Spring 2009 Events

March 11 Wed
"Designs for Collective Cognitive Responsibility in Knowledge-Building Communities"
Dr. Jianwei Zhang, Dept of Educational Theory and Practice
12:00pm – 1:00pm, ED 335

March 18 Wed
“Unpacking the Idea of School-Family-Community Partnership”
Dr. Hal Lawson, Dept of Educational Administration
11:30am – 1:00pm, ED 335

April 1 Wed
Roundtable: TBD
Robin Akawi
12:00pm – 1:00pm, ED 335

April 15 Wed
“Propensity Score Analysis”
Dr. Robert Pruzek, Div of Educational Psychology
11:30am – 1:00pm, ED 335

April 29 Wed
TBD
Dr. David Yun Dai, Div of Educational Psychology
11:30am – 1:00pm, ED 335

May 6 Wed
8th Annual Educational Psychology Poster Session
Guest speaker: Dr. Danielle Kassow
11:30am – 1:00pm, ED 335

Dr. Dai News Feature

Dr. David Yun Dai, a division faculty, is featured at the home page of UAlbany Web site for his study in China as a Fullbright Scholar.

The UAlbany news story states that "Dr. Dai is conducting teacher surveys on inquiry-based learning in China as part of the country's educational reform efforts. Dai, an associate professor in the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, will meet with more than 50 senior high school principals who are pioneering a new round of curriculum reform in China. Dai will share his experiences and perspectives on U.S. education reform, as well as discuss implementation, obstacles and other potential issues."

Full story can be found at http://www.albany.edu/news/release_4973.php?WT.svl=image