Curry School News
NBC 29 Feature: Curry School Seeks The Roots Of Bullying
Posted: Nov 16, 2009--Researchers at the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia designed a bullying prevention program at Burley Middle School nine years ago. It's part of their Virginia Youth Violence Project, and so far it seems to be working. Full article.
In Memoriam: Professor Eric Dey
November 16, 2009--It is with great sorrow that the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia announces that Eric L. Dey, Professor and associate director of the Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday evening, November 4, 2009. He was 47 years old.
Eric had recently joined the faculty of the Curry School and we were eagerly anticipating the positive impact he and his work would make on his students, colleagues, the University of Virginia and the larger field of the study of higher education.
Through his years of work at the University of Michigan and the University of California Los Angeles, Eric earned the reputation as an expert on conducting large-scale, multi-institutional studies of higher education. His research examined how colleges and universities shape the lives and experiences of those who study and work within them, and was founded on the belief in the importance of developing research with application to the understanding and practice of higher education.
Eric is survived by his partner Casey White, his mother Marlene Beth Jones, his father, Glen Raymond Dey and his sister, Ann Marie Dey. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in honor of Eric to the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
October 2009
U.Va. Researchers Receive $1M to Study Connection between Fine Motor and Math Skills
October 2009
U.Va. Researchers Receive $1M to Study Connection between Fine Motor and Math Skills
October 27, 2009 — The Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia has received a $1 million federal stimulus grant distributed by the National Institutes of Health. Principal research scientist David Grissmer and senior scientist Andrew Mashburn will study the connection between fine motor skills and mathematical skills. "Recent research studies of kindergarteners show that the most powerful predictor of later school success – in both reading and math – is a child's early understanding of math concepts," Mashburn said. More.
A Sneak Peak inside Bavaro Hall
October 20, 2009--Bavaro Hall is getting ever closer to being complete. Check out some of the progress here.
Professor Dewey Cornell Authors Commentary for CNN.com
October 13, 2009--Professor of Education at the Curry School and foresnic clinical psychologist, Dewey Cornell, was invited by CNN to author a commentary on school and youth violence. View the article, Commentary: Making schools safe takes money, will on CNN.com.
U.S. Education Secretary Gives 'Call to Teach' Address to Curry Students
October 12, 2009 — U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan came to the University of Virginia on Friday to deliver the first of three addresses he's giving this month to recruit an "army of great new teachers" to close the achievement gap among students and help ensure the country's longAdd-term prosperity. "I can think of no better place to start recruiting teachers than in Thomas Jefferson's hallowed halls," he told the capacity crowd, made up mostly of U.Va. teacher-education students, gathered in the Dome Room of the Rotunda. Duncan said he was addressing not only them, but also college students, professionals, military veterans and retirees who might consider teaching." More.
Photos of Secretary Duncan's Visit.
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Associated Press article
Chronicle of Higher Ed article
Times Dispatch article
United Press International article
Curry welcomes the new CLIC Coordinator!
Curry welcomes Hamid Arsalan as the new CLIC Coordinator. Hamid will work with the Librarian in Residence, Ed Council, and Curry students and faculty to facilitate transition of the Education Library from a physical to a digital library. Throughout the year, Hamid will help implement the Curry Innovation Collaboration Grants program that has been provided for UVA faculty and students. Hamid Arsalan is a first year graduate student in the accelerated MPP program at the Frank Batten School of Leadership & Public Policy. He is also a part time graduate student at the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University where he studies Conflict Resolution. Hamid is a tea lover, a kite runner, and an avid reader. He is a member of the Jefferson Literary & Debating Society and the Shotokan Karate club at UVA. Contact Hamid at
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His weekly schedule is the following:
Monday: 9:00-12:00
Tuesday: 11:00-4:00
Wednesday: 9:00-12:00
Thursday: 11:00- 2:00
Friday: 10:00-4:00
U.Va. Curry School Co-sponsors 'Educating World Citizens' Conference, Featuring the Dalai Lama
October 6, 2009—The University of Virginia's Curry School of Education is a co-sponsor of the Mind and Life XIX conference (www.educatingworldcitizens.org) on "Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century," to be held Oct. 8 and 9 in Washington, D.C. The conference features the Dalai Lama, along with leading educators, scientists and policymakers worldwide. Conference organizers are seeking to promote research that explores the best ways to integrate emotional, intellectual and social learning in the classroom. More.
Curry Plays Active Role in the Community
October 2, 2009 — Hundreds of University of Virginia employees recently participated in the annual United Way-Thomas Jefferson Area Laurence E. Richardson Day of Caring, an event that assists many organizations throughout Charlottesville and the surrounding areas. However, the Day of Caring is but one day that U.Va reaches out to the broader community. At the Curry School of Education, students and faculty serve as resources and support for a variety of initiatives in the community. Connection to the community is a core principal for the Curry School. “The core elements of Curry’s community engagement are student learning and the application of new knowledge, faculty advancement in both scholarship and teaching, and an appreciation of each community’s culture and unique needs,” said Dean Robert Pianta. More.
September 2009
U.Va. Professor Partners with National Geographic on K-2 Science Curriculum
September 30, 2009 — An innovative curriculum co-written by Randy Bell, an associate professor in the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education, introduces modular science units, sets of easy readers, colorful wildlife and nature photography, inquiry projects and literacy skills to science learning in kindergarten through second grade. Bell worked with a six-member team of authors from the fields of science education and literacy, each invited by National Geographic to develop its first core science program. More.
Curry Employees Complete Certificate Program
September 11, 2009--The Curry School of Education is proud to announce that the following employees have completed the Intermediate Business Professional Development Certification: Barbara Beverly, Dana Bowman, Brenda Boyd, Betty Brown, Louise Cruden, Pam Farmer, Bobbie Gallo, Wayne Herndon, Kim Jennings, Brenda Kelley. More.
Curry Web Tool Being Used on Smithsonian Site by Teachers and Students to Create Short Movies
September 1, 2009 — How are an elementary school student, the Dust Bowl era, the University of Virginia and the Smithsonian Institute's American Art Museum connected? All play a role in "Picturing the 1930s," a new educational Web site created by the museum in collaboration with U.Va. and launched publicly today. Users of the site, many of whom are teachers and secondary school students, explore the 1930s through paintings, artist memorabilia, historical documents, newsreels, period photographs, music and video in a virtual movie theater. More.