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Peck Awarded by Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce

College of Education Director of Clinical Experiences and Partnerships Kristina Peck was awarded this month by the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce during the 2nd Annual Educator Excellence Brunch & Awards. She received the Innovative Educator Award.This event was an opportunity to recognize and celebrate educators who shape the future of our region by fostering […]

Kids ‘Had a Blast’ With College of Education Summer STEM Boxes

Killian Peck was excited about the STEM boxes he ripped into this summer – even though they came from his mom. College of Education Director of Clinical Experiences and Partnerships Kristina Peck ’08 recruited her son to “test” the mini-science lessons she doled out over the break.The kits, filled with materials and instructions for experiments […]

Good, Peck Talk STREAM on ‘With Good Reason’

College of Education Director of Clinical Experiences and Partnerships Kristina Peck and Assistant Professor of Special Education Kevin Good talked to With Good Reason radio for a recent segment called “Food for Thought.” On the show, Peck and Good spoke about how they helped design UMW’s STREAM Initiative, with a hub that boasts a makerspace […]

Peck Receives VACTE Student Impact Award

UMW’s College of Education Director for Clinical Practice and Partnerships Kristina Peck was recently awarded a 2020-2021 Virginia Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (VACTE) Student Impact Award. In her application for VACTE Initial Licensure Scholarship, Glynnis Farleigh ’20 wrote:“While Mrs. Kristina Peck has only served as the College of Education’s Director of Clinical Experiences […]

UMW Supports K-12 Teachers in Online Teaching

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 […]