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Yoon Pak
Associate Professor
My research focuses on the following topics: - Democratic Citizenship, Americanization, and acculturation of ethnic minorities and immigrant groups in the U.S. - Comparative approaches to democratic and tolerance education during the Progressive Era. - History of U.S. education in the early twentieth century. - Higher Education and experiences of Asian and Asian American students.more information...
Michelle Perry
Professor
My research focuses on children�s learning � especially of mathematics in elementary schools � and the ways in which this can be supported. I attempt to explain how students take up new concepts and contribute to the collective understanding of mathematics in the classroom. My ongoing projects include analysis of video data from first- and fifth-grade classrooms, both in the United States and in China. New students are welcome to join our research group to look at the practices and structures in these lessons that potentially influence student learning.more information...
Michael Peters
Professor Emeritus
Michael A Peters is Professor of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Adjunct Professor at RMIT. He is the editor of Educational Philosophy and Theory (Blackwell) and Policy Futures in Education and E-Learning. Recent books include: Showing and Doing: Wittgenstein as a Pedagogical Philosopher (Paradigm, 2008) with Nick Burbules and Paul Smeyers; Global Knowledge Cultures (Sense, 2008) with Cushla Kapitzke; Subjectivity and Truth: Foucault, Education and the Culture of Self (Peter Lang, 2007), Why Foucault? New Directions in Educational Research (Peter Lang, 2007), Building Knowledge Cultures: Educational and Development in the Age of Knowledge Capitalism (Rowman & Littlefield, 2006), all with Tina (A.C.) Besley.more information...
Evangeline Pianfetti
Assistant Dean, Learning Technologies
Dr. Evangeline S. Pianfetti (Vanna) is the Assistant Dean for Learning Technologies at the University of Illinois, College of Education in Urbana-Champaign. She is also a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education. Currently, she is the principle investigator for the I-LLINI Partnerships grant which aims to improve middle school student performances in core content area through the meaningful integration of technology. Vanna is a Smithsonian Laureate for classroom innovation in technology and a Gold Award winner in the ThinkQuest for Tomorrow's Teachers competition for a technology enriched curriculum she designed with teachers from Urbana Middle School in Urbana, Illinois.more information...
Adam Poetzel
Clinical Assistant Professor
Adam Poetzel serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor in secondary and elementary mathematics education. He joined the C&I faculty in the fall of 2007 after teaching mathematics at Champaign Central High School for ten years. Adam’s instructional focus is on the preparation and training of pre-service mathematics teachers to effectively teach diverse K-12 students. Currently, he teaches a variety of methods courses for both undergraduate and graduate candidates including courses that examine the role of technology in today’s mathematics classrooms. He maintains strong ties with local schools and is actively involved in several grants focused on the professional development of in-service mathematics teachers.more information...