Tag: education

Sociology major puts a fresh spin on service

UMW grad student gives community families hands-on science education.

Lauren Puglia applies lessons learned in her classroom.

Professor Teresa Coffman shows her education graduate students how to integrate technology into the classroom.

Passion plus creativity equals great teaching for one UMW grad.

College of Education students tutor area children — and collect textbooks for a good cause.

Innovative 3-D print lab teaches the basics of circuitry while inspiring creativity.

Grades aren’t foremost on the mind of Laurie Abeel. The College of Education associate professor focuses more on the journey for her graduate-level students. “My approach in every single class deals with growth, not grades,” said Abeel, who teaches gifted education courses. “I’m more concerned with ‘do they understand what I’m trying to teach’ and […]

When Laura Johnson ’12 registered for classes for her last undergraduate semester at the University of Mary Washington, she added one that wasn’t required—the Play Lab, an education course that gives students hands-on experience working with disabled students. Johnson, who majored in historic preservation and elementary education with a focus in museum studies, thought the […]