.NCGE National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Rethinking Schools American Association of Geographers RGS-IBG Schools On Doing Justice to Black Mobility and Movement in the Classroom. Disseminating innovations of NEH Education K-12 summer institute held UTK Geography & Sustainability UT Arts & Sciences TPTE UTK @UTKCEHHS tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Mark your Calendar Sunbright School is hosting the Sunbright Resource Fair Thursday April 18th from 4-7pm on the Sunbright School Football Field. 🎪🤹‍♀️🎨🎡🍧🍕 #utkuacs #uacssunbright #uacspondgap #utknoxville #CommunitySchools

.National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) NCGE Check out published lessons plans & content from NEH Education K-12 institute "Role of Geographic Mobility in African American Freedom Struggle," held summer 2022 UTK Geography & Sustainability TPTE UTK Honored to co-organize w/Dr. Joshua Kenna tandfonline.com/toc/rget20/21/1

Congratulations to Dr. Deborah Reed! Her article, "High-Quality Formative Writing Assessment for Middle School Students in Tier 2 Literacy Interventions," published in "Learning Disabilities Research & Practice (LDRP)", recently received the prestigious Kirk Award.

Exciting news! Dr. Joy Bertling will be at the AERA annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA for a book signing of her best-selling release from Teachers College Press. If you can't make it to Philly, but are interested in the book, you can find it on amazon loom.ly/LrlHl6Y.

Many congratulations to our very own Dr. Frances Harper, Associate Professor of STEM Education, on receiving the 2024 Community Connector Award from The Muse, Knoxville @museknox, for her work in the community! Thank you, Muse!

Check out this new book co-edited by TPTE Assistant Professor, Dr. James Coda! The book, "Teaching Pride Forward...illuminates the importance of allies for LGBTQ+ students and colleagues by all individuals in English language teaching and beyond." a.co/d/cito4X6

Big congrats to Addie Davis, recipient of the Collette Fund Scholarship! Addie is a senior in our PreK-3 program. Way to go, Addie!

Congrats to the following Pre-K 3 Program students who received scholarships! From L to R: Carrie Ownby - See Beautiful Award recipient Fall '24 Makayla Kindle - See Beautiful Award recipient Spring '25 Ellie Harville - Porscha L Thomas Award recipient Fall '24

TPTE's Dr. Hill was at @utklibraries Tuesday pilot testing some VR software to use in her cutting edge study on leveraging VR simulation for ASL/English interpretation, education, and training, part of the inaugural Digital Project Cultivator Program. Super fun and fascinating!

Congrats, Dr. Reed! On October 17th, Dr. Deborah K. Reed was awarded the Floyd G. Hudson Outstanding Service Award. This award is presented by the Council for Learning Disabilities. buff.ly/4hqsgrn

Dr. Enilda Romero-Hall and Grad students, Wei Wang, Ashley King, and Yuexin (Jennifer) Duan, are back from a successful Learning Design and Technology conference where Dr. Romero-Hall delivered a keynote and LDT grad students showcased their work! Thanks, all!

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Attention Fine Arts students! Did you know that you can earn a Master's degree in Education in just *one year* after earning your BA or BFA in Art? Head to buff.ly/3ClTqjp for more info!

Looking for a spring '25 course that fulfills the Vol Core GCI requirement and meets online?! Look no further! IEC 330 is currently open - check it out ---> before seats fill! <--- and learn about educational pathways outside of the US, how to create global classrooms, and more!

Wishing you the best of luck on all your finals!

Congratulations, TPTE class of 2024! We are so proud of you!!! Where are you going from here?! Share with us in the comments, we would love to hear!

Big congrats to one of TPTE's former VolsTeach students, Megan Epley Henshaw, who was named Monroe County Schools 2025 Teacher of the Year for 9-12th grade! Way to go, Megan!!! We are SO honored and proud of our alumni!

Ellie Harville, a current PreK-3 Intern and Graduate Student, and was recently awarded a *scholarship* by the Knox County Retired Teachers' Association. Here she is being recognized at the recent awards ceremony and luncheon. CoNgrATs, Ellie! 🎉 🎉

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