Gayle Andrews
- Professor and Department Head
Department of Educational Theory and Practice - Professor-in-Residence
Professional Development School District
Areas of Expertise
- middle grades school improvement
- social justice teacher education
- professional development schools
- equity-oriented oriented professional learning
- integrated curriculum
- critical service-learning
Interests
- middle grades school improvement
- social justice teacher education
- young adolescents
- critical service-learning
- school-university partnerships
- Integrating curriculum across disciplinary boundaries
Academic Affiliations
Education
- PhD in Social Foundations of Education, 1996
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - BSED in Secondary Social Studies Education, 1984
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Research Summary
My research focuses on strengthening middle grades education for young adolescents, those ages 9-15, including studying improvement efforts in policy and practice affecting middle grades schools; the professional learning of middle grades educators and the preparation of prospective middle grades teachers, specifically on-site in a professional development school; and the history and impact of progressive philosophies and related practices such as integrated curriculum, service-learning, and democratic teaching and learning.
Awards and Accolades
Award for Contributions to Career Development of UGA Students
University of Georgia, 2019
Award for Contributions to Career Development of UGA Students
University of Georgia, 2018
Award for Distinguished Service
National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, 2012
John H. Lounsbury Award for Distinguished Service (Highest AMLE award)
Association for Middle Level Education, 2011
Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
University of Georgia, 2009
Teaching Academy
University of Georgia, 2008
D. Keith Osborn Sr. Faculty Senate Award for Teaching Excellence
University of Georgia College of Education, 2008
Lilly Teaching Fellowship
University of Georgia