Students are not all on the same playing field in the classroom. They come from different backgrounds, learn differently and therefore, especially when learning science, need teachers who support them through effective instructional approaches with culture as a starting point.
This approach is the foundation of the second edition of Teaching Science to Every Child by Dr. John Settlage, associate professor in science teacher education at the Neag School of Education. The textbook serves as a tool for educators to think about all learners, regardless of abilities or language, with strategies …

Reading a good book brings so much joy and comfort to so many people. Many of us fall asleep with a good book, explore new and old interests with a good book, and engage others in debate over the merits of and ideas in a book. For many of us, reading has been a lifelong passion. Reading constitutes the core of most of our studentsʼ academic lives at UConn, even though they may read differently than past generations – on their smartphones, iPads, or Kindles.
Earlier this year, President Susan Herbst …

Recent cheating scandals in schools across the U.S. have generated alarming national headlines. Connecticut’s own Waterbury Hopeville School is  under investigation for suspected educational misconduct during this year’s state mastery test.
Dr. Jason Stephens, an associate professor in the Neag School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, addressed academic integrity issues like these reported cases and provided insight on prevention strategies in his new book.
The text, Creating a Culture of Academic Integrity: A Tool Kit for Secondary Schools, examines Stephen’s research with co-author David B. Wangaard, E.D., from their three-year intervention …

Linda S. Pescatello recently published Exercise Genomics, the first book of its kind to provide an extensive look into the research development and expert opinion on genetics and genomics across a range of exercise-related traits, including exercise performance, health-related fitness and physical activity.
The book emphasizes the analyses and comprehension of researchers from around the world on the past, present and future of exercise genomics. Dr. Pescatello is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Human Performance Laboratory at UConn’s Neag School of Education.
“This book is important because how a …

Despite the rise in Latino population in the United States, academic achievement in schools is scarcely recognized among Latino youth. Dr. Jason G. Irizarry, an assistant professor of multicultural education in the Neag School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, analyzed this issue of underachievement in his recently published book, The Latinization of U.S. Schools: Successful Teaching and Learning in Shifting Cultural Contexts.
Dr. Irizarry’s inspiration came from a high school student of his, who told him on his first day that, “Latinos are not smart; we are just not …