WATSON COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
In December, 128 students earned degrees from the Watson College of Education, including 74 enrolled in graduate-level programs. Candace Thompson spoke at commencement, held Dec. 15 in Trask Coliseum. The Watson College held a reception for graduates and their families the evening before commencement, and WCE’s nine doctoral graduates were honored at a reception on Dec. 12 more...
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UNCW has received a $201,466 grant through the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program. Amy Garrett Dikkers and Jennifer Fernandez-Villa are co-directors on the grant, which has brought scholars from 20 different countries to UNCW this spring. UNCW announced the news in December. more...
The Watson College has received a $23,450 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation to support beginning teachers in Sampson County. The grant will enable WCE’s PDS Office to bring three full days of professional development to 50 professionals in their first and second years of teaching in spring 2019. more...
North Carolina continues to lead the nation with the most National Board certified teachers, and UNCW ranks 21st in the country with 854 NBCTs. UNCW is also ranked 8th in the nation on the U.S. News & World Report list of “2019 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs.” more...
Carmen Sidbury, director of UNCW’s Center for Education in STEM, has been named an honorary chair for Million Women Mentors – North Carolina, an organization that promotes STEM activities and mentoring for girls and young women. The appointment was announced in January. more...
UNCW opened Wilmington’s first K-8 year-round public school at D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy in July 2018. Enrollment for the 2019-20 school year is now underway, and the Watson College is proud to share a new video created by UNCW’s media production team to promote the school to prospective students and families. more...
A UNCW-led grant team is collaborating with educators in Pakistan on a project called “Innovating and Designing Engaged Applications in STEM.” In December, the team traveled to Pakistan to provide professional development workshops designed to enhance middle grades STEM education in 20 middle schools. The trip was the culmination of months of collaboration that included a review of Punjab curriculum and work to align it with project-based learning activities. more...
Becky Walker, instructor in WCE’s Betty Holden Stike Education Laboratory, is the 2018 recipient of the Robert E. Tyndall Service Award. The award was presented at the Watson College holiday luncheon on January 10. more...
The Watson College is pleased to announce three $5,000 Hattie M. Strong scholarships have been awarded to WCE interns for the spring 2019 semester. Please join us in congratulating Alexis Carter, Alixandria Moore and Anna Romspert! more...
UNCW’s STEM Learning Cooperative and STEM SENC will be featured at the Reconnect Rural and Urban Forum, presented by NC State University’s Institute for Emerging Issues. The event will be held at the Raleigh Marriott City Center on February 11. more...
WCE’s CESTEM will host the 2019 Southeast Regional Science and Engineering Fair on Feb. 16. Nearly 150 students from 11 counties will participate in the event, which will be held at the Watson College. The event is free and open to the public. more...
The 2019 Wilmington Regional Science Olympiad will be held at Trask Coliseum on the UNCW campus on March 10. WCE’s CESTEM coordinates the annual event in partnership with schools and campus and community volunteers, Nearly 1,000 students will participate in the event, which is free and open to the public. more...
Join us at the Regional Eggs & Issues Breakfast to learn about the most pressing education issues facing North Carolina that will drive policy debate in the upcoming legislative session, and how these issues will affect Southeastern North Carolina. The event will be held at UNCW’s Warwick Center. Registration is now open. more...
Join us on March 21 to learn more about Graduate Programs offered by the Watson College! Meet program coordinators, graduate assistants and current students from our graduate programs. Watson is proud to offer doctoral and master degree programs, in addition to education add-on licensure programs and certificates in post-baccalaureate and post-master’s studies. more...
Do you know someone who wants to be a teacher? The Watson College will host two preview events this spring for high school and transfer students. Parents are welcome too! Preview Days are a great opportunity to learn about our programs and meet faculty and current students. Registration is open. more...
Come join UNCW for our ChangeMakers event for the 2019 NC Science Festival! We will provide opportunities for young people to explore maker technology as part of the Maker Movement, to become dream makers. The event is free and registration is open. more...
