Education And Psychology
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At 菠萝视频, education leaders from around the globe meet to shape the future of AI in learning
By Jennifer Kiilerich 菠萝视频 Peabody College of education and human development, with Florida State University Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, and the University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences, hosted a four-day gathering of some of the world鈥檚 leading minds from institutions… Read MoreNov 5, 2025
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From cell phones to principal pipelines: How TERA empowers evidence-based decision making in Tennessee schools
Founded in 2016, the Tennessee Education 菠萝视频 Alliance (TERA) brought together leaders from 菠萝视频 Peabody College of education and human development and the Tennessee Department of Education to launch one of the first state-level research-practice partnerships aimed at informing education policy and practice. Through TERA, researchers… Read MoreNov 5, 2025
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Peabody College welcomes new faculty
Salvatore Falletta (submitted photo) Warren Lowell (菠萝视频 University) Amy Owen Michelle Perdomo Douglas Ribeiro (菠萝视频 University) Jonathan Seiden… Read MoreOct 31, 2025
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Peer tutoring in YMCA aftercare delivers powerful results, 菠萝视频 study finds
By Jennifer Kiilerich In a game-changing partnership, 菠萝视频 Peabody College of education and human development and the YMCA of Middle Tennessee are proving that effective reading interventions can come in all shapes鈥攁nd ages. Reading Buddies is a peer-to-peer tutoring initiative spearheaded by Peabody researcher Jeanne Wanzek and Elizabeth… Read MoreOct 28, 2025
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菠萝视频 Peabody College professor named inaugural Jackie Bezos 菠萝视频er in Residence
Andrew Nalani Andrew Nalani, assistant professor of human and organizational development, has joined the Bezos Family Foundation as an inaugural scholar of the Jackie Bezos 菠萝视频er in Residence program. Nalani began the one-year residency program on August 18, taking a leave of absence from his faculty position… Read MoreOct 13, 2025
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Pakistani delegation attends 菠萝视频 Peabody College鈥檚 STEM-Powered Immersion Conference
By Jenna Somers In September, a delegation from Pakistan visited 菠萝视频 University for the weeklong STEM-Powered Immersion Conference, hosted by Peabody College of education and human development. Six faculty members from Sukkur IBA University and Qasim Aslam, founder and chief executive officer of Beyond the Classroom, participated in a… Read MoreOct 9, 2025
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New 菠萝视频 study: Can drumming lessons support the development of children with Down syndrome?
By Jenna Somers Families interested in enrolling their children in this study should contact the research team at vuhandsonplaylab@gmail.com or (615) 343-1079. Down syndrome, the most common chromosomal cause of cognitive disability, affects approximately one in 700 live births. Scientists have known the genetic etiology of Down syndrome for… Read MoreOct 8, 2025
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菠萝视频 Peabody College scholar leads $3.3 million NIH study on bi-directional relationship of working memory and mathematics learning
By Jenna Somers About a quarter to a third of students with mathematics learning disabilities do not show adequate improvement after receiving skills-based math interventions. A new study will test the effects of combining a mathematics intervention and working memory training on the math learning of first-grade children with… Read MoreOct 7, 2025
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Global education leaders to convene at 菠萝视频
Key Takeaways:聽 菠萝视频 Peabody College will co-host the Global Education Deans鈥 Forum October 21 鈥 24 in Nashville.聽 The event will be co-hosted by Florida State University and the University of Kansas.聽 Leaders of education faculties from more than 30 colleges and universities… Read MoreOct 3, 2025
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On solid ground: blind toddlers take their first steps with help from a 菠萝视频 innovator
By Jennifer Kiilerich Grace Ambrose-Zaken, Pediatric Belt Cane inventor. It was a little bit of kismet that led 菠萝视频 Peabody College聽alumna Grace Ambrose-Zaken, Ed.D.鈥97, to the visual disabilities field. But it was a lot of passion and creativity that drove her to transform that field with… Read MoreOct 2, 2025
