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Updated 5/2/12

• The Watson College's grant efforts focus on obtaining funding for collaborative initiatives that address P-16 needs of the schools in the southeastern region.
• Funded grants totaled more than $990,000 during the 2009-10 academic year.
• The Watson College is a host site for the North Carolina Teaching Fellows and Principal Fellows programs.
• The Watson College's national award-winning Professional Development System (PDS) serves 12 school districts and one charter school, providing professional development opportunities for 117 schools and more than 1,400 P-12 teachers. Partnership schools include the Cape Fear Center for Inquiry; Whiteville City, Clinton City and Camp Lejeune schools; Roger Bacon Academy; and the Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Duplin, Jones, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender and Sampson county school systems.
• The 19th annual Razor Walker Awards honored four North Carolinians and two agencies for their efforts to improve the quality of life for children and youth in the state.
• During the 2009-10 academic year, Watson College faculty published 76 book chapters or journal articles and 15 books or monographs, edited 79 books, developed fi ve digital programs or applications, began marketing an educational game and made 185 presentations at international, national, regional and state conferences.
• The Watson College of Education is the national host site for CREATE (the Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation). CREATE moved to UNCW from Western Michigan University this past year. The nationally recognized organization hosts the annual National Evaluation Institute, which is attended by hundreds of educators from across the nation.
• The Watson College has been rated "exemplary" by the State Board of Education. Only seven out of 47 North Carolina teacher education programs received this honor.
• The passing rate for Watson College graduates on the Praxis II Specialty Area Tests required for licensure is 98 percent.
• The Watson College is the fourth largest producer of teachers at the undergraduate level in the state of North Carolina.
• Forty-two educator preparation and licensure programs are offered by the Watson College at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• The Education Building at UNCW is not only beautiful and unique, it also is known for high-quality, technology-enhanced learning spaces. These include a Media Production Lab, distance learning classroom that connects UNCW with others around the world, "behind the glass observation and teaching" classroom, assistive technology classroom with state-of-the-art technologies for teaching students with disabilities and an early childhood education classroom with distance learning capabilities to connect with similar classrooms at two community college sites. The Education Building is truly a research, development and demonstration site for teaching and learning technologies.