The College of Education received one of only 20 School Leadership Program (SLP) grants awarded nationally by the U.S. Department of Education.
New grants prepare principals, study GIS use in upper elementary grades
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Panamanian composer’s legacy lives on through Illinois State scholarship
Panama’s most celebrated classical music composer found a home at Illinois State University. The pairing was so well-matched that Roque Cordero spent the last 28 years of his career teaching music to Illinois State students.
T21 speaker offers personal insight into blind, low-vision learners
As a veteran educator with low vision, Bruce Franson, ’77, M.S.E. ’90, Ed.D. ’96, possesses extensive knowledge and insight into the value of assistive technology. The former high school teacher serves as a computer specialist in the College of Education, and uses an array of these technologies for work and play on a daily basis.
The Philippines topic of AsiaConnect
The Philippines will be the topic of the next AsiaConnect meeting at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, in DeGarmo Hall, room 551. Patrick Moraleda of Student Health Services and Grace Brown of the Office of International Studies and Programs will provide a presentation. The event is a potluck meal. All faculty and staff are invited
CTLT event to focus on smartphones in the classroom, November 11
Every instructor has experienced it—distracting noises and disengaged students, all thanks to smartphones and other portable digital devices. Some instructors see this technology as a modern plague, while others hope it is the key to a new kind of teaching.
Environmental health students present research at state conference
Four environmental health (EH) seniors–Patrick Dorsey, Megan Petraitis, Nicole Vicari, and Lacey Walsh–presented a summary of their three research projects at the Illinois Environmental Health Association annual meeting held October 17-18.
Department to host Undergraduate Philosophy Conference, April 25-26
Illinois State University will host its first Undergraduate Philosophy Conference April 25-26, 2014.
Philosophy major presents paper at SIUE conference
Philosophy major Kevin Richardson presented a paper at the 8th annual Undergraduate Philosophy Conference at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
Gallery Gallop: Guided tour of current University Galleries exhibits, November 6
Come join Friends of the Arts and University Galleries staff for a guided art tour Wednesday, November 6, at University Galleries.
Professor Doris Houston to serve on Illinois State Leadership Initiative
Doris M. Houston, associate professor in the School of Social Work and associate director of the Center for Adoption Studies, has been selected to serve as a 2013–2014 cohort member of the Illinois State University Leadership Initiative.
