Ain't Misbehavin': Structured Play Teaches Behavior Alternatives and Life Skills to Children with Autism
For seven years Dr. Jody Jensen and Pamela Buchanan, UTAP director of programs, have traveled Texas and beyond offering workshops to families, teachers and clinicians who interact with and care for children on the autism spectrum.

College of Education Welcomes 16 New Faculty Members
The College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin gained sixteen new faculty members in the spring and fall semesters of this year. Please welcome our new instructors....

Professor Joan Shiring Receives Massey Award
Dr. Joan Shiring has been selected as this year's recipient of the Elizabeth Shatto Massey Award for Excellence in Teacher Education. The Massey Award recognizes a "teacher of teachers," one who inspires and prepares future elementary and secondary school instructors....

UT School of Public Health Offers Summer Institute that Brings Science Teachers to FIT
Science teachers participating in the HEADS UP Teacher Summer Science Institute recently visited the College of Education’s Fitness Institute of Texas to engage in hands-on, multidisciplinary activities that will improve their classroom teaching....

UTeach One Reason University of Texas at Austin Named Best at “Saving America’s Schools”
Newsweek magazine has named The University of Texas at Austin the best university in the nation for “Saving America’s Schools,” citing the College of Education’s UTeach program as a key asset....

New Educational Psychology Faculty Member Honored with Scholarship Award
Dr. Kevin Cokley, an associate professor who is joining the College of Education?s Department of Educational Psychology this fall, has been honored with the Association of Black Psychologists? 2007 Scholarship Award....

Expert On Single-Child Families Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Toni Falbo has been honored with the Newman-Proshansky Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Population Psychology. The award was presented on August 19th in San Francisco at the annual American Psychological Association (APA) convention....

CCSSE Receives $2 Million for SENSE
The Community College Survey of Student Engagement will use more than $2 million in grants from Lumina Foundation for Education and Houston Endowment Inc. to launch the Survey of Entering Student Engagement....

Texas Center for Education Policy Introduces Advisory Board and Charts Course for Next Year
The College of Education?s Texas Center for Education Policy recently held a reception to welcome its advisory board of directors and give key TCEP supporters an opportunity to meet board members and discuss education policy issues....

Texas Center for Education Policy Contributes to Successful Dropout Prevention Legislation
With the passage of House Bill 2237, the Texas Center for Education Policy is celebrating completion of its first major project for the Texas legislature. At the request of the Office of the Speaker of the House, TCEP contributed to the writing of micro-grant legislation that is part of HB 2237....