University of Rochester : Warner School News

Warner Lands $1.25M to Improve Education for Children with Significant Disabilities

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Federal Grant Helps Tackle Critical Shortage of Teachers in Special Education

The demand for more special education teachers prepared to work with students with disabilities in high-need schools has plagued American school systems for years. This is especiall

Warner Awarded $1.2 Million to Support Informal Science Education

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Urban Girls, Future Science Teachers to Reap Benefits of NSF Grant for Science STARS

Science has relevance in every urban girl\'s life. It trickles in local drinking water. It settles in the soil of city neighborhoods, schoolyards, and parks. And, it tiptoes among urban wildlif

New Book Helps Educators Capitalize on Blogging in Science, Math Classrooms

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Blogs and other Web 2.0 technologies are rarely being used in schools in the powerful ways they are taken up outside of school—in ways that position learners as producers of their own knowledge. These radically different engagements in new media literacies are even more rare in science and

Film Showing, Discussion for Babies Looks at Contemporary Parenting Across Cultures

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Warner Presents First in a Film Series on Human Development Across the Lifespan

A public showing of the documentary film Babies will be offered through the University of Rochester\'s Warner School of Education on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Hoyt Auditorium on

Warner School Hosts Writing Workshop for Teachers

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Educators are invited to discover new innovative teaching strategies to help students develop as writers and enhance their own abilities as writers when the Genesee Valley Writing Project at the Warner School of Education offers a half-day workshop on Saturday, Oct. 15. The workshop is open to cl

Warner School's Fall Scandling Lecture Addresses Diversity, Equity in Education

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Nationally-known educator, literacy expert, and author Carol Lee will present the Fall 2011 Scandling Lecture at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, in Hoyt Auditorium on the University of Rochester\'s River Campus. Her lecture, \"Every Shut Eye Ain\'t Sleep: Culture, Cognition, and Human Develop

A $750K Boost for Math, Science Teacher Preparation

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Warner Receives NSF Grant for Scholarships and Program Support

Danielle Spartano, a math teacher at the Young Adult Evening High School, has always had a strong passion to teach. Sean Coffey, a biology teacher at John Marshall High School, was a college senior majoring in biolo

Summer Camp Connects Real World and Science Education

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Future Science Teachers Work Alongside Children to Investigate Water Quality Issues

Teachers Are Not the Only Ones Benefiting from Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Deborah Murray\'s students at Geneseo Elementary School are benefiting from their teacher\'s participation in the Genesee Valley Writing Project Summer Institute at the University of Rochester\'s Warner School of Education.

Murray recalls sharing a reflection piece that she wrote on he

Summer Institute Will Focus on Preparing Students with Disabilities for Life Beyond High School

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT

One of the most challenging times for students with disabilities and their families is when they must transition from high school to the real world. Families and professionals striving to make a smooth connection to successful college and career paths for young adults with disabilities can regist