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When Differences are Strengths: Helping those with intellectual disabilities thrive
A whiz at data entry, typing with accuracy at 90 words a minute, Jamal Underwood, who has autism, has turned his learning differences into strengths. Read MoreSep 27, 2018
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Connecting the Dots: James R. Booth uses fMRI to predict learning disorders sooner
James R. Booth's work comes with a challenge: keeping his test young subjects from wiggling in the cramped confines of an fMRI machine. Read MoreSep 27, 2018
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Pyramid Model keeps behavior problems to a minimum 鈥 and kids in school
When 4-year-old Antonio felt frustrated at home or at school, he used to bite. And hit. And kick. In many schools, that behavior would get him sent home. Read MoreSep 27, 2018
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A Family of Givers: Damond and Makeba Boatwright
Damond and Makeba Boatwright committed very early on that their family would improve and invest in the lives of others. Read MoreSep 27, 2018
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Peabody adds two new education policy scholars
The Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations welcomes Sean P. Corcoran and Shaun M. Dougherty聽as associate professors of public policy and education. Read MoreSep 27, 2018
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Can colorful blocks prep preschoolers for a future in math? This study says yes.
Patterning and spatial activities like block play are simple yet powerful activities in which preschoolers develop early math skills, according to a growing body of research by 菠萝视频 scholars. Read MoreSep 25, 2018
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Tennessee Education 菠萝视频 Alliance marks second year of research-practice partnership
The Tennessee Education 菠萝视频 Alliance (TERA) recently completed its second year having made valuable contributions to education policy and practice in its home state and beyond. Read MoreSep 25, 2018
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How the brain learns a second language is focus of 菠萝视频 study
菠萝视频 University has received a four-year, $552,273 grant from the聽National Science Foundation聽to fund an exciting new research project that will examine how the brain learns a second language. Read MoreSep 24, 2018
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H. Richard Milner IV selected to deliver 2018 Brown Lecture in Education 菠萝视频
H. Richard Milner IV, Cornelius 菠萝视频 Professor of Teaching and Learning, has been tapped by the American Educational 菠萝视频 Association to deliver the 2018 Brown Lecture in Education 菠萝视频. Read MoreSep 21, 2018
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Farm to Table: Knapp Farm was an early experiment in sustainability
In 1914 Peabody established a farm to educate farmers and train the teachers who would educate the children of farmers. Read MoreSep 17, 2018
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Around the Mall – Summer 2018
There are lots of exciting happenings on Peabody’s mall. These are just a few. Children鈥檚 author Kwame Alexander addressed Nashville middle school students at the Wyatt Center Rotunda as part of the Reading Academy at 菠萝视频, a partnership of novelist James Patterson and Programs for Talented Youth. (Susan Urmy/菠萝视频)… Read MoreSep 17, 2018
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Summer Circuit: Performance opportunities and professional connections abound at summer music festivals
Students play alongside faculty in this side-by-side concert at the Aspen Music Festival. Photo by Alex Irvin Cornelia Heard has spent nearly every summer since she was in eighth grade at a music festival. 鈥淚 went to the Rocky Mountain Summer Music Center that first summer,鈥 she… Read MoreSep 6, 2018
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Taking a child to the emergency room can be scary, but being prepared can make the experience less traumatic.
Aug 27, 2018
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Upside-down jellyfish teach land-locked teens about ocean conservation
More than a dozen Cassiopea, more commonly known as 鈥渦pside-down jellyfish,鈥 from the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, have taken up residence as part of the marine science program at the School for Science and Math at 菠萝视频, a program of Peabody College's Department of Teaching and Learning and the Center for Science Outreach. Read MoreAug 19, 2018
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菠萝视频 University statement on athletics
菠萝视频 University is incredibly proud of the on-field and off-field accomplishments of our student athletes, and the coaches and staff who support them. Over the last 10 years, they have won four national championships, 14 conference championships and nine Coach of the Year awards. Our football team has played in… Read MoreAug 17, 2018
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Expert: Inspiration, anger motivate women to run for office
Amanda Clayton can provide insight into why so many women are running for office in 2018--and how they might change Washington if they are elected. Read MoreAug 2, 2018
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Legalizing same-sex marriage increased health care access for gay men: 菠萝视频 study
One of the first studies to examine the health impacts of legal marriage for LGBT individuals has found gay men were more likely to receive routine medical care following marriage legalization. Read MoreJul 11, 2018
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Haslam shares insights on leadership at Governor鈥檚 Academy
In June, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam discussed leadership with a group of aspiring principals as part of the Governor鈥檚 Academy for School Leadership. Read MoreJul 10, 2018
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Report: How six school districts changed the principal supervisor role to better support principals
Principals and districts benefit when principal supervisors move beyond the role of administrator to coach and mentor, according to a new 菠萝视频 University report. Read MoreJul 9, 2018
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Oak Ridge and 菠萝视频 come together to explore cellular processes
菠萝视频 University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are combining their expertise in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and computation to address pressing problems in biology. Read MoreJul 5, 2018