CLI earns grant to spark girls’ interest in STEM
The Children’s Learning Institute at McGovern Medical School has received a grant focused on sparking young girls’ interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) using a hands-on elementary afterschool program. The grant, “Breaking stereotypes through culturally relevant storytelling: Optimizing…
CLI receives Institute of Education Sciences grant
The Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) at McGovern Medical School has received a new grant from the Institute of Education Sciences focused on improving outcomes in schools with a focus on how to best support teachers and parents of young children…
Children’s Learning Institute undergoes leadership changes
After more than 17 years as the founding director of the Children’s Learning Institute at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth (CLI), Susan Landry, PhD, has stepped down, effective Aug. 31, 2020. April Crawford, PhD, and Tricia Zucker, PhD, associate professors…
Children’s Learning Institute offers online tutoring options
The Children’s Learning Institute has adapted its Academic Enrichment and Outreach (AERO) program to an online platform to offer year-round tutoring sessions. AERO provides early intervention to students who are at-risk or who are experiencing reading difficulties as well as…