The Department of Special Education’s SEAT Center is fundraising to continue efforts for supporting students’ knowledge of inclusive classroom practices.
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CSD students present about early intervention preparedness at Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association meeting
Illinois State Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) graduate students and alumni presented at the Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s convention as part of the LIMITLESS grant.
Wheeler Scholarship recipient Kelli Wielgus’s journey to the PULSE program
Kelli Wielgus is currently enrolled in the Department of Special Education’s Paraprofessionals Unlocking Licensure in Special Education (PULSE) program with the support of the Wheeler Foundation.
Dr. Kim Fisher receives grant to advocate for better technological education for students with disabilities
Dr. Kim Fisher, associate professor in SED and interim coordinator for the Special Education Assistive Technology Center (SEAT), is applying her research about technology use to SED course curriculum, working to bridge the gap between people with disabilities and the digital age.
College of Education’s Teacher of the Year nominations open
The College of Education opened nominations for the Illinois State University Teacher of the Year awards program. Nominations are open through December 10th.
Unlocking language: Illinois State’s Deaf education program ensures access to education
Teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing are in high demand, and Illinois State University is the only university in Illinois that still has a teacher of Deaf education program, which offers licensure for pre-kindergarten through age 21.
Three Minute Thesis competition, February 23
The annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 23, at the Normal Theater located in Uptown Normal. The event is free and open to the public.
Department of Special Education launches online learning behavior specialist certificate program
The Department of Special Education is beginning an online certificate program for practicing general education teachers to complete learning behavior specialist (LBS) 1 endorsement requirements.
Department of Special Education offering master’s program in low vision and blindness
Licensed teachers for the visually impaired are prepared to teach students from preschool through high school in a variety of classroom settings, resource rooms, or residential settings.
Learning to serve and serving to learn
A group of D/deaf education majors and faculty from the College of Education worked to make a difference in the lives of D/deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) students in Chicago and throughout the state.