IPSI Delivering Cost-Effective Training to Texas Social Studies Teachers
The Institute for Public School Initiatives has received funding from the Texas Education Agency to develop a set of online training modules for Texas social studies teachers. The six courses are an extension of the face-to-face training provided last summer.

American Presidents, Up Close and Personal
Nobody’s saying you can’t travel to each of the National Archives’ presidential libraries to see cool stuff related to 20th-century U.S. presidents. It’s just that you don’t have to.

Education Visualization Lab Celebrates Grand Opening
The College of Education celebrated the grand opening of its visualization laboratory and partnership with the Texas Advanced Computing Center with an open house on Feb. 3. University administrators, faculty and staff as well as Austin business leaders attended the event, viewing demonstrations of the lab’s state-of-the-art technology and learning more about the practical applications for its resources.

BLOCKS Helps Pre-K Students Look at Life Through Scientific Lens
Now in its third year, the Building BaseLine Objectives for Children's Knowledge and Skills in Science (BLOCKS) program at UT Elementary School continues to enhance science learning with Pre-K students, preparing them for future academic success.

Four New Surveys Show Community College Student Success a Work in Progress
Four new, related Center for Community College Student Engagement surveys offer a detailed view of what community colleges are doing to better understand how they can promote student success and how to bring those effective practices to scale.

Three College of Education Faculty Named to Society for Teaching Excellence
College of Education faculty members Andrea Flower, Keryn Pasch and Detra Price-Dennis have the unique honor of being chosen for the inaugural cohort of the University of Texas at Austin’s newly created Society for Teaching Excellence.

Educational Administration Doctoral Student Developing Online Training Tools for Texas Teachers
College of Education doctoral student Kye-Hyoung Lee is part of a multi-disciplinary University of Texas at Austin research team that's received $150,000 from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a set of online training modules for Texas educators.

Richard Mattingly Retiring After 14 Years With College, Hogeda New Assistant Dean
On Jan. 31, College of Education Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Richard Mattingly will be retiring after 14 years with the college and 26 years with the university. Richard Hogeda, academic advising coordinator in the College of Education’s Student Division, will be taking over the position.

Publish or Parent: New Study Explores how Tenure-Track Fathers Negotiate Work-Family Conflicts
Although research suggests that most dual-income couples share parenting duties, many people still believe that mothers are the true primary caregivers. And the most beleaguered. But according to a new qualitative study out of The University of Texas at Austin, male tenure-track professors are experiencing their own set of work-family conflicts as well.