Cato College of Education

The College of Education’s Urban Education Collaborative recently held its inaugural conference “Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education” at UNC Charlotte Center City.
This event, held in partnership with Sugar Creek Charter School, drew nearly 300 educators, students, community leaders and key stakeholders from across the nation. The three-day conference offered professional development, networking opportunities and a chance to discuss some of the most pressing issues related to urban communities.

Greg Wiggan, a faculty member in the College of Education, had the co-authored work “Following the Northern Star: Caribbean Identities and Education in North American Schools” released by Nova Publishers.

The UNC Charlotte Urban Education Collaborative has launched an online graduate student peer-reviewed journal entitled Urban Education Research and Policy Annuals.
This journal will highlight the research of graduate students from across the United States in the field of urban education. Doctoral candidates from the College of Education will manage the journal with oversight from Chance Lewis, Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education and director of the Urban Education Collaborative.

Pamela Shue, assistant professor in the Child and Family Development program in the College of Education, was awarded a UNC-China Technology Learning Grant by UNC General Administration. It will fund the development of a global understanding course focused on early childhood education in collaboration with partners at Beijing Normal University (BNU) in Beijing, China.  

Associate professor and child and family development program coordinator in the College of Education Suzanne Lamorey and her graduate students will meet with child care teachers and directors during a one-year period as part of a collaboration to provide interactive technology to young children.

UNC Charlotte has been awarded a $698,123 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program grant from the National Science Foundation to enhance the content expertise of 12 secondary education majors dedicated to pursuing careers as chemistry and physics teachers.