Tag: education
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It’s Plainer to an Explainer
By Jessica Sinn, Life & Letters Magazine Asking children to come up with explanations — even to themselves — enhances their cause-and-effect learning abilities, according to new research by Cristine Legare, associate professor of psychology. The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, shows that young children who come up with explanations while learning are able to…
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Making the Grade: Strategies for Improving education systems in America
By Jessica Sinn, Life & Letters Magazine Few dispute the value of education, but discussions about how our nation should improve it are becoming more intense and polarized. Of all the competing arguments—more technology, smaller classrooms, improved teacher training, universal pre-kindergarten—most people would agree that America’s education system needs to improve, and soon. According to recent…
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Green is the New Burnt Orange at UT Elementary
School gardening program preps Little Longhorns and Their Families for Healthy Living By Jessica Sinn • August 1, 2018 Just around the corner from the University Elementary School cafeteria, a class of second-graders is sitting on tree stump chairs and watching their teacher point to sketches of plants on a handheld white board. “Alright! Now I want you all to…
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2019 Black Student-Athlete Summit Recap
By Jessica Sinn • January 28, 2019 More than 400 people from colleges and schools across the country came to The University of Texas at Austin to attend the fifth annual Black Student-Athlete Summit held Jan. 9-11 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center. Attendees included professional athletes, athletic directors, coaches, professors and mental health professionals—all of whom play…
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Mission Moments: Kate Biberdorf
By Jessica Sinn • July 14, 2016 Like the explosive chemical reactions in her “Chemistry Circus” demonstrations, Dr. Kate Biberdorf is a force to be reckoned with. Dressed in goggles and a blue fire-retardant lab coat, she’s constantly moving around in a blur from one experiment to the next, showing students the wonders of science. Whether they’re making…
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Celebrating Pride Month
Meet Lisa Moore, director of the LGBTQ Studies Program and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights By Jessica Sinn • June 27, 2022 Lisa Moore came to UT Austin by way of Calgary, Canada, where her family had a cattle farm amidst the stunning backdrop of the Canadian Rockies. After earning her Ph.D. in English and a minor in Women’s…
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The Power of Community and Connection
Meet several members of the new Texas McNair Graduate Association By Jessica Sinn • March 28, 2023 During the height of the pandemic—a stressful time of isolation and disconnect for many members of the Longhorn community—Dr. Eric Dieter, executive director in the Longhorn Center for Academic Equity (LCAE), reached out to some graduate students to see about starting…
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Dr. Dustin Tahmahkera: Examining Representations of Native People in Pop Culture
By Jessica Sinn • January 25, 2016 Dr. Tahmahkera, a citizen of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, examines how native people are represented in music, television, film and online. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies and the author of Tribal Television: Viewing Native People in Sitcoms (University of North Carolina Pres, 2014). We caught…
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Where Are They Now? Meet several outstanding DDCE grad student alums
Over the past 10 years, the DDCE has sponsored more than 120 graduate students. During their time in the division, they worked with mentors and took advantage of professional development opportunities to prepare for their future careers. We caught up with a few outstanding alums to learn more about their good work and how they…
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The People of DDCE: Yulanda McCarty-Harris
By Jessica Sinn • September 6, 2017 Based on her own experiences as a reporter, lawyer, marathon runner and university-wide equity and inclusion leader, Yulanda McCarty-Harris offers some valuable career advice for students. “Diversify your resume,” she says. “It’s the best way to create a niche for yourself that others may not have.” True to her own words,…
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