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04/02/12

Here, you will find the list of Curry School presenters and a schedule of the presentations made by Curry School faculty, staff and students. ... read more

03/05/12

University of Virginia faculty, research scientists, and graduate students associated with CASTL will be heading to Washington DC this week for the spring 2012 SREE conference. ... read more

02/09/12

A presentation in the CLIC will focus on emotional intelligence research and its implications for the classroom. ... read more

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Articles


04/05/12

At-Risk Kids Have Fun Exercising Fine Motor Skills

Instructor Stephanie Maggio had not anticipated that the first graders in her group had never seen Legos® before. The few children who had seen Play-doh modeling compound

03/01/12

Turning the Tide of Conversational Practice

Research Focuses on Changing Conversation Patterns in Preschool Classrooms

02/16/12

Curry awarded with grant to build website for student veterans

$5,000 grant funds online resource, helps former service member students’ University assimilation

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Press Releases


11/29/11

Dean Pianta Authors Report on Improving Teacher Effectiveness

"We have a problem." This is the opening statement of a new report authored by Curry's dean, Bob Pianta. that finds the majority of teacher professional development options are ineffective.

11/28/11

Curry Faculty Win Grant to Study Latino Preschoolers’ Language Acquisition

Amanda Kibler and Natalia Palacios, assistant professors in the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education, have received a grant for their work on language development in Latino preschoolers.

11/15/11

Students’ Out-of-School-Time Science Projects Lead to Interest in Science and Math Careers

Science clubs, camps and competitions, reading and watching science fiction and nonfiction – students who engage in such out-of-school-time activities are more likely to have an interest in STEM careers in college.

08/18/11

Curry Study Finds Secondary Teacher Coaching Program Improves Student Test Scores

Coaching middle and high school teachers to enhance the quality of their interactions with students leads to significant gains in students' end-of-school-year achievement test scores, according to a study by researchers at the University of

08/08/11

Bullying May Contribute To Lower Test Scores, Curry Researchers Find

Students at Virginia high schools in which they report a high rate of bullying post significantly lower scores on standardized tests required for graduation.

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