2009 News Articles (click title for full article)

Teacher Career Fair Attendees Find Schools Have Many Mid-Year Openings
The College of Education?s Education Career Services office presents two teacher career fairs each year, one in the fall and another in the spring, and they are among the most well-attended in the state. Unlike most other university teacher career fairs, The University of Texas at Austin opens theirs to anyone who is interested in pre-K-12 employment.

Making Connections: Dimensions of Community College Student Engagement
A national report released Nov. 16 highlights key findings from the 2009 cohort of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement. The report offers data about the quality of community college students' educational experiences and describes how institutions across the country are making connections with students online, in the classroom, on campus, and beyond.

$1 Million from Pearson Foundation Creates Applied Psychometric Research Center
The Pearson Foundation has announced the creation of a $1 million endowment and long-term partnership with The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education to create the Pearson Center for Applied Psychometric Research, an endowed professorship and an endowed faculty fellowship.

Choosing Success is Fun: Kinesiology and Health Education Camp Gets Children Fit for Life
What's the best way to create healthy, fit adults? Educate them on nutrition and physical fitness when they're children. With that goal in mind, the College of Education's Department of Kinesiology and Health Education presents summer camps - aptly called SUCCESS camps - to introduce children to health facts in a fun, game-filled, non-threatening setting.

About 70 Percent of New High School Principals Leave Within Five Years, Study Says
Only about half of newly hired Texas public school principals are staying on the job at least three years and principals in high-poverty schools are leaving the soonest, according to a study out of The University of Texas at Austin's College of Education.

Kinesiologist John Ivy Chosen to Develop Wheaties® Fuel™
Dr. John Ivy, an internationally renowned University of Texas at Austin expert on nutrition and physical performance, was recruited last year by Wheaties® cereal to formulate a new iteration of the 85-year-old product.

Educator, Attorney, Business person Lynda Frost Joins Educational Administration
Attorney, educator and executive Dr. Lynda Frost has been named director of planning and programs at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and a clinical associate professor in the College of Education's Department of Educational Administration at The University of Texas at Austin.

Lambdin Winner of Massey Award for Excellence in Teacher Education
Dr. Dolly D. Lambdin, clinical professor in the College of Education's Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, has been selected as this year's recipient of the Elizabeth Shatto Massey Award for Excellence in Teacher Education.

Tapping Potential, Teens Forge a Path Past Challenging Academic and Social Obstacles
The COBRA and VOICES programs provide students at high risk of dropping out of school with a place to talk about their lives, develop leadership skills and discuss how they can improve society.

STEM Education Innovators Gather for Austin Conference
The Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching Annual Meeting set an attendance record this year, with over 650 of the best Texas math and science teachers and professional development providers convening in Austin to be honored, share instructional strategies, and learn the latest developments in STEM education.