News & Updates
February 6th, doctoral students Kristin Sinclair (Special Education), Jennifer Merry (Curriculum and Instruction), and Laura Price (Curriculum and Instruction) presented the preliminary results of the center’s Community Inquiry Study in a poster session at the NC CEC conference at NC State University. The study was led by Dr. Kristen Beach and conducted by Dr. Adrianna […]
Dr. Ya-yu Lo, faculty in Special Education and Child Development, and Morgan Nichols, her doctoral advisee, have both been recognized by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) for their work in the field of emotional and behavioral health. Lo received the North Carolina CEC Distinguished Service Award for the Division of Emotional and Behavioral Health […]
The UNC Charlotte Reads program entered its fourth year with ongoing support from the Belk Foundation. Drs. Corinne Kingsbery and Erin Washburn along with coaches Thomas Connors and Laytora Dash trained and provided boots-on-the-ground support to 28 COED teacher candidates as they provided explicit, systematic reading instruction to 34 K-5 students at Hornets Nest and […]
In fall 2024, 24 teacher candidates (TCs) from the Elementary Education program participated in the Niner University Elementary (NUE) School Cohort. As part of the cohort, TCs take four of their five classes onsite and complete their clinical hours at NUE. Of these 24 TCs, 22 were enrolled in the early reading methods class, READ […]
The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) recently announced its inaugural class of Sound Science Fellows, a cohort of scholars and researchers dedicated to “addressing the ongoing challenges faced by teachers as they navigate issues such as scientific misinformation, evolving educational standards, and societal resistance to critical scientific topics.” Among the seven in this groundbreaking […]
AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) awarded the 2025 Best Practice Award in Support of Global and International Perspectives to Cato College’s Department of Reading and Elementary Education, represented by Dr. Erik Byker and Dr. Adriana Medina. This award recognizes exemplary practice in the intercultural, global, cross-cultural, and international arenas and is overseen […]
UNC Charlotte’s Cato College of Education has been recognized as one of the nation’s top 10 programs in online graduate education, tying for the No. 9 spot on U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Online Master’s in Education rankings, released Jan. 21. This represents an increase of fourteen places from 2024 and marks the […]
For 31 years and counting, Cato College has been one of the homes to the North Carolina Principal Fellows Program (NCPFP), and the UNC System recently awarded the college over $4.5 million to continue that tradition for another six years. NCPFP received 11 applications for grants that will be funded from Fiscal Year 2026 to […]
“Educators don’t like to brag on themselves.” Whether the educators of today among our faculty or those of tomorrow like our students, this statement rings true throughout Cato College of Education. Quietly, they have moved into a role of servant leadership and tireless dedication, exemplifying how great things are happening at Charlotte. As Professor & […]
The UNC Charlotte Reads program entered its fourth year with ongoing support from the Belk Foundation. Drs. Corinne Kingsbery and Erin Washburn along with coaches Thomas Connors and Laytora Dash trained and provided boots-on-the-ground support to 28 COED teacher candidates as they provided explicit, systematic reading instruction to 34 K-5 students at Hornets Nest and […]
You would never catch Star Watson unprepared. Teacher briefcase packed for every potential situation, a “we’re gonna work through it” attitude, and a Charlotte green blazer that clearly meant business, she was ready for whatever the day might bring, and ready to share her why.
As Carley Mittag walked through Mebane Hall, she couldn’t go anywhere without being stopped. Peers and professors alike paused to express how thrilled they were to see her…
Cato College of Education faculty members Dr. Michelle Stephan (Department of Middle, Secondary and K12 Education), Dr. David Pugalee (Center for STEM Education), and Dr. Daniel Alston (Department of Reading and Elementary Education ), along with UNC Charlotte colleagues Dr. Kathy Asala (Department of Chemistry) and Dr. Marlon Mejias (Department of Software and Information Systems) were […]
The Cato College of Education is proud to present its 2024 Awards for Excellence to several outstanding faculty, staff, and graduates. Click the hyperlinks to learn more about each recipient. Clinical Educator – Spring 2024 sinokia Lee Campbell The Cato College of Education Clinical Educator Award annually recognizes a P-12 teacher who serves as a […]
Education majors Teresa Do and Makayla Dockery were raised on opposite sides of the country, but they discovered common ground and forged a fast friendship as student teachers at Harris Road Middle School. Now they will begin their careers together. Do, a native of Santa Clara, California, and Dockery, from Norwood, North Carolina, were acquainted […]
Details are like flowers to our tree,” explains UNC Charlotte senior Caitlin McGennis to a class of third graders. For emphasis, she glides her arms open. Smiling students are sitting in front of McGennis at Berewick Elementary School, located in south Charlotte. Curiosity and enthusiasm, characteristic of great elementary school classrooms, simmer. But there is […]
The Cato College of Education’s (CCOED) Daniel Maxwell is the recipient of the 2024 Higher Education Professional to Watch Award from the North Carolina Association for Middle Level Education. Maxwell is a lecturer and university supervisor in the Office of School and Community Partnerships (OSCP) and the Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education. As […]
The Cato College of Education welcomes Dr. Angela Preston to UNC Charlotte as the director of the Mebane Early Literacy Center. Preston began her career as a special educator in the North Carolina public school system and is dedicated to advancing the field of early literacy through forward-thinking teacher preparation. Preston’s career progressed from teaching […]