Three from the UK College of Education were recognized during the 2017 UK Awards Ceremony held on campus in April. Sy Bridenbaugh was one of three UK teaching assistants to receive the 2017 UK Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. He is a doctoral student in the Department of Educational Policy Studies … Read More
After a week spent at the University of Kentucky for the Deaf-Blind Project’s Expanded Core Curriculum Camp, 17-year-old Max Cawthon accomplished things his mother never knew he was capable of. Max, from Louisville, Kentucky, has CHARGE syndrome, a complex genetic syndrome that often includes vision and hearing loss. He was … Read More
Middle school students were at the University of Kentucky in two separate one-week See Blue STEM camps this summer. With funding from the National Science Foundation’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), the UK College of Education partners with the UK College of Engineering on a yearly See Blue … Read More
Jennifer Meo-Sexton, a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Education, is the 2018 Kentucky Middle School Teacher of the Year. Valvoline, Inc.™ and the Kentucky Department of Education made the announcement today at a ceremony held at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort. Lt. Governor Jenean Hampton; Education and Workforce … Read More
Three graduate students from the University of Kentucky College of Education are among 11 students across the nation selected for research fellowships by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project. The fellowships are part of a multi-year initiative to improve the teaching of slavery in K-12 schools across the … Read More
When Chelsea Adams graduated from the University of Kentucky, she had 18 guests come to the ceremony — her parents, cousins, aunts, uncles, and people she describes as family, but who aren’t “blood-related.” While the event brought them together, the bachelor’s degree marked a distance between Adams’ present life … Read More
A workshop on current challenges facing educators, “The New Normal: Election Reverberations in School and Classroom,” will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 13 in 109 Dickey Hall. The event, geared toward teachers and teacher educators, is free and open to the public. The talk will be … Read More
Though Dr. Jeff Reese wears many hats as a professor, administrator and researcher, if there’s one aspect of his job he relishes the most it would be interacting with his students. Watch the video above to discover the reason why he is so focused on serving his students each and … Read More
Forget the big screen or the stage – for real drama, University of Kentucky College of Education professor John Thelin prefers to observe life on the American college campus. “The campus is a fascinating stage … involving a cast of players, ranging from students to donors, faculty to presidents and … Read More
Students have a unique chance to understand current issues from different perspectives thanks to a free “Cross-Cultural Lunch and Learn” workshop series planned by the UK College of Education Office of International School Partnerships. The events help students improve their cross-cultural communication skills and learn about ways they can take … Read More