News: College of Education
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A quick comment by a UNLV professor changed the course of her life. Now back at UNLV as new Lincy Institute director of education, Martinez hopes to influence the lives of Nevada's children through her policy research.
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Education student Krystal LePriol explains how the Boys & Girls Club shifted her career plans, and why service learning brought new meaning to her college experience.
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Simon Keith got sick of being the "heart guy" and spent two decades trying to ignore his status as a transplant recipient. Then he got a reality check—and a new goal in life.
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On the court, UNLV alum Coach Dave Rice is rooting for the Runnin’ Rebels. Off the court, he’s championing another cause – autism awareness.
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Tips to avoid the holiday meltdown mode from The Practice, a mental health clinic on campus.
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As new technologies are being developed, new opportunities for educational resources are increasingly available to teachers and students. In his recent book, UNLV education professor Tom Bean lays out strategies for taking advantage of these resources and incorporating them into the classroom to help students achieve success in the technology age.
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Tony Sanchez, ’88 BA Political Science, receives association's top honors.
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The educational psychologist on keeping kids with behavioral disorders out of the special education classroom, her proudest moment, and the inspiration of Olympian Gabby Douglas.
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The education professor on making and solving life's problems with math, teaching in Las Vegas, and his poetic inspiration.
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Elementary teachers head to summer school to bone up on science.