University of Rochester : Warner School News

Educational Policy Expert Receives Urban School Improvement Research Grant

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Educational policy expert Kara Finnigan, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Rochester's Warner School of Education, has been awarded a grant from the William T. Grant Foundation with her colleague Alan Daly, an assistant professor at the

Warner and Eastman Teacher Education Programs Awarded NCATE Reaccreditation

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

An ongoing commitment to the highest quality in the preparation of teachers and other school personnel has earned the University of Rochester reaccreditation from the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the organization responsible for professional accreditation of te

Baby Einstein Controversy: Warner Professor Offers Healthy Language Learning Alternatives for Young Children

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Baby Einstein videos have become a staple in many American households until recently when the Walt Disney Company decided to refund the product, acknowledging that these ever-popular videos were not intended to be educational or promote better brain development among young children.

City Teens Go Green as Part of the 2009 Science STARS Afterschool Program

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Program Enriches Girls\' Understanding of Science, Environmental Issues

The future is looking a little \"greener\" as more than 65 middle school girls are learning how to use science to make the world a better place. Seventh- through ninth-grade girls from Wilson Foundati

Warner School to Host Public Forum on Latino Youth in Urban Schools

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester is hosting another in a series of public forums on urban education�this time focusing on Latino youth in urban schools�from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12 in Dewey Hall, Room 1-101, on the University of Rochester\'s River Campus.<

Uebbing Receives NYS Council of School Superintendents' Highest Award

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Professor, Retired Superintendent Earns 2009 Distinguished Service Award

The New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCSS) will honor veteran school leader Stephen Uebbing, an associate professor in educational leadership at the University of Rochester's Warner School

City Students 'Get Real' About the Science of Beach Closings in Rochester

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Budding Scientists Investigate, Test Water Quality as Part of Free Environmental Camp

Thirty one Rochester middle school students, primed with secchi disks, chest-high hip waders, and GPS units, will get their feet wet this summer as they venture into the murky waters of Ontario

Summer Institute on Catholic Education Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

2009 Program Reflects on the History and Future of Catholic Schools

For the past twenty years, the Summer Institute on Catholic Education, sponsored by the University of Rochester\'s Warner School of Education, has presented educators not only with thoughtful discussions on the eme

Warner School Student Receives Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Bosnia, Herzegovina

Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Warner School master's student Clare Zuraw has been named a 2009-10 Fulbright Teaching Assistant to teach English as a foreign language in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She will spend the academic year, which runs from October to June, at the University of Banja Luka working with Bosnian college studen

Rochester Film Premiere of The Key of G Explores the Relationship Between a Young Man with Severe Disabilities and His Artist and Musician Caregivers

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Institute for Innovation Transition, a collaboration of the Golisano Foundation and the University of Rochester, will showcase The Key of G, an award-winning documentary about a disabled man\'s transition into adulthood, at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 11, at the Dryden Theatre at George East