Illinois State is dedicated to serving as a national leader in the preparation of outstanding educators who are adaptive to the needs of the profession.
Coaching for excellence
Category: COE Statewide Standard
Alum earns Hawaii Teacher of the Year honor
In October, Illinois State alum Matthew Lawrence was recognized as the Hawaii Teacher of the Year at the governor’s mansion. He was chosen among the state’s approximately 11,000 educators.
Alumna starts community organization in Chicago’s Little Village
Since graduation, 2011 alumna Rachel Perveiler has gone on to teach underserved students and give something extra back to her community.
Read the Statewide Standard online
Throughout the online version of the Statewide Standard, you will learn about the accomplishments of several of these outstanding professional educators. Read the stories or download the full PDF.
Giving opportunity: Dr. Robert L. Dean Leadership Fund for the Laboratory Schools
The Dr. Robert L. Dean Leadership Fund for the Laboratory Schools will be used to support emerging student leaders by providing financial assistance for activities related to leadership development.
Forging new pathways to urban teacher preparation
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson’s words of encouragement serve to challenge the reader’s entrepreneurial spirit and leadership. When our nation’s courageous educators become trail makers, they help inspire others.
Breaking down barriers: Illinois State University empowers teachers to engage English learners in the classroom
It’s happening in classrooms all around the U.S.
Talented, passionate educators who do not possess the pedagogical training to work with English learners are struggling to engage these students through their curriculum. They are confused when English learners can speak English with ease on the playground and at the lunch table but cannot express themselves in the classroom.
Texas-Illinois connection
Each semester, eight of Illinois State’s senior education majors pack up their belongings and head south for student teaching. They drive through the rolling hills of Missouri, past the Oklahoma plains, and into the Lone Star State. This 1,000-mile journey leads them to San Antonio, the setting of their last preservice teaching experience.
As luck would have it
Livi Prudent is one lucky child. She says so with every new sound she hears and makes.
Changing landscapes of public schooling
Realizing the Democratic Ideal, the conceptual framework of Illinois State University’s educator preparation program, recognizes the rights of all children to receive a high quality, democratic public school education. College of Education faculty members freely contribute to the current dialogue on educator preparation in the changing landscapes of our nation’s public schools.
