News
UTeach Model Expands to Elementary Teacher Training
April 20, 2011 - Building on UTeach's experience, Hands-On-Science trains future elementary teachers in science content through inquiry and engages them early in the process of translating that training into teaching children.
National STEM Education Leaders To Be Featured at Annual Conference
March 9, 2011 - The UTeach Institute-NMSI Conference, being held May 24-26 in Austin, will feature leaders in STEM education, including Drs. Carl Wieman, Linda Rosen, Jere Confrey, and Alan Maloney.
TeachHOUSTON Featured in Local News
March 2, 2011 - teachHOUSTON and its students recently were featured in a video segment addressing teacher cutbacks in Texas.
UTeach Dallas Receives $500,000 Gift
March 2, 2011 - A $500,000 gift from the O'Donnell Foundation will support the UTeach Dallas endowment and provide flexibility to support scholarships, internships, and other aspects of the program.
Master Teachers From Across the Country Convene
February 15, 2011 - The UTeach Institute hosted a record number of master teachers at its annual master teacher retreat January 6-7, 2011 in Austin, TX.
teachHOUSTON Receives $1 Million Gift
February 7, 2011 - teachHOUSTON has received a $1 million gift, of which $250,000 will fund scholarships and $750,000 will go to an endowment for the program.
Georgia Releases RFP for UTeach Replication
January 26, 2011 - Up to three universities in Georgia will be selected to replicate UTeach as part of Race to the Top.
Obama Calls For Expansion of Effective Teacher Preparation Models for STEM Teachers.
January 26, 2011 - During his State of the Union speech, President Obama announced an initiative to train 100,000 new teachers in mathematics, science, technology, and engineering, or STEM subjects.
Congress Passes America Competes Reauthorization Act
January 6, 2011 - The recently passed America COMPETES act calls for funding UTeach replication at universities across the country.
Susan Riechert, VolsTeach Co-Director, Honored
December 14, 2010 - Susan Riechert, co-director of VolsTeach at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was recently honored with awards from both the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Tennessee Science Teachers Association.
MTSU Among Five New Physics Teacher Education Sites
November 4, 2010 - In addition to their recent UTeach replication initiative, Middle Tennessee State University has been awarded a grant to develop their physics teacher education program into a national model.
UTeach Arlington in the News
October 26, 2010 - Like the UTeach program at UT Austin, UTeach Arlington students observe and teach in schools beginning in their first semester in the program.
Featured Program: FSU-Teach at The Florida State University
October 21, 2010 - Once mature, FSU-Teach, a program modeled after UTeach at The Florida State University, is expected to graduate about 70 STEM teachers a year.
Shared Goals Bring Alumna and UTeach Dallas Together
September 23, 2010 - Melendy Lovett, president of Texas Instruments' worldwide Education Technology business and a 1982 alumna of The University of Texas at Dallas, has partnered with UTeach Dallas to provide a gift-in-kind of training and classroom technology.
UTeach Arlington Deals with Unexpected Enrollment
September 21, 2010 - At 96 students, UTeach Arlington's biggest problem is handling unanticipated interest in the new program.
Change the Equation Initiative Features UTeach
September 16, 2010 - The UTeach STEM teacher preparation program is among just seven programs being promoted by the newly-launched Change The Equation initiative.
UTeach Arlington Enrollment Exceeds Expectations
September 15, 2010 - UTeach Arlington is on its way to producing more secondary mathematics, science, and computer science teachers.
University of Texas at Tyler Awarded Noyce Grant
September 15, 2010 - The University of Texas at Tyler has been awarded a Noyce grant that will support UTeach students.
UTeach Dallas and Arlington in the News
September 8, 2010 - UTeach programs hope science emphasis will help overcome lagging interest and lower test scores.
What UTeach and the Current Replication Initiative Mean for the History of Science
August 13, 2010 - UTeach and the programs modeled on it offer a promising avenue for the expansion of the field of history of science.
