Clifford McClain (Teaching & Learning) recently was honored by the Nevada Association of Career and Technical Education (NACTE) as Postsecondary Teacher of the Year at its annual conference at Lake Tahoe. This award was presented in recognition of his outstanding service, devotion, and leadership in career and technical education. While at the…

P.G. Schrader (Teaching & Learning) and MaryKay Orgill (Chemistry) were awarded $749,700 from the National Science Foundation for their grant proposal titled Cyber-Learning Activities to Scaffold STEM Practices (CLASSP). The grant will look at how innovative, cyber-enabled instructional methods can transform STEM education and increase…

Cynthia Kimball, Clifford McClain, and Howard Gordon (all Teaching & Learning) made a presentation, "A Methodological Approach to Autoethnography Research: Implications for Public Health," at the Nevada Public Health Association annual conference, Redefining Health: Strategies for Improving the Physical, Mental and Social Well-Being of All…

Clifford McClain, Cynthia Kimball, and Cindy Bezard (all Teaching & Learning) presented "A New Vision for ACTE Teacher-Leadership: Three Distinctive Perspectives" at the Nevada Association for Career and Technical Education at Lake Tahoe in July.

Travis Olson (Teaching & Learning) was featured in the latest edition of "Discoveries" newsletter. The article describes his use of software and web resources in teaching mathematics. The newsletter also describes his teacher professional development project that was funded through the Nevada collaborative teaching improvement program.

Dan Bubb (Academic Assessment), Gregory Schraw (Education), David James (Academic Programs), Barbara Brents (Sociology), Kyle Kaalberg (Teaching and Learning), Gwen Marchand (Educational Psychology), Penny Amy (Biology), and Ann Cammett (Law) recently published an article in Assessment Update, a publication that is widely read by assessment…

Abigail Hasberry (Teaching & Learning) was selected as one of UNLV's outstanding graduates for spring 2013. She was recognized during the May 19 commencement ceremony at which she received her doctoral degree.

Christine Clark (Department of Teaching and Learning) recently received the UNLV Graduate & Professional Student Association Outstanding Mentor Award. The award acknowledges faculty members who have demonstrated continued success in preparing graduate and professional students for academia. She also was featured on the cover of Convergence,…

Mildred McClain (Dental School), Frank Jones (Dental School), and Clifford McClain (Teaching and Learning) are coauthors of an article, "Increasing Dental Student Diversity Through the UNLV Dental Prospects Program," which appears in the Journal of Dental Education. Francis Curd of the School of Dental Medicine at Lake Erie College of…

Jane McCarthy (Teaching & Learning) received the Distinguished Member of the Association of Teacher Educators Award at the association's 2013 annual meeting in Atlanta. According to the association website, the recipient exemplifies the best of teacher education in the nation, which includes outstanding contributions to the association,…

Qingmin Shi (Teaching & Learning) received a 2012 Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) Merit Award. The award is given to up to three graduate and professional students each academic year who have proven themselves to be outstanding scholars in their fields.

Kyle Higgins (Educational & Clinical Studies) and Randy Boone (Teaching & Learning) edit Intervention in School and Clinic, one of the top academic journals in special education. The journal equips teachers and clinicians with hands-on tips, techniques, methods, and ideas for improving assessment, instruction, and management for…