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Professional Development Wednesdays – Peggy McCardle

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When:
October 2, 2013 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Location:
Main Campus - College of Education
Room: COE 1030
Contact:
MAILTO:wegreene@gsu.edu

Event Description:
Peggy McCardle, founder of Peggy McCardle Consulting, LLC, will give a presentation entitled, “The Importance of Education Research: A Strategic Approach to Apparent National Priorities,” on Oct. 2 as part of the Professional Development Wednesdays Speaker Series.

McCardle previously served as chief of the Child Development and Behavior branch at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), U.S. National Institutes of Health, and directed the organization’s Language, Bilingualism, and Biliteracy program. She has been a classroom teacher, speech-language pathologist, and has held faculty positions at South Carolina State College, the University of Mississippi, the University of Maryland and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.

The speaker series is coordinated by Susan Ogletree through the Educational Research Bureau and in collaboration with Joyce Many, associate dean of undergraduate studies and educator preparation; Steve Harmon, chair of the Learning Technologies Division; and with input from College of Education Interim Dean Paul Alberto and chairs of the College of Education’s six departments.

This Research Wednesdays presentation will begin at 12 p.m. in the Forum (College of Education room 1030). A light lunch will be served to those who RSVP to Erin Whitney in the COE’s Educational Research Bureau at 404-413-8090 or ewhitney@gsu.edu.

Contact Information:
Email: wegreene@gsu.edu

Location Information:
Main Campus – College of Education
Room: COE 1030