A renewed commitment to public schools and rural challenges are high on the Public School Forum of North Carolina’s list of the top 10 education issues for 2019. The list was presented at the Forum’s Eggs & Issues Breakfast in Raleigh on Jan. 23. Watson College Dean Van Dempsey and Ed Lab Director Brian Brinkley joined more than 250 business, education and government leaders at the event. more...
In a recent op-ed, Leslie Boney discussed North Carolina’s “rural-urban divide,” an upcoming conference presented by NC State’s Institute for Emerging Issues called “Reconnect Rural and Urban,” and the work of STEM SENC, one of five “points of light” that will be featured at the conference. Boney is director of N.C. State’s Institute for Emerging Issues. more...
WCE’s Professional Experiences Office coordinates applied learning experiences for Watson College students in area schools. In fall 2018, the PET team partnered with WCE’s PDS site coordinators and teachers to re-structure 87 internships and 2,246 field placement schedules for students after Hurricane Florence caused the widespread closure of schools. more...
WCE’s Professional Development System office held a job fair for graduating seniors on Dec. 10. Eleven district and school partners participated in the event, held in the atrium of the Education building. more...
WCE offers an international internship at Maynooth University in Ireland for students enrolled in graduate programs in higher education. Eight students participated in the program in fall 2018. In December, the students joined faculty members Andrew Ryder and James DeVita to share information about their experiences. more...
CESTEM welcomed 150 teachers to a PreK-12 STEM Education Conference, themed “STEM for all: It Begins with Teachers” on Jan. 4. The annual event, held in partnership with the North Carolina Science, Mathematics and Technology Center, brings STEM leaders and teachers together to promote STEM education in the region. more...
Brandy Elbinger, Instructional Systems Specialist at Camp Lejeune Schools, is the recipient of the fall 2018 Roy E. Harkin award. The award is presented each semester to an outstanding WCE PDS partnership teacher or site coordinator. more...
UNCW’s MarineQuest introduced their new Turtle Trash Collectors program to students in area elementary schools in January. The 2TC program, funded by the NOAA Marine Debris Program, is designed to teach children the importance of keeping beaches and oceans clean. more...
Eleven AIG students at Bradley Creek Elementary School designed robotics games for young children last fall in a program offered by Christy Howe in partnership with Amy Moody. In January, the fourth and fifth graders visited the Watson College to share their work with teachers at the P-12 STEM Education Conference. The school has also used robots to engage second graders in art and reading. more...
Forty-six teams from Southeastern North Carolina, Charlotte and Pembroke participated in the 2019 Regional Competition, hosted by CESTEM. The competition took place at the Dinah E. Gore Aquatics Center on the campus of Brunswick Community College on January 19. more...
Forty students from eight public and private middle schools in New Hanover County participated in an art exhibit and juried art show at Morning Glory Coffee House, held Nov. 29 to Dec. 8. Janna Robertson coordinated the event in partnership with Morning Glory owner Tim Kenny, local artist Will Balance and area art teachers. more...
Youth Programs has opened registration for spring weekend programs for MarineQuest and Engineering Expectations. MarineQuest and UNCW’s Junior Seahawk Academy have also opened registration for summer 2019 programs. more...
Chris Gordon earned his Ed.D. from the Watson College in December. At the time his peers were receiving their doctoral degrees in Trask Coliseum, Chris was flying to Pakistan as a member of the UNCW IDEA-STEM grant team. Please join us in congratulating Chris on his Ed.D. and commitment to global STEM education! more...
The Watson College is pleased to share photos from the reception for fall 2018 graduates and their families. The event was held December 14 at the Watson College. more...
WCE’s Department of Educational Leadership hosted a reception to honor WCE’s nine doctoral graduates on Dec. 12. UNCW Chancellor Jose V. Sartarelli, and UNCW Graduate School Interim Dean Carol McNulty joined Watson College Dean Van Dempsey, WCE faculty, graduates and their families at the event. more...
