Metcalf faculty members traveled to Finland to understand the similarities and differences between their schools and the Laboratory Schools.
Category: University Lab Schools
Greetings from the Illinois State University Lab Schools!
A Living Laboratory is a biannual newsletter to inform the educational community on the various ways in which the Lab Schools at Illinois State University pursue their mission of teaching excellence, teacher preparation, research, and service to the profession. Included are a few items that we think will be of interest. I hope you enjoy the fall edition!
—Jeffrey W. Hill, Illinois State University Laboratory Schools superintendent
Lab Schools research, presentation, and visits
Here is a list of Lab School faculty research, presentations, and hosted visits.
Lab School clinical experiences
The Laboratory Schools at Illinois State University serve as a clinical site for over one third of the clinical hours on campus.
Laboratory School faculty and staff earn advanced degrees
We’d like to congratulate the following individuals for earning their master’s degrees:
Lab Schools National Board cohort off to great start
Thomas Metcalf School and University High School cohorts are in the early planning stages for National Board Standards Component Two: Differentiation in Instruction.
Faculty connects with other educators through presentations
Lab Schools faculty associates actively present their programs and innovations with others at a variety of conferences and workshops.
Educators from South Korea visit Lab Schools
The Lab Schools hosted visiting school administrators from Seoul, South Korea, on September 18.
Illinois State’s Lab Schools host friends
Illinois State’s Lab Schools have been fortunate to host numerous visitors as we share innovative practices and programs with legislators and the regional and global education community.
U-High named one of America’s most challenging high schools
University High School ranked higher on The Washington Post’s 2014 list of America’s most challenging high schools, rising to No. 1,502. That’s up from last year’s ranking of 1,671.