U.VA.  PROFESSOR RECEIVES LAMP OF KNOWLEDGE AWARD

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 29 -- The Virginia Association of
Secondary School Principals (VASSP) recently presented its highest
honor, the Lamp of Knowledge Award, to University of Virginia
education professor Robert Lynn Canady.
	The Lamp of Knowledge Award recognizes outstanding
contributions in public education. Canady is the third recipient of
VASSP's highest award in the organization's 91 years of existence.
	Canady's major publications have been in areas of grading
practices, implementing programs for at-risk students and
restructuring schools through block scheduling. The block scheduling
approach reduces classes per term for teachers and students, providing
variable blocks of teaching time that allow greater student
involvement. 
	Among Canady's recent books are "Block Scheduling: A Catalyst
for Change in High Schools" and "Teaching in the Block; Strategies for
Engaging Active Learners," both co-authored with Michael D. Rettig.
	A native of Dickson, TN, Canady earned his doctorate in
education from the University of Tennessee. Before joining U.Va.'s
faculty in 1970, he taught in grades 4-12, served as principal of
elementary, middle, and junior high schools in Tennessee and Kentucky
and worked with school districts in 35 states and Germany.
	Canady received the Adelle F. Robertson Award 1988 through the
Division of Continuing Education for distinguished teaching and
service to Virginia schools. He became chair of the Department of
Leadership, Foundations and Policy in U.Va.'s Curry School of
Education in 1990, winning the U.Va. Alumni Association's
Distinguished Professor Award the same year. 
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July 28, 1997
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