EPSY

Spring 2025 UConn ECE German Workshop

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On Tuesday, March 25th, we welcomed our ECE German instructors to the UConn Storrs Campus, in collaboration with our ECE Faculty Coordinator for German, Dr. Anke Finger.

Instructors were treated to a tour of UConn’s own William Benton Museum of Art, before a keynote address by Isabel Avens, a PhD candidate in German Studies with a graduate minor in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Cornell University. Avens also earned her M.A. in German Studies from the University of Connecticut!

Thank you to all who joined us for an exciting professional development experience.

German courses available through UConn Early College Experience.

Spring 2025 UConn ECE Educational Psychology Workshop

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On Wednesday, March 19th, our ECE Educational Psychology Instructors met virtually for their annual professional development, thanks to the efforts of our ECE Faculty Coordinator for EPSY, Dr. Joseph Madaus.

Instructors had the chance to connect with the Dean of the NEAG School of Education, Dr. Jason Irizarry, before our keynote discussion led by Jonathan Mooney: entrepreneur, activist, and author of The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal.

We encourage you to check out the link above for more information about Mooney’s journey to write his fascinating book.

Thank you to all who donated your time and energy to help make this an incredible opportunity for our instructors to connect and engage!

Educational Psychology courses available through UConn Early College Experience.

Spring 2024 UConn ECE Educational Psychology Workshop

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Spring 2024 UConn ECE Educational Psychology Workshop

On Wednesday, March 6th UConn Early College Experience, and the UConn ECE Faculty Coordinator from Educational Psychology, Prof. Joseph Madaus met with a group of 6 UConn ECE certified EPSY (Special Education) Instructors for a professional development workshop.

Instructors heard from author Terry Trueman, who spoke about his life and course text “Stuck in Neutral”. The book is about a teenage boy named Shawn who has cerebral palsy. Unable to communicate with the outside world and feeling trapped in his body, "Stuck in Neutral" explores Shawn's complicated relationship with his father.

After hearing from Terry the Instructors had a spirited discussion sharing ideas and resources that people are using in their courses.

UConn Education courses offered through ECE.

Spring 2023 UConn ECE Educational Psychology Workshop

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Spring 2023 UConn ECE EPSY Workshop

On Thursday, March 2nd, UConn Early College Experience, and the UConn ECE Faculty Coordinator for Educational Psychology, Prof. Joe Madaus met with certified EPSY 1100: Special Education Instructors for their annual professional development conference.

Dr. Jason Irizarry, Dean of the Neag School of Education welcomed the group and then Dr. Madaus spoke to the instructors about the courses they are teaching in their high schools. Later in the afternoon we were joined by Patricia Wood, author of “Lottery: A Novel”: who spoke to the group. This text is used in the EPSY 1100 course.

UConn Education courses offered through Early College Experience.

Spring 2022 UConn ECE EPSY (Special Education) Workshop

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Spring 2022 UConn ECE EPSY (Special Education) Workshop

On Tuesday, March 8th, UConn Early College Experience, and the UConn ECE Faculty Coordinator for Educational Psychology, Prof. Joe Madaus met with certified EPSY 1100: Special Education Instructors for their annual professional development conference.

Dr. Jason Irizarry, Dean of the Neag School of Education welcomed the group and then Dr. Madaus spoke to the instructors about the courses they are teaching in their high schools. Later in the afternoon we were joined by Jonathan Mooney, author of “The Short Bus: A Journey Beyond Normal” who spoke to the group which included a  group of EPSY 1100 Students from Erika Boutote’s classroom at Waterbury Career Academy. This text is used in the EPSY 1100 course.

UConn EPSY courses offered through ECE.