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College announces outstanding and distinguished faculty/staff awards for 2013Apr. 2, 2013The College of Education is pleased to announce the faculty, staff, and students who are recipients of the College's 2013 Faculty and Staff Awards. Recipients will be recognized at the spring faculty meeting, which will be held at 2:00 p.m. on May 2 in room 22 in the Education Building. Read more... |
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Liv Thorstensson Dávila's research shows school policies, biased teachers hamper immigrant children's learningMar. 11, 2013Liv Thorstensson Dávila, clinical assistant professor of Curriculum and Instruction, recently spoke with Sharita Forrest of the UI News Bureau about high schools’ placement policies and teachers’ biases about immigrant students’ abilities, which can be detrimental to students’ academic success, according to Dávila's research. Read more... |
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Education student wins Isabelle Purnell Education AwardMar. 7, 2013Kelley Sullivan, an Elementary Education student from Wonder Lake, Ill., won a $2,000 Isabelle Purnell Education Award for 2013-14 from the Illinois Club. She was honored at an awards brunch on March 2. Read more... |
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C&I Professor Eurydice Bouchereau Bauer part of International Reading Association's Poverty and Literacy Task ForceFeb. 28, 2013The International Reading Association (IRA) has created a task force to examine poverty's impact on literacy, and Eurydice Bouchereau Bauer, associate professor of Curriculum and Instruction, is one of seven members commissioned to examine the important topic. Read more... |
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Alumna Lynn Wiedelman named science-teaching academy fellowFeb. 18, 2013Biology teacher Lynn Wiedelman ('11 LAS, Biology major, Sec. Ed. minor), has been named a science-teaching fellow—an Astellas-NSTA Fellow in the National Science Teachers Association's New Science Teacher Academy to be exact. Wiedelman, who teaches biology at Centennial High School in Champaign, was featured in The News-Gazette for her fellow designation. Read more... |
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Education major Jeri Hart incorporates theater into her curriculumFeb. 8, 2013Jeri Hart, a senior in the College of Education, had a passion for theater that was too great to leave behind in high school. As an Elementary Education major, she has found a way to blend her interest with her major. Read more... |
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Undergraduate James Scholar students present research at poster presentationDec. 18, 2012Professor Adam Poetzel and his EDUC 102 honors students hosted a poster session on December 13, 2012, at the College of Education. Faculty, staff, and peers interacted with the James Scholar Education students as they shared their research findings and answered questions related to student academic achievement, poverty, race, disability, native language, teacher quality, and school reform. Read more... |
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College introduces new faculty for 2012-13 academic yearAug. 29, 2012The College of Education is pleased to announce new faculty for the 2012-13 academic year: Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky and Maya Israel have joined the Department of Special Education and Dan Berry has joined the Department of Educational Psychology. Read more... |
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Casey George-Jackson to participate in Institute for Higher Education Policy, Lumina Foundation Academic Fellows ProgramAug. 22, 2012Casey George-Jackson, IES postdoctoral research fellow in Curriculum and Instruction, has been chosen to participate in the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) and the Lumina Foundation Academic Fellows Program for a second consecutive year. Her involvement in the program allows George-Jackson the unique opportunity to influence the national postsecondary education agenda by evaluating critical research to elevate the current policy discourse in Washington, D.C. Read more... |
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C&I Professor Violet Harris: books fail to accurately represent our increasingly diverse worldAug. 14, 2012Violet Harris, professor in Curriculum and Instruction, speaks in the following story about her expertise on children's books and the low proportion of published children’s books by minority authors. |
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EPOL alumna and C&I student compete in 2012 Paralympic GamesJul. 9, 2012The College of Education is proud of EPOL alumna Anjali Forber-Pratt and student Brian Siemann (English major/education minor) for their success in qualifying for the 2012 Paralympic Games, August 29 – September 9 in London. Read more... |
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EnLiST takes innovative science to Illinois schools, builds science teacher leadersJun. 26, 2012By Matthew Schroyer, EnLiST Read more... |
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Sarah Lubienski and Joseph Robinson teach AERA Statistical InstituteMay 25, 2012Sarah Lubienski, professor in Curriculum and Instruction, and Joseph Robinson, assistant professor in Educational Psychology, taught a three-day AERA Statistical Institute on May 16-18, 2012, in Washington, D.C. The AERA Grants Governing Board sponsored the program, "Mathematics Education and Equity," with funding from the National Science Foundation. Read more... |
Chris and Sarah Lubienski's math studies cited in public versus private school debateNov. 1, 2011While the costs of private schools continue to rise, the jury is still out on whether the money is a worthwhile investment, writes David Potts. Read more... |
Studies by Christopher and Sarah Lubienski assess math performance in public and private schoolsOct. 17, 2011Western Australia Today (Subiaco, Australia, Oct. 17) -- Landmark studies by U. of I. education professors Christopher and Sarah Lubienski found public schools produced better math students than private ones. Read more... |
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Study: Teachers unaware of growing gender gaps in classroomsJun. 26, 2011A gap in reading and math scores still exists in lower grades, with boys continuing to outpace girls in math, and girls ahead of boys in reading, two University of Illinois education professors say. Read more...
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Teacher conference to focus on ways to recruit, retain teachersFeb. 23, 2011New teacher induction and mentoring will be the focus of the Illinois New Teacher Collaborative Read more...
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