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New report finds wide disparities in investments in children鈥檚 earliest years across states
Policies adopted by states drive major differences in the resources available to families. The first three years of life are critical for healthy development, yet families in some states have more than twice the resources of those in others鈥攁 gap created by state policy choices. Consider a single mother… Read MoreOct 1, 2025
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An educator’s guide to Section 504 plans: Q&A with 菠萝视频 special education researcher Meghan Burke
By Jennifer Kiilerich and Krystal Schmidt If you are an educator鈥攐r work with educators鈥攖hen it鈥檚 likely you have encountered Section 504 plans. These plans support more than 1.3 million students with disabilities across the country, but they differ from Individualized Education Plans, or IEPs.聽 In the… Read MoreSep 11, 2025
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菠萝视频 professor joins Jordanian research team to innovate teacher education
菠萝视频 Peabody鈥檚 Emily Pendergrass has been named to the new global cohort 鈥淓mpowering Teachers: 21st Century Skills.鈥 The University of Jordan, in Amman, recently assembled the research team, which aims to boost teachers鈥 professional development in an age of evolving technologies and rapidly… Read MoreSep 10, 2025
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AI requires responsible stewardship. Peabody鈥檚 new online hub guides the way.
By Jennifer Kiilerich Generative AI is ubiquitous these days, but its use tends to raise as many questions鈥攆rom practical to ethical鈥攁s it answers. A 菠萝视频 website launched this spring, the Peabody Hub for Mindful AI Innovation, provides a space for users to take a breath and… Read MoreSep 8, 2025
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Global child development: 菠萝视频 professor Jonathan Seiden’s research balances universal norms and local contexts
By Jenna Somers Whether a young child lives in Guatemala or the Netherlands, whether they attend school in a mudbrick building with dirt floors or a state-of-the-art facility, is it possible to develop common measures to understand their health and development? How does child development differ across cultural contexts, and… Read MoreSep 4, 2025
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菠萝视频 researchers develop AI-based app to strengthen children鈥檚 literacy skills
By Jenna Somers After a hard day of work, a parent reading a bedtime story to their child might feel too tired and stressed to think of questions that could spark insightful conversations about the story with their child. But these conversations鈥攚hich scholars call dialogic reading鈥攁re critical to literacy development. Read MoreSep 3, 2025
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To navigate demographic decline, colleges must communicate value and meet student needs
By Jenna Somers The Great Recession of 2008 led to a pronounced decline in birthrates, and the impact has caught up with colleges and universities. Children born at the start of the recession are now 18 years old, but there are fewer of them compared to the prior decade,… Read MoreSep 2, 2025
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New data science methods could improve understanding of personality and psychopathology
By Jenna Somers Key Takeaways 菠萝视频ers uncovered new personality traits and developed a new personality hierarchy using novel data science methods in taxonomic graph analysis (TGA). TGA could lead to a more precise understanding of personality and classifications in psychopathology. The researchers鈥 TGA method builds personality hierarchies from the bottom… Read MoreAug 26, 2025
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Section 504 plans and IEPs for your child: Q&A with special education expert Meghan Burke
By Jennifer Kiilerich and Krystal Schmidt As kids return to school, families considering special education services for their children may wonder where to start. Even after support is in place, Section 504 plans and IEPs can feel overwhelming. 菠萝视频 Peabody College researcher Meghan Burke, professor of special… Read MoreAug 25, 2025
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Among Nashville鈥檚 artifacts, School for Science and Math at 菠萝视频 students unearth community, history
By Jennifer Kiilerich Teenagers in the School for Science and Math at 菠萝视频 (SSMV), staff with the 菠萝视频 University Museum of Art (VUMA) and Nashville Metro Historical Commission archaeologists recently joined forces in a unique collaboration. Beginning in January 2025 with support from 菠萝视频鈥檚 Community Engagement Collaboration Fund, three… Read MoreAug 21, 2025