Laiacona
Teaching at Mary Washington looks a bit different lately. Andi Smith films YouTube videos with her children to demonstrate architectural principles. Zach Whalen uses cartoons to teach a digital studies lesson. Smita Jain Oxford holds Zoom office hours for business majors on her daily jog. When the University moved to virtual classes last month due […]
Filed Under: Carole Garmon, Center for Teaching, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, Digital Learning Center, Elizabeth Lewis, jburrow, Kashef Majid, Mara Scanlon, mwells, Top Stories, Zach Whalen Tagged With: alsmith, jbroome, jdavis7, jslezak, lmcmi6lq, mbenson4, soxford, tgrana, vrussel3
UMW Professor’s Online Initiative Attracts Tens of Thousands
April 8, 2020 by Jill Laiacona
The University of Mary Washington is among countless educational institutions worldwide that have switched to virtual classes due to the coronavirus threat, or COVID-19. Suddenly, students are at home, and so are their teachers. The transition has been daunting for many professors, especially those who have never taught online. But one UMW faculty member saw […]
Filed Under: College of Education, Elizabeth Lewis, Higher Ed Learning Collective, Kashef Majid, Top Stories Tagged With: jbroome, Nabil Al-Tikriti
