UMW Workshop Shares Makerspace Magic With Stafford Educators
December 12, 2022 by Linzy Browne
The University of Mary Washington’s College of Education (COE) hosted a hands-on field trip last month for Stafford County Public School teachers, who left with plenty of lessons to take back to their classrooms. The main goal of the day was helping educators discover new, innovative resources to implement into their academic toolkit. Each one […]
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College of Education Countdown is Complete: Six Things About Seacobeck
April 8, 2022 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Future educators began filling its classrooms and meeting spaces this semester, but a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday made it official: Seacobeck Hall is the new home of the University of Mary Washington’s College of Education and Office of Disability Resources. A years-long renovation transformed the building – which served as a dining hall for decades – […]
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Win-Win: UMW Grad Students Help Fill Area Teacher Shortage
February 9, 2022 by Jill Laiacona
Last fall, Chloe Wade taught art under the supervision of an experienced teacher. This semester, she’s the one in charge. “I’m having an amazing time being in my own classroom and getting to choose the lessons myself,” said Wade, whose students at Falmouth Elementary in Stafford are experimenting with tempera paint and watercolors. A graduate […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Teacher of the Year Shares Mission of Equity at UMW
January 22, 2020 by Jill Laiacona
Rodney Robinson was inspired to become a teacher because of his mother. Growing up in rural Virginia, segregation and poverty hindered her own education, but it didn’t stop her from finding her calling teaching young children in her home daycare. “She always taught us that every child deserves the proper amount of love to get […]
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‘Relentless Principal’ Urges Educators to Break Rules
November 28, 2017 by Lisa Chinn Marvashti
Pop quiz: What kind of educator blasts music, dances on chairs and encourages students to skip class. Answer: Hamish Brewer, a.k.a. “The Relentless Principal” “I’m about breaking rules in a good sense,” said Brewer, whose unorthodox leadership approach earned him the commanding title, along with national recognition as an “educational disruptor” who transforms struggling schools. […]
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