Events

Nov. 30
Classes End

Dec. 3 - Dec. 7
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Feb. 1
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I'm proud to announce recent accomplishments by both faculty and students at the School of Education.

Dr. David Rock

While we celebrate individual achievements, we also celebrate collaboration. Together, we've just completed the inaugural issue of our very own Journal of Contemporary Research in Education, to be published three times a year!

The issue is available on our website!

Dr. David Rock

Dean of the School of Education

DeSoto Students Donate Sign to Strayhorn Elementary

On Nov. 28, the UM DeSoto chapter of Teachers of Tomorrow, or TOT, celebrated the donation of a new sign to Strayhorn Elementary School in Tate County.

The construction of the new sign was funded by a $1,000 CLASS Grant from the National Education Association and local donors. DeSoto TOT president Tammie Eldred, an elementary education major, successfully wrote the grant after noticing the school had no sign during her student teaching there. Each year the organization chooses a special project to serve DeSoto County and its surrounding communities.

Snow Appointed National Play Therapy Chair

Dr. Marilyn Snow, director of the UM Child Advocacy and Play Therapy Institute, or CAPTI, was named chair of the board of directors of the Association for Play Therapy , the governing body for play therapy in the United States, last October.

Snow, a UM counselor education professor, is a licensed professional counselor and a registered play therapist supervisor. This spring, she and CAPTI counselors will move the institute to a new facility at Insight Park at Ole Miss where they will significantly increase accessibility of play therapy sessions for children.

Sumrall Named Outstanding College Science Teacher

Science education professor Dr. Joe Sumrall is the recipient of the 2012 Outstanding College Science Teacher Award from the Mississippi Science Teachers Association.

The award is an annual, statewide honor. Sumrall was nominated by fellow UM education faculty and was chosen for his experience and service. He has previously served as the Mississippi Science and Engineering State Fair director and currently serves as a teacher mentor for high school science teachers across Mississippi.

Student of the Month: Angie Tracy

North Mississippi children at Okolona Elementary School and North Panola Junior High School may not know University of Mississippi senior Angie Tracy, but they have new reading materials this fall thanks to $3,000 in donations she helped obtain for the schools. Read More...