Department of Educational Theory & Practice

Albany, NY (October 22, 2019) - Lijun Ni received two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) totaling more than $1.5 million to build capacity in K-12 schools to ensure that all students have an opportunity to learn computer science while in school. Ni, a faculty member in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice, will focus on building and enhancing professional learning communities of middle school and high school teachers to identify and scale best practices in teaching computer science. 

ALBANY, N.Y. (June 27, 2019) — Online education is becoming increasingly available and trusted by both employers and students, with many workers turning to it to advance their education and job prospects. Online courses, however, require self-regulation, and that often invites an impediment to learning success — procrastination.

Albany, NY (March 25, 2019)- The School of Education at the University at Albany, part of the State University of New York, continues to garner recognition as the top ranking public school of education in New York and #2 in the Northeast, according to the

UAlbany's online graduate programs in the School of Education are ranked 6th in the nation in U.S. News & World Report's recent standings of programs offering master’s degrees in education. The 2017 Best Online Graduate Education Programs ranking, up from 14th in 2016, also places the graduate programs first in New York State and throughout the Northeast.