Feature Article
Overview
We have created a new layout for the CurryNet, or Curry's intranet. The CurryNet aims to provide faculty, staff and now, students, with a secure location for links to information and documents that are more appropriate on a secure Web site and not the main, public Web site. The student intranet, while looking very similar, does not contain the same information as the fauclty & staff CurryNet. Therefore, the information that should ONLY be shared between faculty and staff is secure.
New to the CurryNet
Perhaps the most significant addition to the CurryNet is one, all-inclusive Policies and Procedures page. This one Web page is designed with links to every Curry policy and many U.Va. policies that would be of interest to Curry faculty and staff. If there is something you'd like to see on it and don't, please contact audreybreen@virginia.edu with suggestions.
The second addition to the CurryNet is a student directory. We heard from many students over the summer about the lack of ability to find and contact students outside of their program area. Students will begin populating their information this month. So be sure to check back again in September.
Remember
The faculty and staff INTERNAL directory contains home addresses and spouse/partner information. This information is NOT available to students or the public.
Visit the ETO page for any questions you have for any kind of support. For quick technical assistant, fill out the form at the bottom right of the CurryNet homepage.
Upcoming Events
Save these dates! More details on each will be coming.
Friday, August 21 @ 9am-12noon & Monday, August 24: Curry School Orientation. Monday's orientation will conclude with the annual Kick-off Event at 4:00 pm. Click here for the full orientation schedule.
Tuesday, August 25: Classes Begin
Friday, August 28: Faculty Retreat at Glenmore Country Club
News at Curry
U.Va. Plays a Role in Education Reform
Written and originally posted by the Darden School of Business Office of Media Relations.
July 30, 2009--Secretary of Education Arne Duncan last week announced the administration’s "race to the top" education program, which provides the largest discretionary pot of funding for K-12 education reform in the history of the United States. One of the four major areas identified for the release of funds is for states and districts to turnaround low-performing schools. With the national spotlight on school turnarounds, the University of Virginia’s Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education last week for the sixth consecutive summer launched its two-year School Turnaround Specialist Program for a cohort of over 100 participants, the largest ever to enter the program. More.
U.Va.'s Curry School Receives $4 Million to Establish a Center for Adolescents
July 29, 2009 — The Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia has been awarded $4 million by Philip Morris USA, an Altria Company, to establish the Center for Positive Youth Development. The center is being created to design and evaluate school- and community-based programs intended to improve youths' health, well-being, civic engagement and academic achievement. More.
Curry Faculty Serve on Schools Panel for the City
July 28, 2009--Four members of the Curry faculty served on a panel on Wednesday evening, July 22 discussing best practices in the Charlottesville Public Schools. The topic focused on how to create a positive learning environment for students in the late elementary school years and middle school years--often thought of to be the most challenging time during a students schooling years. More.
Curry's PrimaryAccess Ranked in Inaugural List of 'Top 25 Web Sites for Teaching and Learning'
July 21, 2009 — PrimaryAccess, a Web-based tool created by the University of Virginia's Center for Technology and Teacher Education, which allows students to create short documentaries using a collection of more than 20,000 primary source images, has been recognized as one of 25 "Best Web Sites for Teaching and Learning." More.
Curry Partners with Charlottesville, Albemarle Schools to Implement $6 Million 'Safe Schools' Grant
July 23, 2009 — The University of Virginia's Curry School of Education is partnering with the Charlottesville and Albemarle County public school systems to implement a $6 million "Safe Schools/Healthy Students" grant from the U.S. departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice. The grant will support efforts in promoting healthy childhood development and preventing violence and substance abuse in schools. More.
Curry Partners with 3 Others on Successful EduStat Conference
July 21, 2009--The Curry School of Education at the University partnered with the Albemarle County Public Schools, SchoolNet, University-School Partnership to present EduStat University 2009, a national education leadership conference. This year's theme "Reimagining Education" drew educators, administrators, even graduate students to Monticello High School "to design solutions to support educators in preparing all students to excel in the digital and global economy." More.
Summer Writing Program for Teachers Celebrates 30 Years
July 20, 2009 — The Central Virginia Writing Project, housed at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education, wrapped up its 30th annual summer invitational institute for teachers Friday, July 17. The program features both a month-long program and a two-week advanced institute and emphasizes writing and teaching skills for the 21 participants who represent a range of grade levels, subject areas and teaching experience. More.
Curry and Art Museum help K-4 teachers make sense of art
July 16, 2009--When times are tough, budgets are tight, and lots of kids are having trouble with math and reading, why teach art? "Everybody gains something from art," said Melanie Owen, one of two Curry School of Education students collaborating on a project with the University of Virginia Art Museum. The project involves designing a series of lesson plans for elementary school pupils based on the museum's current exhibition, "Matisse, Picasso, and Modern Art in Paris." More.
The Impact of Curry's Summer Enrichment Program
July 13, 2009--Each year gifted and high ability students from all over the country and the world, for that matter, gather in Charlottesville for Curry's Summer Enrichment Program (SEP). The 2009 summer marks the 30th year of this residential program for rising 5th through 11th grade students. We at the Curry School are fortunate to hear the countless stories from the students about how their time at SEP benefited them. Here is one student's account of his experiences in the 2008 summer. More.
Op-Ed: Getting Real About Teaching
This Op-Ed by Dean Pianta was printed in the Monday, July 13, 2009 edition of the Virginian Pilot.
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Curry Faculty Member Receives Grant to Study Effect of Federal Stimulus on Science and Engineering Jobs
Sarah Turner, Curry School of Education Professor, has received a National Science Foundation grant to research the impact of federal stimulus dollars on hiring in science and engineering. The NSF announced on Friday that it will award $399,939 to U.Va. and the University of Michigan to "advance understanding of the impact of science investments." More.
Curry and Others at U.Va. Participate With National Alliance in Expanding Diversity Among Faculty
July 2, 2009 — The numbers are growing and will have a great impact over time. In an effort to attract more diverse students to graduate schools, the Leadership Alliance was created in 1992 at Brown University. It provides minority undergraduates a suite of programs offering mentoring, networking and funding for research opportunities. The alliance's 33 member colleges and universities – including historically black colleges – pay a fee to join and host students from other schools in the summer. The alliance provides summer stipends to the students and follows them through their doctoral careers. More.
Did you know?
Robert Berry, Dan Duke, Joe Garolfalo and Susan Mintz served on a panel for the Charlottesville City Schools to discuss creating positive learning environments for students in late elementary school through middle school.
Glen Bull, Patrick Meyer, Carol Tomlinson, Pam Tucker and Jim Wycoff served as facilitators during the EduStat conference in Charlottesville on July 21.
Jay Hertel's research on ankles was highlighted in the New York Times article "A Twisted Anckle Isn't Just a Simple Sprain."
Bob Pianta discusses how this tough job market impacts the teaching profession in the Richmond Times Dispatch article, "Apsiring teachers find job market toughter than expected."
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