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	<description>From the David O. McKay School of Education</description>
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		<title>Janice Smith</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alumni Spotlights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Increasingly widespread use of technology makes computer classes a greater priority in public schools. Knowing how to use computer software, type quickly, and maneuver the Internet are necessary skills to be a successful student and eventually a desirable employee. McKay School alumna Janice Smith teaches elementary students these vital skills.
Janice graduated from BYU’s School of Education in 1984 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. Since graduation she has worked ...]]></description>
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		<title>Gary Arnoldson talks about the sweet service of missionary work at BYU Devotional</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[McKay School in the News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Students and faculty filled the JSB Auditorium to hear Gary Arnoldson, controller at the David O. McKay School of Education, speak at the Devotional Tuesday, May 14.

Arnoldson explained that one of his favorite candies is M&#38;M’s and his favorite topic is missionary work so he entitled his remarks, “M&#38;M’s of Missionary Minded Members.”
To read more about Arnoldson&#8217;s devotional, visit the Universe&#8217;s website.
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		<title>Can Someone Watch my Kid for an Hour?</title>
		<link>http://education.byu.edu/news/2013/05/15/can-someone-watch-my-kid-for-an-hour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McKay School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tina Dyches]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“In these cases, a typical babysitter isn’t going to cut it,” said Tina Dyches. Dyches, a member of the McKay School Counseling Psychology &#38; Special Education faculty, continued “You can’t tell your typical babysitter ‘my child might not respond when you talk, my child might try to hit you, my child might run away.’ Very few fourteen-year old babysitters are going to be able to handle that.” This is the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Education Research Aims to Improve School Performance</title>
		<link>http://education.byu.edu/news/2013/05/15/education-research-aims-to-improve-school-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ryan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Educational Inquiry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IP&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Sudweeks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Professions have various ways of measuring success: for example, performance of a product or recovery rate from a medication or treatment. In the field of education measures of effectiveness can take many forms, and a variety of studies may be required to understand the success of an educational program. Dr. Richard Sudweeks, the BYU professor who heads the PhD program in Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation for the McKay School ...]]></description>
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		<title>Mentored Research Conference</title>
		<link>http://education.byu.edu/news/2013/05/15/mentored-research-conference-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:56:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Collaboration fuels and supports effective research. Products of student-faculty collaboration are showcased in the annual Mentored Research Conference, which brings together McKay School students and faculty to conduct and display their scholarly work. 
Every year, McKay School students work with research advisors in their departments, and student and advisor decide on an area of research together. For example, Department of Communication Disorders (ComD) students Courtney Morris, Rebecca Mansfield, and Emily Gibbons ...]]></description>
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		<title>Acclaimed Educator Draws Principals Back to Basics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ryan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BYU Public School Partnership]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mike Mattos]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching success might not lie in flashy new technologies or techniques, according to Mike Mattos, internationally renowned education practitioner and presenter. Instead, he advised educators to return to the foundational principles underlying their curricula in order to most effectively prepare their students for the future.
Mattos was recently featured at the Principals Academy Workshop, sponsored by The Center for the Improvement of Teacher Education and Schooling (CITES). Established in 2002, Principals ...]]></description>
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		<title>McKay School Alumnus Appointed Acting Director of OET</title>
		<link>http://education.byu.edu/news/2013/05/15/mckay-school-alumnus-appointed-acting-director-of-oet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IP&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[McKay School of Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office of Educational Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Culatta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[McKay School alumnus Richard Culatta has recently been appointed as the Acting Director of the Office of Educational Technology (OET) by the U.S. Department of Education. As acting director, Culatta is responsible for “leveraging open data to create personalized learning experiences for all students and promoting increased connectivity to improve access to education and make college more affordable.” Culatta also uses this position to support entrepreneurs in education through programs ...]]></description>
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		<title>There’s a New Playground in Town</title>
		<link>http://education.byu.edu/news/2013/05/15/theres-a-new-playground-in-town/</link>
		<comments>http://education.byu.edu/news/2013/05/15/theres-a-new-playground-in-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interactive Playground]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IP&T]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PlaySpace Designs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Teachers worry not only about their students’ education, but also about the children’s health. Increasing popularity of video and computer games has kept children indoors and reduced their physical activity. However, a new form of interactive playground has encouraged students to venture back outdoors and engage in a new kind of activity. Heather Francis from PlaySpace Designs presented to Instructional Psychology and Technology students on innovative ways her company has ...]]></description>
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		<title>A Passion and Talent for Art</title>
		<link>http://education.byu.edu/news/2013/05/14/a-passion-and-talent-for-art/</link>
		<comments>http://education.byu.edu/news/2013/05/14/a-passion-and-talent-for-art/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brenda Young]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Criag Hansen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outstanding Art Student of the Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Springville Museum of Art]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Brenda Young&#8217;s real passion for art started when she received an easel for Christmas when she was 11 years old and started taking art classes in school. This year, our of 916 entries, her piece Obsessions, won her the David O. McKay School of Education&#8217;s Outstanding Art Student of the Year award. The competition was part of the 41st Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show, sponsored by the Springville Museum of Art.
Young ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of One</title>
		<link>http://education.byu.edu/news/2013/05/14/the-power-of-one/</link>
		<comments>http://education.byu.edu/news/2013/05/14/the-power-of-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ryan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BYU SCEC Chapter President]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CEC Student of the Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chloe Palethorpe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Katie Steed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I was walking down the hall in the McKay building, I was startled as a brightly dressed girl walked up to a student in front of me and handed the student a can of soda with a note on it. She simply said to the student, “You look like you could use a soda” and walked away. I later learned that this random act of generosity was one of ...]]></description>
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