October 2008
Education Students Present
10/31/08 Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture urban education graduate students presented empirical studies with Associate Professor Chance Lewis at the Brothers of the Academy: Think Tank for African American Progress. The think tank was held in Memphis, Tenn. The graduate student presenters included Jessica Long, Bettie Ray Butler, Lisa Hubbard, Marcus Joubert, Jesse Watson and Melanie Woods. A total of five presentations, a mix of individual and collaborative work ...
lewis publishes second book
10/21/08 Chance Lewis, associate professor of urban education in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture in the College of Education and Human Development, has released his second book, The Dilemmas of Being an African American Male: Solutions for Life Transformation. It examines the educational and societal issues that impact the academic achievement of African-American males in K-12 and postsecondary education settings. Also, the text provides relevant solutions for educat ...
Hill-Jackson Teaching Award
10/29/08 Pictured left to right: Thadd Hargett '99, director of annual giving, The Association of Former Students, Valerie Hill-Jackson and Doug Palmer Valerie Hill-Jackson, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture (TLAC), garnered The Association of Former Students College-Level Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching. She received the award at the College Awards Celebration on Oct. 9, 2008. Hill-Jackson teaches critical multicultural edu ...
dissertation of the year
10/20/08 Prathiba Natesan, a recent doctoral student in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture, was awarded the Dissertation of the Year award by the College of Education and Human Development at the College Awards Celebration on Oct. 9. Natesan's dissertation is titled, "Estimation of Two-Parameter Multilevel Item Response Theory Models with Predictor Variable: Simulation and Substantiation for an Urban School District." Natesan was nominated for this award by her d ...
moutain climber
10/15/08 Courtesy The Battalion You may recognize junior education major Stephen Megison from seeing him at the Student Recreation Center in 2007. Megison used the Stairmaster for an hour and a half while carrying a camping backpack stuffed with 80 pounds of books. Sound familiar? Although this may seem like a ridiculous way of working out, Megison was preparing to climb the tallest mountain in North America, Mount McKinley, in the summer of 2008. Born in Dallas, Megison was encourag ...
aggie teachers award
10/15/08 Pictured: Grant Simpson and Dennie Smith Grant Simpson, the 2008 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year, was presented with the Always Expect More of Aggie Teachers Award by Dennie Smith, professor and head of the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture. "He exemplifies a commitment to students for teaching and learning that serves as a model for all teachers," Smith said. Simpson, a 2002 graduate from the College of Education and Human Development, teaches fourth gra ...
top 10 in research journals
10/6/08 The high-quality, sustained scholarship of Texas A&M University reading faculty was recently noted in a 2008 issue of Reading Psychology. In an article titled, "Institutional productivity ratings based on publications in nine literacy journals: 1992-2005" by Timothy G. Morrison and Brad Wilcox, the authors compared the scholarly productivity of faculty members at Research I institutions as represented in nine literacy journals. Texas A&M reading faculty ranked nint ...
texas teacher of year talk
10/2/08 Phi Delta Kappa will host a talk given by Grant Simpson, the 2008 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year. The lecture, "Effective Techniques of a Fourth Grade Teacher," is slated at 7:30 p.m. Wed., Oct. 8, in Harrington Education Building (HECC) 204. Simpson, a 2002 graduate from the College of Education and Human Development, teaches fourth grade at Hidden Lakes Elementary School in Keller ISD. Simpson was also selected as the 2003 Texas Student Teacher of the Year. S ...
