Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Grant to Help Produce a Pipeline of Teachers in Rural Schools
A faculty team in the College of Education and Health Professions was awarded a $525,013 Teacher Quality Partnership grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will help produce a pipeline of teachers in small, rural Northwest Arkansas schools. The team is based...
Elementary Teaching Program Partners With Two New Professional Development Schools
The College of Education and Health Professions' K-6 elementary teaching program added two new partnerships this fall as part of its Professional Development School initiative. Elkins Primary School and Kirksey Middle School in Rogers are now part of the program. U of...
NWA Teachers Experience Day of Writing at Carver National Monument
Eleven teachers from four Northwest Arkansas schools recently participated in the Northwest Arkansas Writing Project's "Day of Writing" at the George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri. Seth French, a doctoral graduate from the College of...
Instructional Coaching Conference Helps Hone Area Educators’ Skills
More than 100 educators recently gathered for the inaugural Instructional Coaching Conference to hone their skills for supporting teacher learning. The conference, held at Hellstern Middle School in Springdale, was sponsored by a WE CARE grant from the College of...
New Book Encourages Arkansas Teachers to Have Students Create Art to Deepen Learning
An open-access book, spearheaded by leaders and participants in the College of Education and Health Professions' ARTeacher Fellowship Program, is now available free to teachers across Arkansas just in time for the start of fall semester. The book, A Primer...
Bengtson Appointed Associate Dean in Graduate School and International Education
Ed Bengtson, formerly the department head of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education and Health Professions, is leading the graduate education efforts of the Graduate School and International Education as its associate dean effective Aug. 1. In his...
Professors Use AI to Improve Communication Tools for People With Limited Speech
Two U of A professors are using artificial intelligence to improve communication tools for people with limited speech. Elizabeth Lorah and Christine Holyfield, faculty members in the College of Education and Health Professions, created an interdisciplinary research...
New Cohort Selected for IMPACT Arkansas Principal Fellows Program
The IMPACT Arkansas Principal Fellow program eases principal shortages and mitigates high turnover rates, especially in school districts that are geographically isolated or lack funding. Educators who show leadership potential and aspire to become leaders in their...
Looking for Teaching Jobs? Attend the Teacher Education Career Fair April 4
The Teacher Education Career Fair is being held from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in the Arkansas Union Verizon Ballroom. This fair allows alumni and all upcoming 2023 education graduates the opportunity to talk with a record-breaking 69 school districts and...
College of Education and Health Professions Names 2023 Outstanding Alumni
The College of Education and Health Professions will honor four alumni at commencement exercises on May 13 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. Award recipients Fred A. Bonner II, John Buckwalter, Debbie Faubus-Kendrick and Yuri Hosokawa will also be recognized at a...